, 1875-12-24

disposition to accord to tho ospenmentess all
neccBsary liccnss. And this lesnho. a1siunk re-
slopA. ~ coneelse to saclnde ali rropcrly-cnn-
Quoted experiments BY competent persons in tho
1ue of or.gital stHearel1. When 1t III broadeued
to ncIndo nor sertficatons OF old facts, already
observed again atrl anaiD, I haTo MI urgent
ec, 70 tint II ovcrAtepa jt.H1liiaLlo limits.
Tho books arc full Of these ext erttn"nts. so
tcnlnr-nehrte1 rcrBouA cai, rcnd any of tao
standard tfeatlsoH On E!lvanloGy w!tt1ut Icing
tlla. wl.lrll animals laro suffered ii tho
''cn,so Ut bcionce." aud tllero il 10
gentle rnul ri nnblurtcd ac,,ssbiIitte4 Int Will
feel ItnI.ol to cry hat: "Mesr1elrs SciensirLa.
Tho thing IL dnne tho facts ato ossa!,'l1l!e3
let liz nsit'zo t'uni for human gool II. bert We
E,nv Eut Ist us rn1errtand that it is done once
for all. Lot II eud hcYe. What C'n@ho bernard
lnnocent1y did cannot 10 innoccnt1v repeated TO-
day, with no bo.ses n0lec: than adding eclat 10
luctare, OF gratifying tho morbid CURIOSITY Of
students In ibe nit!a:ory stage Of their ht'I1icR"
1lIrro hepptyteH sTe mt, probably. oil OF then,,
g4fted With genins. Should Tho divine n.I'arK
cAanco to exist In any ORG OF them, l.o IL iy
70 iaeans really tor original Investigation ~ yet
Wien yearh u n"a.duous Study have qualified
l,1n for this, 1t Will 10 quite time enough for linn
to samper viii, animal ttsllllIlles, Or with that
mysterious thing called life. which he can y,
EARLY tnkn nwAr, hut which is. n!iko with Ills
own, tho rirt ii Col IN Tho noor, dumb creature
WIN lies wElthIng before ht,n. tusi! then TO
cat we'll afford to take tue word OF Huch scion
lists M Cia,iao lIornrsd a.l'1 l,is cnnfrcres.
Meantime. r:SiHectlon, or tile tortneo and de-
Etruction of animals. befnre an ordinary class. is
a CcaI, Establishment quite Unworthy OF tt tnch-
ri and prInls, and hhLo tlctupra!lzinE to both.
TO say thai 1t etts,sefycs any valuable scientific
lalfj,osc, is tim rccrcnt ani 1ll1naert pretext.
That It has my practical t,tE'lty, will not bc pro.
funded by any cumpetent witnesf. 1t IL simply
On level with any spectacular performance i'd
dressed to cOarEe ttatfA.
Sumo of us az hare said. .nupnoaea thsa
frHt t,a MI oua4 n,,t xx,f
women car RIt for nercral hours calmly watching
tbs aEonlcs vi haf-lt2sn poisoned rabbits;
when girl In her tWentles chaertuy contrib
u:ca cat to tho "canso Of Science" hecauro
slo wants to eec how tho blood will look nnder
the microscope when II hna been poisoned (''Do
you know how It looks N,fore it il }','soneti -
WAS asked. ''Wolt, mol y; when tcachsr re-
quest her puriB to "prchent1" any 1natertnl slat
| declare themselves ready to no 'pro',end guy
pat dog or kitten tiat may etrav into THAR duly
| path. it would kecsa TINT tho Wno!u lugssluu
needs TO bc rcottensl.
Several collateral questions nro nfso suggest
cd: Whether tho civilization which permits
such tLHGs ID sltogethor successf Whether
| American women nre really III much In advance
/ OF thoso Roman women vim HaT tho Christians
torn to plecoA by wild boaats iu tho amphithea-
trc, with Fatiafactton; or those feminine lovors
Of Spanish bull-hYhss who hayo long been tho
! wondor and Bcostl u tho wnr1df Whether thu
Josse rotncroys and kansns Bonders aru such
rsSca0lUHtcAl H1du8tro4ltlta as VIC Hlfe pea1el
| oursalyes by bulieytngS Whether religion may
not have btlsled itself With dpsua, to the neglect
| OF 1nen'B-and wonleAs-haatts Whether this
il OF necessity tho. aud tho only. scientific
method? NhetLcr, II il be 70. VIC can afford to
Aaso Our 5oung glrta trained III 1t: Whether. in
tho new era Of woman1y development and aciy-
isr. tho idoai woman Of the puotH and Of all true
loastoa men, like Toupysou's maiden, wslore
| blue
| t]row tender over drowning alts;
! or liko Suu!lev's
I.sdy, The wonder Of tier Kind.
! whose step
| seemed to pity the gras, It rrc.t,
| Vld who, from that wonderful garden.
| All Killing things Aud nnawIug worms.
And tsugs Of obarrue uIl uA!urcly {uFms,
| jiuEU an d basket Of IAdau wonf
| 1u.o thu rough woods sar aloot.-
| III ba-kes of Braescs an1 Wild foNsrs fnft,
| The freshest her gentle hanta could pAM
| Fur tho poor, bar,tbbe1 tneects, wlIpau tutant,
| Although they did i'll, wus iunoceui-
| in utterly a1.i forever 10 die out Of the world
| And whether men vii! be eager 10 deposo The
old, swect IDEAL and takr her modern subseitutt
| to lhelr leorts and homes? And whether. Il
they do, We shall DO likely to celebrate Chrat1nne
| = Euudtpd yearY hence? A. IL. IL.