02191cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500380014526400510018330000470023433600260028133700260030733800360033350000310036950801970040052010590059753400680165665300330172465300220175785600550177985600430183471993UtSlPG20260610134650.0mcr n260607r20231815utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRA1 aTaylor, Joseph,d1762?-184414aThe danger of premature interment 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-10-31  aAaron Adrignola, Gísli Valgeirsson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"The Danger of Premature Interment" by Joseph Taylor is a medical treatise written in the early 19th century. The work addresses the alarming phenomenon of premature burial, presenting numerous historical anecdotes and cases where individuals were mistakenly declared dead but later revived. The author aims to raise awareness about the importance of proper examination before interment to prevent such grave mistakes.  The opening of the book sets a grim tone as Taylor reflects on the horror of being buried alive, emphasizing the necessity of caution in determining death. He shares poignant accounts from history, illustrating instances when individuals were misjudged as dead and later revived, highlighting the precariousness of life and the responsibility of the living to ensure the deceased are not hastily interred. His argument is supported by a blend of medical advice and cultural practices surrounding death and burial, laying a foundation for the discussions that follow throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1815  aFuneral rites and ceremonies  aBurial, Premature4 uhttps://archive.org/details/dangerofprematur00tayl40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71993