The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-05-27
Human ViYisectiOn.

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| against the barbarous practice of cut
ting up live animals by surgeons and
psychologists Sin the interest Of SCI
ence," has attracted the attention Of
the anti-vivisection societies, and
they have sent US some of their liter
allure. Among other publications is a
little pamphlet entitled "The Vivi-
sector at the Gates Of Herat,' by FL
lott Preston. 1t is a remarkable pub
LEGATION, and one that challenges the
attention of the thoughtful reader.
He cites authorities to show that the
vivisection of the lower animals Gre
ates in these Psychologists a maniafor
the business, and that they are con-
stantly tending toward human vivi-
section. He quotes from medical au-
thorities the reports of the hospital
cases, showing that the patients in
hospitals are used for experimentation
along lines entirely different from the
malady which takes them there, and
that at times the most cruel and dan
gerous experiments have been tried
upon innocent sufferers in the hospit-
ais without their consent, and with
out their knowledge of what was being
done. We quote from the pamphlet
as follows:
Sd. History is repeating ITSELF
today in this matter of vivisection of
human beings.
+ So surely as the distant roll Of the
approaching thunder presages and
heralds the coming storm, just so
surely does this covert vivisection Of
human beings in hospitals, in these
waning years of the nineteenth GEN.
tury, presage and herald an open and
bold demand for human subjects on
the part of the Psychologist, here and
abroad.
This is no trivial matter-no note
of sensational or false alarm, but a
warning sounded not one whit to soon,
unless we are prepared to grant this
browning demand of science, which
will, ere long, be surely made.
Prior to my penniDg the above
prophecy, a plea for subjects for hui
man vivisection has been printed in
the London Standard plea emanat-
ing from two medical men; subsequent
to my prophecy came its perfect full
fllment, in the bill recently intro
duced in the Ohio State Legislature,
and which, astonishing to relate, was
accorded respectful consideration.
This Infamous bill provided hal all
condemned criminals in that great
and populous commonwealth should,
instead of being executed in the man
ner in vogue in that particular State,
be handed over to the tender mercies
of the Psychologist (vivisectionor!D
Shade of Fallopius! dost thou live
again?
This was so incredible an act that
it is not surprising that it was gener-
ally disbelieved; by the courtesy Of
the Secretary of State of Ohio, how
ever. I have received a copy of the
proposed law--for this demand for
human beings Cor vivisection vas not
merely an obscure or equivocal de-
mand, but a proposed law was actually
introduced into the Ohio Legislature
providing that capital criminals
| should be vivisected until they died,
and a copy of chat proposed law lies
before me as I write. 1t is "House bill
No. 1876, list General Assembly (of
Ohio regular session." and was intro.
duced by Mr.. Rowlen, "by request
It consists of three sections and is
too long for reproduction here; the
following, however, are exact quota
lions from it:
"That all persons sentenced to
death by any court having jurisdic,
ton in the State of Ohio, shall be
held as subjects for experimental re:
search; that such experiments shall
be conducted in the interest of science
and society,""
"That the executioner shall be an
expert Psychologist, duly appointed
aud authorized by the State, and that
such appointments shall be vested in
the governor and shall consist of one
executioner and five assistant physi-
ologists, with a like number of depu,
ties, who shall hold their Office for the
term Of good behavior, except upon
proof Of incompetency.'
This is matter which certainly
merits attention from the public, and
which should be- discountenanced by
the medical fraternity. Cutting up
live animals is bad enough, but cut,
ting up living human beings is diabol-
ical.-Augusta Chronicle.