The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-08-17
Methods OF and Reasons for the Practice
p OF ViyiScctiOn,

uet10QS OF ana hc1So1S f0r Tie fractlce
qiS OF Viyisection.
.What kind of dogs are best for vivi-
secting purposes?''
.s.Most any kind is good, but short
haired animals are the easiest and clean
est to work on. ;"
..Do you place them under the influ<
ence of nesthetics?" $1,000 e;
..Generally we do. but occasionally we
do not find it necessary. We strap them
in this rack and we've got 7em and can.
do any work on them we want to- =, 3
The rack referred to is atrough-shaped
box with its sides perforated with holes
about 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
head are pinioned to the sides of the
trough. lAroPe loop around the mouth
the dog is ready to be operated upon.
s..;...eIs it: neeess3fy IN. the. interests OF
humanityp', :
:. .'WeH, yoa know yourself that while
the science of fsanatomy is very correct
science, the science of physiology is con-
stantly growing"
..Yes|I know" said the reporter.
..And the progress of the science of
periments in vivisection."
''And those experiments infallible in
their results?''
.sAlmost 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"
'sThen cure for consumption should
be easily found.
$50 it will be, confidently believe,
and moreover 1 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 here, Whistlerr' and, black
dog, very lean and lazy, wagged its tail
and walked toward the student, exhibit
ing very red. meaty-lool1ing cash in its
neck. s.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 ncrveP"
''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?"
.'It was just such an experiment as this
that prompted doctor, in the southern
part of Michigan to treat very critical
case of neuralgia, by making an incision
..,f fI,o ,~ofsnnttc nnoly anA orr tnh q
certain nerve"
''Was that new method of treating
ueuralgia?"
.Itwas, and a very successful one,
which would probably never have been
discovered had it not been for vivisec-
tiong''
''What other good things have been
discovered by vivisection?''
| 80, they are innumerable. Now,
here's a dog--..Come Caspar, come
upon which we have made a section ol
/ the pueumogastric nerve"
| s.What for?''
ITO show the influence of the nervous
system upon the lungs, heart and stom'
ach."
HAS it shown itp''
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 bacl
was brought forward and there was visi
BILE new growth of bone from the spine
This is case of bone-grafting, the OBJ
ject being to graft new bone in the plac,
of old and diseased bone with view t.
discover cure for diseases of the back
bone for which no remedy is known"
''Is the experiment success?''
,"Well, you can see for yourself tina
there is a fine new growth of bone; tina
the dog is feeling we'll and that th
wound is fast healing.
eff grating proved successful il
this case would you feel warranted il
making such an experiment on a human
being?' =,
Possibly not on the strength of on
experiment, but I would after havin
made several successful demonstration
on inferior animals
ssWould it not be 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"
'sNot at all, and it was just such stud
of the functions of a living human bod
that has given to the world all that
positively known of the nervous system
and all that is positively known abou
the obscurer functions of the huma
system"
perhaps so, but it's rather hard @
the dogs. ."-DetroH Free Press.