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PARK AND CEMETERY. 
9 
Keceiving Tomb 
Kjvei^ Dend Qemete^t 
Designed and erected by 
Tie Smith Geanite Qo. 
Westz^ly, r^. I. 
RECEIVING VAULTS FOR SMALL CEMETERIES. 
Receiving vaults are becoming an indispensable 
adjunct in all cemeteries, and even in the smaller 
burial grounds the convenience of a vault in which 
to hold bodies until interment is made are greatly 
appreciated. 
The illustrations above give some details of a 
small structure which includes the latest experience 
in ventilation and drainage. The neglect of these 
all-important factors, from want of knowledge 
perhaps, created aversion to the receiving vault in 
former days, and it is well known that a few years 
ago some of the vaults, even in our finest ceme- 
teries, were dangerous menaces to the health of 
those entering them, from lack of proper provision 
for ventilation. A receiving vault, properly con- 
structed, should be both permanent, dry within, 
and have a constant flow of pure air. 
