The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-17 00:00:00

CREMATION IN DORSET.

Kr. W. Robinron, of Ilanaton Rouse, Dorset, gives the
following account of the circums'ancss attending the first
seta of cremation in our comity in modern times. On
!eat Sunday evening, the Bth day of October. the boil of
Mrs. Heehaw, •ife of Captain lianham. we. reduced to
it, etenteot by fire at this p ace. Toe following evening
the 9th of ()ember. the body of Ls y Heehaw.
, wife of the late Rev. Sir Janiel Reuben),
flat, of Deans Court, in this county, and in 'lll.'
Ceptein Hanham was also decompose' by Are. Mrs.
lianh,na ill, din July, IfCti, of canoe- ; Lady 11 ethane, in
her 90th year, In June, lffn. Rm. unborn exPeeseed to
her husband end various friends her %Ida that her boly
should not be buried, but be rsducad to mime in this
mann r, and Lady Rebhan) desired that here should share
C.. aaln five az that of Mrs. Hanham. Captain Hantiam,
respecting these wishes, determined to carry them out
in the face of all difficulties. They are numerous, owing
to the fact that no public body exieta in this kingdom
which carries out men, tion ; and those who have
desired it were driven to seek aid in foreign countries
at an amount of Venable and expense which made it
impossible for most. With a view to evading soma of
the preliminary difficulties the bodies were not buried
In any cemetery, but kept in a mausoleum of good
design in the grouads. Th• cremations were car-
ried out in • simple and ivexpareive furnace not only
without nuisance to the neighbourhood, but without the
slightest rutleastintnesa to those who stood within two
feet of the white flame which promptly resolved the
bathes to their harmless elements. Though done under
many difficolties, none of which would have occurred if
the practice were organised among us, the set was well
and quickly .tone in each instancc. nothing being left but
perfectly calcined tone,. The fragments of the larger
ones lake," like fro) tie' maser when broken ant they fell
alma at a elieht touch. The ashes of each body were col-
'
acted with the greatest tare, and placed in • large china
bier', in wit eh they will remain until urns of an &ppmel d
form are rely. Then they will be placed in the mausc•
leum •mong the tree. an the lawn. Compared with the
contenta of such Homan and other erne as I have seen, the
ash. • See greater in unman,. rut much more perfectly ore-
served. This wasowing to complete and qu ek combustion,
and to the bey being kept it OM direct contact with the
firelk c Tgzey pert o' the bony structure is rspreseot
.Le at ee• er, but without any definite form which
would nasice them recogntsabla by any but experts. In
size these remains range from pieCOS an Inch and a het(
long ti a.bes and fine dust. Each body since decease,
six and firs years ago respectively, was encased in
a strong elm coffin and that in a lead one. The lead was
only adopted because the coffins were placed on a stand in
the mausoleum and to prevent the violation of sanitary
laws. The coffins, load and all, wen placed in the tureen
resting on firebrick and iron plates placed so aa to allow the
flames to play freely up, but prevent the ashes from
falling through the fire below. Thus the shells bad to be
consumed befon the bodies., compelling the use of greater
beat and longer time than usual, as addlue another
obstacle. The lead soap ran through the furnace into the
ash pie, and the whit* llamas played round the strong
elm shall till that fell at white heat over the body, of
which In shout mahout et terwards only the ash. remained.
Among the few who witness.' the process was Dr. Guayas
Leach, medical offioar of health for the "'terminate'.
district. A fuller account will be published in a few
weeks, giving details and Illustrations which may be of
use to tureens Interested in the subject. We who are
advoc Om for cremation being generally adopted would be
the last to desire arbitrarily to limit the disposal of the
dead to the only method we believe to be free from
dancer to the living, which saves us from pollution of
earth, air, and water—the only method truly respectful
to ths dead and the most beautiful —hot we claim the
right to exorcism our own judgment and action in tb•
matter, providing we violate no law. The difficulty of
detecting poisoning, the only objection to cremation
which Deeds remark, lot, be met by ecisntific and lode.
pendant testimony al to the cause of death, precautions
being taken by not pumitting cremation in cases where,
In the opinion of three qualified to judge, there la any
doubt as to the cause of death until that doubt he removed.
Ileettaft this one objection should led to another end to
be desired for its own mks—exact knowledge and record
of the mums of all deaths throughout lb. land. This is •
duty of the gravest imp 'times, for State, @Macßae, and
many other remota', but which is now performed, when
performed at all, in an imperfect and perfunctory

