Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1894 — Progress of Cremation. [ARTICLE]

Progress of Cremation.

'There are now thirty-nine crematories in various parts of tho world. Italy has twentv-three, America has ten, while England, Germany, France, Switzerland, Denmark and SwcdewT have one each. In Italy there were two cremations in 1876; the number rose to fifteen iu 1877, and in 1888 the number was 226. Since 1876. 1,177 cremations have taken place in Italy, while the combined numbers from all other countries brings the total only to 1,269.