268 THE IMMORTALITY OF ANIMALS 



nevolence and charity so far as mankind is con- 

 cerned. 



Asylums have been established for the reception of 

 the wretched ; homes and hospitals for the children, 

 the aged, the friendless, and the afflicted ; and the 

 streams of bounty have flowed copiously for their 

 support. 



Individuals have called down blessings upon their 

 memory by the endowment of some charitable in- 

 stitution. Let any apparent want or distress of 

 mankind be presented to a community, and relief is 

 readily obtained. But the uncomplaining, suffering 

 animal creation is often deemed an object neither 

 fit for compassion nor susceptible of feeling. 



Many men in the name of charity have given 

 great fortunes to assist public institutions, some of 

 which practice vivisection in its most horrible 

 forms ; and for every dollar thus spent, there is one 

 more groan, one more cry, one more quiver of the 

 nerves, and one more struggle in death's agony. 

 How often the means and power which a man pos- 

 sesses is given for purposes which cause untold suf- 

 fering and agony when he might use such means to 

 make the world better and happier. How obvious 

 and important are these principles, yet how little 



