Anatomy and Embalming / A Treatise on the Science and Art of Embalming, the Latest and Most Successful Methods of Treatment and the General Anatomy Relating to this Subject

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PART I.
History of Embalming.

CHAPTER I.

History of Embalming:	Page
Guanch Embalming	3
Egyptian Embalming	5

CHAPTER II.

Embalming from Egyptians down to the Civil War:
Jews	15
Persians	16
Babylonians	17
Scythians	17
Ethiopians	17
Romans	17
Greeks	17
Norsemen	18
Hindoos	18
French and Belgians	18
Britains	18
Peruvians	19
Aztecs	19
North American Indians	19
Early Christians	20
Later European Embalming	20

CHAPTER III.

Embalming in America after the Civil War:
Holmes	25
Billow	26
Clarke	26
Renouard	27
Sullivan	27
Meyers	27
Barnes	27



PART II.
Anatomy.

CHAPTER IV.

Histology:
Definition	35
A Cell	35
Tissues	37
Skin	37
The Nails	40
The Hair	41
The Fascia	43
The Lymphatics	44
Glands	47
Cartilage	48
Bones	48
Teeth	52
Nerves	53
Muscles	54
CHAPTER XV.

Arterial Embalming:
Making the First Call	205
The Position of the Body on the Embalming Board	210
Selection of an Artery	211
How to Raise an Artery	214
How to tell an Artery from a Vein or Nerve	215
How to Cut an Artery for Injection	216
The Injection of Fluid	218
Approved Disinfectants	221
Embalming Fluids	221
Wrapping a Body in Cotton	221
The Charge of Embalming	222

CHAPTER XVI.

The Anatomical and Linear Guides for Special Arteries:
How to Locate and Inject the Carotid Artery	225
How to Locate and Inject the Axillary Artery	231
How to Locate and Inject the Brachial Artery	234
How to Locate and Inject the Radial Artery	237
How to Locate and Inject the Ulnar Artery	240
How to Locate and Inject the Femoral Artery	241


CHAPTER XVII.

Cavity Embalming:
Cavity Embalming	247
The Cerebral Cavity	247
Purging	249
The Thoracic or Chest Cavity	252
The Abdominal Cavity	254
The Direct Incision	257
Embalming of the Subcutaneous Tissue	260
Plugging Orifices of the Body	262
Removal of Urine	263

CHAPTER XVIII.

The Removal of Blood:
The Removal of Blood	264
Right Auricle of Heart.—Direct Method	273
Right Ventricle of Heart.—Direct Method	274
Right Auricle of Heart.—Indirect Method	274
Femoral Vein	276
Axillary Vein	277
Basilic Vein	278
Internal Jugular Vein	279


PART IV.
Treatment.

CHAPTER XIX.

Treatment of Special Diseases:
Anthrax	285
Cerebro-Spinal Fever