The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-13

only one DOCK from the street rail-
way station, and a short distance from
the Union and Southern Rail Road
Stations. Office phone, Main 763.
Here he has show-rooms where he ex-
hibits many of the various creations
in styles and colors Of caskets, robes
and latest paraphernalia incident to
the business A modern chapel, espe-
cially prepared for those who want
funerals to take place from parlors
arranged with every facility for the
accommodation OF persons whose re-
mains are brought to the city or to be
conveyed to homes out Of the city.
Here you will find waiting and recep-
ton rooms for persons who are to at
tend upon the services, or those who
come into the city or depart with
remains. Often there are no resting
places where our people can stop to
refreshen themselves when arriving
in the city or to rest on departing,
hence he has especially prepared a
room for their every convenience,
just as II they were at home, also a
reception room, to which you will be
welcomed to rest when shopping or
stopping down in the central part of
the city That the people will appre-
ciate neat, clean and inviting rest
ing place, where they may drop in and
wait, use the phone, make q memo
randum, send out for glass of soda
water or meet a friend, such accom-
modations as are not given to our peo-
pie, and are given by hotels, drug
stores and similar places down In the
city to other races, goes without say
ing. These privileges are given abso-
lutely free to the deserving men and
women of the race, and Mr.. johnson
feels that the same will be appreciated
by both ladies and gentlemen A
most cordial invitation is extended to
you to come and see his quarters, COM
mend what is good and suggest what
might help to make a complete place.
His apartments are separate and dis
tinct from all other tenants in the en-
tire building.
When asked about embalming and
HIS business, he said:
"After death, comes the Embalmer
At least he should come. Often he is
preceded by the sudden adviser, whose
intense interest and advice as to
1ohtch Embalmer you should have. adds
to your sorrow. There has been as
great advancement made in embalm-
ing within the past twenty years as
there has been in any Of the modern |
arts and sciences, and the prosperity |
Of the peoule has demanded better and
more skilled service. until very few
ent laws regulating the practice OF
embalming. The modern Fmhalmer
should have O. thorough knowledge Of
anatomy, antiseptic chemistry. sani
tary science, disinfection, ETC. He should |
know when a person is dead. the diff {
ferent phenomena Of death aud should
have such a knowledge of diseases
that he can knoto the cause of death
and how to give that specific treat
ment in embalming which is necessi-
tated by the nature OF the disease, that
the living NAV be protected from con-
tagion and infection and the BODY re
ceive such treatment as will give the
most satisfactory results.
"After careful survey OF the needs,
conditions and opportuni
ties in this Athens, we decided that
there was An opening for a man who
knew his business: for a man in the
front ranks who was competent, who
was fully no to date IN the profession
of embalmiug and who had An eduip-
ment equal to the best in the entire
country, REGARDLESS Of the question Of
race or color
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