Cremation of the Dead: Its History and Bearings Upon Public Health

CHAPTER III.

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OUR BURIAL LAWS.

State of things thirty years ago--The new cemeteries--Space allowed for, and the depths of interments--Vault burial--A well-chosen cemetery--An improperly-chosen one--The closing and regulation of old burial-grounds, &c.--Materials for coffins 41-52