The Winslow mail., 1898-11-05
A BUSINESS OPENING.
Some Ambitious Young Man Should
Start a Crematory for Dogs.
1t Is IA Demand Which There Is at
Present No Satisfactory Means of
Supplying Women Want
Pets Crenated.

at present no satisfactory means of SUP
plving. That is unusual. There are 90
many things in the world that there is
no earthly reason for wanting, and for
which the want has to be created, that
10 find a real need of something
that is not, and yet might be, is phe-
nomepal. This present need is crem-
.tory for pets, a place where their re-
mains can be decently redueed tc
sshes which can remain perpetual re-
ninder to loving friends.
There is surprisingly large number
of people, prominent people whom all
the world knows, who believe IN ere
nation for human beings, and there are
4 good many, not SO prominent, per-
hans. who believe in cremation for their
pets if for no one else; but no place has
ever been arranged where this could bs
satisfact orily done.
Perhaps the only dog who ever had
the honor to be cremated in regular
crematory was a much-loved pug by
the name of Pompey: this was IN Eng
land Pompey was one of the many
faithful four-footed friends and
One day, obeying the common law
which human and canine must follow
he departed this life. much to the sor-
row and regret of his master.
"For cremation we ought all to be
devoutly thankful" sohioquized the
reverend gentleman with whom Pom
pew had lived so long, philosophisally
no n
cremation is much finer than that OF
burial. Think of it. No more terrible
months with the wind and snow and
rain above and the lonely dark prison
house of unimaginably loathsome de-
cay beneath-nothing but fair golden
fire for an hour and delicate white
ashes, at once a symbol of eathly life
and heavenly purity"
These sentiments did not apply par
:icularly to Fompey, but as Pompey
had died about the time his master was
planning a visit TO Woking cemetery
he decided to take the remains of Pom
pey along.
81 know he would not have objected
to being cremated," said Pompey's mas
ter-"he was SO much more sensible
than most people, and l am sure he
would have scorned to be buried like
common dog"
So, after a question of the man in
charge, Pompey, in the box in which he
had travelled, was placed on raisep
sliding railway. at the entrance to the
closed furnace door. At sign the door
cli nly W in n q
chamber which was at white heat, the
door was quickly closed again, and IN
about 40 minutes all that was left OF
poor Pompey was a coffee cuptul OF
ashes. What became of them the mas
ter does not tell, but ii is implied that
they did not go into one of the
picturesque urns which are reserved foI
human ashes.
Not to anyone's knowledge has dog
ever been regularly cremated in Amer
lea. Letters are received by the people
at the head of the crematory companies
every once in awhile, and also tele-
grams and even personal visits from
owners of much loved animals, who
would like to have them cremated, but
their requests are never granted.
81 will not listen to it." says one OF
the head men Of crematory company
THE place for human body is not
the place for dogs, and | will not al
low them to be brought there, though
am fond of dogs myself
There are not many people who have
asked for this privilege--perhaps not
more on an average than one or two
persons a year-but if regular crem-
atory for pets should be started, there
is no doubt that it would be we'll pat
ronized. and in some families there
would be no end of little urns contain
:ng he ashes of faithful Pompeys and
Tidos and Trays, and even of Tabbys
and Toms Every tlourishing dog and
cat show makes it evident that Amer
lea needs a pet crematory.-S Louis
Globe e-Democrat.