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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
VIvISECTION IS NOT BRUTAL
New York Citys Official Experiments Show Just What
Il They Are Doing.

There are more vivisections per.
formed under the authority of the city
of New York and by employees of the
city than in all the private institutions
in that vicinity, and I have yet to hear
Of case of cruelty or brutality in con-
nection with them,' said Health Com.
missioner Darlington. Go down to
the foot of East Sixteenth street and
see for yourself. Take camera along
and photograph them, if you want to.
Get DR.. Park to tell you all about them.
Vivisection may be brutal and cruel in
some places, but not here We think
we have done a great deal Of good
through experiments on sliving ami
mails, and that sthe animals lives are
well lost in the search for relief from
human suffering"
When DR.. Darlington extended the
foregoing frank invitation to a re-
porter it was Immediately accepted.
Accompanied by a photographer he
went to the foot of East Sixteenth
street, and after hunting around a bit
in the labrynth of alleys that run in
and out behind the Willard Parker
hospital for contagious diseases came
upon five-story brick building labeled
Research Laboratory" and went in.
There were other brick buildings up
the same alley, and once a man in a
long white apron flecked with blood
stains came out of a door, so. the re.
porter felt sure he was close to the
place where the vivisectionists work.
DR.. w. H. Park, who didn't look at
all like a cold-blooded or cruelhearted
monster, smiled welcome. When he
learned the reporters errand he smiled
some more
Help yourself" he said; 'stell me
what you want to see and photograph
and I'll arrange it. I've got to get
away in a few minutes to give a lee.
ture before the Diet Kitchen associa.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
Senate "Barkers,"

Guides who pilot strangers through
the capitol have discovered a seat
strip in the senate which they feature
with all the melliferous elcquence of
a midway or pike barker"
'The first seat on the minority
side,' they declare with a flourish,
"is that of Senator Jeff Davis, Who
broke all precedents by making
speech in the beginning of his tenn,
saying he would not feed from the
hands Of corporation. In the next
seat you will observe 'fddling Bob
Taylor, whose tuneful airs carried
him to fame and high Office. In the
next seat will be found William James
Bryan, the youngest member the sen
ate has ever had; and next to him you
will recognize the oldest senator, Will
liam Pinckney White of Maryland.
Immediately in the next cage, as it
were, you will observe Senator Bank
head of Alabama, who ran for the
house, but, strangely enough, defeated
for that Office, found himself shunted
into the senate by appointment as the
result Of the unexpected death of
Senator Morgan. Immediately be-
yond him you will see Senator Gore
Of Oklahoma, the only blind senator
the country has known, and last, but
not least, you will note Senator Owen,
who has Indian blood in his veins.''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

scratching Of the pencil may be heard
by the circle without and presently a
message flutters over the top of the
curtain. He has simply taken his
hands out of the loosened moose, writ
ten his message and wound them up
again. The light is turned up and
there he is in a trance, with his wrists
reddenlng under the straining cords.
Next, the medium, still bound, in
vltes man and woman into the cab
met. He directs them to join hands
by INTERVIEWING their fingers. One pair
Of assorted hands is placed upon his
head as he sits in the chair, while the
other pair is held at arms length be-
fore his face. The four hands of the
persons who make the test are thus
occupied. Immediately the medium
begins to grOan and wriggle and calls
upon the two to press their hands the
more tightly upon his head The NOV
ing and sWaying of his body under the
influence of the spirits is done for the
purpose of preventing any one discov-
erlng that he is very rapidly manipu-
lating one of his hands. Presently the
subjects find that some one is nipping
and tugging at shirt and coat, patting
their hands Or stroking their faces.
The effect is uncanny in the extreme.
1t will be noted that in all really sue
cessful demonstrations of this kind the
medium insists upon man and a
woman being in the cabinet and places
them at such an angle that only one
of them would be likely to intercept
his hands if both felt disposed to do
so. Very little practice will enable a
person of agility to perform the coat
pulling tricks with agility.
Materializations may be accomplish
ed by the operator from behind the
curtain with few bits of apparatus,
which can easily be purchased or i'm
provised. Two or three false faces on
gauze, covered with osphorescent
paint, will be found to be of great
service. Robes and nantes of thin
gauze coated in the same manner can
also be employed to advantage. Elk
tension rods, a bottle of sweet oil, in
which phosphorus has been dissolved,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

