The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

tomorrow MARKS the beginning OF
q very happy week for animal lovers
in our country. Mrs. William n.
Wood, president of the Birmingham
Humane Society, which Is doing such
good work In the city, is making
. final arrangements for the obser-
vance of humane week in Birming-
ham; which promises to be one OF
tho brightest in its history.
Many of the movie houses will
show appropriate pictures this. week
and on Sunday, April is, ministers
will speak on this subject from their
pulpits.
Humane Education Important.
Humane education or education of
tho heart, as some call 1t, has been
experimental with in various coun-
tries, where statistics prove that it
/. has lowered the criminal record. In
!, prisons. inquiries were once made
! which showed that out of 1000 con-
victs, only 10 had ever known the
softening influence of having pet
animal in childhood. j. w. Cottrell,
general superintendent of the Detec-
tive Association of America, said:
Il know of but few criminals who
were taught to love animals, ana IN
we find that the lack of humane
education is the principal ONE
Ten Good COMMIT: dmcnts.
Recently the following ten COM
mandments designed to train boys
and girls to kindness to dun crea-
lures were drafted by William L. H.
Vented of New York city:
% IL am the Lord, thy God, who
made every living creature after his
kind and gave man dominion over my
works Wherefore thou shalt be
guardian over beast, bird and cattle,
and to them thou shalt be in my
! place.
Thou shalt not delight myself in
craven images, but rather in tender
mercies to those who depend on thy
guardianship. Thou shalt not lay
blame or punishment unwarranted
upon them who know not wrong,
who cannot speak for themselves
and who have no means of asserting
their rights, wherefore thou art to
them the adjudicator of righteous
ness in their midst, for / the Lord
thy God am a jealous God, rcmem-
bering thy unfaithfulness and thy
cruelties to all my creatures and
visiting the errors of thy way upon
thy children down through the gem
erations. in that thou hast set bad
example unto them and hast my
word and by deed led them to dis
respect justice and mercy in deal
Ing with my defenceless creatures.
q. Thou shalt not curse thine cat
tie. nor inflict vengeance upon any
Of Gods creatures. for the Lord will
not hold him guiltlcss who disregards
his creation.
SabbaticnI Rights.
4. Remember the sabattical rights
of my creatures and practice them
sacredly. Every beast of burden and
every animal In thy service shall
have its day and fitting seasons OF
rest whereby they drudge of toll in
thy service may be comfortably
mingled with the joy of living. With
reason and consideration thou shalt
assign their tasks and with equal
care thou shalt provide food, rest,
succor mercy and those things which
make for the natural Joy of living.
5. Honor and respect thy guard
ianship over the animals which have
been thy faithful servants and desert
them not in an evil day: for by so
doing thou mayest prolonF thy days
in the land which the Lord thy God
giveth thee.
6. Thou shalt not kill. for the joy
of killing for sport in hunting: for
contest i'll skill; or for selfish gain.
For the righteous man regardeth the
life of his beast.
Z. Thou shalt not commit myself
to tie lusts of bloody contests nor
seek to look upon the cock-1lght, the
olive pigeon-shoot, the bull-fight and
all such atrocious acts.
s. Thou shalt not steal. destroy or
take unto thyself selfishly or wan
tonly that which belongs to the COM
fort and needs of thy animals.
9. Thou shalt not bear false wit
ness for paltry gain to thyself where
by Gods creatures suffer hunger,
anguish or torture. Let the testimony
of thy guardianship be above thy lust
for gain,
10. Thou shalt not covet the birds