The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-05-30
HUMANE NOTES.
Edited by Local Society,"

proceeds of its sale, are for the bene-
fit of the Tennessee Centennial Ex-
position. We Gull from it two para
graphs:h.) "Almost as much was
spent for ostrich plumes in the
United States last year as for Foreign
Missions. This cruel practice of rob-
bing the bird is said to be severely
painful, and woman from humane
stand point, should abandon plumes.
(2.) The New WoMANHooD:-
The new womanhood is the best. 1t
demands that women shall be ranged
on the side of education, of protection
for children, women ard dumb AMI
mails, of temperance, of rescuing the
fallen and saving the Migrants. The
women of today who are not allied
with the grand procession, upon
whose breast is not pinned the white
ribbon of temperance, or the red
ribbon of education, or the cross of
the Kings Daughters, or the badge Of
the Band Of Mercy, or the emblem Of
social purity, is behind the century,"
The recent Triennial Meeting Of
the National Council of Women
passed among others, the. following
resolutions:
We oppose all forms of crulty, and
advocate education in humane prin-
ciples, and the abolition of the prac-
tice OF vivi section"
In Boston, last Feb. was formed
the New England Anti-Vivi section
Society, another agency to fight
vivi section, this latest manifestation
of satanic influence IN our poor, dis
tracted world"
In the pamphlet entitled "Vivi-sec-
tion," written by Mrs M. w. Rouse,
is given list of medical men who
have committed atrocious murders.
Some, and probably all of them, -
favored vivisection. One such MONS
ter, not long ago, awaiting execution,
for the murder of his wife, spent his
last days writing defence of Vlvi-
section.
The recent awful murder of two
young women in a church at San
Francisco, by the medical Student
Durant, is another example. The
dispatches stated that zone theory
for the motive Of The murder is that
the crimes were, committed for the
purpose of medical investigation.
The condition of the bodies after they
were found would tend to- carry out
this idea" Doubtless Durant had
practiced upon dumb helpless ami
mails.
DR.. B. "A. Watson raised I4I dogs
to the hight of 2S or 80 feet, and then
dropped them upon bars and ridges
of iron, in order to break their backs.
and cause other injuries.
DR.. Caster pounded his dogs with
mallets and stone jugs, and delibera-
tely dislocated their limbs by main
strength, not giving them. asshe him.
self says, particle of any anestlatic
whatever.
Animals are nailed through feet and
ears to board, vivisected still
further, and then left with their jaws
held in vice, so their cries of agony
cannot be heard on the street. Some
times death Goes not come to their
release, till several days have passed.
If your physician denies that vivi
section is pracuced upon vast scale,
remember that 1t is ga profession
within profession.
The Evansville Qnd.) Tribune says
"It is well known that Posteur has
caused more hydraphobia than he has
ever cured. That his Hospitality is a
place where thousands of poor, harm
less dumb creatures have suffered
untold agony from one years end to
another, and where means wrung by
the torture Of these poor helpless
bruts are never still. Accounts OIL
that hell on earth, written BY eye
, witnesses, have shocked the whole
civilized world"
DIR. Bell Taylor, the eminent ocu
list OF Nottingham, voicing the con.
viction of multitudes Of physicians,
, saws of Pasteur's system: Is it won