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245	1	0	_aChambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 717, September 22, 1877
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2015
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2015-08-25
508			_aProduced by Susan Skinner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520			_a"Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 717, September" is a periodical publication featuring essays and articles on diverse topics, including literature, science, and societal issues, which likely reflects the intellectual climate of the late 19th century. This edition opens with an exploration of burial eccentricities, presenting a range of quirky and sometimes humorous practices surrounding death and burial across different cultures and historical periods. At the start of this issue, the author discusses various unusual burial practices, such as Mr. Wilkinson's iron coffin and the eccentricities of individuals like the Rev. John Pomeroy who opted for granite coffins. The narrative captures the whimsy and idiosyncratic nature of human customs in dealing with death, showcasing anecdotes of people who took personal control over their funerary arrangements, from using coffins as storage for tools to being buried standing up. The opening sets a tone of curiosity and amusement as it delves into how diverse cultural approaches can shape the concept of burial. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aPeriodicals
700	1		_aChambers, Robert, _d1802-1871
700	1		_aChambers, William, _d1800-1883
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49781
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