THE MODERN CEMETERY. 
THE MODERN CEMETERY. 
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VoL. IV. CHICAGO, NOV. 1894. No. 9. 
CONTENTS. 
RECOMMENDATIONS W 
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND STATE REMOVALS 9 S 
»SHRUBS FOR CEMETERIES 99 
SOME CANONS OF CRITICISM loo 
REMOVAL OF BODIES FROM UNPAID LOTS.-ALL SAINTS 
DAY IN NEW ORLEANS loi 
*WOODLAWN CEMETERY, TOLEDO, 0 102 
’“CEMETERY NOTES 104 
CHINESE SANITARY BURIAL.-EXTREMES IN CEMETER- 
lES.-THE GARDEN 106 
’'A PLEA FOR THE OLD STYLE -CORRESPONDENCE.-A 
CANINE GRAVEYARD 107 
PUBLISHER'S DEPARTMENT 108 
*lllustrated. 
I N the papers which have been written and the 
discussions which have ensued in regard to im- 
provements in our cemeteries, in relation to mod- 
ern ideas on the subject, it must have been observed 
how strong the tendency is growing to promote the 
conclusion that the cemetery memorial, which has 
found expression in so much that is inappropriate, 
inartistic and disproportionate, should be subordin- 
ated to landscape effect. And it must be conceded 
that even an inspection of the many cemetery il- 
lustrations, photographic and otherwise, which this 
prolific age brings so frequently to one’s notice, 
offers such an argument in favor of the landscape 
plan that anything but an indorsement of the mod- 
ern idea would appear to be behind the times. 
It is particularly observable that this sentiment 
is at least firmly engrafting itself on the minds of 
those most closely identified with cemetery man- 
agement, where associations have naturally had 
that refining influence which most certainly leads 
up to the better appreciation of the beautiful, and 
whose mandate once understood admits of no dis- 
loyalty. 
Yet few cemetery associations have, so far, tak- 
en any steps towards imparting these advanced 
ideas to their lot owners, with a view either to an 
improvement in the character of the memorials, or 
of educating them to work harmoniously with the 
management, in order to secure a more rapid ad- 
vance along the lines of modern thought in ceme- 
tery development. It is, perhaps, forgotten that 
the constant education of the cemetery official in 
the ethics pertaining to his associations is in no 
wise parallelled by the irregular and intermittent 
attention to the same object by the lot owner. 
Experience has clearly demonstrated that it is 
imperatively the duty of cemetery officials, who 
would advance their own best interests and promote 
an enlightened taste, to educate their lot owners to 
the result desired. 
While it is true that there is considerable cur- 
rent literature treating of matters connected with 
the cemetery, it does not, as a rule, reach the lot 
holder; certainly not to the extent that can be con- 
strued as of having an educational value in the 
broader sense. It is mostly in the department of 
trade journalism. It seems to follow that the 
main source of information tending to create and 
elevate public opinion in the expanding ideas re- 
lating to the modern cemetery is the cemetery 
management. The work has become a broad 
one, needing careful thought, good judgment, 
and constant attention, for the uprooting of old 
prejudices takes time and patience. 
The course to be pursued to attain this end may 
vary according to the community and prevailing 
conditions, but the methods of the business world are 
established facts, and can always be adopted bene- 
ficially. Here the value of printer’s ink is appre- 
ciated, and is a constant medium of inter-communi- 
cation. By this medium, brief extracts from arti- 
cles which may have appeared in these columns, or 
from the printed proceedings of the meetings of the 
Cemetery Superintendent’s Association, may be 
disseminated in the form of tracts, and these will 
yield returns in a constantly increasing interest in 
the cemetery, and a more or less active co-opera- 
tion in the work of improvement. 
The fiscal year of many cemeteries is now draw- 
ing to a close, and this prompts us to suggest that 
in the printed annual reports usually distributed 
such matter as has been alluded to should be incor- 
porated therewith. But a new era is opening out 
in which the relations of the community to its cem- 
eteries promises to be entirely modified, and the 
best results will the more speedily accrue in pro- 
portion to the enlightenment mutually enjoyed. 
