THE MODERN CEMETERY 
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pulseless heart. Then the tear-kerchief is put to 
the use for which it has been saved all those years. 
It is taken from its place and spread over the pla- 
cid features of the dead before being laid away in 
the tomb. — The Christian Herald. 
RULES~AND REGULATIONS^ 
Every cemetery should be governed by certain rules and 
regulations, which should be printed in pamphlet form for distri- 
bution among lot owners. While this has been done in most of 
the large cemeteries, where the rules are very much alike, we 
will, for the benefit of the smaller cemeteries, publish in this de- 
partment such rules as commend themselves for general adoption. 
Contributions are solicited. 
Greenlawn Cemetery Association, Columbus, 
O., was organized in 1848. The cemetery is situ- 
ated about two and one half miles from the Court 
house, in a southwesterly direction, and contains 
about 160 acres of land admirably adapted for the 
purpose. Most of the grounds are covered with na- 
tive forest trees. Among the rules and regulations 
of this cemetery are the following: 
No orders for Sunday interments will be taken by the Sec- 
retary after 10 a. m. on Saturday, unless for some exceptional 
reason the order could not have been more promptly given. 
The preference shown for Sunday as a day for funerals is de- 
precated by the Board, and in justice to the employes of the 
Association, the selection of other days than Sunday for funer- 
als, so far as practicable, is recommended. 
No fences, hedges or stone coping will hereafterhQ allowed. 
Corner stones now set above the level of the lawn will be reset 
by the Superintendent at the expense of the Association. 
All stone work more than two feet in height and more than 
eighteen inches square, will be classed as a monument, and 
should be set in the center of the lot. 
Only one monument may be erected in one platted lot. 
Only one marker may be placed at a grave, and no marker 
should be less than six inches thick, nor more than twelve inches 
above the level of the lawn. 
With regard to a change of improvements heretofore made, 
the wishes of lot owners will be consulted; but it is desired, at 
the expense of the Association, to effect the removal of all 
fences, hedges, copings and other like improvements, and to 
substitute for the same corner stones set level with the lawn. 
Double head-stones embracing two or more graves will not 
be allow'ed . 
No marker or other stone should be set in a socket or with 
a dowel. 
No marble or granite tablets, cradles or horizontal marks, 
such as are made to cover the grave all over the top, will be al- 
lowed. 
The use of spawls between base-stone and foundation or 
the removal of any part of the foundation to accommodate irreg- 
ularities or other defective workmanship in the base-stone, will 
not be allowed. The Superintendent or his assistants are au- 
thorized to inspect every base before it enters the grounds, and 
if It be not up to the standard, it will not be allowed to enter 
the grounds until made satisfactory and according to the rules. 
All foundations for monuments and head-stones will be put 
in by the Association at 30 cents per cubic foot . 
No material for monuments or stone work will be received 
at the cemetery unless all that is necessary for its completion is 
ready for delivery at the time. The material for monuments 
can in no case be on the ground longer than is actually necessary 
for the purpose of erection. 
No stone steps will be allowed in any part of the cemetery. 
No gravel walks will be allowed in any part of the ceme- 
tery. 
Only one flower bed will be allowed on lots that contain less 
than three hundred square feet of ground. 
All vases that are not filled with flowers by the ist of [uly 
each year, will be removed from the lot and taken to the tool 
house. 
Small toy houses, wire arches, wooden trellis, glass globes, 
tripods, shells, toys, and like objects, are considered injurious 
to the beauty, dignity and repose of the cemetery, and the 
Trustees recommend the removal by lot owners of such objects 
now there. 
•d CEMETERY REPORTS, b- 
From the Annual Report of Woodlawn Ceme- 
tery, New York, we gather that 203 monuments 
were erected in 1893, at an estimated cost of $121,- 
675, besides eight mausoleums and five side-hill 
vaults, costing $141,000. Arbor vitae hedges were 
removed from around three lots, making a total 
removed of 517, leaving only 34 lots thus enclosed. 
The report notes a steady improvement in monu- 
mental work. Attention is called to the practice 
of erecting a “half” tent upon the lot and laying 
matting around the grave on lots, when interments 
are made. 
A new Receiving tomb has been erected, ad- 
joining the old one, containing 157 catacombs, 
built of stone quarried from the grounds. The in- 
terior walls are covered with hygienic cement. 
Cost, $12,880.96. 
The cemetery contains 157 acres of graded 
ground; 10.8 miles of drains, and 9.4 miles of gravel 
and macadam roads. 
The total receipts for the year amounted to 
$174,629.33, of which $152,878.51 was for lots, 
graves and receiving tomb fees. The expenditures 
were $160,232.09, which includes $28,050.00 paid 
for salaries. 
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, S. C., has re- 
cently rendered its report for the year ending May 
31st, 1894. This cemetery suffered very severe 
damage by the cyclone of last August, necessitating 
an outlay of five thousand dollars for repairs, which 
are being rapidly carried out. Since the cemetery 
was opened in 1850, twenty-one hundred lots have 
been sold, and eight thousand, two hundred and 
seventy-five interments made, with total receipts of 
$165,000. The Permanent fund now amounted to 
$32,000. T he Perpetual Care fund now amounts 
to $20,000, and is constantly increasing, showing it 
to be a growing idea in the community. 
Beyond the outlay for repairs, the cemetery is 
in a prosperous condition. 
