The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-09-19


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FOO others understand ihis. and 'of his
reward ho only that which belongs Ia
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greater duties Dot him be- fully prepared
therefor. md friends will moi brgfldge
h.m the recognition and reward be- has
won Our first historical idea Is " an
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the being from whom HE has but n It,
NE time before departed, biz irsi duty Is
10 secure for the body not only external
and drcOr1us fitness for the sight ~
friends, but such ]oleanly and sanitary
c1nd tIpns ns shall check decomposition.
0r ucutralilc IL effects, and 90 convey
the body 10 The grave Hence, no one
can read the doscriptionsof preparation
for burial, a. found both IN the sacred
md proflno writings, without rccognil.
ing that the art Of the cmbalmcr was
akin 10 that of the apothecary, who pre-
pared sweet ointmcnt- and spices, and
so nnOinted for the burial, and surround.
ed the body with those essential oils
which we now know TO be amongst tho
best Of disinieCtants. Hence, we claim
that the undertaken Of the present day
should not merely be n man who has
caught up some IDEAS about bis calling,
but one who has been taught the art OF
dealing with the bodies of deceased per.
sons in all phases and forms VI disease,
and who knows what are the particular
methods adapted 10 particular diseases.
There is great variety Of treatment de-
pending upon the disease, upon the con
dition Of the corpse, upon the season Of
the year, and upon the mode and dis.
tancr u transportation. II IL now
practicable, either by antiscptic and pre-.
-@rrynlivr infu,iOns INTO the cirrulatOry
system, on By external methods, to do
very much to facilitate carriage aud TO
remove any possibility 0f specific or gen
crll septic influence from the body Of
the deceased. There has recently been
n convention Of u%ndcrtakcrs in New
York city, which seemed to be impress.
sod with the importance Of . kind Of
trades union for mutual protection rath-
or than with the need u y higher edu.
cation aud training IN their art. With
one the grievance is that he Is bothered
in getting n physicians certificate Of
burial, and thinks that his precious
time should not be- asked for that. With
another II is the system Of the coffin
warehouses which do not allow enough
commission on their wares. With a
third Il Is the small allowance granted
Tor public and pauper funerals. We
advise all the good fraternity to leave
the mint and anisc and cummin. and
look to the wcightier matters Of the
law. When death has occurred and tho
undertaken is called. he should be able
To prescribe everything necessary for
the proper care Of the deceased, and
also TO himself direct and see carricd,oul
the complete cleansing Of the room and
oil that %appcrtains thereto; nav, more,
in many cases. the care should extend "a
the whole house. lie should be .ble td
know much Of its sanitary condition and
promptly to remedy any defects. The
time Of death is always a dangerous one
to the condition Of the house. Physi
clans and nurses often promptly leave,
The family in their grief. are i'll fitted tC
deal with the disorder. which often Il
greatly increased in the last few hours
Thorough work is far less likely TO b,
done BY those who wait upon tho house
hold than at other times. Every physi
elan knows how often the time between
the death aud funerals q time Of accum
ulation Of household evils. instead o
their relief. We have known a hous'
thus 10 become n menace to those In ri
tendance. even when At the time o
death no serious evil existed. Since VI
are having all these conventions m,
associations and trades unions, would /
not be well for the u~ndcrtakers to hay,
a training school. and thus render them
selves 80 valuable 10 the community n
to show the claims they have 10 be re
gardcd as praeticing an art quite bcyon'
the ordinary routine Of n good coffin
orderly arrangements Of flowers, a goo
hcarso and n respectable following o
uyery.-N T. Iadsnsuf,rl