(railroads were for my family what textiles were for my wife's; both techs were spiritual predecessors of inkering)
EDIT: helping grad students reminds me of the ending to Двенадцать стульев !
Lagniappe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcGnYLVixeY (pastiche of « La Danse Apache » )
VIU? Am I missing something? I see an embalming but not an ennoblement?