CREMATION IN EPIDEMICS
Sir,—ln tho present menace to the public health ot tho community some attention ought to bo given to I'lie iijjjicnic aspects of (he disposal of the dead. Is there not a strong case lor cremation? In grave public crises such as the present epidemic, sentiment oughtto concede something for the. safety and well-hoimr of the community. It would be interesting to know to what extend, if at all, tho community has availed itself, of cremation—a most sanitary, sound, and perfectly decorous method of disposing of the dead. Personally, 1 have previously entertained a strong sentiment, based, of course, on family tradition, for earth burial, but I must confess that the present epidemic, especially after the experience of Spain, South Africa, and India, has converted me to tlie value of cremation 'on utilitarian and hygienic grounds—l am, etc., HEBRIDES. November 18. ,
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 46, 19 November 1918, Page 6
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143CREMATION IN EPIDEMICS Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 46, 19 November 1918, Page 6
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