, 1874-07-04

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corpse. These are the noteworthy Italian me-
thods of cremation.
II GERMAN METHOD.
In Germany the system proposed by Profess
sor RECLAIM, Of Leipsic, promises to be success
full to a degree not anticipated by the Italians.
Reclam's method is an adaptation for crema-
ton purposes of a system Of heating by means
of gas, first invented by G. W. and Fir. Sic
mems, of Berlin. Professor RECLAIM wrote an
interesting letter some time ago to the A@gs-
burger AHgemeimer letting, which we will
follow. The regenerative system (by o.. w.
and Fir. Siemens) is a method of heating by
means Of ordinary gas, and consists of three
~parts-First, the generator; second, the regen-
orator, and third, the place where an object is
to be melted or burned, which we may term
the coronation ROOM" The generator is a
kind of bricked feeding oven, in which the fir
ing material wood, turf or coaD is placed on
gridiron, The ventilation being imperfect or
retarded, gas is thereby formed. This gas con-
sistS for the most part in a mixture of carbon,
nitrogen and carburetted hydrogen, and comes
from the generator" at a temperature of from
$50 to 200 degrees R6aumur. 1t then enters
the "regenerator'-that is, a dice shaped
room, walled with "freproof stone-and is filled
Will u pdIdtlCl1 pei pouQICul6I dHu hOlAAOlthA
CRATE work waIling. This great work Of build
ing stone is heated by the burning gas, which
is then led into the "burning or cremation
room" being led off thence through a high
chimney. Close beside this coronation room
there is (but on the opposite side) another Gre
generator" through the CRATE work, walling OF
which the fiery air goes to the chimney, or
whittier at will the burning gas can be directed,
so soon as the "regeneratOr" is heated to a
white glow. ThereupOn the burning gas and
air ola "white glow" temperature can be con-
Quoted, separately or together, into the "crema-
ton ROOM" BY a system Of regulation the
heat can be increased 'immeasurably."
This process seemed to Professor RECLAIM
to be the best means for the rapid burning Of
and in September of the past year Herr Stein
mann, of Dresden, constructed for him a model
place of cremation. This model was improved
on in December last by T. Siemens, who uses
one Regeneration instead of two. Professor
Reclaim hopes soon to be enabled to record
other important improvements. ono other
method of cremation" says DIR. RECLAIM,
''treats the body of the deceased person in
such a simple and pious manner. Before the
assembled mournerS the corpse with or With
ont the c%offin) is lowered into a smoothly
walled room, where no other objects are found.
Nothing touches the corpse except the air,
heated to a white glow intensity, the oxygen
of which combines with the atoms of The or
ganic structure. Only the ashes remain, and
these can be gathered up unmixed with for
eign substances" The process of cremation
occupies scarcely twenty minutes, and only a
handful of snow white ashes remains of what
once was a human being. The cost Of a sin
gle process is but two or three thalers, but
from $4,000 to SIS, 900 is required for the
construction of the building and apparatus.
The system promises to win its way in Ger
many, and there seems every likelihood that
before long it will be in full operation in sever
al German cities.