Prof. E. H. Crane's manual of instructions to undertakers
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Prof. E. H. Crane's Manual of Instructions to Undertakers is a comprehensive and authoritative guide designed for professionals in the funeral and undertaking industry during the late 19th century. This manual, written by Professor E. H. Crane, offers detailed, practical instructions on every aspect of the undertaker’s duties, from the initial care of the deceased to the final arrangements of burial. The book covers essential topics such as the proper methods of embalming, the use and selection of chemicals, and the latest advancements in mortuary science of the era. It also provides guidance ...
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- PROF. E. H. CRANE’S Manual of Instructions TO UNDERTAKERS, WITH Full and Complete Instructions in the Best Methods for Preserving the Dead, Including Minute Directions for Arterial Injection, With Plates Illustrating the Location of the Principal Arteries.
- REVISED EDITION.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. Ancient Embalming.
- CHAPTER II. Directions for the Care of Ordinary Cases.
- CHAPTER III. Directions to Observe in a More Obstinate Case.
- CHAPTER IV. Directions to Observe in a still More Obstinate and Difficult Case.
- CHAPTER V. Cases Indicating Absence of Immediate Results.
- CHAPTER VI. Prevention of Contagious or Infectious Diseases.
- CHAPTER VII. Sale of the Preservative to Unprofessional Persons.
- CHAPTER VIII. Embalming by Arterial Injection.
- CHAPTER IX. Directions for Locating and Injecting the Carotid Artery.
- CHAPTER X. Directions for Locating and Injecting the Brachial Artery.
- CHAPTER XI. Directions for Locating and Injecting the Femoral Artery.
- CHAPTER XII. Precautions to observe for the Safety of the Operator in Embalming.
- CHAPTER XIII. Chemical Affinities.
- CHAPTER XIV. Advantages to the Undertaker of Scientific Embalming.
- CHAPTER XV. Absorption by the Capillaries.
- CHAPTER XVI. Embalming Instruments.
- CHAPTER XVII. Caution to be used in Storing and Keeping the Preservative.
- APPENDIX.
- Commendatory Letters and Extracts.
- NOTE.
- TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
- Index to Letters.
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