THROAT IRRITATION.—Smenass and dryness, tickling
and irritatioo, [educing cough and effecting the voice.
For thew symptoms use Epps's Glycerine Jujube.. In
contact with the glands at the moment they are excited
by the act of lucking. the Glycerine in those agreeable
r4nfertiona tavome. actively healing. Sold only in boxes,
79d., tins Is. 111.. labelled " hums Errs I Co., Eoracs)-
psthic Chentirt,, London.- A letter received " Gentle-
men,—lt may, perhaps, interest you to know that, after
en extended trial, I have foetid your Gly. rine Jujubes of
considerable benefit (with or without medical treatment)
I. almost all forms of throat disease. They soften and
olear the voice Yours faithfully GORDEN HOUIRIS. M.D..
Senior Physician t ) the Municipal Throat and Ear
Infirmary."
The House of Commons and Couroy's Malt Coffee. It
will interest lovers of Coffee to know Met the Bill gamed
through Committee in the House, July 31. has practically
removed the restrictions on the of this new breakfut
and after-dinner beverage, which ran now be obtained Is
tins, protected by the government stamp, retail from
Grocers, Druggi.t,, end others, throughout the Unitrd
Kingdom. Eminent mainlmrs of the Faculty have lavishly
praised 0 incry's Malt Coffee :—"As a breakfast beverage
un.urpassed." "A. a nourishing and health producing
article of diet?' "Moot beneficial in eases of indigestion?'
It consist. of pour* Coffee combined with Malt by a patent
proms., and is absolutely free of chicory, and in all re-
spect* superior to pure Coffee and the many doubtful
admixture. described as French Coffee, Dandelion Cot!.
ate. Prepared only at the Malt Coffee Works, 34:
Fleet-Street. vertooL
MADAMS TOSIARD AND NORA' EXHISITION.—Some very
interimteg relic. of the Egyptian Campaign have been
kindly lent to Madame Tins sad and Sons, by an Officer of
the Royal Navy. Amonget them a shell extracted from
well In the Khedive's Police, at Ras-el-Tin, opposite the
Lighthouse Fort, A Is& usually hoisted on the Fort and
which, to cli appearances has seen good service, will be
let i-voting to all those who have studied this last sneers.-
ful campaign of onr Army and Navy. This flag was
captured on the night of July 11th, after the bombard-
ment of the Forts at Alexandria, by a party of men
gallantly led by Capt.in Rustics D. Mende, of the
" Temiraire," who landed to explore and spike the gong
in the Pharos Fort, which exploit the newspapers of July
12th so graphically report .1.
AsrELEss CASTOR OlL.—The new A. and H.
CASTOR OIL, pure and active, yet akolutely free frees
Sada and wapiermeat easte—s result
See Lerma report, March 4th. 1869. In bottles at 6d., b.,
in. 61., 31., and 9s Being an entirely new article, ask
your chemist to procure it for you if not in stock. Sole
manufacturers, Allen and History, Plough.rourt, London.
THE SKlN.—The Glory of Women, the Pride of Man.--
It contain, the delicate lines ?f beauty, and constitutes
all that we term "Loveliness,' yet how many have their
string blemished by irritant soaps, Cabot's. Coal Tar,
Glycerine media of putrid fats, "THE ALBION MILK
AND SULPHUR SOAP" is the purest, the whitest, and
meet purifying of al sosps. it remove, all pimples,
blotches, and roughness. By all chemists, in tablets. 6d.
ae4 Is. _ _

