SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY. 143 



and all could unite in the unselfish and ennobling work of alleviat- 

 ing and removing human and animal suffering. The object of the 

 society would be to prevent rather than to punish. As instances of 

 what might be accomplished, he gave the following examples from 

 the record of the Illinois Humane Association : — " Arrested a man, 

 who was fined $10 and costs and put under bonds of $200 to keep 

 the peace, for extreme and x-epeated cruelty to a girl in his family, 

 16 years old. Took the child away from him and placed her in 

 charge of this society." . . . "Arrested a little girl, 14 years 

 old, for obtaining money under false pretences ; had the prosecution 

 dismissed and sent her to the Industrial school for girls at Evanston." 

 " Rescued four little children from a worthless, drunken 

 father and a disreputable mother, and placed them in the St. Joseph 

 orphan asylum." . . . '■' Took a little girl, who was badly abused, 

 kicked and knocked down and overworked by a cruel, heartless 

 woman, child working like a slave in the kitche'i, dirty and ragged, 

 and placed her in the Industrial school for girls." . . . "Arrested 

 a man who was fined $75 and costs for drunkenness and extreme 

 cruelty to his little boy, eight years of age, whom he compelled to 

 sleep out of doors. This society placed the child in the Home for 

 the Friendless." . . . " Arrested a man, who was fined $50 and 

 costs, for stabbing a horse with a knife." ..." The oflicers of 

 this society, after a prolonged search, found a little girl of 16 yeai's 

 of age who had been abducted from her home and led astray for im- 

 moral purposes, and restored her to her parents. There were three 

 persons connected with the abduction who were arrested by the 

 officers of the society and held to the criminal court and indicted by 

 the grand jiiry. Still pending." 



On motion of Mr. Houston, seconded by Dr. Bryce, it was 

 resolved, " That in the opinion of the Institute the formation 

 in this city of a society for the prevention of cruelty would be 

 conducive to the interests of public morality, and this meeting 

 desires to express its sympathy with the object contemplated." 



A communicating respecting " The Elizabeth Thompson 

 Science Fund," was referred to a committee composed of the 

 President, Dr. Ellis, and Prof. R. Ramsay Wright. 



