, 1879-01-10

Tho idea Of Dtspn*lnk nj the Dend t'y In
cinermtlon Growing In Fasnr-Tse systcni
In Vague in 1taiy, Established, In Germany.
and 0att.ln9 Hronnd Elsewhere
Hr1o Tnrk Hnttd
During tho year that has jnat c1oaed thu
cause Of cremation made not little proKtest IN
Europe, and Mt lcast hcitl itz own here. Tho
subject IA ycry widely and oarneslly ttacuqscd,
aud that ID a sufficient prnof of vttaitts. Italy
has taken tho lead In Introducing tais nen--or
rather in rcvi.lng this old srstem Of d'spns'nR
Of thu bodies OF tho dead, and Milan consIhuehto
avail herself most generously OF the advantages
Of the erematoriun. tntll somc two yenrs
ngo cremation coula not be pyacstecA III
Italy without special permission from. The s1In.
istrr of the interior. hut now all that IS needed
Is The aanctton Ut Tho rrefecs Of Tho province,
which IL given whero the relatives antl this Gre
nation Society make Joint petttfoft to dsposc
Ut the body hy hututn9. 1hc methods Of burial
In nahy italian cities cave much to he dcelrr'l,
even leaving ont Of const'feratton tho expense.
rtsts VI least Lou francs. and the railing down
VI a tr,rl &c in wiite dcAt-bot, aftrfEafl
wedccd Tito a hofe ia the wuli md bstrkci no.
can 'arcejr be tnstl 20 DC tnore soleini, an" gee.
l'acc-ttoor. When II sornes r. fHtsrrlnv. a3 h
frequently done In .a't rMblic cemeteries Ut
Iiaiy, iour or fire uncoillncd ottcs II ilc .anc
E|u1ts kiU RAFNAAEH III EIEHl3AHH AlNats-
cdiy tho bc.t Of tho question. At
Milan cremation Ia Il" lo,Kor an *
/ pertinent, i'r esen s'rht fur re
cnrlous. IN 1877 thsro were sixteen bodies
| burned ttcrr. tho municipal and sanitary III.
tlortics attending un each 0.eAs1on, and HIDING
nothlng tn crtfrite; and Or. Prosper lie F!"tra
eanta. stltor'ln chief nf Nisauese hyEtcnie
naEe ] pe4eSt 's o' sa e sG;! .esety
tcvcnth sutcessfuI burning. he says: "!.a
ta1nigIla si 4nos!ro eoldisfai*4nA del mo.lo
col Huatn rcnue ees9t,isn,'-thn family ~as cx-
was carried out. Three Of tLr Ls,Itca crenlated
| Mt MI,aa, last year wcsr tho<c VI foreigners. Uu
tllc l1tt Of February The corpse ot Ming. Adc;;
by tho Teruszl-l!etti aparatrs. the remain. Oenr
taken out MITE! four and a quarter hours conf
pir.cIv inctneratct. the "wntte, dust" being
forthwith expre,se,,l 8, to rar1., ":h1t 70
llndoo Prince, Sndser 1sadn Ring, a
Florence 10 recover from wounds received at
lion hunt, d!ed suddenly, snd at midnight ids
doc rites, +, tho presence Of his .uIte, str
Augustus Paect and tho members Of the british
Enlhaskr, aud many other distinguished per-
Henry Crocl!en,icn va. burned. Sir Henry aie'i
| at London dec. q, 1876. leaving Instructions
that his remains were thus to be disposed ot.
and. though 1t wns provided that till the net Of
cremation had taken place Ills heirs were not to
1ncatl,ctl to them, thcro was u long delay dur
ii,g an appeal to tho courts, which decided In
f carrying out s9 .esta,oss instra
wIu dill not wish ths ludy d!sIntrrra0 nor
burned, Finally TIC Homo Secretary iDtcrvened.
an4, % eyapes facilities wcss tt.eu laektuR
III England, ths remains wcro scat TO ALLAN,
aud there consumed IN the prcsenco Of tho
friends uf tho jctcaacd an1 several scientific
gentlemen from touion. The tiorinl furnace
WA chpoYed, aud In two atd = hh hali honsa tba Z,
III lilo Gurinf crrtnat0Ty. which ID DECLARED the
best possible system cxtant, woud Is uscl ~ the
combustlbic; within two hours, aud ut an cx-
pesse Of alolit 70 cents. rren1attnn lus bccn
t,ccn collected Into the l,Fn. 1t Is the most pop
uIar at Milan, tho Teruzzl crcn,aiury. III wli;ll
seyrn bodies wcrc Inst year burLed. coming
next.
