Note 196 — Chapter VI
Reading edition
In case any reader would like to compare the above results with those derived from the cremation of the lower animals, I append the following recent instances variously treated.
Place ofSubjectWeight ofWeight ofTimeAuthority
cremation corpseashesoccupied
lbs.lbs.min.
Milandog22·501·85—Dr. Polli
""42·752·12120"
"two dogs532360Dr. Teruzzi
Londonpig471·7525Sir H. Thompson
""144450"
Birmingham"227555"
Dresdenhorse20216—Dr. Reclam
""46023240"
The cost for fuel, in even this last huge experiment, did not exceed 4s.