The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-08-19
Methods Of and Reasons for the Practice
OF ViyiSectiOn,


'ectlng purposes?"
Most any kind is good, but short
halred animals are the easiest and clean
est to work on"
do you place them under the infu-
ence of n9sthetics?n
"Generally we do, but occasionally we
90 not find it necessary. We strap them
III this rack and we've got 'em and can
DIS any work on them we want to-"
The rack referred to is a trough-shaped
b?N with its sides perforated with holes
aoout half an inch in size, and through
These holes are bits of rope. The dog is
placed on its back in the trough and then
by means of ropes its legs, body and
mead are pinioned to the sides of the
trough. A rope loop around the mouth
Is fastened to the end of the trough and
the dog is ready to be operated upon.
"ls it necessary in the interests Of
humanityP"
well, you know yourself that while
The science of anatomy is very correct
science, the science Of physiology is con-
stantly growing"
'Yes 81 know" said the reporter.
"And the progress of the science of
physiology is almost wholly due to ex-
perments in viviSection.n
And those experiments infallible in
their results?'
almost invariably, and it has been
demonstrated beyond question by vivi-
section that the secret of the cause and
cure of consumption is found in the
germ theory"
Then cure for consumption should
be easily found.
''St it will be, confidently believe,
and moreover | believe you and I've
are neither of us old men-will live to
see the time when consumption will be
prevented by the process of innoculation,
as is smallpox"
"Well, now about these dogs. What
have you been doing with them?'
Come lere, Whistlerr' and !. black
dog, very lean and lazy, wagged its tail
and walked toward the student, exhibit
ing very red, meaty- looking cash in its
neck. "Now, this chap has had a sec
ton made in his tri-facial or fifth nerve
and he is nearly we'll"
"What has been the effect of the work
on that nerve?n
"He has lost all sensation in one side
of his head. His vision is affected and
he cannot suffer with the toothache."
"Well, now, what good has it done
you to know this?"
''lt was iustsuch an experiment as this
that prompted doctor, in the southern
part of Michigan to treat a very critical
case of neural ga, by making an incsion
in the patients neck and stretching q
certain nerve"
"Was that new method of treating
neuralgia"
1T was, and very successful one,
which would probably never have been
discovered had it not been for vivisec-
tion?"
''What other good things have been
discovered by viyisection?"
80, they are innumerable. Now,
here's dog--'Come Caspar, come
upon which we have made section OF
the pneumogastric nerve"
what for?''
''TO show the influence of the nervous
system upon the lungs, heart and stom-
acil.'
Has it shown it?''
Eyes. Now you notice how rapidly
this dogs heart beats? That indicate,
that the absence of the nerve takes away
the restraint upon the beating of the
heart and the heart runs away"
Then a dog with big cash in its back
was brought forward and there was visi
bic a new growth of bone from the spine
This is a case of bone-grafting, the OBJ
iect being to graft new bone in the place
of old and diseased bone with view tC
discover cure for diseases of the back
bone for which no remedy is known"
"Is the experiment success?"
"Well, you can see for yourself that
there is a fine new growth of bone; tha
the dog is feeling well and that the
wound is fast healing"
''If grating proved successful il
this case would you feel warranted il
making such an experiment on human
being?"
Possibly not on the strength of one
experiment, but l would after having
made several successful demonstrations
on inferior animals"
Would it not be a bold and danger
GUS thing to do?'
Possibly, but just such bold research
disclose to us the theory of vaccina
ton"
"Well, that's different thing"
"Not at all, and it was just such stud,
of the functions of a living human bod,
that has given to the world all that i
positively known of the nervous system
and all that is positively known abou
the obscurer functions of the human
system"
Perhaps So but it's rather hard oil
the dogs. "-DetrOU Free Press.
Hydraulic Mining.
While dinner is preparing we go dow
to see the process. The creek is draw