The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-09-07
Methods Of and Reasons for the Practice
OF Vivisection. aal

est to work on. Aeg =
'sDo you place them under the intln
ence of nesthetics?n
"Generally we do. but occasionally W,
do not find it necessary We strap then
In this rack and we've got 'em and car
do any work on them we want to. ''ss.ss
The rack referred to is a atroueh-shapes
box with its sides perforated with holes
about half an inch in size, and through
these holes are bits of rope. The dog /.
placed on its back in the trough and ther
BY means of ropes its legs body and
head 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.
| lis it necessary in the interests oi
humanity?' zl.1y
s'Well, you know yourself that while
the science of anatomy is a very correct
science, the science OF physiology is con-
stantly growing
| "Yes-I know said the reporter.
| s"And the progressof the science of
physiology is almost wholly due to ex-
| periments in vivisection.''
And those experiments infallible in
their results?n
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 n gr,.s.,..
ssIhen cure for consumption should
be easily found
$50 it will be, confidently believe.
and moreover believe you and I've
are neither of us old men-wffl live to
see the. time when consumption will be
prevented by the process of innoculation,
as is smallpox - sgR stf's
swell, now about these dogs. What
have you been doing with them?'' sss..
Come here, Whistlerr' and d black
dog, very lean and lazy, wagged its tail
and walked toward the student. exhibit
ing a very red, meaty-looking cash in it's
neck. l..Now. this chap has had Sec
ton made in his tri-facial or fifth nerve
and he is nearly WE'LL s4,.r.sfr
ssWhat has been the effect Of the work
on that nerye?"
'sHe has lost all sensation in one side
OF his head. His vision is affected and
he cannot suffer with the toothaclle. ,aEs
'.Well, now, what good has sit done
you to know this?'' yYnaH -
1T was justsuch an experiment as this
that prompted doctor, in the southern
part OF Michigan to treat very critical
case of neuralgia, by making an fncision
in the patients neck and stretching j
certain nerve A@s ,Sisys
WAS that new method of treating
neuralgiap' astJ q.
! '.It was. and very successful one. 1
which would probably never have been
discovered had it not been for. yiyiscc
tions''
"What other good things have been
discovered by vivisectionpn
20, they are innumerable. Now.
here's dog--.Come Caspar,. GOMEZ
upon which we have made section OF
the pneumogastric nerye.'''. .4,.g
EssWhat for?' t'hi -asls1 @
ITO show the influence of the nervous
system upon the lungs, heart and stom.
ach.',- I@T % -
'sHas it shown itp'' s,s
"fes; Now you notice how rapidly
this dogs heart beats? That, indicates
that the absence of the nerve takes away
the restraint upon the beating Of the
heart and the heart runs away. =
Then dog with big gashin its back
was brought forward and there was yisi-
BILE new growth of bone from the spine.
"Ihis is a case of bone-grafting, the OBJ
ject being to graft new bone inthe place |
Of old and diseased bone with view to |
discover cure for diseases Of the back |
bone for which no remedy is KNOWN
is the experiment d SUCCESSOR
"WeIl. you can see for. yourself that |
there isa fine new growth Of bone; that
the dog is feeling well and that the
wound is fast healing.n
III grating proved successful in
this case would you feel warranted in
making such an experiment on human
Possibly not on the strength of one
experiment, but / would after having
made several successful demonstrations
On inferior animals
s'Would it not be a bold and danger
BUS thing to dop''
Possibly, but just such bold research
disclose to us the theory Of vaccina- +
sion." 80
''Well, that's different thing.'
Asob eso Oil, anu IL Was JUST SQCl SLuuY
u the functions OF living human bodyIt
hat has given to the world all that ISL
positively known of the nervous system.
md all that is positively known about
he obscurer functions of the human
Iystem.'' s1s
Perhaps SO, but it's rather hard on
ne dogs. Detroit Free Press. 4s.sg
s-s-s------- 4
The Rev. DR.. Henry J. Morean.
Who for fifty-two years has been rector.
4 st James Episcopal Church, Phila.
lelphia, is, with the exception of the
Rev. DIR. Shelton, of st. Paurs Church.
5uffaio, the only clergyman of that
'hurch in this country who has had so
0ng a continuous service in one parish.
ie succeeded Bishop White upon the
lection OF the latter to the episcopatc,
md the church has had only the two