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Excerpt from The Essentials of Anatomy, Sanitary Science and Embalming: A Series of Questions and Answers on the Subject of Embalming and Collateral Sciences Including All of the Essentials and None of the Non-Essentials of These SciencesMost of the questions asked of the funeral director have been answered by myself from personal experience and observation, while some have been suggested by friends who are practical men of high standing in the profession. They will be found very valuable to the amateur funeral director and undertaker.The questions on Sanitary Science, Disinfection and Dis infectants, have been arranged in order, and cover every ques tion that can in fairness be asked by any examining board, and the answers have been so worded as to convey to the stu dent all the information necessary in the pursuit of that part of his calling relating to sanitation and disinfection, and to enable him to convince the board that he is possessed of a sufficient knowledge of sanitary science, so important a part Of the education of the professional funeral director and embalmer.Much more information can be gained by one day's study of this part of the work than can be obtained in a week by the perusal of the voluminous, complicated works called sanitary science, now on the market, some of which are clumsy Copies wholly lacking in originality.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Experienced embalmer and mortician Asa Johnson Dodge discusses human anatomy and preparing the deceased for funerary services. Dodge worked as a lecturer and embalmer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, teaching students in the Massachusetts College of Embalming. For modern readers, many of the procedures and methods he describes for preparing the dead for funerals are outdated or obsolete. However, for historical and cultural insight this guide is valuable. Most of the book is in a questions and answers format, discussing the correct treatment of individual organs, how to preserve and treat bodies in varying states of decay, and the sanitary procedures crucial to doing the job well. Later on, the author describes at length the character traits necessary for being a mortician. Going into embalming and becoming a funeral director requires a specific personality, with emotional and professional integrity paramount. The author does not flinch from the reality of the work; the difficult sensory aspects of performing the job, and the need for emotional fortitude when making arrangements with the family of the decreased.