The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-18
THE VALUE OF VIVlSECTION.
But for II Bacteriolosy Would Not Now
Exist as a Science.
ADVANCES In GENERAL MEDICINE.
The Science of the Morning Fast-virtue In
Boiled MiIk-The Causes of Indiges-
LONESOME Interesting Observas
lions by Sanitas.

Some days ago the writer was the re-
cipient OF batch Of circulars from the
Illinois Anti-Viyisection Society. and en-
closed was blank to be nelied out certi-
flying that the subscriber was opposed TO
yivisection, which was the burning, cut
ting, poisoning, bone breaking, etc, OF
animals %
a letter in reply was sent to the sec
rotary of the society. showing the enor-
nous saving of lives of victims OF diph-
iberia, smallpox, typhoid fever, etc,
which was made possible only by direct
experimentation upon animals.
DR. w. w. Keen, OF Philadelphia, in
recent address on surgery, before the
semi-centennial meeting OF the American
Medical Association, held IN Philadel-
pnia, made use OF the following.
"Bacteriology would not now exist as a
science, nor would accurate modern sur
gerry and a large part OF modern medicine
be possible had experiments upon am
mails been prohibited, as some zOOphllus
women, who love dogs better than men
and women, and even little children de-
SIRE"
Drs. William Pepper and Alfred Stem
gel, in reviewing the year $ work upon
this subject, say that the present Is un-
doubleday an age OF experimentation anu
those who pursue this method Oh STUDY
reach the most useful results.
OF GREAT VALUE.
Already the fruits of laboratory work
are manifest in the greater accuracy OF
the knowledge OF certain affections, anu
in that which is more important TO man
kind the discovery of principles that OF
fer a justinable hope OF greater success
in prevention and treatment OF disease.
In speaking OF diphtheria, the writer's
say that the same. principles that nave
given the world a remedy that may at
least be assumed to be OF probable Naiue
in this disease have been appleu "
other conditions. At present the evl-
dence favors a hopeful acceptance or tne
efficiency of an antitoxin for erysipelas.
The authors refer 10 the greater ac1u-
racy of knowledge regarding various dlS-
eases. This IS evidenced IN the advance
of bacteriology. Further investigations
will doubtless establish more dehnue as
| tincti0ns in the symptoms ana nature oi
the various infections. Among olher t.l-
| dences of progress attention may nc
called 10 the discovery of the specllo
| course Of the bubonic plague ana tne
method for the diagnosis OF typholu-
/ fever c..
The circulars Of the Anu-Vivisecuon SO
! cietv before referred 10. say that IN inc
/ near future the physician VIII be aaheu
! II ne believes in experimentation, ana II
so. his services will be dispensed with.
| Rather. IL will be that If he does not place
his faith i'm il he will be disqualified. AND
| i'm this connection IL is interesting 20 re-
port that at the last meeting or inc
| Richmond Academy of Medicine ana sur
! gerry n committee was appointed 20 me-
! morialize the United states Senate in OPP
| postion 10 the District Of Columbia anu
| viyisection bill now on the calendar
VIRTUE OF BOILED MILK.
Practical and everyday eXperienc.
| shows that when milk is boiled 1t Is not
| a
| has a nqtritice value quite equal 10 the
| raw article. Experiments undertaken Dl
| DR.. G. Charnonin. first with kittens ahu
| afterwards with infants, showed tndt ~
| ter exhaustive and repeated trials, the
| kittens fed on boiled milk were 'tWice
| again rs fat" as those supplied with the
| raw milk: and that the boiling Of milk Is
[ the means Of preventing tho loss or m
| Vulnerable lives by gastro-intestlnal as
| ease. Not only so. but II Is more eaSlly
| digested. and agrees with q iir trs,l ~
! Darcontage Of cases than unhOiled milk
| There Is ample authority for this view
! Of the case but certain points must ~
| attended 20. else the results VIII not n'
| so favorable First all the Nessels IN
| which the milk r. carried. boiled ana IT.
| forwards kept must be scrupulousy clean
| Nothing else but absolute freedom IRON
/ dirt will suffice Then. IL should never n'
| boiled I'm an open vessel. this should nave
| close cover. lastly. II need NOT he kfp'
| at 90 degrees Fahrenheit for more thar
| twenty minutes This IS sufficient =
| sterilize and cook II. and no further boil
| inc &c nooesrarv -
| SCIENCE OF THE MORNING FAST
| Parental ignorance. general ignorance
| that there Is even an alphabet Of nutrition
/ IS black with heathensm. says the chau'
| tauOuan. There IS not even haZy idea
| that digestion Is chemistry. with It's ok
| actions and its mental. normal and phys
| fcal conditiOns and there is hunger OF
| disease that food never satisfies. and thai
| there IS n starvation from overfeedina
| that has in its wake disease. moral and
! Intellectual wreckage and death.
The evil work hegins IN the nursery
where there is no limit 70 tho feelings Oh
resulting end 20 the woes Of restlessness
| fretfulness. disease and death.
! There are no human lives that can ne
made so perfectly peaceful as iniantl'
lives and vet II tho end Of the first year
| is reached with apparent health. II will
| be due 10 an inherent strength or COM
| stitution.
| The first step in every disease IS The
| first noreel Of food that fails 20 ho III.
| gestod. This results in an instant loss ~
| General tone with weak parts most ar
| fecfed. Tho vessels enlarge. with result
! iny efrargling pressure on inferyc mrs
! structures. and I'm time morbid condi'
| fion called disease Is reached. to be nam
| 81 according 10 locality and character
| bronchial catarrh. asthma rheumatism
| eczema. ctc. They all have n clearly as
! certriuable evolutionary history that does
! not involve a germ theory of origin or a
| CORN theory Of relief. and II Is barely pos
| chic that this Is true Of acute lis7 tSes n
| a larger extent than is generally believed
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