The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-07-22
The Black Art.

The following is from the New York
World, Feb. "a, 1892;
An eye witness Of the experimentation
at the veterinary department Of the Uni-
yersity of Pennsylvania Is competent
judge as well as person Of yeracity. and
says that he was ushered into room
with windows far above the ground, to
debar the curious from looking In.
The door was unlocked to permit him
to enter, and locked again when he was
within. He supposed there was to be
regular examination OF students, but to
his surprise found there were TO be oper-
ations OF most reyolting description.
A horse was before him, tied with a
halter. The first pupil was told to drive
seton into the shoulder OF the horse
q most painful operation; the second was
asked to perform tracheOtomy- making
an opening into the windpipe - and
third to drive seton into the hind flank.
BY this time the horse had been "hob-
bed," that is, so tied that 1t could not
move, and the next student was told 10
dlssect the various nerves OF tho foot.
No on9sthetic Of any description wos
gtcen 10 the horse, and when tue demon
strations were finished and the professor
was asked by the visitor what would be
done with tile animal, he replied: I'VE
leave IT here, and IL 1t Is alive I'm the
morning we. go on with other expert
mentations."
1t should be said that Prof. Zuill ,the
instructor is graduate of Alfort, near
Paris, and that at this and similar institu-
tlons, as many as twelve horses are
operated upon each week, and IL the
horses live to endure them, sixty-four
operations are performed OH each.
When Prof. IuilPs experimentation
was reported tby the veil-known V veteri-
nary surgeon, DIR. Gadsden.) To tha
Philadelphia Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals, 1t was found that
there. was no law that would warrant his
arrest.
From Rev: Morgan Dix, Rector Of Trinity
Parish, New York
NEW YORK, April list, 1890
PHILIP G. PEABODY, Esq,
Attorney and Counseilor-a Law,
Is liichfield Street, Boston.
MY DEAR SIR:-I acknowledge re-
ceipt OF your communication Of the 10th
uto., together with copy of your PAM
phleG entitled Vipisecti0n In America.
You request me to read that pamphlet.
i respectfully decline to do so, as the
subject Is too horrible for consideration.
! have read accounts OF the tortures in
fiicted In the name of Science ON the
creatures committed 20 our care or placed
In our power by a Divine Providence.
and they have made me sick at Eeart for
week. together. / shall never peruso
these frigbtful ftatistics again. / have
also read what arguments are made In
sexiennation or recommendation Of tile
practice. aud their only effect has been
to strengthen ny conviction that man Ia
capable VI becoming the most barbarous
and most merciless Of all agents. =
gladly join with any one who protests
against the abuse of our power over con-
filling and intelligent animals.
The lower creation Is q deep mystery,
There are I'm it intelligent and sensitive
beings with virtues which man may well
initiate, and with qualities which inspire
affection. Gcd has given us dominion
over them and powers which we ought
not to abuse; and when j go to His
presence l wish to be able TO tell Him
that l abhor, detest, and protest against
the tortures of these poor creatures un-
der the pretence Of thereby beneiitinQ
our own lordly race.
You may make what use you please oi
this letter. l remain, In conclusion,
Respectfully yours,
MORGAN Dix.