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050 4 _aRA
100 1 _aTaylor, Joseph,
_d1762?-1844
245 1 4 _aThe danger of premature interment
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-10-31
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1815
653 _aFuneral rites and ceremonies
653 _aBurial, Premature
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/dangerofprematur00tayl
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71993
999 _c112719
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