New-York tribune., 1882-02-19
NvIsECTIoN AND HUMANITY.
A CLAIM THAT THE RESULTS ACHIINED MohL ILA-
RAIANCE TIE SACRIFICES MADE


70 me Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIN. The public as well as the medical pro-
esson have much TO thank THE TRIBUNE Tor hs
obe and practical editorial vaccination, published
in THE SFMI-WEEKLY OF January -, ut, especially al
the present time when smallpox Is epidemic Throughout
the several States OF the Union, and when men IKE h
Bergh whose heart is well said 10 be bigger than DIS
head are publishing TO the world their groundless anu
vaccination theories and their opposition 10 experiments
on superuumerary and dogs for ths acquisition ci
medical and surgical information. How people IKE MT
Bergh can feel so keeny for animals otherwise useless
and thus seek withhold from mankind the dement's
they nav afford for the advancement OF knowledge ID
the removal and prevention of disease, cannot under
stand The London Spectator to be exercised with
this discriminating pity for supernumeraTy aniIuaS anu
gives notice Of the publication of work against
yiyisectian by NJ scholl THE TRIBUNE of the above
date also publishes this notice and comments from me
SUectafor prefacng the article with the woruS' No
Pity" Now, the feeling excited III me Uy rcdhg toSo
notes and comments taken from The Spectator, was not
m for the animals referred tobut pity and indignation
towards those who msrepresent the abors ana e
forts of class Of Investigators. than whom as rue
none are humane seli-sacrihclng ana oeNo'eo "
the good Of mankind. Judging from these EXTRACTS tne
book appears to consist mostly of bygOne puere scan
dalous and heaIsay stories, Implying that the leaNhE
anatorniss, PSYCHOLOGISTS and pathoocsts OF Eurolt'
both dead and living, guilty OF the Iosu nr'Ic'o
follies and cTueties.
Let us consider of the remarkable quotations
from this heartrending book" the first experiments
noticed being classed useless and cruel" thus
Notably there are the cruel and useless experiments On
poisons-Dr Bennets G19 trials on dogs and rabbits"
Dr. Reunett showed by these experiments, among other
things that cacmol did not act on the liver as formerly
supposei whiohn checking the too free of mercury,
WAS cheap at the OF all the dogs lives in London
"Dr Fayver's $50 experiments on the effects of SER
pents poison cats and dogs are next mentioned Dr.
Fayver (Sir Joseph Fayver) and Dr. Bruut0n expert
mentcd with snake pOisoDs wishing TO find an antldoe
as many people and useful animals are destroyed there
ny annually in British India. They found that the per
mauCaIate Of pCtassa solution will neutTaDe tie poison
when mixed directly with IL before absorption. NJ
DE Lasrda has since found that perfectly neutra1es
the active venom of the species BDtSOps I'm few mill
utes after being injected in the vicinity Of the bite De
laroche, Berger and Bernard mot st. Bernard) are
charged with roasting dogs alive because they wished
TO test lhe elects of different degrees Of heat upon
them Philosophers have exposed their own persons 10
eiIar tests but it should be remembered by The Spec
ator and NJ scboll that the Church has been the only
agency which actually roasted its subjects alive. and
that the spread Of Isla has cost the vvisecon OF MIL
hons OF human beings by the sword. Further the book
saws: Reclard praises Bernard for most ingenious
procedure in removing altogether the spinal nerve from
living animal ny sczmg II through hole cut III ihe
back and pulling II ont 10y the roofs Ihe statement
shows that IL was never made by professional mluor
there In the body called the spinal ucrve1nd
marrow bccv" it would hold to extract IN tlat
any NJ. ScuOn also SAYS " Blatiu mentions hearing
Fourens say Nagendie had sacrificed 1000 d's 10
theory and 1000 dlS-
rove tie same and that he, FlOureur, had shown by
ylyiSectng stiil thousands more that Ben was
right" Well suppose il cost the lives or 10000 dogs a.
addition To a amount 81 human labor and study, 10
discover ana blsh the truth OF Bells theory OF the
nerves. who w,ll say il dear ut that price But
consider the imprObahhty oil the statement Nheh ne
corgs thar individual dogs Kept and eXper-
leutcd upon several months and one dog he men
tous particular, which end lred experiments upon The
nraln from November to February l., when death
came It's relief bu allow FlOurcns anu MaEcnde one
cus apiece a week which think liberal, ma each
Wonld have 10 work II years TO Use 5000; vet
Tureus SAYS Naceu0ie used 5000 hise cOnsc queDtY
rs supposed to have eXptrlmeucd Oh ms huiJtC' lol
years Bo7L! ,. 49,. .- - ,.
book" TIE SbccIt0r Is that the practice ol max
la, air MI yupriu ems on animals has developed into
nora isrs aud rendered chronic by repetition causes,
IN HouId appear. q sort Of hahitual drunkenness OF
cruelty" Before making such charges AGAINST tne lead
w uv sioo~t pathOO OOgStS OF Great Britain, ffhhce
grd GERMANY, should have advised me SPcctdUr aud
VI Sptol t. visit these and observe thtr methods
and objects Of study. They would have found them
Kind humane, noble, sesacrldclng genilencn' Dtue-
factors o their For instance, the discoveries OF
Pasteur IN regard sheep pON, Cuckcn-choerh, ana
disease the sk-WOrm would 90 lar 10 Itlintate Tor
long wears OF experimentation. Man Is NOT the GcDor
civIzion are tLey privileged with existence 10 yds'
uu,ohcrs Even tie writings OF Darwin have already
Done more to promote kindness ana sympathy for these,
than 10 up richly for all the reputed cuues OF
ti,- v1visectors
MonfDc.ier, VI, Feb. g. 1892