Hints on the Subject of Interments Within the City of Philadelphia

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Excerpt from Hints on the Subject of Interments Within the City of Philadelphia: Addressed to the Serious Consideration of the Members of Councils, Commissioners of the Districts, and Citizens GenerallyThe subject of interments within the populous parts of the city of New York, having been a very interesting one during the residence of the publisher of the following pages in that place, his mind was led to re¿ect on its injurious effects, and to desire that the facts then elicited, should be more extensively promulgated. After removing to Philadelphia, and becoming a permanent resident there, he frequently expressed his opin ion to many prominent and intelligent citizens, who all agreed with him in thinking the topic deserved attention. He now, therefore takes the liberty of circulating this pamphlet in the sincere hope that it may become the humble means of awak ening the public mind to a most important and interesting consideration. Lest it might be supposed that he has pecun iary motives in the publication, he begs distinctly to state, that he has no interest whatever in any grave yard, cemetery, or church ground - that he is solely prompted thereto by a desire to impress his fellow citizens with the danger to their health as well as to the health of posterity by the present mode of in termentfi' After full consideration, the councils of New York prohibited burials within the city in 1823, under heavy penalties, that this may be soon the result in all our popu lous cities is the desire of Arrxcus.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.