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<\/a>\nRoman wooden coffin<\/em><\/p>\n
Traditionally, bodies went on display for at least two days before burial, so that mourners could pay their last respects, and the important practice of ‘watching’, also derived from ancient Jewish ritual, might be observed. ‘Watching’ also seemed to develop from a natural reluctance to leave the dead person to whom so much care had been devoted during their final hours.\u00a0 [Just a wild guess, but maybe ‘watching’ also derived from a natural reluctance to bury people alive? – DeSpair]<\/em><\/p>\n Culled from: Necropolis: London and Its Dead<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A female patient with unilateral ichthyosis, covering her abdomen, shoulders, neck, elbow, hand and thigh.<\/p>\n Culled from: The Sick Rose<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is the continuation of the 1864 diary of Andersonville prisoner Private George A. Hitchcock (see the\u00a0archived version<\/a>\u00a0for all entries up until now).<\/p>\n Here\u2019s today\u2019s entry:<\/p>\n June 25th. <\/strong>Very hot. Rations of raw meal and meat, but no wood to cook them with, so we eat our meat raw. I had a good wash at the creek to-day, though without soap. Rows in camp are increasing, and it presents a scene like a second Babel.<\/p>\nVintage Medical Illustration Du Jour!<\/h3>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAndersonville Prisoner Diary Entry Du Jour!<\/h3>\n