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The danger of premature interment

Chapter 50: Transcriber’s Notes
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This compilation assembles historical instances of people who recovered after being declared dead and of individuals entombed alive, using contemporary reports to warn about early burial. It surveys burial customs of ancient societies, describes sepulchral devices such as ever-burning lamps and mausoleums, and critiques crowded churchyards and in‑church burials as hazards. It offers practical recommendations for verifying death, maintaining registers and grave numbering, and urges families and caregivers to exercise careful examination and restraint at dying moments to prevent tragic errors. The tone blends moral appeal, medical testimony, and administrative proposals.

Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious punctuation errors have been corrected.

Page 13: “towards the large vesse” changed to “towards the large vessels”

Page 23: “and immedaitely” changed to “and immediately”

Page 35: “Remarkable Rescuscitation” changed to “Remarkable Resuscitation”

Page 42: “the generou sfriend” changed to “the generous friend”

Page 80: “the means recommeuded” changed to “the means recommemded”

Page 96: “cometaries in populous” changed to “cemeteries in populous”

Page 97: “offensive cemetry” changed to “offensive cemetery”

Page 102: “of the the living” changed to “of the living”

Page 105: “heavier hant air” changed to “heavier than air” “died convuled” changed to “died convulsed”

Page 108: “ormidable enemy” changed to “formidable enemy”

Page 118: “convenience of out funerals” changed to “convenience of our funerals”

Page 138: “the view of of” changed to “the view of”