Project Gutenberg 2023-10-31 Public domain in the USA. 232 Taylor, Joseph 1761 1844 Taylor, J. (Joseph) The danger of premature interment : $b Proved from many remarkable instances of people who have recovered after being laid out for dead, and of others entombed alive, for want of being properly examined prior to interment $aLondon :$bW. Simpkin and R. Marshall, $c1815, pubdate 1816. Aaron Adrignola, Gísli Valgeirsson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Danger of Premature Interment" by Joseph Taylor is a medical treatise written in the early 19th century. The work addresses the alarming phenomenon of premature burial, presenting numerous historical anecdotes and cases where individuals were mistakenly declared dead but later revived. The author aims to raise awareness about the importance of proper examination before interment to prevent such grave mistakes. The opening of the book sets a grim tone as Taylor reflects on the horror of being buried alive, emphasizing the necessity of caution in determining death. He shares poignant accounts from history, illustrating instances when individuals were misjudged as dead and later revived, highlighting the precariousness of life and the responsibility of the living to ensure the deceased are not hastily interred. His argument is supported by a blend of medical advice and cultural practices surrounding death and burial, laying a foundation for the discussions that follow throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/dangerofprematur00tayl 20230820185323taylor 1815 gb Reading ease score: 55.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Funeral rites and ceremonies Burial, Premature RA Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Health & Medicine Category: Psychiatry/Psychology 223816 2025-09-28T11:46:54.728497 text/html 197767 2023-11-06T22:06:42 text/html 564770 2025-09-28T11:46:59.830481 application/epub+zip 561553 2025-09-28T11:46:56.234456 application/epub+zip 254731 2025-09-28T11:46:55.363455 application/epub+zip 1015103 2025-09-28T11:47:02.587475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 993094 2025-09-28T11:46:59.166450 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193569 2025-09-28T11:46:54.391565 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 173481 2023-11-06T22:06:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16058 2025-09-28T11:47:02.722437 application/rdf+xml 21329 2025-09-28T11:46:55.658460 image/jpeg 3118 2025-09-28T11:46:55.508455 image/jpeg 925628 2025-09-28T11:46:54.756467 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog