Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-01-27

When The others heard thcse words.
they opened their eyes aud said sha, ,his
was scarcely according to the agreement.
But IS they could no, coatrnl their laugh
ter, and we're wealthy aad gocd-uatured
men, and as the jew had helped them 10
while away the time from S6iut Yeis %
Sehlasfi, they let it rass anil the jew
tool. yith him from the rcssel--iet good
arithmesician reckon up for me how much
the jew carried home with him. 'He had
twelve kreutxsr piece aad brass hut
ton vheI he came on board. He won
nine twelve krcuissr picces by his am
swers. nine With bis 9 ewn riddle, one he
paid ek. and eighteen kxaas ssts he gave
---L - 80 - ssss
BURIAL or THE .Ds.p.-The pusl;c G.
health in large cities is liable % Be en-
dangerei by prevailing customs in regard
to the disposition Of tho dad: and one
of the most dan gereus. bscaase' slmos,
universal aud disrssardei. is the loug
time which is permitted to elapsa between
the death and the burial. This time is
made longer thsn formerly. frani the ne.
ce>sity Of placing cs.ssserias At -consitler-
able distances from cities, by the facilities
offered by railroads for bringing back the
dead to their native places, aud by the
dread Of premature insermens. Il be
comes. therefore. important 10 protect the
living from cadaveric emanatious, espe-
cially in times of epidemic disease by va
rious diSinfectants aud antiseptics, aud
Theoretically scaled reeeptacles for the
dead. In this way, many days, some-
times weeks, intervene between death aud
burial. Modern science has not only in
\ great degree anuihila,cd space aud time.
but i, has the means u delaying or pre-
venting, ad l:bit,ns, the decomposition of.
the human body. --.. = ,-,f. ...
The danger Of buryiug the dead in the
midst of dense populations has been shown
by tho sal expericnce OF most of the large
cities of Europe Even in Boston, most
Of our large hotels have on one side, or
in front, the cheering prospect, aad the
possibly dangerous emanations of burial
grounds still in use for instance, on
Washington. fremont. Boylston, and
School streets, positively offensive ctiors
are occasionally perceived by the passer.
by.
The grave, unless the ground be too
limited, is much better than the tomb
in the former. the earth ahsorbs aud neu
i-aliz . the products of ofdccomposi,ion while
the cmanat:ons from the tomb, BY their
imp isonmsn,, ACC aira f.equculi, dan
gerous intensity; this is especially true
Of the old absurd custom Of placing the
dead in vaults under churches, always lily
ventilated, treqrsnted by the living
An;iseptics, therefore, and all contrivan.
ces for rctarding decomposition, should,
unless in few exceptional cases, be dis
couraged; on the contrary, the return of
dust to dust, Of organic matters to their
elements. by the natural agencies Of the
soil, should be hastened by committing
the body to the earth, of such extent and
depth as readily to absorb and neutralise
all liquid or gaseous products. To avoid
all possibility Of contamination cemeteries
should be, as far As possible, removed
from human habitations, and 90 situated
that the natural drainage Of the soil should
not convey any deletcrious matters into
the water used, or earth occupied BY nan
or animal.-Gcod Health. u }s 4