AN IMPROVED LIQUID COMPOSITION TO BE USED FOR EM- BALMING, DEODORIZING, AND DISINFECTING PURPOSES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Gould, of Linfield, in the County of Sussex, for
the Invention of "AN IMPROVED LIQUID COMPOSITION TO BE USED FOR EM-
BALMING, DEODORIZING, AND DISINFECTING PURPOSES." A communication from
abroad by John Welsford Drake, of Windsor, Ontario, in the Dominion of
Canada.
Sealed the 21st August 1877, and dated the 14th March 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Gould at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 14th March 1877.
GEORGE GOULD, of Linfield, in the County of Sussex. "AN IMPROVED LIQUID
COMPOSITION TO BE USED FOR EMBALMING, DEODORIZING, AND DISINFECTING PUR-
POSES. A communication from abroad by John Welsford Drake, of Windsor,
Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada.
This Invention consists of a liquid composition for embalming or preserving dead
bodies from decay; applicable also for deodorizing and disinfecting purposes.
The action of this composition is to arrest and entirely prevent the decomposition
of dead bodies, and render them inoffensive before burial, and to remove all dis-
colorations caused by decomposition within three days of death.
It also acts as a strong deodorizer and disinfectant, prevents contagion, forins a
safeguard to the undertaker, and obviates the use of ice in summer.
The ingredients and method of preparing and using the composition are as
follows, the proportions given being those found to answer in practice, but they may
be varied:
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page_text: in a liquid (composed of 3 parts water to 1 part alcohol) in the proportions of
1 gallons of liquid to every 1b. of chemicals.
DIRECTIONS FOR USE.
To preserve the dead, wet the surface of the body, and inject with a syringe
the various orifices of the body; cover the face with a cloth saturated with the
composition diluted one half with water, or wet the face and hands at intervals with
a soft brush.
In ordinary cases, simply wetting the face and hands, and injecting the mouth
and nostrils, will prove sufficient.
To permanently embalm the dead, the following directions must be strictly
observed: Turn the body on its side, and by pressure empty the bowels, and
thoroughly inject them; make an incision above and below the diaphragm, and
thoroughly inject the chest and abdominal cavity; open the carotid artery, and
inject the arterial system; thoroughly wet all portions of the body twice a day for
four consecutive days.
To deodorize or disinfect dissecting rooms and other places, dilute the liquid with
water and sprinkle the room, or saturate a cloth and suspend it in a convenient
position.
Tee externally only on the living
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said George Gould in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 11th September
1877.
GEORGE GOULD, of Linfield, in the County of Sussex. "AN IMPROVED LIQUID
COMPOSITION TO BE USED FOR EMBALMING, DEODORIZING, AND DISINFECTING PUR-
POSES." A communication from abroad by John Welsford Drake, of Windsor,
Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada.
This Invention consists of a liquid composition for embalming or preserving dead
bodies from decay; applicable also for deodorizing and disinfecting purposes.
The action of this composition is to arrest and entirely prevent the decomposition
of dead bodies, and render them inoffensive before burial, and to remove all dis-
colorations caused by decomposition within three days after death.
It also acts as a strong deodorizer and disinfectant, prevents contagion, forms a
safeguard to the undertaker, and obviates the use of ice in summer.
The ingredients and method of preparing and using the composition are as
follows, the proportions given being those found to answer in practice, but they may

page_text: composition diluted one half with water, or wet the face and hands at intervals with
a soft brush.
In ordinary cases, simply wetting the face and hands, and injecting the mouth
and nostrils, will prove sufficient.
To permanently embalm the dead, the following directions must be strictly
observed:-Turn the body on its side, and by pressure empty the bowels, and
thoroughly inject them; make an incision above and below the diaphragm, and
thoroughly inject the chest and abdominal cavity; open the carotid artery,
and inject the arterial system; thoroughly wet all portions of the body twice a day
for four consecutive days. By observing these directions, decomposition is rendered
almost an impossibility.
To deodorize or disinfect dissecting rooms and other places, dilute the liquid
with water, and sprinkle the room, or saturate a cloth and suspend it in a convenient
position. If necessary use more than one cloth and keep them wet.
Use externally only on the living.
Having described the nature of the said Invention, and the manner of performing
the same, I declare that what I claim as the Invention to be protected by the herein-
before in part recited Letters Patent is, the combination of ingredients constituting
the liquid composition herein specified for the purposes described.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Gould, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Tenth day of September, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and seventy-seven.
AHARA
.
GEORGE GOULD. (LS.)