The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-27
CREMATION UP IN HANCOCK
COUNTY.
i Ftu Lines from the Genial j. r. D.
Responding to Our mediation.

4 FSw Lines from the Genial J. z. D.,
Responding to Our InVitatioH.
FAIRvGEw, HANCOCK Co., Oct. 20.
EDITORS Of the Intelligencer:
II is quite impossible for good words
said Of him to please the Hsncock-coun-
tan so well end tickle his innocent van.
iry to such degree Of sovereign elation
a; when they are said by the 1NTELLT-
GgSCER, and it is quite impossible Tor
sveH the lNTRLLIGENcER to say any good
word Of the Patronage referred TO which
could 90 further in the direction named
than lew such introduced by your edl-
tOr-iu.Chief into q leading editorial on
cremation" in last Thursday mornings
paper. To be named. "scientists," sirs,
Is distinction not lightly to be regarded
by any people OF any pride, come from
what source the naming may; but to be
solemnly set down-snd that too by the
lNTRLLIGENCER-as scientists 10 whose
wisdom, researches and ultimate judg-
ment an anxious world is looking TO have
fully settled the momentous and press.
ing question OF cremation Is entirely too
much 10 leave single other degree mark
on the scale Of personal exalLation for the
H4ucoCkonan to swell upto. Proud
doy you ask: Why, sirs, if there is any
thing in the universe that the Hancock.
oman does have, 1t is pride and, II he has
nothing else 10 be proud Of, he is las Miss
Mcbride wAs) proud Of his pride" But
OF nothing is he quite go proud as Of be-
ing o scientist"
And now about that debate we scien.
lists are to have on the cremation prob
lem Certainly you shall have report
Of it, and Of how the question has been
fully settled" or rather, should say, as
matters stand since Thursday mornings
leader, you positively must have it. But,
come now, was it exactly the fair thing
in you TO go on the way you did in that
editorial, exposing all manner of ugly,
nauieating facts, aud throwing out all
manner OF hints, suggestions and inuen-
dOs calculated to build objections on the
oId.tashioned way Of subterranean dis.
p0sal of the human carcass? As q sci
cntist who must stand up in that debate
on the negative, protest. What il we
are lpAh
'Iw1nder 1t did Ia turn your stomaeh"
70 think OF iV every day breathing, eating
and drinking the rotten carcasses Of our
long gone ancestors? Why mention it
At tbs time? But we shall get ahead of
you get, and for reasons will name:.
In our pleasant little village we have
two firms engaged in the undertaking
business. Both are composed Of worthy
citizens and each has its devoted friends
and patrons. These, taking interest in a
question SO nearly interesting their favor.
lies VERY naturally, you know, Of course
attend the debate; and, though symps-
thiziug not any in preferences Of under
takers, will, ] am led 10 believe, unite 10 o
man in putting down that arch.enemy Of
the undertaking industry - cremation.
Besides this, another enterprising firm of
our village has but recently started new
cemetery in the suburbs, and this firm
also has Its numerous friends, who will
also be pretty sure 10 be at the debate,
and you can guess how they will vote on
question involving the very existence OF
graveyards. Yes, you shall have the re-
port, Comfortably yours,
J, r, D.