The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-06-07

title Of Doctor o! Medicine, q point in
physiology that could have been
equally well explained witout such
sacrifice We nave been cut, burned,
subjected to violent shocks OF elec-
tricity; starved TO death, 10 prove
that butter and sugar will not sustain
life Tor heightened period. we have
had tubes sewn into our stomaebs,
and our gastric juice drained of, TO
give the physiological chemist an op-
pOrtunity 10 analyZs It. We have
had our intestines tied, and our kid
neys extirpated, 70 make or freak the
wild fancy OF an empty t5eOrist, and
then been killed 10 show the manner
|, in which Rochelle salts acted. We
have had our nerves cut out by the
inch, to demonstrate tue reproduction
OF nerve tissue. Our legs have been
broken and allowed to unite at all
sorts OF angles t0 show the nature Of
bony union, and the manner in which
fractures united. III fact, doctors,
medical students, and men Of science
I have taken from Us the life God gave
Us, and, when not doing that, have
taken awsy the pleasure OF living,
which is life itself 1t Is bad enough
to back and mutilate the dead, fash
Toned in the image Of their maker,
but worse, to torment and kill poor
animals that cannot help themselves.
You hurt US did you not hear US cry
out
"Within the past year, you too,
have been our prosecutor and de-
. ] aUnA - - rrf-F 70, rafo1sofa
upcn you. Upon those men whom
we obtain we try all manner OF physi-
illogical experiments, being guided in
our cruelty by the old law. IAN eye
for and eve aud a tooth for . tooth,'
The rabbit whose kidneys you re-
moved net long since, and who died
in the most intense agony, is here.
He shall name the kind of experiment.
We will try upon you. Rabbit, step
! forward and name his fate"
wss hOrrified beyond measure. l
could not speak. | could not beg,
Now I saw it all. bat too late
An old gray beard came forward
and handed paper t. him Of the
scarlet cap. Having read it carefully,
he addressed the assembly with ::
Brethren, it is the will of our friend
and fellow-suflerer, so mereilessly
butchered by this human being, that
both his legs be broken at the thighs,
aud that he be then poisoned with
strychnia, in order that we may try
our new antidote upon him. Nicotis,
the active principle of tobacco, as you
know, is a deadly poison, and has
heretofore found no place in the cata-
logue OF useful drugs. A physician 10
Germany has lately been using it as
an efficient antidote in strychDial
| poisoning. We can test fhe truth of
his statements by careful expert
nent on this young man, and with
both pleasure and profit to our
Selves"
"HonOred President and brethren"
said an old man, rising from his seat
"I am the dog into whose stomach
this mortal put silver tube, by cut
ting through my abdominal walls.
He let it remain there for months,
draining away my gastric juice, day
by day, starving or overlooking me at
his pleasure. / speak Of these things,
not to show you what have suffered,
but to let you see that l am not
biased in what ] am about TO say, by
any desire to mitigate this mans suf- |
ferings. The success OF our antidOts |
experiment will, in a great measure,
depend upon u perfectly fresh and
quiescent state of the system. Break |
ing his legs will give rise to a certain |
amount OF nervous shock and after /
fever, and will render the experiment, |
if not failure, certainly less satis- |
factory and conclusive. Therefore, / !
suggest that we proceed first with tie |
poisoning, and break the legs after
ward"
Victim IS l was, doomed to almost |
certain death, / could not but admire |
the thoroughly scientific manner in |
which the old man Tor dog had |
spoken. The vote Of the assembly |
being called for, they unanimously |
agreed with the last speaker. 1t was |
decided then to poison me with |
stTychnine. Great God it was too |
much it was too hard. / would not |
submit to it. 1 would spit the medi- |
cine in their faces. / would starve to |
death rather than satisfy the fiends. |
Oh If had never studied medicine, |
or if had only staid away from that |
cursed lake But no it was too late |
too late. My eyes were dry, glazed |
and burning, like GOALS OF fire. Per- |
hsps they would throw pepper in
them and collect the tears for ansIy-
sis. Thus ran my thoughts.
The President mOtiOned TO an old /
man, who proved to be the druggist. |
He came forward and held glass to |
my lips. struggled to turn my head |
aside. It was useless. He poured the !
liquid into my mouth and tilted my
head back, trying to make me swal-
low it. With fierce effort spat it |
out, full in his face. An hR hsd |
the advantage of them. They could /
not make me swallow it
The enrsged druggist struck me in
the face, and, glaring angIily at me,
replenished the glass. He held my
nose and tried to make me swallow
the accursed fluid. Again I spat it /
out. A murmur of surprise and dis
satisfaction went round. Iheg were
baffied Perdition That crafty, sci
entific dog again rose to speak.
Honorable President, suggest that
it be given him by the hypodermic
syringe"
Great Heavens l had not thought
of that Surely could no longer help
myself. It was useless to fight
against my fate. The druggist
brought little syringe about three
inches in length. As nozzle it bad
q golden needle perforated. Putting
the hollow needle into a fresh sOlu-
ton of strychnine he drew the syringe
full, and, piercing the skin OF my arm
with the golden needle, pushed in the
Injection. / was furious with pain
and rage; yet l could not move. The
mysterious varnish of glue kept me
immOvRble. I struggled in my mind
but no movement Of my limbs an
swered the effort of my will. The
sensation was something terrible.
God pity the paralyZed
The solution of stTychnia must have
been very powerful one, for in q few
moments | felt it tingling through my
veins. My head began to ache and
thrOb my bones seemed to be grind
ing against each other; my breath
came short and quick my heart
seemed in q wise spots danced before
my eyes sudden tremOr shook my
frame then a cOnvulsive agony, and
the glue fell scaling to the floor.
With ehattering teeth l prayed for
death, but they laughed at and
Knocked me. The lights in the room
became blurred and misty, and SEEM
ed to be dancing about madiy the
faces Of the old men began to grow
more and more distant, and my body,
but moment before stiff ard immo-
vable, twisted about and distorted
with the most hideOus cOnvllsiOns.
Then blank.
When 1 Tegained consciousness
there was the taste of nicotine in my
mouth, my limbs were, Oh, so sore,
and my head seemed throbbing re-
sponses to q trip-hemmer. Then l
heard voices. st first they sounded
distant and unintsliigible. Then
they became more distinct, and l
could understand what was said.
"A wonderful success" said one.
Excellent" said another.
"Didh't enjoy it much" said
third, chuekiing, .
"He will appreciate how we felt
when the doctors and Psychologists
were tOrturing Us" remarked a
fourth.
"I hope tie fool ISN'T dead,U chari-