, 1885-04-25

ways mentioned III UllIS OF1IU, III WOUlU Ot
still more dangerous and inadvislble to
allow funeral assemblies in houses, which
are so much smaller in size if we permit
the one, we annOt interdict the other and
lesser danger. In cases of cpidpmicS, it
might be advisable to follow that course,
but in ordinary cases he could see no ne.
ceSSity for such a stringent measure.
Here cOrpSes are buried very soon after
death. If no one else should request the
word, he would propose that The Daft be
referred t. a Committee Of 5 Members.
9Th Crown Member (Kdlmerl said the
honoma able Pad Member for ChriStianSttd
(Lemming) is OF course perfectly right that
danger arises as well, if not more. from
assemblies around corr SEES in houses but
II must not be overlooked that there are
never 50 many present in houses on such
occasions Ms are in the churches. 1t is so
now, that he Kalmcr looks on the whole
on funerals in il different manner than most
others; to lin all c0rpSeS should be burn
ed but as long as this is not the cas-, We
should do all thar human knowledge or
science caiI achieve To render the possible
~ Of danger to he living as remote us
possible. II ii is necessity or not to have
measure, like these nos proposed to be
established here, like elsewhere, is of course
a very difficult thing t. settle; it is a qurs-
ion on which we may talk very lengthily
and yet no. q rive ut a definite agreemen .
Il VIII always be so that in regard to SAM
tary regulations there may be IL great
many questions on Which doubts can be-
raised as to whether the Ilu ion arrived
at is necessary or not, and where ii becomes
in reality a queS ion Of taS'e. In cases Of
rpilemicS, fpr ms aucr, where diSinfeCtiDn
mus. be made, it is a question whether We
should go t. the full length as we ought to
do; perhaps among the articles on which
dlSlnteCtlng processes are used there are
many containing NOT one particle of infec-
tiouS matter; but science is not 50 far all
Vancrd lis to be able to decide this precise
~ and easily, hence it has been found best
to diSintect Y hOleSalr, which is by far the
safer plan. AS for the diSpleaSure and
Dissatisfaction likely to BE- caused by what
Is he e proposed. he must say candidly
that he did not put 81 much stress on that
point; il is so, us advanced 10y the hOHOnr-
able 1>t Crown Nember Quin that people
do NOT take very stringent views Of Sanitl-
ry matters Thu is s , sadly true and that is
just what We are war, ing against; if peO-
p G did otherwise. we should have no need
of Santa Y Regulations. The ignorance
and neglect Of people make it necessary
for the Public to take steps fOt general
preservation, and he did not think on the
whO'e that thai argument is for the hon
Durable Members (Quin) views, but rather
against them if people in general will not
take ca in those respects, then others
must. Many measures must be- taken and
effected regardless OF the dissatisfaction
created thereby. But the main point is, if
these measures are necessary, or not.
2nd Member tor Christians ed LemmingI
said his chief reason for ohj citing to the
proposed measure is because it cannot be
deni, d thai to parties hlving really reli-
giouS feelings it is of great importance
that the burial Of the lead ne made i'll
conformity WITH the .IuIeS and rites of the
Church it is not so much for the sake of
The dead us it is for the survivors or lela-
tiveS, to whom OF course it is agreeable to
have the consOl ltion afforded by their
church b.lief. 1t that is so, them such
parties must in that res Iect be allowed to
do as they like, exc pit rrll danger can be-
feared from THEN So doing, then, and only
then, can The Public step in and measures
be prescribed to protect the Public from
danger arising f;Om the system followed
in this respect something higher has 10 be
considered, and then restrictions are allow
able and necessary. Now, such danger
does not exist every day; only III cases of
ep%ilenicS does it exis! there appears
therefore, 10 be no n.ceSSi y of prescribing
Such pXtrpmA mAlSurpS fnr ordinary eases.