[Illustration: [Fleuron]] CHAPTER XVI. Embalming Instruments. Much can be accomplished in restoring and retaining the natural appearance and color of the exposed portions of a dead body, and decomposition can be retarded for a time by using the Preservative freely externally and without the aid of instruments, wetting clothes with it and applying to the face, neck, and hands to restore and retain their natural color, and also over the bowels where decomposition first sets in, which application will delay its progress for a time, as the Preservative is very penetrating, but a good set of Embalming instruments are almost indispensable for every undertaker to be possessed of, as there will often be cases where there is a necessity for cavity injection to hold the body a number of days for the arrival of distant friends, and occasionally for Arterial Embalming for shipment to long distances. It would be out of place for us to advertise our Instruments in a work of this kind, and we would simply say that we invite correspondence in regard to Instruments desirable for use. We would prefer to supply our customers with a good set of Instruments at a nominal price to cover the cost of manufacture rather than to have them remain without them or be using inferior ones, as the best results in Embalming are attained only with the best tools which rule holds good in every kind of work. We have on hand Instruments of every description for every kind of Embalming work, from sets consisting of those used only for partial embalming, up to complete sets in elegant Cabinets with every tool required for any purpose. Our syringe has a screw fitting turned on the suction end so that any of the tubes or the Gas-trocar can be fitted on and collections of fluid in the body pumped out with it. All the tubes and the Gas-trocar are nickel plated and non-corrosive, and we would call especial attention to our improved Gas-trocar which is the most complete tool of its kind ever manufactured being superior to any other as it is so constructed that it will not clog. Sets of Instruments will be sent to our customers on approval if desired. [Illustration: [Fleuron]] CHAPTER XVII. Caution to be used in Storing and Keeping the Preservative. It is of the greatest importance that the Preservative be kept entirely _free from mixture_ with any other substance, as, owing to the peculiar combination of the chemicals used in the process of its manufacture, an addition of even a small portion of any foreign substances, especially any of the _Arsenical Solutions_ sometimes used for embalming purposes, will completely change its character and destroy some of its most valuable properties.