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Mr. Elvins expressed the pleasure he felt in having the 

 question put before them in so clear a light. He had spent 

 much time in endeavouring to solve the question. The only 

 difficulty with him was how to find a remedy. He hoped 

 that thoughtful men would give the subject due consideration, 

 and find a remedy for the evil before it was too late, and thus 

 obviate a great and impending danger. 



Dr. Hamilton agreed with the reader of the paper as to 

 the existence of the antagonisms, which had indeed long 

 agitated the world. He referred to the agrarian contests in 

 the Roman State, the troubles connected with the Gracchi, 

 and the Servile wars, so that the question was really a very 

 old one. He thought that the gentleman who had r^^ad the 

 paper had clearly made out his case, though he had not 

 shown the remedy. 



Mr. Ives thought that the subject was one of great practical 

 utility. He gave from his own experience, when a tenant of 

 the Duke of Portland, an instance confirming the views of the 

 reader of the paper. 



Mr. J. J. Kelso read a paper on " The Necessity of a 

 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty in Toronto." 



He pointed out that there was no society of the kind at present 

 in existence in Toronto, and he proposed the establishment of one as 

 a general humane association, having before it the following among 

 other objects : 



To stop cruelty to children : to rescue them from vicious influences 

 and remedy their condition. The beating of animals ; overloading 

 street cars ; overloading waggons ; working old horses ; driving galled 

 and disabled animals. To introduce drinking fountains ; better laws ; 

 better methods of horseshoeing ; humane literature into schools and 

 homes. To induce children to be humane; everybody to practise 

 and teach kindness to animals and others. As a humanizing, educat- 

 ing and refining influence, he believed there was no better society 

 in existence than this would prove. Its foundation would rest upon 

 a religious but undenominational basis. It would include in its 

 membership young and old, rich and poor, Catholics and Protestants, 



