1882.] 
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NOTES. 
Vivisection . — Last spring the naturalist, Carl Vogt, met at the 
Algerian Congress an English physiologist, Dr. Martin Lister, 
who informed him that because of the English law against vivi- 
section he was obliged to leave that country whenever he wished 
to make experiments on animals. “ Can you believe,” said he, 
“ that I was forced to leave my practice there, and start again 
professionally in France, so as to be able to make some experi- 
ments on horses necessary for the completion of a work already 
commenced ? I applied to the English authorities, and they in- 
formed me that they would willingly close their eyes to the faCt 
that I was practising vivisection, but if it pleased some clergyman 
or old woman to prosecute me, no one could prevent me from 
being heavily fined, or even imprisoned. I have therefore come 
to Toulouse, where I have kindly been supplied by the authorities 
with all necessaries.” Carl Vogt accompanied this statement 
with the following remarks : — “ In the case of a human being 
the doCtor has the whole control, he practises the most dangerous 
operations, and administers the most violent medicines on his 
own responsibility. Why is it then more dangerous for animals 
than human beings ? Why do we find it abominable to try the 
effeCts of a new remedy on an animal before using it for man ?” 
M. Carl Vogt declares that there exists in Germany a movement 
analogous to that which led to the law against vivisection in 
England. M. Virchow fears that it may be successful . — Medical 
Press and Circular. 
The American Association for the Advancement of Science 
will hold its thirty-first meeting in Montreal, Canada, during the 
week commencing on August 23rd, under the presidency of Prof. 
Dawson, LL.D., F.R.S., Principal of the McGill University. 
Twenty-five years have elapsed since its former meeting in 
Montreal, and in this period the Association has increased greatly 
in numbers and importance. The Committee have made ar- 
rangements with the various Steam-Ship Companies to encourage 
scientific men from Europe to attend the meetings of the Asso- 
ciation. 
According to the “ Gazzetta di Napoli ” the deaths from deli- 
rium tremens and chronic alcoholism are in Italy 1*65 per 
thousand; in England, 2-04; Norway, 2*36; Scotland, 3*29; 
Belgium and Switzerland, each 3*83 ; Sweden, 6*25 ; and New 
York, 12*08. 
