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Funeral Etiquette #1. Dress the Deceased Simply #2. Use Flowers Sparingly Prevent Burying a Loved One Alive Since there are no reliable methods for determining death and since new chemical and industrial methods of putting people in comas are multiplying in society, the fear of burial alive is very real. There have been reports of corpses exhumed with hair an nails grown long and fingernail scratches in the coffin lid. The reader is directed to a recently patented imporved burial case. The nature of this invention consists in placing on the lid of the coffin, and directly over the face of the body laid therein, a square tube, which extends from the coffing up through and over the surface of the grave, and said tupe containing a ladder and a cord, one end of said cord being placed in the hand of the person laid in the coffin and the other so that, should a person be interred before life is extinct, he can, on recovery to consciousness, ascend from the grave and the coffin by the ladder, or, if not able to ascend by said ladder, ring the bell, thereby giving an alarm and thus save himself from premature burial and death. And, if on inspection, life is extinct, the tube is withdrawn, the sliding door closed, and the tube used for a similar purpose Back to 19th Century Women Back to Home Page | Email Me! | Copyright 1999-2006 | Privacy Policy | Ask a Question |
 Keeping Hearth & Home in Old Massachusetts: A Practical Primer for Everyday Living...Keeping Hearth & Home in Old Massachusetts is a "how-to" book, but not for you. Drawn from a wealth of authentic Victorian-era books and magazines, it is like the book your great- or great-great grandmother might have read at age 17 to prepare herself for the etiquette of courting, to learn how to conduct herself in public, and to learn what would be required of her during marriage. Later, she might have read the same book through all over again, for ideas about how to arrange the parlor and how to direct her children's playtime. So welcome to the family household in old Massachusetts. Come indoors, pull up a fireside rocker, and discover how the everyday rituals of a bustling nineteenth-century home can bring history to life more vividly than ever. (5 1/4 x 7 1/4, 240 pages, illustrations, recipes) Under $15.00 A Great book to have for your Collection...Only 4 Copies Left! A Widow should be in morning for 18 months. She must be dressed in black, of a dead hue , not a lively blue black. The Widow's veil is made out of black crepe and is worn very long. Mourning Period for Parents is one year.. A veil is worn, but not over the face as the Widow's veil. Mouring for a sibling, stepparents, or grandparents is almost the same as for your parents, but the mourning period can be shorter Mourning for an aunt or uncle is 3 months Wives and husbands wear mourning for the relatives of their spouses. Morning for children would be nine months Find this information interesting? There is much more to Mourning Facts...And, lot's of great information about life in the 1800's. In a book called "Keeping Hearth and Home in Old Massachusetts" Click on the picture of the book below to order! You will be happy you did..
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