Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-26

THE question of funeral reform is getting
stronger day by day, and perhaps the middle
of the next century will witness a quiet, or
derly interment or cremation of the dead that
will be far removed from many Of the absurd
practices that characterize the modern
funeral. The MOrdUtdn covers great deal
of the ground against funeral foolishncss,
when it says: at is beginning to he rccog-
nized as vulgar TO have floral show con
nected with a funeral. 1t is vulgar, and
worse than vulgar in many cases. 1t is sin
full for people so poor that they scarcely have
enough to buy their bread for the morrow to
spend from ten to twenty dollars for still
looking floral designs with which to encum-
ber the cof6n of their dead child. 1t IL taking
their daily bread out of the mouth OF the
| living-not in order to pay a tribute OF love
| and honor to the dead, but simply to crafty
| a low, carnal vanity, which can not brook
| to have fewer flowers than some ncighbOrs
had on similar occasion, and who
| is gratitied at the thought Of making
| finer display than some one else"
| As the same journal also remarks, there
| should be an effort where IL is possible, to
| avoid Sunday funeral, for the reason that
the oiIense in lavish display at these funerals
| is usually the greatest 4 quiet evening
| journey to the crematOrium is the best Kind
of sword with which to pierce funeral fool
ishnoss
| II the naval cadets at Annapolis hac
thrown stones instead Of kisses at the girls %
the Sunday school excursion, there nigh
| have been some reason for their diSciplining
| s--
| A FAVORITE THEORY Of many liberal. EN-
ployers that well paid clerks are AS rul'
| made honest thereby has been getting some
severe blows The bank teller, Dorrance, o
| Providence, X. J., who embeZZlcd owe
$4,000 had a big salary and a share in th
| profits of the bank when they reached a Ger
tain percentage, but these did not restrain
him from rascality. As the Boston 1dUGr
| tiSer remarks: at is wealthy, or fairly wei
| OIL, cashiers, directors and presidents VIII
rob the banks; trust funds are stolen by mel
| whose position in society has put them ia
above suspicion of such weakness and rail
roads and other great corporations are de
spoiled by milionaires. a poor man ha
very little temptation TO steal ten millions, O
| one million. His needs and desires are s
| limited that such a sum has few attraction
for him. lie knows the possession of
would be burden and would probably lea
to his detection and punishment His repu
tation for honesty and trustworthness is hi
capital, and he would risk everything by on
false step. Say his principles are no bette
nor his conscience more active than those {
other men who are tempted and do fall, yo
the consideration herein named will hO
, | him back from crime into which they madl
rush" There is much truth in this, yet
| general rule that will fit all cases cannot b
) made. There are as many differing dispos
tons az there are men, and a rule of actio
| that would tit one is often inapplicable {
another. The only way to check stealing
to remove the temptation TO it by giving tn
| business personal attention.