Premature Burial and How It May Be PreventedTebb, William
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Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented
Tebb, William
Burial, Premature
“Resolved--That it should be the duty of all Governments to pass laws
prohibiting the burial of bodies without positive proofs of death;
that the nature of these proofs should be taught in all schools and
printed in all newspapers throughout the world.”
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