fore it is sent out to be used in treat
ment, about 1000 guinea pigs are used
each year. This method of testing is
is compulsory by the United States
law.
Tetanus antitoxin is prepared from
horses in the same way as diphtheria
antltoxin, except that they are inject
ed with tetanus instead of diphtheria
poison. The horses suffer very little
from these injections. Tetanus anti
toxin has it's greatest use in the pre-
vention of tetanus, or lockjaw, as it is
often too late to be of use when given
in a case that has developed On the
Fourth Of July all the hospitals and
dispensaries immunize the wounds
that occur, and in this way instead Of
some thirty or forty cases each year
we now have but two or three. Te-
tanus antitoxin is also used to prevent
tetanus in horses after operations
"The other sera used in the treat
ment of diseases are still largely ex-
perimental, and only one horse is used
for each disease. Thus one horse pro-
duces an anti-typhoid serum, one an
antl-rabic serum. For diphtheria we
commonly use twelve or fifteen horses,
for tetanus two or three horses. This
antitoxin is placed in a suitable per-
centage Of all the drug stores, so that
any physician can get or send for a.
vial Or syringe of antitoxil, free of ex-
pense if the people find it, hardship
to pay, otherwise a moderate charge
is made.
"After diphtheria and tetanus anti
: toxin, the greatest number of animals
are used for the development of the
Pasteur treatment. About thirty per-
sons are treated daily who have been
bitten by rabid dogs. About half of
these persons receive treatment at the
laboratory; the other half are scatter
ed throughout the Eastern United
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

the sitter. For instance, he NAV be
sitting clasping the hands Of his Pat.
ron across the table when there will
suddenly appear white spirit hand
from above the edge of the table. The
extra members is fastened to the toe
of the mediums shoe.
One Of the clever impostures perpe.
trated on the rapt circle is the de.
scending of heavy booted spook from
the regions above. Under cover of
the darkness the medium merely re-
moves his shoes and puts them on his
hands.
Phantom hands which fit hither and
thlther about the room in the dark
form bewildering Illusion The mys-
FERROUS member which seems to have
only part of glistening white arm
is that of an accomplice or the medium
himself The man is dressed in black
tights, and his body and limbs are
covered, with the exception of the arm
which has been coated with phosphor-
escent paint.
There are establishments scattered
through the United States where
spooks for spiritualistc seances are
made on large scale A really 11vs-
terlous spirit cabinet can be obtained
for SIS, while the spirit cord, all p.e-
pared, costs 81. A good talking head
costs $50. A spirit tie may be made
for Sl.5O, and it has knot studded
with nails. Appliances for materializ-
Ing a dozen spirit forms at once on the
floor to full-sized spirits are offered at
the best spook factories for s55. Ia
bles capable of being moved by I'M
seen powers cost only s25.
But, after all, these are not neces-
sary to an ordinary seance as long as
the medium has moderate skill, glib,
ness OF speech and audacity.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

such as Rosie, Pansy, Bluebel1 and the
like, are always in demand
Even an ordinary sheet in the hands
of skilled medium may be made to
do wonders without any other aid.
The fabric is thrown over the left. arm,
placed at level with the head of the
operator, while the right arm makes
the apparation fat or thin by merely
drawing the right arm in or out.
Spirits Of all sizes are easily pro-
duced by raising or lowering the in.
distinct mass made by the sheet, and
they can be made to disappear by
slowly dropping it to the floor and
then kicking it under the curtain OF
the cabinet. Various mechanical ap-
pliances are used, but they are too ex.
pensive for ordinary practice. Elec.
tricity, radium and other forces which
are being perfected by science are con.
stantly coming into play. among medi,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

