Excerpt from A Quartercentury of Cremation in North America Seeing that the matter embodied herein consti tutes merely a report of progress, as set forth in the title-page, a preface thereto does not seem to be demanded; and I should omit this customary intro duction, were it not that a medium is thus provided for an acknowledgment of the courtesies received while collecting the ingredients. In but one instance has there been exhibited a trace of reservation, and this in the Union's largest city. Wherever else infor mation has been sought, whether west or east of the Atlantic, it has been rendered freely and fully. In deed, the greatest difficulty encountered has been to select, from the riches obtained, that which could be brought within the compass of the projected compila tion. Those to whom I am indebted are so many that I dare not try to name them, lest one should be by chance omitted. I can only, in this. Impersonal way, express my thanks to each and all, and hope. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.