Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1894 — TOPICS OF THESE TIMES. [ARTICLE]

TOPICS OF THESE TIMES.

Toon CAT*I POOR fNH)«I There are terrible time* ahead for eat* and do#*. Were they endowed with intelligence and reasoning power*, a* man)' will contend they are, there surely would be a general exodus of these dumb companion* of nan's domestic Jlfe. Progressive science continues to reach out after the unattainable, ever seeking to throttle death in bis last combat with the fragile human frame, and ever seeking victims for its cruel experiments to test the value of Its alleged discoveries. Recently orre Dr, Moore, of New York, gave to the world a positive antidote for morphine poisoning in permaganate of potash, and gave the reason for tiefaith that was in hirn by a conclusive test on hts own person before a number of eminent M. D's. The whole performance was a conclusive demonstration that permaganate of potash, in the proper quantity, if administered within one hour after the •wallowing of a fatal dose of morphine by a human subject, would as suredly save the person’s life. Since that eventful day thfi numberof eat* and dogs that have journeyed hence into that happy land where clinics are unknown would keep a sausage feclory supplied with material for an Bogs of allweigbfe and cats of every shade and grade of vocal power have vanished hence as helpless sacridees upon the bloody altar of scientific investigation. Great results have been achieved. It has been shown that a 14 pound dog j under the influence of morphine j went to sleep. The same dose administered to a cat of undetermined weight caused fits of an aggravated character. Then the permaganate | of potash was administered to the dog several times by an injection. It woke hirn up and he got mad about it. The cat. was already-Jo~ marl because of the morphine that the effect of the permaganate upon its anatomy was not tested. A <lO pound dog enjoyed at} excellent nap on the ; strength of the stated dose of mor- ) plilne, and hwslumbers were not at all disturbed by several potash injections. Trifles were not troubling that dog at that time, aY»d in due course he awoke none the worse for the experience. What has all this to do with permaganate of potash as an antidote for morpliiuu in the djytapn system? Nothing. Who said it had? At present we arc discussing eats and dogs. The results of all the experiments seem to prove that if eats and dogs are determined to commit suicide by morphine there is no scientific antidote to prevent it. but a larger dose will be required than for a human subject.