ton, but you just go around wherever
you want to and tell whoever YOU find
in charge that I sent you, and it will
be all right
First I'll tell you just what we
do here and what we do it for, so
you'll know the objects of our vivisec-
tons; and let me say in the first place
that not a single animal has ever been
experimental on here for the purpose
OF satisfying curiosity or to find out
something we already knew. There is
but one excuse for this work, and that
is to benefit the human race, and we
believe we have done something along
that line and expect to do some more.
Our principal work is the produc-
ton of protective sera, and of these
the most important product is the
diphtheria anti-toxin. By the use Of
dlphtheria antitoxin the actual number
OF cases of diphtheria in New York is
now less than it was ten years ago,
and the number of deaths is only one
quarter. The preventive use of diph-
iberia antitoXin is only in it's infancy
but ninety per cent of all cases receive
1t IN treatment. If it were used as ex-
tensively in prevention, the amount of
diphtheria would certainly be cut in
half
About ten thousand cases are
treated with antitoxin each year, and
probably about 5000 people in fami-
lies in which diphtheria occurs are
injected to prevent diphtheria. Each
case has about two doses, or about
5000 units for each case. The unit is
the amount Of antitoxin which neutral.
izcs one hundred fatal doses of diph-
iberia poison for guinea pig.
in order to estimate the amount of
antitoxin in any quantity of serum it
is absolutely necessary to test it upon
a guinea pig, for no one knows as yet
the chemical nature of antitoxin, nor
no chemist can tell in the slightest
whether any is present in fluid. For
the purpose of testing the amount of
diphtheria antitoxin in the serum be-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

and the like are also valuable The
masks and gauze are hung up in
strong sunlight during the afternoon
before the seance so that they absorb
rays which they dispense at night.
Spirits of little children or Indians
are preferred by mediums, as it gives
them an opportunity for picturesque
patter which diverts, amuses or, holds
the attention of the spectators. The
piping voice of little "Bright-eyes," or
infant spirits named from flowers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
S2.4O PER YEAR.
HAVE RIGHT OF WAY
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS ABOVE
COMMON PEOPLE.
Elevators In Public Buildings Run
Mainly for Their Convenience
Amusing Point in Contest for
Senate Reading Clerk.

There are many wrinkles in Off
/ cial life in Washington which afford
those who are acquainted with them
certain amount Of amusement" said
local newspaper correspondent,
"and one Of the funniest, from the
standpoint Of those not interested d.
rectly, has been the contest for the
selection of the reading clerk to the
senate.
THAT the official whose duty 1t is
to decide the question as to the for
tunate man who would pull down the
plum, after listening to the varying
voices of the 80 contestants, was
obliged to take rest for a few days
to recover his normal condition can
be readily understood by all who are
familiar with such things at the
capitol.
But that he should have found
three members of the nations high
est laW-making body who were re-
quested to act as committee to de-
termine the merits of the respective
contestants, who had not made a rec
ommendation for the vacancy in ques-
ton, is as astonishing as it is un-
usual in that not a single senator
could be found who had not made a
recommendation.
LAS rule, when vacancy &C.
ours at either end of the capitol, the
difficulty senators and representative
have is in deciding which one of the
dozens Of applicants shall be shown
the preference of recommendation
This selecting committee of three
will go down in capitol history as
unique.
"Offcial authority in the depart
ments is thrust upon one at every
angle of the corridors and rooms of
these big buildings and forms bar
riers over which both the initiated
and the unwary stumble, but it is sell
dom that it penetrates into the ele-
vators.
| II happened in one of the elevators
of one of the larger department build
ings the other day. It was at an
hour when the car was crowded with
clerks going to work. After the door
| leSA OSSA o11uC ouu CA1C Ccll udu doCSuu-
ed almost to the first floor there
came a violent ring at the. bell and
the conductor, reversing the lever,
! dropped back like a shot to the ground
| floor, took in another passenger and
jumped the car to the fifth floor,
where the late conner alighted Then
the car slowly descended, floor by
floor, to permit the wrathful clerks
to get out.
"The hurry-up passenger happened
| to be one Of a half-dozen or so bu-
reau officers, whose official authority
gives them the right to make a
runaway trip with any elevator they
happen to strike, irrespective Of
the corridor destinations of the
rest of the passengers, but the scene
and sensations of being whisked past
your floor. despite your calls to the
elevator man, were more aggravating
than amusing. Some bureau officers,
! however, show the other passengers
in car the courtesy of allowing it
to stop from floor to floor; others
don't" t.>
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