rrof. Bruncttt WAS tho father Of modern
cremation, mud tho tlrAt to ocyise un ftnrruv,
tnent OH the classic pyre Oh which Shacs'k tetly
WIS in later times burned, while PolIt and tl!ti-
cetti next brought thc subject before tug public
with their crrniatorlun, wh,cl, was erected On Il
pierre Of ground granted for that purposu In tho
cemetery Ut Aflfal,
wns selected by tho authorities. That iurnarc
Is now Of Worldwide celebrity, and its udap;a.
lity for cremation pnrp0srs has been veil
described by NJ. Henry .rhotnpson anl uttefs.
optional In Gosha. A cremation chapel has
been built fu tho new cemetery 1t Huthn, weFr,
M tho 10Th OF december, tho buEly of n evil
engiueer, Herr st!st VA 81 burned, tl's oetn: tle
llntl died some weeks bcforc 1eaSing u request
that Ills rcu,a,na might to BURNED. The ccse-
saaticat authorities hayo fra1rtcsl ritual for use
| on a,lrh ucrasions. Tia ceremony bcgins with
III anthem: then tho pastor preachcs tilu III.
neral Sermon: next, after tte aIn0Ing uf a hynfl
by a cho:r Of hofs, tAs cotfln disappears
through thc trai-1oos, au wtl!sa Il wsa
u,uccd, tho. pa.f0r giving the tsnc.' .'ict!ul.
with which tho service cunriudcs. Friends urt
| permitted to deliver TIM aus!rctscs an EtV,ia
flulvs to thu clerVfmalt al tllear preference tG
!. ipio On this u,vus!on tho Protestant Clergy
c,sua..ctel tho *rsvce*. and III tic inurra ser.
mon tho {cv. ItF. SestIrl said tcru eou!.l EG no
objection OH thu part Df the Protestant Church
to ruturn to crelnntfun though II was guile
| begun t., prevail. When the eotnn disappeared
IL VIVA conveyed bY machinery Into ttc trclna
tian vault, iong aud nafrow m IVY vault heated T. T.
one llunr mud i half illu col1lu und losly wrrl
rU,,su,nctl; anl two huuEs Later tho vault ha1
sufficiently cooled down Il, aliuw ni tho mourn
crs entering and COLLECTING tho athca In M urn
! witch wis de!4s,,c,l III, tho aat"!ninu
e''''''iaa' q t'e9,aaa et!sIa', il 1. provi.lr.
at Gotta that cdltins toI cremation arc NOT (
5ucasirr 1nore .an III tletEs III length, VI!
In width, md 01. In hight, while the hrns to b
placr.l III tho tU!umDurfutn must nut b. ninr,
tha., U.s0 netres IN hight anil D, 90 In diameter
| ihE t4u3ESG Qi HletHEg4ktlA QhI$ - M b1eHEA3
-G7ii. Tn tho uUtlt ol November tho author,
ttcs ot Munich. Hayar!a. aakrl the npnoas u
the pfotestunt, Catolc, a1d 1sfae!ts IT,. c"iagse .,
1t psrr,issiyc cremation. Catholics would lsv,
nothing 10 ,lu with cremation, aill tho lsrar!tc
Z refused to cxpres4 MI opinion. Thu lfotcstaut
hohl It wuli1u unlY uece4sltale chaDse Ut slircc
, ,ions In Tho liturgy. and thc Hoard of iiealtl
Recommended cremation lu tue lu'|t'WnG ro.'
tlngylwira: After battles, duslng rrlaepca
Q tor the enuytyanss of retnaIns !" aista.
pasts, und whrFo The s9!i II untaaht
poatfone1 the dcy1stun Ut thu quest!0n.
IN o...er purts Vi Uertnsny crrialston Ia pr
uisstye, depending III ttr CONSENT vi the iuea
nutlp,y1ttes; IN still os!,rr districts. nnd |,
= Fra,rr, Holland. Austria, and Ru"s!n, tho for
msIlty Ut tl.e Governmental eauctlon 10. yet Il
!, 10 ul,,g.,lc4t. In hHttxurlanl rrrnation In,
= teeu cva'tzel. iu ilo!lund tlcrs II ~ !Mt!or
- Of wltch sru Prot. IcIe, uf tho Lciden l'nisrr
l. str; rr,f. Ul'lrlnat.s, st*lertor Magn!Ii.u
ii tho Ans,cr.lan, University, and several dis
,,nu,stlgt lheulpgtan4. fciiIlsts, and scl!u'aFs
:. liz ras, tanItal of 1DN0 nurlna will so,,. II /