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CORRESPONDENCE. 
*** The Editor does not hold himself responsible for statements of fads or 
opinions expressed in Correspondence, or in Articles bearing the signature 
of their respective authors. 
ANTI-VIVISECTIONIST LOGIC. 
To the Editor of the Journal of Science . 
Sir, — I beg to call your attention to the subjoined extract from 
the “ Medical Press and Circular.” The remark of the Rev. Mr. 
Fisher is a 44 cabinet specimen ” of anti-vivisedlionist argument. 
If the fadt that “ Life is God’s gift to animals ” is a valid plea 
against vivisection, it is equally cogent against the slaughter of 
animals for food and against the destruction of vermin. — I am, 
&c., 
Anti-Cant. 
44 At the forty-first annual meeting of the Scottish Society for 
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, held last week in Edin- 
burgh, Mr. Josiah Livingstone presiding, a report was submitted 
showing that a large amount of good had been accomplished by 
the Society’s operations during the year, but that the expenditure 
had considerably exceeded the income. In the course of the 
proceedings a suggestion that the Society should direcft their 
attention to the question of Vivisection was strongly opposed by 
Councillor Sloan, who declared that the saving of a single life 
was of more importance than the lives of all the cats and dogs 
put together. (Loud hissing, and cries of 4 Shame.’) He heard 
ladies hissing, but he said that a single human life was not to be 
compared to all the cats and dogs that are nursed and pampered 
in the New Town of Edinburgh. (Cries of 4 Shame,’ and the 
Rev. Mr. Fisher — 4 Life is God’s gift to animals as well as to 
you.’) He did not wish to sanction cruelty, but were the disco- 
veries of scientific men like Dr. Keith and others to be baulked 
by mere sentiment ? He was sorry to see people who, before 
they would give up pampered, wheezing brutes for scientific 
purposes, would rather give up their domestics. (Hissing, and 
great interruption.) The suggestion was ultimately agreed to, 
as were several others of a like character.” 
