The Portland daily press., 1882-03-27
HUMANITY TO DUMB ANIMALS.
Mr.. George T. Angeles Lecture at High
Street Church.

| High street church was filled with large
| congregation last evening, who came to lister
to Mr.. George T. Angeles eloquent plea fol
humanity to dumb animals. Rev. W. FL. Fenn
pastor of the church, conducted the prelimina-
ry services, and on the platform we noticed
Rev. Asa Dalton of st. Stephens charch, Rev.
Mr.. Alger of Park street, Rev. DIR. Seward OF
Plymouth church, Charles Mclaughlin, Esq,
President Portland Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, and several other gen.
tlemen of prominence.
After the usual services Mr.. Angel was in
trodueed. He is President of the Massachu-
sets Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals chairman of the executive committee
of the National Humane Society, and director
of the American Social Science Association,
and came to deliver this lecture here on inyi-
tation of the Portland society.
The following is an abstract of his exceed
ingly interesting and valuable lectures
In Europe societies for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals are established in England,
Scotland, ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Germa-
ny, Austria, Russia, France, Spain, Switzer-
land and Italy. AT their head are some Of the
most eminent men and women of the age. In
this country sixteen years ago there was not
single society for the protection of animals,
and probably not one effective law. There are
now over eighty societies of adults and various
societies of youth. The first one was incorpor-
ated in the city of New York, April TO- 1866.
"The Massachusetts, society was organized in
1868. AT that time there was not to my knowl-
edge" continued Mr.. Angel, ga single water
ing trough in Boston where thirsty horse
oould ind Now wa m foil of
iron and troughs of stone. When we began it
may properly be said there was no protection
for animals in Massachusetts,. Now the society
has about 450 agents-one in almost every
town-and a law making the penalty for abnse
of animals $3.50 fine or years imprisonment.
On the start the city government OF Boston
placed under my orders seventeen policemen,
for three weeks, to canvass the entire city for
funds. In this way, and from the gifts OF
prominent citizens, who became members OF
the society, it obtained about $4,000. Since
then the sources of income have been member
ships, donations, legacies, fines in cases prose
cuted by its agents. and two fairs managed by
the ladies of Massachusetts, which paid the
society profit Of nearly $50, 000."
The speaker next referred to the cruelties
which animals suffer in the course of transpor-
tation, whereby they become diseased and
cause sickness and death to those who consume
them for food. In some continental European
cities, and by the Jews everywhere, animals
killed. IOT lUOu arc ftQulfOu W 10 iuspOCbcu,
both before and after they are killed, ana if
the slightest trace of disease is found, their
meat is condemned and destroyed. In this
country meats condemned by the jews are
turned over to the Christian. 1t has been as
certained from statistics gathered in France,
Algeria and Prussia that Jews have, on an av-
erage, about five years longer life than Chris
tians; that they have less disease, and very
rarely have scrofula. These facts are attrib-
uted, by writers on the subject to their ex-
10 NaksA $50 taT~ u%1
Another reason why animals needed protec-
ton, aside from this one OF sanitary condition,
was because multtudes are slaughtered in this
country every year for food by methods most
barbarous and which endanger public health
also. How are animals slaughtered? Some
times the half-starved cattle are driven by
men in the bloody slaughter houses by sharp
spike poles, their eyes put out so they will go
easier; sometimes leg is broken or chopped
off; sometimes they are struck many times be-
fore they are killed Every animal can be
slaughtered without foreknowledge,
and without pain, and ought to be.
1t has been found that not only in
the case of cattle, but OF chickens and
fish even, if killed unexpectedly and quickly,
the food is much more wholesome. Ihe horse
and the dog, the noblest OF mans brute friends
came in for touching share OF eulogy, the
cruelty of vivisection being especially dwelt
upon The remedies for all these wrongs are
laws and humane education. Laws are OF lit
tie use if there is no one interested TO see them
enforced The most important kind of hui
name education is that which, commencing in
childhood, is taught through facts in natural
history; by pictures, songs, recitations by chill
dren, prizes for compositions, humane instruc-
ton in Schools Sunday schools and homes, and
which tends to make those who would other
wise become cruel land perhaps criminal) mer-
ciful and humane. There is not, IN the achote
range of human thought a better method to
stag the alarming groach Of crime among the
youthful classes than By teaching them Kind
ness to animals. The time is surely coming
when Sunday schools will find that there is no
better way of teaching children to love their
Father in heaven than by teaching them to
love and do acts of kindness to his creatures
.on earth. This teaching has been tried an Faro
peon schools, and as statistics furnished from
France and England Sholo, aUith the most graf
Jyi7ag results.
The opinion of the lecturer was given to the
effect that in Europe animals are treated much
better than with us. Horses are there driven
without check-rein or binders; draft horses
are rarely overweighted; those horses wounded
in battle are Immediately put out of their mis-
cry. There are also in Europe hospitals and
homes for dogs and cats, and in India large
hospitals are erected for the care OF sick ami
mails.
In this connection Mr.. Angel spoke of the
hundreds of societies of youth and children
now formed in the schools of England, France.
Germany and other European countries, to
protect animals Also of the prizes given in
the schools for best com positions on the sub
ject, and the great progress that this work of
humane education is now making in other
countries.
There is one more reason for teaching kind
ness to animals. 1t makes everybody happier.
There is no man, or child, or woman, however
poor or neglected, that may not be made hap
pier and better by the love of these lower crea-
lures, poorer STILL The horse that can only
plead with his eyes for mercy, and the dog that
will not desert his master, though only blind
beggar in the street, to follow king to his pal
ace keep sunshine in many human heart.
where otherwise would be only darkness.
At the close of the lecture the audience dis
persed The music during the evening was
very fine, and elected general commentator.
Miss O'Brien presided at the organ, and played
an Organ Voluntary by Beethoven, and Re-
Spouse most effectively. The choir OF the
church, Misses Webster and Bryant, Messrs.
Hall and Follansbee, sung Warren's anthem,
"Jubilate,'' and hymn by Kotzschmar with
GREAT taste and ex preSSion