The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-17

the intelligent public is too well aware
Of the vast benefits conferred upon the
suffering by bacteriologic research, both
in the prevention and cure OF disease.
Smallpox IS unknown except among the
unvaccinated; the dath-rate Of diphtheria
has been reduced to practically nil, and
an injection Of anti-diphtheritic serum
renders a person exposed 10 Infection I'M
mune: injection OF snti-tetanic serum
bids fair TO overcome lockjawi hydropho-
bia is succumbing more and more TO the
serum treatment
Regarding the bill before Congress, the
author Of the letter mentioned forgets(D
10 state that all experiments, as provided
for, must be conducted under the super,
vision Of the laity. who can have no
knowledge Of their value. As stated in
the article that brought forth the letter.
'Ihey 0he Observation-Disclosures seek 10
establish u system Of espionage upon all
physicians and scientists who seek TO
enlarge the knowledge Of the world upon
many things pertaining to life and health
that are still hidden and vital. The COM
mission which these fanatics urge IS to
be made up OF non-professional persons
who are 10 be given the power TO judge
as 20 motives and methods Of scientists.
II IS the purpose to make masters out OF
the tyros, 10 let the blind lead those who
can see" This quotation IS from dis
interested source.
The statement OF Or. Vedder the au-
thor OF the letterNnow being discussed.
that most Of the noted physicians and
surgeons OF this country and Europe are
opposed to vivisection as useless and al
most preiudicial. must be taken with
many grains OF salt, for where one IS
opposed there are thousands for, and II is
n well-known fact that never in the his
tory OF man has any measure for his
good been proposed but there has been a
calamity howled
THIS IS FALSE"
The only other statement to which
shall pay attention Is the filthy meas
ures prevalent among the modern scien-
lists" This is false! Anyone who goes
into a modern laboratory for bacteria.
logical research cannot but be struck with
the peculiar cleanliness with which all
experiments are conducted; anyone who
goes into a Laboratory In which the va
rious serunis are prepared cannot but
wonder at the great care with which All
apparatus is kept from contamination,
and / defy anyone 10 show place that
can compare in exquisite cleanliness with
the modern operating room. which is the
direct outcome of the meteorological
laboratory.
To-day operations are conducted on
any part OF the human body and with
as little fear OF contamination as the
mere lancing OF a gum. The great organ
OF thought and judgment Of passion, OF
movement Is laid bare and its centres are
almost as well-known as the map OF this
country; abdominal operations are per-
formed daily with hardly a fear of the
"bete nods." blood poisoning and coll
lapse. and should like to direct the
attention OF DR.. vedder and his co-beliey-
ers 10 what will be the absence during
the present war of hospital gangrene,
OF supuuration. 10 limbs saved, TO brain
surgery. aud to lives saved. all made pos
sible by sntisepsis and asepsis, the re-
suits OF meteorological research. the gift
OF God. that man seeks to throw back in
His face SANllAS'