The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-26
wnY MoMEN ARE Non MANrEn.

family only are invited to attend the
funeral"
WHY WOMEN ARE NOT WANTED.
The funeral was that OF wealthy lady
living in the lower section Of the city,
who stated previous to her death that
she wanted no ostentation at her funeral,
and desired that 1t should be attended
by no women, Tor 1t might, in case Of bad
weather, subject them to the risk oicon.
tracing diseases that possibly might
prove fatal, This is one example OF
quite a number that have recently oc-
CURED In this city, Numerously attend.
ed funerals have long been'popular in
this city. Several years ago scores OF car
TiageB could be seen at almost any fun
eral here, but the experience OF many OF
the mourners In contracting colds from
exposure ut the interment has resulted
in a falling OF In this sort OF ostentation.
In New York most Of the %iunerals.are
attended only by the male members OF
the family Of the deceased, and in the
European countries this scheme has for
q long time been in vogue, According
to the opinions OF prominent under.
takers OF this city the day Is not far dis
tant when the mournGrs at all iunorals
will be confined to q few male members
OF tho family OF the deceased.
TOO MUCH STRAIN FOR woMEN's NERVES.
"The custom In vogue hero OF a large
conCourse OF friends and relatlyes at
tending funerals is u very foolish one,"
remarked r, Il, B%ringhurst, the well
known Eleventh street undertaken, yes
terday. "Aialo members OF tho family
should only accompany tho hearse TO
tho burial ground, aud 1 am glad to see
that this plan is being adopted by sew.
eral families OF this city. Ladies should
not DO taken to the burial ground for
more than one reason, either In good or
bad weather. 1t subjects them to a
great nervous strain to see the body OF
some member Of their family or some
relative lowered into the ground, and
time and time again l have seen ladies
faint from this nervous excitement.
Sometimes there is a hitch In the
dropping OF tho coffin, so that consider.
able difficulty Is occasioned in getting 1t
Strengthened out, Accidents OF this ma.
ture are very prolific OF nervous prostra.
ton, and women should not be submit.
ted to them.
DANGER OF wEr.wEATHRR FUNERALS.
at Is q striking fact that half Of our
funeral take place on stormy days, when
II Is positively dangerous for any man,
not to mention ladies, to stand for a
long time on the wet ground until the
interment is finished. This city is,
however, getting to BIO somewhat en-.
lightened on the subject OF funerals. A
few years ago there were forty or fifty
carriages to every funeral, but now this
number Is reduced TO about eight. OF
course the moro people attend funerals
the better II Ia for the undertaken. His
business Is advertised, and he comes in
for the burial OF those who are taken
sick and die because Of the exposure at
the burial ground. But we undertakes
have sympathetic souls like other classes
OF humanity, and for one l advise all
my patrons to have the funeral Cere.
mony at the house, and then let only n
few gentlemen OF the family accompany
the body to the cemetery"
AMESAcE TO DELICATE HEALTH.
The idea OF how funerals should be
conducted was also shared by many
prominent undeftAkers. One OF them
said yesterday; at Is getting to be
quite common at funerals In this city for
ladiesto be omitted from the invitations
to be present at the interment, and l
think 1t Is q good idea. Delicate women
are constantly jeopardizing their lives
by taking long rides in carriages and
then standing on the cold, damp ground
while the services arc held over the
grave. Few women attend funerals In
England, because they are aware Of what
would be tho result Of such an impru.
dent act. l am glad, h%oweyer,that Phil.
adelphia people are gradually getting
less and less oStentation in Their ia.
nerals."
EVERY FUNERAL CAUSE ANOTHER DEATH.
1.-THE exclusion of ladies aud friends
at funerals Is MI admirable policy to
adopt" said Undertaken j.. r. Knowles,
OF No. 500 Arch street, yesterday. "This
city Is Just awakening to the fact that a
big funeral Is a big folly. AS a rule,
every large funeral Is the cause OF the
death OF at least one person who at
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