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dren,’’ “Nature’s Skill in Her New Crea- 
tion,’’ “Intelligence in Trees,” “Need Im- 
provement in Parks,” “The Ideal Com- 
munity of the Future,’’ and others. The 
book sells for $1 cloth bound, or fifty cents 
paper bound. 
The Cremation Association of America 
has issued an interesting little booklet, “Via 
Lucis” (The Way of Light), giving a sym- 
posium of opinions on cremation from dis- 
tinguished men and women. Strong letters 
favoring this method of disposal of the 
dead are printed from George Ade, Arnold 
Bennett, Charles W. Eliot, Daniel Chester 
French, Geo. W. Goethals, H. Rider Hag- 
gard, Burton Holmes, Richard Le Galliene, 
Upton Sinclair, Lorado Taft, Augustus 
Thomas, Kate Douglas Wiggin and many 
others. The booklet was compiled for the 
association by Dr. Hugo Erichson, of De- 
troit, former president of the association. 
E. P. Sampson, 433 Sixth Ave., Pittsburgh, 
Pa., is Secretary of the Cremation Asso- 
ciation. 
Remodeling an Ancient Cemeterv in Costa Rica 
In most of the ancient Spanish ceme- 
teries of Central and South America ex- 
tensive use has been made of catacombs, 
or above ground interment in public 
mausoleums. Cartago Cemetery, Cartago, 
Costa Rica, in Central America, was vis- 
ited some years ago by an earthquake and 
the wrecking of the public catacombs has 
lead the managers of the cemetery to take 
steps to develop the grounds along mod- 
ern lines. Hare & Hare, of Kansas City, 
have been employed to make plans for the 
cemetery, the development of which will 
be one of the most interesting cemetery 
problems of modern times. 
Cartago is the capital of the province of 
Cartago, Costa Rica. Its elevation is 4,930 
feet above sea level, and it has a mean 
temperature of 72 to 80 degrees Fahren- 
heit. The average annual rainfall is 80 
inches, almost any kind of fruit or flower 
flourishing there. 
The city is located on the south slope of 
a volcano on a fertile plateau. This city 
has been subjected to volcanic disturb- 
ances, but little damage has been done be- 
fore the earthquake that occurred at 7 
p. m. on May 4, 1910. 
Strange to say many of the southern 
countries do not bury their dead below the 
ground, but build catacombs above the 
ground and rent or sell privileges of inter- 
ment for stated periods of time. If re- 
newal of the lease on the cript is not made, 
the bones of the dead are removed to a 
place prepared for them. 
The picture shown is an actual scene in 
the cemetery at Cartago following the 
earthquake. Private and public mauso- 
leums and catacombs were razed by the 
earthquake shock. Monuments were 
turned over and great rents in the earth 
divided these structures and exposed to 
view the coffins and bodies of the dead. 
Following this earthquake and its de- 
struction of structures above ground, the 
Cartago Cemetery directors decided to 
change their plans and bury their dead. 
Many existing mausoleums and catacombs 
were removed and plans were prepared by 
Hare & Hare to make this property and 
its extensions modern in every way. 
Dr. Max Peralta wrote Park and Cem- 
etery for advice and received several 
copies of this paper. From the list of 
landscape architects contained therein he 
selected Hare & Hare who prepared lot 
plans for this property and have now com- 
pleted planting plans for the grounds. 
The plans shown herewith were accept- 
ed by the directors of the cemetery and all 
the new ground opened will be platted ac- 
cordingly. 
Every effort will be made to carry out 
the modern idea in cemetery development 
using the unique flora of that country in 
the planting, consisting of oak, cedar, 
palms, umbrella tree, eucalyptus, magnolia. 
bamboo, yucca, etc., besides many shrubs, 
roses, herbaceous plants, and annuals. 
The lots not numbered form the old 
portion of the cemetery. 
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PLAN FOR CARTAGO CLMETERY, CARTAGO, COSTA RICA. 
Hare & Hare, Landscape Architects. 
RUINS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MAUSOLEUMS IN 
CARTAGO, COSTA RICA, AFTER EARTHQUAKE. 
