The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-10
USE OF YELLOW SHIPPING FASTER.

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TRANSPORTATION OF DEAD HUMAN
/ BODIES IN THE STATE OF KANSAS.
| USE OF YELLOW SHIPPING FASTER.
/ ETC
Rule l. Yellow pastors used for the
transportation of dead human bodies, must
contain Registrars Removal Permit. Lii
censed EmbaImer's Certificates Nos. and
ConveySnee TTansit Form u0 Faster mass
be approved by the Kansas State Board of
the State Board Of Embalming Of the State
of Kansas, and issued only to embalmers
holding valid license from said Board.
/ The embalmer who prepares a body for
transportation Except to local adjacent
cemeteriesl, must fill out Licensed En-
seenre Reeistrnrs Removal q Permit all
| properly filled out and signed. Said EN-
balmer shall detach Original Licensed En-
forward same to the Secretary of the State
Board of Embalming of the State Of Kan
sas.
The person, agent or owner of any Rail-
way Company, Express Company, Electric
Railway, Coaches, Public or Private Con-
for transportation. must fill out Railway,
Express, Public or Private Conveyance
owner. and securely fasten Original Faster
containing Registrars Removal Permit LII
eensed Embalmer's Certificate No. / and
Transit Form the shipping box or case
! $50 that the same may be read) said Vel
low Faster must accompany body to des-
| No person. agent or owner of any Rail-
way Company, Express Company, Electric
Railways, Coaches, public or Private Con-
veyances. shall transport, receive or offer
for transportation any dead human body
Except disinterred body uAless said body
is accompanied by Yellow Faster, proper
ly filled ont and signed by Kansas Lii
censed Embalmer in accordance with this
, rule.
The sale of embalming fluids. hardening
compounds and personalities containing
mineral poisons, TO be used for the prep
aration of dead human bodies, is strictly
forbidden in the State of Kansas: also the
use. in the preparation of dead human
bodies of any such embalming fluid, hard
ening compound or preservative, containing
mineral poison. is strictly forbidden in this
State. and labels on container shall read ::
NO Mineral Poison
All embalming fluids sold. offered for
| of Kansas. shall have the per cent of for
maldehyde gas az contained In the orig
NAL package, and also the per cent Of
rectons, plainly and correctly stated on
the label.
All adult shipping boxes. cases. must
have at least six (6l handles
two handles sott on each side six inches
/ inches from the top Of box.l
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES.
Rule . The bodies Of those who have
died Of measles. erysipelas, diphtheria Cor
any diphtheritic disease. including heart
failure. Group, membranous Group, angina
sore throat. scarlet fever. (sometimes call
ed scarlatina. scarlet rash. scarlatinal neph-
rlt1s. canker raShD. glanderS, anthrax,
smallpox. (variola. varioIoid). (variceila,
chicken pox) Asiatic cholera yellow fever,
typhus fever, bubonic plague, epidemic
cerebral. spinal meningitis. anterior polio
myelitis linfantile paralysisl. leprosy.
shall not be transported, offered or ac-
agent or owner OF any Railway Company.
Express company, Electric Railway,
Coaches. Public or Private Conveyances
unless prepared by being thoroughly dis
infected by ta)-arteria1 and cavity In
lection with an approved disinfecting fluid
containing not less than fourteen 149e)
per cent of forty per cent formaldehyde
solution and the amount of fluid injected
must not be less than one-thirteenth Glib
Of the body weight: fbl-distinfecting and
stopping all orifices with dry cotton (c)-
washing the body with n disinfectant T. e.
solution of bi-chioride of mercury I ia
1000 t11s grains Of the bi-chloride of mer-
curry to / pint Of water. After being pre-
shall be enclosed in an air-tight metallic
zinc, tin, copper lead lined coffin oil
casket, all joints and seams hermetically
sealed or soldered- and all encased I'm q
the body being prepared and disinfected
above, may be enclosed in coffin oil
casket. and the coffin casket encased In
an air-tight metallic. zinc. tin. copper ol
lead lined wooden shipping box. or all
metal shipping vault. all joints and
seams Theoretically sealed and soldered
The enbalmer must adhere strictly Il
. modern sanitary methods in regard to dis
infection, In preparing dead human bodiei
for shipment nnder this rnle.
Provided the body is in alright
sealed easket. the shipping rough bo,
may he dispensed with If body is conveyed
in hearge or other conveyance used ex
clnsively for conveying the dead.
) disease named in Rule to be buried
l in local cemeteries near place of death an,