The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-15
SANARELLI DENOUNCED
STRONG RESOLUTION ADOPTED ny
THE AMERICAN HUMANE SOCIETY.
incubation of Human Beings with
Yellow Fever Germs Called "Scien-
title Assassination"

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Humane Society met in Watkins Hall
to-day with larger attendance than at the
opening session yesterday, many delegates
having arrived last night and this morning.
The proceedings were opened with the read
ing of a paper on 1.-The Witchcraft of To-
day." prepared by Miss Georgiana Ken
dali, of New York This paper treated of
hydrophoba and cruelty to dogs. Rev.
Jenkin Lloyd Jones, of Chicago, delivered
an address on 1.-The Law of Sacrifice Yer
sus the Law of Cruelty" The question of
vivisection was brought up by DIR. Jones S
address, and was briefly discussed. Secre-
tary Rowley read paper prepared by Mrs.
Sarah K. Bolton, of Cleveland, o. The sub
ject of the paper was Homes for Dogs.
At the afternoon session addresses were de-
livered by E. Z. Barthell, Bishop Fitzger-
aid and DR.. IT, A. Atchison, of Nashville;
DR.. w. H. Dalrymple. of Baton Rouge, La,
and Rev. DR.. Lord of st. Paul, Mimi Miss
Will Allen Dromgoole, of Tennessee, will
address the society tomorrow on the
"Gamin Of the Cutters"
The most important meeting of the So
ciety proved to be the one of this after
noon. Papers of great interest were read
by K. e. Barthell, of Nashville, by DIR. Dali
rymple, of Baton Rouge, La, and by the
Rev. DR.. Lord, of ST. Paul. The paper that
stirred the convention most deeply was one
by DR.. Albert Lefnngwell, of Aurora, N. "
on Scientific Assassination" 1t dealt with
DR.. Sanarellfs incubation of healthy
human beings with the germ culture OF
yellow fever. 1t is understood that some
if not all of the ursuspecting victims died
with all the symptoms accompanying the
dread disease. The following resolution was
presented and adopted by the convention:
Whereas, 1t has been currently reported
in public journals that a distinguished
Southern American physician engaged in
scientific researches, after vivisecting a
large number Of the lower animals, has not
hesltated to inoculate patients confined in
a public institution with the germ poison of
yellow fever causing them to suffer all the
agonies of that dread disease and terminal
ing in death, and
Whereas, The atrocious experiments, so
far from exciting in this country universal
condemnation and abhorrence have been
declared to be scientifically useful, and
therefore, perhaps 'pardonable crime,
therefore
Resolved, That assuming the facts to be
correctly reported, the American Humane
Association, in convention assembled at
Nashville, Tenn, hereby would record in
the strongest manner possible its utter de-
testation and condemnation of such scien-
tific trihing with human life 1t does not
believe that any possible utility to science
can diminish the guilt of murders like
these; or that the secret poisoning of human
beings should in the least degree be con-
doned because the victims were friendless
and poor. 1t views with horror and amaze
ment the assertion that scientific expert
ments terminating in death have been made
in certain public institutions in this country
and 1t therefore calls on the scientific and
medical societies of the United States to
Join with the American Humane Society in
unreservedly condemning the subsection Of
human beings-patients in asylums, hospi-
form of scientific experimentation.