teur vaccine the use Of guinea pigs to
determine the presence of tubercle
bacilli in milk uses the largest num-
Der of animals. About 800 guinea
pigs a, year are used in this way. Bac-
I'LL are found in about 3 per cent of the
samples of New York milk.
"Other animals in small numbers
are used for experimental work, which
is undertaken with the idea of finding
out the bacteria which are still un-
known, or producing protective sera
or yaccines, which have not yet be-
come successful Thus we developed
the method of purifying antitoxin,
which has now been adopted through
out the United States, and the method
of the quick diagnosis of rabies,
so that now in fifteen minutes we can
determine whether a dog was rabid
by simple microscopical examination.
In this way, although few hundred
guinea pigs were used to discover the
method, we are now able to avoid the
use of animals and save time and ex-
pense.
During the last year studies have
been made upon CHAMBERS in horses
and methods of diagnosis have been
perfected, and we hope that through
vaccines it will be possible to prevent
the development of this disease.
AT the present time the laboratory
is devoting much time to attempts to
discover the cause of scarlet fever, to
improving the milk supply, to learning
what proportion of human beings de.
velop tuberculosis from milk, to try to
purify antitoxins still further. Fur.
Their than this, number of expert
mental Investigations are being car.
ried on, but have not yet actually been
carried out"
There are eighteen bacteriologists,
two chemists and about fifteen labora.
tory assistants who work in the lab.
oratory
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
Turkish Minister'S Daughter.

Miss SHERIFF. Mehmed-Ali, daugh-
ter Of the new Turkish minister to
the United States, is interpreter for
her father. Miss SHERIFF. is nine
years old and the only member Of her
family who speaks English fuently.
The minister speaks the language
only a little, but his bright little
daughter is as proficient as a native
born. She is pretty, with round
cherub face, black hair that hangs in
a long braid, big eyes and a perfect
complexion. She learned English in
the high schools at Constantinople.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
Presidential Bon Mot.

A witticism was attributed the
other day In Washington to the presi-
dent. A young man, the story goes,
during a call at the White House
told the president that he had been
married a year before and was al
ready the father OF a boy. Il con-
graduate you" said the president. II
am sure You find It pleasanter to
b loY1Qg sire than signing lover.''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

ums who are able to get large prices
for their sittings.
In all form manifestations where
there is company present, it is neces.
sary always to maintain the s'battery"
by the joining of hands. 49,. :,
Private seances which are given in
the dark afford the expert medium
many more opportunities to deceive
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

States, as we have developed method
of mailing the treatment, which gives
equally good results with the giving
at the laboratory. This treatment re-
quired two weeks, and is absolutely
free to all citizens of Greater New
York. When the treatment is mailed
a charge Of s25 is made, which is paid
to the health department.
TO develop the Pasteur virus rab-
bit is used every day. The dried
spinal cord of the rabbit, taken out af-
ter it shows Infection, is the basis of
the virus. A certain number of dogs
are used each year in determining the
value of new. methods for their protec-
ton after having been bitten by a
rabid dog. Probably not more than
twenty-four dogs are used in a year
fer this purpose.
After the development of the Pas
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
As to Ace.

What" exclaimed Miss Gaddie.
Surely you're not going to marry Mr..
Roxley? Why. he's old enough to be
your father
Very likely" snapped Miss Bright,
but I beg you to remember that I'm
old enough to be his wife" -Philadel-
phia Press. ),
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
A Slap.

