Project Gutenberg 2015-03-15 Public domain in the USA. 77 Eassie, William 1832 1888 Cremation of the Dead: Its History and Bearings Upon Public Health Produced by deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Cremation of the Dead: Its History and Bearings Upon Public Health" by William Eassie is a historical and scientific examination written in the late 19th century. The work discusses the practice of cremation and its potential benefits for public health, in contrast to traditional burial methods. It delves into the historical context of cremation, arguing for its re-adoption in modern times, particularly in light of health concerns associated with burial. The opening portion introduces the author's motivations for writing this work, explaining how his initial presentation on the topic garnered interest and led him to expand his research. Eassie establishes that cremation is not a novel idea, having been practiced in various cultures throughout history, and argues that its sanitary origins are paramount. He critiques the societal and religious objections to cremation, asserting that such opposition largely stems from misunderstandings or misinterpretations of historical practices and beliefs surrounding death and burial. The text sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the numerous historical and contemporary methods of treating the dead, emphasizing the pressing need to reconsider our burial practices for the sake of public health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Funeral rites and ceremonies Cremation -- History RA Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General 312031 312025 2024-09-20T09:10:08.019210 2023-09-21T05:56:17.649955 text/html text/html 309772 2015-03-14T22:15:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 611909 2015-03-14T22:15:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 609129 2024-09-20T09:10:14.175142 application/epub+zip 611045 2024-09-20T09:10:09.073199 application/epub+zip 169119 2024-09-20T09:10:08.512194 application/epub+zip 708365 2024-09-20T09:10:17.661124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684659 2024-09-20T09:10:13.561183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243741 2022-09-22T04:48:16.999964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227140 226954 2024-09-20T09:10:06.973214 2023-09-21T05:56:16.597961 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 227268 2015-03-14T22:15:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 87238 2015-03-14T22:15:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18092 2024-09-20T09:10:17.791227 application/rdf+xml 9242 2024-09-20T09:10:08.624187 image/jpeg 1581 2024-09-20T09:10:08.569171 image/jpeg 584707 2024-09-20T09:10:08.060185 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog