Their sense of tradition is also very strong and instead of dying out in 1951 when enthusiasm was beginning to wane a little, it was revitalised when Stanley Robshaw took it in hand and set it firmly on its feet again. He had always been involved to some extent.
I conceive many People would be happy with an Art of this kind or at least it would be useful to those who die abroad and are brought back home: I often used to talk of embalming but never seriously took it in hand till the year before last, which to this time is well preserved.
The local policeman took it in hand, and nobody grumbled, if he gave them a good clout.