~ slap.
don't know that man." said Miss
Vane, but he's been telling every one
how wonderfully fresh my complexion
isl
"Yes? replied Miss Cutting. per
haps. he's an agent for it."-Philadel-
.phia Press.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
With APOLOGIES To-Whom7

With Apologies To-Whom7
The Mohawk to the Hudson runs,
The Hudson to the sea,
And even then there's scarcely room
For the names Of Canajoharie, Co
hoes. Herkimer, Amsterdam, Little
Falls, Whitesboro, Frankfort, Utica,
Fort Plain,
Rome and Schenectady.
Chicago Tribune.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
Two Men.

I've never had any great luck" de-
clared the pessimist.
Neither have t. admitted the OPP
timist. Made my money by hard
work and advertising"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
Still in the Wonde

Winter is half over"
"Good!'.
But then there's the long arctic
spring." Is.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

Reduction.
The old nag was jogging up the hill
with the clippers.
Yes. said the old nag. 'It is rather
tough pulling them up to the parson-
age, but it will be easy coming back"
How 500" queried the friendly goose
at the roadside.
Why, can't you see that after leav-
Ing the parsonage two will be made
one PC Chicago News.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
Jealousy.

Jealousy.
Hi diddle, diddle, the cat AID the fd.
dle;
The cow jumped over the moon;
The flying machine with envy was
green;
And tstraightaway it fell in a swoo,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
How the News Spread.

How the News Spread.
New Arrival at the Suburban Tavern
Part Of the roof of the old brewery
in the city fell in while ago and hurt
three men.
First Lounger to Second - Hear
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

What luck on your hunting trip p"
Extraordinary. / wanted buck.
but shot COW which, found. was
forth just fifty bucks
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

that? Old brewery in tn city just fel
in an nearly killed three men.
Second Lounger to Third - Gosh
Tn old brewery down in tn city jus
tumbled down an killed three men.
Third Lounger to Fourth-Gee whiz
Tn old brewery in tn .city's just col
lapsed an squashed four men t. death
4 When the first newspaper contain
ing the correct account of the acciden
reached them, however, the most they
could make out of it was one mar
hurt
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
A Bit of Limited.

A Bit Of Limited.
The inquisitive visitor to the studio
of the famous but crotchety artist pro-
pounded the query, What do you mix
your colors with?"
with brains, sir" replied the paint
er in dignified tones.
"Ah," commented the visitor, so you
paint atures."--Pearson's Weekly.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
Pardonable Enterprise.

Nero fddled while Rome burned
Well, it was the chance of. a life
time to get an audience Everybody
likes to watch big fire.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

An Inquiry From Georgia.
Can any one furnish US with the
words OF that pathetic poem begin
mig: Only five fingers of corn,
father, only five fingers of corn?"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

She-Did hear a bivalve bark?
It-Neigh, neigh! Merely a distant
Lampoon.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22
Christmas Noise,

It's wise child that knows dust
when to stop annoying its father.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1908-02-22

Craze for Notoriety.
My friend, get in the public eye.
Let nothing hinder.
You, too, can be, if you but try,
A human cinder.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1908-07-03
IErahe grutrn

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liten @ntDtdelung elmer tentablen
3u6t. 2eiOer berriGt a6er gero6e
nad bieier Ridtung bin u..ter Sen
gauersleuten b%eionoers untcr ienen,
ipelfe feinen geidloIIenen Sofraim
beitsen, nod beltte Der 9raufL 8ru.
ten erit gu elmer 3eit an5uieBen, mo
Die auslaufen6en aiiden un@ oie her
ontpa6fenoen Sltneeu feinen groBen
S6aoen an Sen 8elofriittet mebr
anrihten fonnen. 9ie 9rpten tper.
ben meiit aIio gn0e Sum- ooer Qn.
fang Suli angeiest, ioodB 0ie 8iiden
Mtttte, ielbIt @noe SuIi o~l.8Iaufen.
SoIde Sp1tIinge f0nren sod Dor
@intritt oes rollben 8etters fatnt
mebr SIT frGftigen, gang uolItomme.
men Sbiereu beronpnfien, tpGbren6
anbererieits Our6 friib3eitige 8ruten
Sbiere er5ogen peroen, bic biz gum
@intritt oes @tnters i9on aeniigeno
enttpideIt itno, Inn nit Dem @ierlegen
beginner gu founen.