306 CREMATIOlSr AS A SANITARY MEASURE. 



opinions of a great many prominent people upon the 

 subject of cremation. 



Bishop Philips Brooks said : "I believe there are no 

 true objections to the practice of cremation and a good 

 many excellent reasons why it should become common." 



Chas. A. Dana, N. T. Sun : "It is my judgment that 

 cremation is the most rational and appropriate manner 

 of disposing of the dead." 



Dr. Wm. A. Hammond says : " I have for many years 

 been heartily in favor of cremation of the dead. So far 

 as I can influence the matter I shall be cremated myself 

 at the proper time." 



Prof. Chas. Eliot Norton, Harvard University : "The 

 arguments in support of cremation are so strong, and 

 those against our present fashion of burial so conclusive, 

 that I have little question that when they are fairly pre- 

 sented to intelligent men, the development of sentiment 

 favorable to cremation will be rapid and the adoption of 

 the practice speedy." 



Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, Mayor of New York : "Elim- 

 inating the question of sentiment, which depends largely 

 upon custom, it seems to me that cremation is the only 

 sensible way of disposing of the dead. I can imagine 

 no argument against it, while all the considerations of 

 public health are in its favor." 



Rev. Dr. R. Heber Newton, N. Y. : " For many years I 

 have thoroughly believed in cremation on a variety of 

 grounds. Having tried to live a life of usefulness to my 

 fellows, I object to the possibility of injuring any one 

 after I am dead. The thought that what I cannot take 

 away with me to a higher form of life is to be left as a 

 means of poisoning life is abhorent to me. I prefer that 

 my body shall be so disposed of as to put this out of 

 the question. The religious objection has always- been 

 nonsensical to my mind. On every hand cremation has 

 commended itself to my judgment, and I am sure that 



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