Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-27
RADIuM FOR POODLE DOGS,

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| The following news item appeared
in local papers yesterday:
BY Associated Press
New York, July 26.--Animals as
well as humans. now are being treated
with radlum for incipient cancer.
DIR. George w. Little. surgeon nj
the animal hospital of the Society for
| Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals. said
today that interesting results had been
obtained with radiun in treatment of
horses, dogs and cats. A store OF
radium valued at mere than $500. o.0oo
and owned by Memorial Hospital. is
used on the animals
We strongly indorso the principles
of the Society for Prevention of
suffering, nothing toucnes us so much
az the hurt look in the eyes of dog.
who cannot tell his master of the pain
which is wracking his yitals. But.
the child, and all humankind, come
1rst; the animal afterwards.
In the coal hills of Pennsylvania, in
the cotton fields ot the South, on the
plains Of the west, in New Engiand's
manufacturing towns. and, yes. in
Wilmington, Delaware, perhaps. hag-
gard-faced women. men and children
are dying because they were not lucky
enough TO have been born in some
Fifth avenue kennel, In other words,
then are dying from cancer. because
they cannot afford to pay the price
for the only known treatment whicl
is efIicacious. But in New York City,
100000 worth of rsdium is applied to
the skins of dogs who were fortunate
in choosing their wealthy masters who
can give them the best of care
In the name of suffering humanity
let US use radium on human beings
first! Then. if the opportunity pre-
sents itself. let the lady who is too
cowardly TO bear babes have her pet
lap-dog treated.
or course we know that s4oo 900
worth Of radium IS not dissipated dur
ing each dog treatment: the salts re-
main intact--it is the energy which
flows from it which effects the cure.
But the radmm is actually being used
on dogs; expert physicians see that
the animals receive the desired treat
ment. Would il not he better IL the
time and care devoted to each lap dog
vas given instead to some human be-
ing? Radium is not so plentiful that
there is enough to go around
Suppose, instead OF half a dozen
physicians using this radium on dogs.
that it WIS offered for the free treat
.nent OF the poor who cannot pay the
fees now charged? Why, the crowds
which would gather before the healing
salts would make one think that thu
Christ had returned 70 earth, and was
a gain r,erforrr1jnr miracles
But the sweet little lap dogs are get
ting the treatment
We have heard a number OF rattle
nrained politicians and half-baketi |
publieists during the past year shrek |
from the chinaney-tops that revolution
faces America. We do not believe it. |
Americans are too hard-headed TO |
make such q social mistake. But we |
DO say this--if America ever has a
revolution, il viii be because the mem
bers of society's Gold Crust faunt |
their indiscretions in the faces of the |
s0IeFlnS popuiace. ana is II any I
wonder ladies and gentlemen, that /
certain men in our national life he
lieve in State paternalism, and social |
ism, and other isms? Those persons
are at least sane on one point: th-v
know that radiun1 should be used IN
cure the cancer in human beings. and /
not to treat darling oozum-woozuna
poodle dogs with. We wonaisr
what win Mime. Curie say when %
hears that humans suffer while does
are treated with radium in Amcriee7