Evening journal., 1900-03-14
"LEGAL1zED TORTURE
A PICTURE OF VIvISECTION AS
DRAWN ny IT'S OPPONENTS.

A PICTURE OF VIvIsECTION AS
DRAWN BY ITS OPPONENTS.
We are striving in this wonderful age
to find a cure for human wretchcdaess.
to break down miserable barriers OF
class and creed. to unite the human
race in bonds of brotherhood. to siiIau-
late TIE sympathies and calm the strife
ard suffering of the human lot l.t this
reyOlt agairst injustice and crJclty are
the unfortunate animals TO De eternal
~ left ugt in the cold? Are we 10 prc-
claim peace and goodwill to all len
and yet Tcirain the savage tyrants and
tornientors Of the beings who stand
r.ost in need of mercy, from their utter
helplessness? The Inconsistency, the
trAachsTv, the ineanness Of such eXclu-
s:or inEst strike every generous heart
and aounc intellect merely when &c is
stated. Peace and good will to all that
live cnirly that must be the sa.ch-
word Of the future.
BY whateve" means and methods We
may strive toward better social state,
lct Il never be forgotten that IN the
last res, q salvation lies In the heart Of
man. or nuvlcre and that al things
Nhi,l ior. t. harden that Iuman
heart. 20 bind IL in a frosty spell Of
pitiiess stlf-seeking--be the lcaalts
never SC much TO our temporal adyaii-
tlgs--.bast ptTforce help to destroy The
impulses and sympathies that make
fsr roscc end social happiness. That
which teaches us to torment the weak
for any purpose whatever and to inflict
not swift death. but slow torture, On
any living thing, will assuredly help tc
annul the efforts, however earnest and
however wise. that may be made to
establish peace and Justice among the
suffering nations. Strange that euch a
thing so obvious should need insisting
uponl IL is sheer madness to ignore the
very source and lifespring OF human
veal or woe-the heart and brain of
man. Yet OF this madness the present
generation is guilty, since IL allows
learned professors, on the plea OF doing
good TO our bodies. TO ruin our souls;
since IL still permits a law 10 remain on
the statute book which gives a license
TO Psychologists to take living trem-
bling creature-dog. cat rabbit. frog -
TO tie IL down on q board or trough
and there to cut it open and dissect its
nerves and organs; pierce its brain
with red-hot wire, fill It's veins with
gelatine, prussian blue or any other
substance that may seem good to its
tormentor; to cause inflammation OF
bones by inserting a red-hot needle as
deeply as possible, bake It alive, pierce
its liver with a needle. inflame its eyes
by piercing and then drawing a thread
through the cornea: inocualte the same
sensitive organs with virus till they
rot away in a purifying sore: inoculate
horrible diseases into the blood; Gre
ate agonizing infammations Of tissue;
infiict the heightened horrible suffering
OF rabies; make learned researches In
the paths of sensation" and the ma.
ture fipain-experiments that go Oh
often for hours and often require the
victim TO be kept alive in its agony fol
days and even months
And all this is done ostensibly in the
interests of mankindi All this is don,
TO make human existence pleasantel
and more comfortable Car
any man be really willing that agon,
20 shocking shall be undergone on tn,
on-chance of his gaining something
from ity Every day. with ou
consent. under our laws. all over tn,
Christian and civilized world. thi
anguish OF dumb creatures is being SUI
fered. And let II not be forgotten tha
Wvisection is practieed at an ever in
creasing rate. as the official return
show. and that It Grows more rnthles
and more terrible every year. as By tn
very law OF our nature il is bound I
do unless some reaction sets in, unles
some great national Outcry Is mad
against the practice of state license,
cruelty. Il is because thes
savageries are committed by men VIII
are respected and admired that the
are so terribly dangerous to our ma
uonal morality and to our progress 4
an its aspects The crimes OF acknowl
edged criminals are ominous enough
but they need scarcely be considers
IN comparison with the chartered an
applauded cruelties of men fprobabl
honestly believing themselves 10 h
not only justified but active in well
dolngl who are looked up TO as al,
unguished members of an honorabl
profession and who are creating
moral standard-or rather destroyin