APPENDIX דינים LAWS, RITES AND CEREMONIES CONCERNING THE DYING AND THE DEAD AND THE USAGES OF MOURNING ARRANGED BY REV. DR. BARNETT A. ELZAS BPQ NEW YORK BLOCH PUBLISHING COMPANY "The Jewish Book Concern" ANDOVER-HARVARD OCT 30 1918 HARVARD H45552 Copyright, 1915, by BLOCH PUBLISHING COMPANY New York דינים LAWS, RITES AND CEREMONIES CONCERNING THE DYING AND THE DEAD CONCERNING THE DYING It is strictly prohibited to hasten the death of a dying man by removing him from one place to another, or by taking from under him the bed, or any other thing upon which he lies; or to place anything beneath him, even though the death-struggle be prolonged thereby. It is likewise prohibited to administer medicine or other treatment, when the patient is manifestly beyond human aid, One may, however, give him a little water, if by word or sign he asks for it. Anything that cleaves to the body, such as a plaster, must not be removed. Anything that sticks to the lips may be gently wiped off, but not scraped off. A limb hanging out of the bed may be gently replaced. In the last moments, loud weeping should not be indulged in, lest the death-struggle be made harder; nor should reference be made to preparations for the funeral, in the presence of the dying, lest the anguish of death be increased. |