The quantity of ashes left from a body of average weight has been foretold by Sir Henry Thompson almost to the fraction of a pound. There is no doubt whatever also that the time named by him as sufficient for entire reduction will be borne out in practice. As regards the cost of cremation, Sir Henry is most assuredly correct in lauding its economy over interment. The cost of the fuel expended during the last three cremations in Germany did not exceed 3_s._, plus of course the percentage to be charged for attendance, and for the use of the apparatus, which latter would be trifling were it in constant use. When the clerical fees and all the costs of conveyance, &c., are added thereto, the whole sum would not necessarily exceed that of a seventh-class funeral in London.[191] [191] About 6_l._ +------------+-------+---+----+------+----------+-------+-----+-----------+ | Place | | | |Weight| Weight of| Cost |Time | | | of | Date |Sex|Age | of | ashes of | of | of | Authority | | cremation | | | | body,| body | fuel |crem-| | | | | | | about| | |ation| | +------------+-------+---+----+------+----------+-------+-----+-----------+ | | | | | lbs. | lbs. |_s_ _d_|min. | | |Padua |Mar.10,| F | 35 | 116 | 6 | -- | -- |Brunetti | | | 1869 | | | | | | | | | " |Jan.20,| M | 45 | 99 | 3·06 | -- | -- | " | | | 1870 | | | | | | | | | "[192] |May15, | " | 50 | 90 | 4·06 | 2 4 | 85 | " | | | 1870 | | | | | | | | |Breslau[193]|Sep.22,| F |aged| 70 | 3·00 | 3 0 | 70 |'Tageblatt'| | | 1874 | | | | | | | | |Dresden[194]|Oct.9, | " | 26 | -- | 3·75 | -- | 75 |F. Siemens | | | 1874 | | | | | | | | |Same |Nov.6, | " | 23 | -- |6 lbs. | -- | 78 | " | |apparatus[195]| 1874| | | |(with wood| | | | | | | | | | coffin) | | | | +------------+-------+---+----+------+----------+-------+-----+-----------+ The above Table represents the details of six recent human cremations.[196] [192] Three other experiments were made upon human remains by Dr. Brunetti, with nearly similar results. [193] An emaciated corpse from the town hospital. [194] Wife of an English baronet. [195] Wife of a South German physician. [196] In case any reader would like to compare the above results with those derived from the cremation of the lower animals, I append the following recent instances variously treated.