Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-19
TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS
A Treatise on the Subject by an Old Sol
dier. Col. Simpson.

EDITOR CENSOR: Is there anything
| more loathing To ones sense OF love fol
the animal kingdom than that of having
10 witaess n crueI and bsrbarous attack
on Il horse, bird or insect, aud ia fact,
aU9 of Gods creation belonging TO the
! JrniI animal kingdom2
bow often have most of us seen g
brutal AMI cowardly attack, ptrpetrated
on "A noble horse, whose seeming fault
Wa in reality the ignorant stupidity OF
the rnte, man. | never Witnessed a wan
too, brutal and cowardly abuse OF any
d1mb animal, bird or insect, but made
up my mind that the miscreant wea at
heart murderer and only the fear of
the hangman's moose deferred him from
committing such crime. There are a
great variety of animal formation, and
one gauge of capacity is still more tx.
tensive and Diversified. Ii instinct pre-
yails, this being called, or claimed TO be,
prompting to action. without reason,
and reason being pronounced TO be the
faculty of judging, what type of animal
life Is destitute o. apprehension At
present the theme is exhaustless, and
ite multiplex phenomena abound with
uusulved problems Is 1t instinct
ia animals which often crestes won
der and surprise at the extraordi.
nary acumen shown by themf Some
philosophers aver 1t Is brain work.
Verify; | believe they are efainently
right, and If such Is the fact, how dare
man atteInpb 10 control dumb beast
br brute forcs?
remember of reading some years
ago of an extraordinary act of female
Of Ihe canine tribe A puppy, one OF a
numerous family, fell from bridge
into a river, the current being very
swift; the mother seeing the danger her
offspring was In, did not as lnan would
have done il the object had been q child,
jump in after 1t, but made for the bank
of the river and runniug with all Its
speed down the side of the stream for a
time, eventually SWAN TO the middle of
the river, and when the little one came
struggling along, caught Ia her mouth
and took IL ashore safely, Was the act
of the mother dog one Of instinct, or
was 1t brain work?
Another remarkable case by the same
writer, and which he claimed he was an
eye witness OF On his rambles one day,
| seeking for knowledge, he espied Il large
| black beetle in the road, pushing before
it composite ball, the object of it's
work being mrch larger tnan itself
Eventually the ball fell into rut. and
although Mr.. Beetle worked vigorously,
ne was unable TO extricate the ball
from its iodgment. Suddenly it flew
away, ana in short time returned
with another co.laborer, but much larg.
er than iteelf and by the combined
strength of both, they raised the object
/ OF sheIf exertions onto level grounu So
soon as ihts was accomplished the as
| sistant few away and left the original
| toiler 10 finish its work at will Was 1t
| instinct o. was IL brain work that guild
| ed this instinct To seek assistance when
Ii found itself unable 10 perform its
task alone? If instinct then give me
that medium instead Of brains
All symbols Of animal life inferior TO
mankind, are brought within our recog.
milton, and to prevent cruelty to ami.
mails, series OF questions are eontemp.
lated Who, or what are animals
What is their normal mission? WHAT
cruelties now interfere2 How are these
TO be prevented What premiums are
offeredY think this catechism would
be d good study, for those at the head OF
humane societies of this and other conn
tries.
No greater ideal of mans nobility Of
| character can be formed in his daily
life than that of being free from the
detestab BILE, cowardiy and debased acts
| shown to defenceiess creature, and
| there can be no more ennobling stan-
| d6rd for man To possess, than of show
| ing due gentleness and kindness 10 ami
mails of the lower class Already the
/ acknowledgment Is universal that hu-
| manity has not pulsation encouraging
| cruelty to animals, from the lowest
| grade of manhood to its exalted forma-
| tion lnhumanity is barbarous, odious,
| and repulsive, but the boundary is not
| yet reached Womanhood clothed with
| the richest drspery heaven has furnished,
pleads eloquently for peace en- earth,
| and that the most exalted finish be
| given to man, Christianity appears 10
be the connecting link between Deity
and man, and clothed with cheering
sunshine makes earth the counterpart
of heaven.
Cruelty 10 animals is now seen to be
unblushi1g infernalism, and every out
/ lay to avert the same a contemptous
| insult TO Him who created and pre-
! serves all animal creation, IL 1t be
| urged that those animals cruelty treated,
are personal property, even seltishness
will confess that all such abuse dimen.
ishes the value of each one, and the act
is never justifiable, the owner having
neither sympathy nor correspondence
with the sufferer Besides all the sd.
vantages obtained from the animal life
are secured with the greatest compen'
| sation by those who use 1t most becom'
ingly
In conclusion, / believe any person
| who Is wilfully inhuman TO any kiad OF
| animal formation is evidently of auto
| koprosorigin. EDWARD SIMPSON.
Waupaca, Wis September $, 1906.
| Death Of Mrs! Riley at Genoa.