New-York tribune., 1902-12-15
CRUELTIES OF VIVISECTIONIST.
Senator Gallinger Denies Results Claimed
bY DIR. Keen.

' Washington. Dec. Ex-senator Gallinger, ,,of New
Hampshire, who also is member of the medical
profession tonight gave letter he has written
in reply to the letter vivisection which he re-
ceived from DR.. W. W. Keen, of Philadelphia, a
week ago. Senator Galnger says in part:
Receiving your letter of December 5. 1902 which
you to the press OF the UHed states, resReca @
First that seif-advertisement is prohibited by the
ethics of our profession.
second, that Misrepresentation is forbidden by
prebfbit Vivsection OF prevent any of the expert
which you claim W were % e aae 5o x Ba ever yeq
been introduced by me in the Senate nor mas any t
Senate Your statement that have been engaged
in efforts to secure nhu1nane and cfne lessla tat
have been engaged in efforts to secure humane
egsaonb baIa tat faWored Would If enacted only
regulate vivisection in the District Of Columbia SO
the support Of every humane person -
Third that your argueh b turns ende name On m
that the ocazation OF the functions in the m brain
oI on,ms n nag The brains Of animals differ from the
brain of man. and also differ from one another so
produce a certain effect in one animal and another
effect in another animal IT, Ine Ieg ba sb6w0 0i that
IN is not only unsafe reason from the brains OF
is not safe as between the brain of one animal ana
that of another. It has been so in general wiIfs
had established fact with regard to any species
M ig +ba same in man The experimenters therefore;
saw by experiment in some form upon lIdi, anu
sometimes the result was similar ana Sol l,Its
not That such experiments upon man. as results Us
reasoning from the lower animals 4are a il is the
TeeTimony of great surgeons and physiologists. by
s nR0p benra an WITH mSaR the that
they would have the same result DIS tieS ia' AA0
Fourth ignore in yOqr n direct dire ariaeee oP o
selhshness, that aItrusIn Vhcn IS Ie e ~ n the
hope of helping humanity. Is to hurt IL ana u oe
iav the advance of civilization J., .,a. T
the Suggestion aIFee1uS maui
have introduced into the senate % be "a
saw that the purpose has been to regulate H IaS
thereby e6 f9 h9Ve Shocked @ the moral
sense of our people. You will doubtess recail ne !e
ffee fact 5hae @e "n she District of Columbia Febru
airy o. 1900 asked you If you tnoug. + IL d p
horse should be put under the influence OF an anes @
hee re the Befq5s bran and fU that You promptly replied Il
think it would be most unWse legisia; t+ ,,
In view of that reply. DO you not thlnk taaI your IT
charge against me that am engaged in eiIords TO 10
secure inhumane and cruei ieg1Sa,1, @ @ bete ,,D
Sn1Ibted testimony to the fact that one expert
aennds into boiling water; that another fastens
dog to the dissection table ana S dSeidds i % ,nfy
stone bottle with which he strikes with al ms ms
ssrens sXnerimenter says he disocates both the
sbniders. doing it with difficulty? Another expert,
M eiybtv large animals mostly horses and mules
to EXTREMIST torture Drobem in S medical
theory but simply TO see What IT t n9a 9l peR eor can
ha through lrrltatloH oI
pe sill another says that he has invented new
Machine which he calls his tormentor and and IN
.ti tian7is1 device which had first been qulited
With long thin nails animals are moved apout; ut
,achec ,.e1 +oIIr bv hour until crucifed nature
an no longer endure. and death comes as tardy
1aioaee That experimenter says: L can take an
ne~ nav or a bit of skin OF the ANIMAL and py
eaI tha handle squeeze it beneath the teeth
lurlhs can lift the animal by the suffer-
Ing part can tear it or crush IT IN al S2rts @ o.
raassated dav after day. with much denght ahc
extreme patience for the space OF AK, yea[
prevent Sucn pdIudTouS
IL sll. hr'nee ~ me under your condemnation. am
;Ii,,,sJ 10 have the submitted 10 lfe Juuseiil
ss a. A,norjcau people.