The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-21
Humane SOCIETY MEETING
FAfER ENTITLED "SCIENTIFIC
ASSASSINATION" CREATED A
CONSIDERABLE STIR.
ANEN1 YELLOW fever |NNOCULAT|ON
Dr. sarnelli's Reported Experiments
Condemned without Mincinw
WOrds-"HOmes for Dogs"
Vivisection, Etc.

Nashville. Oct. 1.-THE American HUI
name society met in Watkins hall today
with larger attendance than at the
opening session yesterday. MANY dele
gates having arrived last night and this
morning.
The proceedings were opened with the
reading of paper on 1.-The Witchcraft
OF Today" prepared by Miss Georgiana
Kendall of New York City. This paper
treated of hydrOphobia and cruelty to
dogs.
Rev. Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chicago
delivered an address ON THE Law of
Sacrifice Versus the Law of Cruelty"
The question of vivisection was brought
up by DR.. Jones address and was
briefly discussed.
Secretary Romley read Il paper pre-
pared by Mrs. Sarah X. Bolton of Cleve-
land, o. The subject of the paper was
Homes for Dogs"
A discussion ON "The Interesting of
Children Through Ladies' Auxliaries to
Church Society closed the program of
the morning.
The important meeting of the associa-
ton proved to be the one this afternoon
Papers of great interest We're read by
Mr.. f. Barthell of Nashville. DR.. Dali
rymple of Baton Rouge and by the Rev.
DR.. Lord of st. Paul
The paper that stirred the convention
most deeply was one by DR.. Albert Lef-
fingwel of Aurora. \. Y, upon "Scien-
| titic Assassination. 1t dealt with DR..
| Sarnelli's innoculation of healthy human
| beings with the germ culture of yellow
| fever. 1t is understood that some, if not
all. of the unsuspecting victims died
with all the symptoms accompanying the
dreaded disease.
The following resolution was pre-
| scented and adopted by the convention:
"Whereas, 1t has been currently re-
ported in public journals that distin.
guished South American physician, en-.
gagged in scientific researches, after vivi'
sectng a large number of the higher ami
mails. has not hesitated to immaculate
with the germ poison of yellow fever
causing them to suffer NIL the agonies OF
that dread disease, and terminating il
death: and
"Whereas, These atrocious expert
ments, so far from exciting in this coun
try universal condemnation and abhOr
renee. have been declared to be scen
titically useful and, therefore, perhaps :;
pardonable crime therefore, be it
Resolved, That assuming the facts tt
be correctly reported. the American HUI
|
sembled, at Nashville, Tenn, hereb.
would record in the strongest manner pos
sible it's utter detestation and condemna
ton of such scientific trifing with hu
man life. 1t does not believe that an.
possible utility to science can Diminish
the guilt of murders like these or tina
the secret poisoning of human being
should in the least be condoned becaus
the victims were friendless and poor
1t views with horror and amazement tn
assertion that scientific experiments te
minating in death have been made i
certain public institutions in this countr
and it. therefore, calls upon the sciel
fife and medical societies of the Unite
States TO join with the American Hl
name association in cOndemnng the sui
lection of human beings-patients
asylums. hospitals or other public inst
! tutions-to any form of scientific eXper
! mcnt."