THE CALL OF THE LAND 



of the gland with the disease was ascer- 

 tained by cutting the gland out of dogs and 

 observing that they had all the symptoms of 

 the disease. It is cured by taking the glands 

 from dogs and giving the contents to human 

 patients. No drug ever used has produced 

 such invariably excellent results as this 

 thyroid extract, which we owe to vivisec- 

 tion and to vivisection alone. It has restored 

 the health and happiness of many victims 

 of one of the most awful diseases from 

 which humanity suffers. 



The mere fact that forward steps in use- 

 ful science cost pain; the fact, if it is such, 

 that a measure of insensibility, unfortunate 

 in itself, is occasioned by vivisection, is not 

 decisive. The great question the only 

 question is, Will any proposed piece or 

 kind of vivisection increase or lessen the net 

 total of pain? If vivisection will lessen the 

 net total of pain, it should be encouraged. 

 If the prevention of it will lessen the net 

 total of pain, the anti-vivisection crusade 

 ought to prevail. What we wish to know 

 is, Which is really the cruel side? 



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