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DRINKING FOUNTAIN, BLOSSOM HILL CEMETERY, 
CONCORD, N. H. 
The above illustration represents a drinking fountain pre- 
sented to the Blossnm Hill Cemetery, Concord, N. H., by ex- 
Mayor H. W. Clapp, the patentee. Mr. E. A. Moulton, the 
superintendent says it is very ornamental after the plants have 
made a good growth and exceedingly useful as giving four fau- 
cets from which to draw water. The large bowl is four feet 
across which gives room for quite a number of plants. The cost 
of the fountain was about one hundred and fifty dollars. 
Rules and Regulations. 
The following alterations in the rules of the 
Lakewood Cemetery Association, Minneapolis, 
Minn., were passed at the recent annual meeting: 
“No monument or headstone nor portion thereof, and no 
portion of any vault or tomb above ground shall be constructed 
of lime or sandstone or any artificial material.” 
“Headstones for graves will not be allowed over one foot in 
height from the surface of the ground, nor less than six inches in 
thickness, except where they are made to correspond with other 
stones already in the lot, and must be placed on foundations. 
No footstones will be allowed.” 
“No proprietor of any lot, or part of a lot, shall allow any 
interment to be made therein, of the body of any person who 
was not at the time of death, a relative of such proprietor, either 
by blood or marriage, without having first procured the written 
consent of the trustees thereto, signed by the president and sec- 
retary, and no such consent will be given by said trustees in any 
case, except upon written application therefor, signed by the 
proprietor, stating the reason for such request and distinctly de- 
claring that no remuneration whatever has been received, paid 
or promised for the privilege of such burial, and the trustees re- 
serve the right to withhold such consent whenever they shall 
deem it proper so to do.” 
In the future no mounds will be allowed over 
new graves, and as far as practicable, it is desired 
to get rid of those already existing. 
Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, O., Dec. ii, 1895. 
Editor Park and Cemetery. 
Dear Sir: We had an innovation in our cemetery on 
Dec. loth, 1895. It was the burial of the remains of a Mrs. Kumpf, 
or rather her ashes, the first we have received here of a body 
cremated in a crematorium. It was by her request that 
her body should be taken to Cincinnati, Ohio, for cremation. 
The ashes were then shipped to Columbus, and buried in the 
family lot by the side of her husband. The ashes were con- 
tained in a small tin box six by eight inches. 
John J. Stephens. 
Dec. 16, 1895. 
Editor Park and Cemetery 
Dear Sir: I find many articles in the Park and Ceme- 
tery that interest me very much. For instance, about one 
year ago I noticed an item telling how to cut frost with salt 
which 1 tried and 1 can s^y that it works like a charm. This 
winter I have cut frost 18 inches deep and find it a nice help. 
Now as this paper is instructive in many things, I 
would like to enejuire, perhaps with many others, con- 
cerning digging up the remains of persons who have died of con- 
tagious diseases. I have disinterred remains of some who have 
died of diphtheria, etc., without fear, and have never met with 
any bad results. Now I have a case on hand upon which j 
would like information from any of your readers having exper- 
ience. It is: 
Is there any danger in digging up remains of a person 
buried for 25 years that had died of small pox? 
It just occurred to me to write to you in hopes of getting 
some information in this direction, which I believe would be in- 
teresting to many superintendents. IV. R. C. 
It seems incredible that any danger could possibly attach to 
the removal of remains buried for twenty-five years; yet science 
has revealed to us wonderful things concerning disease germs 
and their vitality, that without records of experience at hand it is 
hard to make positive statements. Some of our cemetery offi- 
cials may give our correspondent light on the subject, and we 
invite their experience.— [Eds. 
Camden, N. J., Dec. 18, 1895. 
Editor Park a?id Cemetery: 
DE.A.R Sir: — Being absent from home the day my paper was 
sent for the Richmond meeting of the Assocftition of American 
Cemetery Superintendents, is the cause of two errors in same 
which kindly correct. The scoop carries 3 cubic yards instead 
of 8, and the ten foot border should be one foot. 
Geo. E. Rhedemeyer. 
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Mr. D. R. Martin, who has been for 35 years sexton of the 
Oddfellows Cemetery, at Rochester, Ind., give us the following 
as the method he adopts to secure a neat and tidy appearance 
at burials: I use a white curtain 7 yards long by 44 in. wide 
with a % in. hem on each side. Every 5 inches I sew in a in. 
brass ring on both edges, through which 1 pass X in. iron rods 
and support them on hooks on the frame around grave. I use 
a heavier rod at bottom which holds the curtain firmly down. 
The rods can be taken out and the curtain folded up in five 
minutes. In filling I never allow but one man to fill while one 
tamps with a heavy tamper, and this well done, prevents water 
from running into the grave. 
Association of American Cemetery Snperintendents. 
O. C. SIMONES. "Graceland,” Chicago. President. 
G. W. CREESY/'Harmony Grove,” Salem. Maes., Vice-President. 
F. EURIOH, WoodlawD, Toledo, O., Secretary and Treasurer 
The Tenth Annual Convention will be held at St, Louis,, 
date to be announced later. 
