1894 THE MICROSCOPE. 59 



THE MICROSCOPE. 



New Series, 1893. 



For Naturalists^ Physicians, and Druggists, and Designed to Popularize 



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CHARLES W. SMILEY, A. M., EDITOR. 



EDITORIAL. 



An Anti-Dissection and Vivisection Writer. — One of 



the kindest hearted of men is Geo. T. Angell and one of our 

 most enterprising exchanges is " Our Dumb Animals.''^ It con- 

 tains many nice little stories of kindness to animals, of sagacity, 

 etc. Whatever it says and does in a gentle spirit is mostly good. 

 But, by reason of unbalanced thought, many flies are mixed in 

 the ointment. This kind hearted man sometimes seem devoid 

 of common sense when he attacks cruelty, real or imaginary. 

 Along side of the beautiful persuasive stories ; he prhits the most 

 infamous rot regarding vivisection, dissection, check-reins, etc. 

 At the same moment, the paper is a white-winged messenger of 

 peace, and a crazy bomb thrower. Thousands, who could be 

 benefitted and pleased by its virtues, will discard it in disgust 

 as of •' no good '' when they see its faults. By its indulgence in 

 crankiness it curtails its power for good many fold, greatly to 

 our regret. Why be so unbalanced in your thoughts, Bro. An- 

 gell ? You violently antagonize the work and opinions of men 

 of high standing, when, were you more modest you would go 

 slower. You alienate the sympathy of many influential men 

 when you ought to prize it. You make statements so exagerated 

 as to tempt people to give you the lie. You say that putting a 

 mouse under a bell-glass and exhausting the air in a public 

 school is " useless, barbarous and demoralizing " to the teachers. 

 You sav " it might be useful to teach children to carve chickens" 



