Intramural Interments In Populous Cities And Their Influence Upon Health And Epidemics Classic Reprint

Author : John Henry Rauch
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781390986341
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (863 download)

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Download or read book Intramural Interments in Populous Cities, and Their Influence Upon Health and Epidemics (Classic Reprint) written by John Henry Rauch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Intramural Interments in Populous Cities, and Their Influence Upon Health and Epidemics Mankind have concurred by common consent in the propriety and decency of interments, as well as its suit ableness for the general health and comfort f the liv ing. It is an act prompted by humanity, and consid ered a natural tribute of respect from the living to the dead; a custom which has been continually observed with religious ceremonies, by enemies in time of war, and rarely denied in any country, except to those who have violated the laws of God and man. The burial of the dead has always been considered a religious duty, and instances of its discharge constantly occur in both Scripture and profane history. Jeremiah threatens it as the greatest punishment, that the wicked should be deprived of burial and left on a dunghill; or, as it is more emphatically expressed, left to the burial of an ass. The example of Tobit, who went about burying the dead bodies of his countrymen at the hazard of his own life, proves that good men consid ered it a part of their religious duties to bury the dead. Egypt, Greece, and Rome, always paid much respect to the dead, and regarded it as an object of the highest importance. From the writers of antiquity, we learn the practice of heathen nations, and the researches of the antiquaries of our own generation prove that both on the Eastern continent, and on our own, the high raised tumulus or mound continued to be a mark of respect among the living, and a signal honor to the dead, in every age of which we have any record. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.