Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-01
ence had advanced to attempts to relieve
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ence had advanced to attempts to relieve
disease by surgical means.
DR.. Loomis protested against the criti-
cfsms OF humanitaranS who found fault
with experiments upon living animals and
he showed that nowadays animals are
aEaesthetiZed, SO that frequently operations
upon them are not only painless. but blood
less. He spoke of the effect of an epidemic
of cholera carrying away thousands of peo-
pie who awaited the results of the expert
mel ter in the laboratory. tuberculosis was
also cited as an instance Of the beneficial
effects of animal experiments. All these
great advances in the knowledge Of dread
diseases was acquired in the laboratory
with the sacrifice of a few animal lives and
with the sacrifice of no human lives. -
Received mt the White House.
After the delivery of DR.. LOOMS ad-
dress the members of the congress, with
their friends and the ladies with them.
left in a body for the White House, where
they were rendered handsome reception
by President and Mrs. Cleveland. The
reception lasted from 8 o'clock until 10,
and during the hour over four hundred
guests enjoyed the opportunity Of visiting
the Executive Mansion and shaking hands
with the President. The lower floor was
all thrown open, including the conservator-
les, and there was a gorgeous display OF
floral decorations, The Marine Band. under
the leadership of Prof. Fanciulli was sta
toned In the corridor and furnished a num-
Der Of selections during the reception.
On entering the visitors were shown
into the red room and from there they
passed into the blue room, where the re-
ceiving party stood. The receiving party
consisted Of the President and Mrs Cleve-
land. with Mrs. DR.. Loomis, wife of the
president of the congress, and Mrs l.. c.
Gray Of New York city, wife of the chair
man of the executive committee Of the
congress. Mrs. Cleveland wore a gown of
pink MORE, trimmed with gold lace, which
extended down the skirt. Mrs. Looms
was in white MORE, covered with chiffon,
and wore also a necklace of diamonds.
Mrs. Gray appeared In white silk. The
visitors were introduced as they passed
along in line by Col. John M. Wilson, as
sisted by Dr. Gray and DR.. r. c. Mitchell
Of New York city.
To Come Back in Three Years.
The next congress Of American physicians
and surgeons will be held In this city three
years hence. 1t is SO provided in the con-
stitution. An effort was made at the BUSH
ness meeting this afternoon to change the
constitution so as to give the executive
committee authority to select the place Of
meeting, but the matter was left over until
the next congress. 1t came up on the re-
port from the executive committee, which
contained a resolution, introduced by DR..
White, making this change in the constitu-
ton. The Recommendation was submitted
without remarks by the executive commit
tee. The constitution, however, provides
that amendments to the constitution must
lie over for a meeting, and this matter was
made the special business for the first ses-
sion of the next congress-.
The business meeting this afternoon was
very brief. 1t was presided over by DR..
Loomis. and the chief business consisted in
the adoption of several resolutions. A
| memorial was adopted, to be presented to
/ Congress. asking for the appointment of a
national commission of five to look into the
matter of the prevalence Of leprosy in this
country and to suggest means for its ex-
| termination.
A resolution was also unanimously adopt
ed protesting against the clause of the ap-
pi opriation bill now before Congress which
provides for a reduction of twenty-five in
the medical staff in the army, and also re-
duces the appropriation for the medical
museum.
Protest Against a Bill.
The address of the president of the con-
gress last evening bore fruit today. A
resolution was adopted calling attention to
the fact that there is now a bill before
Congress which will make it an offense to
experiment on living animals in the inter-
ests Of science in the District of Column
bia. An earnest protest was made against
this effort to prevent vivisection. and the
attention Of Congress was called to the
fact that all attempts at such legislation
In other countries have either proved futile
or have had evil results.