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Prof. E. H. Crane's manual of instructions to undertakers

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Prof. E. H. Crane's manual of instructions to undertakers

Elliott H. Crane

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Elliott Crane wrote for the undertaker facing the ordinary case and the stubborn one alike. His manual runs from ancient embalming to graded practical directions for preserving the body. A candid trade handbook from the world of the American funeral. Look behind the parlor doors at the undertaker's craft.

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  1. 1PROF. 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.
  2. 2REVISED EDITION.
  3. 3TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  4. 4CHAPTER I. Ancient Embalming.
  5. 5CHAPTER II. Directions for the Care of Ordinary Cases.
  6. 6CHAPTER III. Directions to Observe in a More Obstinate Case.
  7. 7CHAPTER IV. Directions to Observe in a still More Obstinate and Difficult Case.
  8. 8CHAPTER V. Cases Indicating Absence of Immediate Results.
  9. 9CHAPTER VI. Prevention of Contagious or Infectious Diseases.
  10. 10CHAPTER VII. Sale of the Preservative to Unprofessional Persons.
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII. Embalming by Arterial Injection.
  12. 12CHAPTER IX. Directions for Locating and Injecting the Carotid Artery.
  13. 13CHAPTER X. Directions for Locating and Injecting the Brachial Artery.
  14. 14CHAPTER XI. Directions for Locating and Injecting the Femoral Artery.
  15. 15CHAPTER XII. Precautions to observe for the Safety of the Operator in Embalming.
  16. 16CHAPTER XIII. Chemical Affinities.
  17. 17CHAPTER XIV. Advantages to the Undertaker of Scientific Embalming.
  18. 18CHAPTER XV. Absorption by the Capillaries.

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