The morning times., 1896-03-17

In his comment upon the anti-vlvisection
bill, submitted to the Commissioners ana by
them forwarded With their report to Con
gress as referred to in the Evening Times of
yesterday, Surgeon General sternberg, of
the United states Army, said that, should
any legislation be had upon the subject,
ne thought il should not restrict scientific
research in the various pathological labora-
tories operated under different branches Of
the public service.
The main provision, that the experiment
must be performed with view to the adj
VancemeHt ley new discovery of ph ysiologi-
cal knowledge, or of knowledge which will
be useful for saving or prolonging life or
alleviating suffering is retained, as are, also,
the requirements that no experiment cal
culated TO give pain shall be performed on
dog or cat, horse, ass or mule, except
upon certificate, stating III substance that
it is for the benefit OF science. and that
an animal of the species designated is es-
sentialy required.
DIR. SternbeTgs opinion was quite lengthy.
The first suggestion which he thought the
Commissioners should consider was IT'S To
whether there was any necessity for any
legislation upon the subject. No acts, lie
said, had ever come unuer his observation
bill to Congress on that line.
FACTS ALONE WILLJUSTIFY.
The only justification, he said, for the
recommendation OF legislation upon the
subject would be the Commissioners knowl-
edge that cruel experiments are being per-
formed, in the public schools, or that public
eAhipitions oI experiments upon living ani-
mails, calculated TO give pam, are being
made.
Dr. Sternberg takes up the question as one
affecting the public good, and quotes
numerous instances when vivisectiun has
been the agency by which important dis
coveries in the treatment OF diseases have
been made, among others the Fastpur
method OF treating hydrophobia. Anti
toEIne is also referred 10 tue discovery OF
which he regards as the second most
brilliant achievement, by the means OF ami
NAL experimentation, and says. in sub
stance, that the record OF lives saved
IuSufies The sacrifice Of some hundreds
of guinea pigs, or other animals.
Health OTliCcr WUOdwaru's $ views are also
adverse TO tie IropOs ed .eEislatiOn His
opinion was given lcrCtGfCTC, not only i'll
writing 10 tic Commissioners, but verbally
al Iuhic LtalinE given uIon The pend
ing measure, at which the views OF IcrSons
Interested for and against We're heard
His sentiments, which ale il lire with TIE
views OF II mC alCaI IiCfcs5jcn generally,
have been published in Tie Times.
The District Commissioners have now
under consideration a proposition to extend
the fire limits as asked for in reSOlu-
ton from tic executive committee OF TIN.
Mount Pleasant Citizens Association,
adopted several weeks ago, and now in
the hands Of the board
WHAT MT. PLEASANT WANTS.
The resolution expressed. as The sense or
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for the best interests Of Mount Pleasant,
that the fiIc hmitS bc extended TO Spring
road and Pincy branch on the north and
to Rock Greek on the west
In the same connection the committee en-
tered protest against tie granting OF any
permits for the erection Of poles or the
strnging of overhead wires Tor any pur-
pose whatever within the bounds covered
by the associations
Having taken up the subject, the Commits
sioncrS invite suggestions from citizens
interested as TO the proposed tounds or
the fire limits and also as To the Cesirability
OF the suggested extension.
The excise hoard passed upon n round
dozen of applications for bar-rcum license
yesterday, approving eight and rejecting
four, as follows:
provcd-Joscph Ardigo, No. 81 IS -Four
teenth street northwest; Charles c. Rev-
eridge, No. 1927 + street northwest: Ed
ward J. Daley, No. I07 street northwest:
Kate L. Harmon, No. 131 Virginia avenue
southwest; Frank Kappcl, No. 5O2 Dcla-
ware avenue southwest; Ellen KilToy, No
201 F stIect southwest: Theodore Muller
No. 81 n street southwest; Michael Muir
ray, No. 10S Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
Rejected-Giovanni Marrnelli, No. $50
Third street southwest; Gustavo Hessel-
berger, No. 1898 Thir; y-second street
northwest; William d. Cronin, No. 2I5
Virginia avenue southwest: Michael j.
Cook. corner OF Twenty-seventh and h
streets.