--Vr1:0•11L1 DISCOTIRIT FOR TIC HAIL—If_FOOF hair le
turning grey or white, or falling off, use "The Mexican
Heir R-it*ww; for It will poeitively resters in every Ogle
Grey or Whits heir to its oral colour, without leaving
the disagreeable smell of most " Reetoren." It makes
the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the
growth of the hair on bald .pots, where the glands are not
decayed. Ask your Chemist for "Tits Mexican HAIR
REngwve," mold by Chemists and Perfumers everywhere
at 3e. SI per honk Wholesale depot removed to 33,
Farringdon-road, London.
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MMUS Arrnetions LIND HOLISM/OM —All sedating
from irritation of the throat and houseman will be
agree-
ably surprised at the almost immediate relief afforded by
the us. ci "Browns Bronchial Troches" These famous
' losengse are mw sold by most respectable chemists in
this country at IL lkL per box_ People troubled with •
hashing cough." • slight cold." or bronchial &fractious,
eannot try them too soonom similar troubles. Lf allowed
to progrum, result in maims Pulmonary and Asthmatic
affection& See that the words " Browns Bronchial
Troches" us on the Government Stamp around each boy
—Prepared by Jong I. Snows and Sons, Baotou, United
Staten Europium depot, removed to 39, lrarringdcin.
road, London.
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A 'CARD. —To all who are rearing from the errors and
indiscretions of youth, nervoua weaklier, early decay,
loss at manhood, hc.. I will mad a receipt that will cure
you. Free of Cherie. This great remedy was discovered
by • missionary In South Africa. Send a aelfeddremed
envelope the Rears T. lanai,, Station
Station D, N
York C 10th. Rev.
Towle's Pennyroyal mad Still Pills for females, quickly
correct all Irregularities, and relieve the distreeslog sym-
toms so prevaleat with the sex. Boxes la. ltd. andis. 9d.,
of all chemista Sent anywhere on receipt of IS or 31
stamps, by the maker, T. Towle, Oberulat, NOMADAIbaIII.
ADVICE TO MOTILTILS —Are you broken in your rest by
a sick child suffering with the pain at dotting teeth) Go at
once to a chemist and get • bottle of Ills. Wneasew's
Socrnture Sraor. It will rellava
...sufferrar immedi-
ately. It is perfectly harmless and tto the taste, it
producer natural quiet sleep. by obilA ....
pain, and Use little cherub awakes " " • "0"-
-
It soothes the child, it ••110D• the Pima, allays all Pain,
relieves wind, regulates the bowels and lath, beet knows
remedy for dysentery and diarrhea. whether &Mang from
seething or other otenes. Mrs. Wtnelote• Soothing.
Syrup I, by Mediates dealers everywhere at is ltd.
Per
FLORSIIIII I—Fox rah TZITH AND BILZ•I7.—A. few drops
at the llonlin.' sprinkled on • wet tooth brush
I produces • element baler, which thoroughly cleanses the
teeth from all parasites or hardens the gums,
prevents tartar, 'tops decay,ply.. to the teeth • peculiar
pearly whiteness, and a della dal fraprano. to the breath.
It removes all unpleasant odour arising from decayed
teeth or tobacco onoke. " The Fragrant 7lorWna" being
composed in part of honey and sweet herbs, la delicious to
the bete and the greatest toilet discovery of the age.
Price Si. 64. of all Chemists and perfumers. Wholesale
depot removed to 33. Farriagdoc-road, London.
When (Asarcoal comae in contact with putrid subsea:ea
or impure gases, It miters the putrescent or septic ten-
dency more effectually than any other antiseptic. There
Is no Injurious effect ever prodooed by tithing it Ito
antics internally.-absorbing impure game—oorrecting
acidity, Lc., renders it an important eradicator of Dye-
pain, Gout. Rheumatism, en, from the eyelet&
RIL•O4Ik Pure Vegetable CIIMICOLL Is sold by all chemists,
In bottle, 94., 4., and 6s. each; and Bragg's Charcoal
Becnita. in Una. Is. is.. and is.
Tan QUM AND COLD WATER SOAP. —K.:triad front •
lady's Weer :—" I And Sinclair's Cold Water Soap saves
time and material, as the clothes require lea rubbing and no
boiling, and Will more satisfactory) was • much purer colour
than with other soaps. I rementaand it to every boa..-
wile,,. it I. undoubtedly the beet soap for lenud
all purposes. It will not inky* the most delicate fabric—
Is
pleasant to use, and prevents the DAWN at • steamy
boom during the family wash. Sold by grocers and oilmen
pypt.pwnptoi at td, per lb. Be sure to ask for Sinclair's,
and do not be peressaded to swept • worth). imitation.
—Sole maker. Jaines Sinclair. Southwark, Loudon, S.M.
Ohs Box Or OL•1111AS all PILLS la warranted to cure all
di/Charges from the Un nary Organs, in either sex (acquired
or ccostitutional), Gravel, ask pains in the Back. Guar-
anteed free from Mercury. Sold in Sorsa 4.. 6d. each, by
all Chemist' and Medicine Vendors throughout the World
or sent to any address for sixty stamps by Use Makers,— Tics
Lie:our •ND MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG CONPANY. LinCOILL
Wholesale Agents, Bana.ii A Sous, London, and all the
Wholesale Howes.
HOLLOWAY'S OUrrllter LTD PM& —Counsel for the
delicate —Those to whom the ohangunbio teimp.rotor,
Is
• protracted period of trial should seek the earliest
3pportunity of removing all obstacles to good health.
oic cooling Ointment, perseveringly rubbed upon the
skin. Is the most reliable remedy for overcoming all
diseases of the throat and diet gulneey, relaxed tonslJo
sot. wrong. ...Ann glut,* ordinary catarrh, awl
bronchitis, ...Hy prevailing at this season, tnay be
' arreeted as boon as decovseed, and every sympton banished
A,. Holloway's eiruple and effective treatment This Oin.-
zinc and pay are highly commended for the facility
with which they successfully contend with intluenas I
they &nay 14 uk lama* Betel tims %ha dimming
nor sad sums auk.

:liikILOUND INVESTMENTS, laying from 5 to
• lea mut. All tonoin. at trattaart...l Si fig .1.1 maraca prINAt
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