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Show THERE HAS BEEN OF LATE YEARS a sort of crusade preached against extravagance at funerals; and it would seem to have had some effect, for there is a disposition to let the other side be heard. By the other side we do not mean the corpse, but those who think differently on the subject. A New York religious newspaper received not long since a communication opposing the "stinginess which keeps relatives and friends from the grave and which would reduce the funeral services to the most barren rites." An investigation of the writer's address in the directory showed that he was an undertaker. |