THE RESEARCH DEFENCE SOCIETY. The Secretary of this us
a
set of
lished intended
by to
society has kindly sent short essays which has been pubthe society. They are primarily educate the general public on the
importance
of
the
medical
research
employment of live experiment, but incidentally they interest to medical men, and they
involves the
which
animals are are
for
of great also very
One is from the pen of Sir Leonard it is of such interest to readers of the
instructive.
Rogers; journal that, with the permission of the Secretary, we hope to reproduce extracts from the essay in an early number of the Gazette.
62
THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE.
Another essay of very great interest is by Sir on the Prevention of Tetanus the war during great by the use of anti-tetanic "
David Bruce
serum."
In this the author of the essay shows
that, beyond all doubt, the sudden fall in the
mortality of tetanus that occurred in the British Army in November, 1914, was due to the preventive inoculation of anti-tetanic serum. It is important to medical men in India to note that there is ample evidence that four inoculations
at
intervals of
more
effective than the
were
formerly practised.
The
serum
as
curative
a
were
much
inoculations that is not
show
Experiments diminishes the mortality inoculated monkeys, but in human beings are not serum
week
single
success.
the
a
among
proved greatly experimentally a
that it
the results of treatment conclusive. The use of
in the treatment of tetanus is
certainly
indicated; it may do good, while it can do no harm, except in the rare cases of super-sensitiveness
to
horse
serum.
Another of the essays is by Dr. Mary Scharlieb on the subject of vaccination, but as the antivaccinationists
in
India
to constitute
organised path of progress,
a
are
not
sufficiently
serious obstacle in the
it is hardly necessary to deal with Dr. Scharlieb's very interesting essay. Sir Leonard Rogers' essay serves as an excellent example of what can be done in the of fatal disease, not only among but also among the lower animals themselves, if facilities are granted for the carrying out of experimental work on animals.
prevention
human
beings,
that those research are the medical engaged true friends of animals, while the anti-vivisectionists by their hysterical outbursts are trying to fix the whole animal kingdom in its present It cannot be
who
are
condition "
Health,
animals" motto
too
clearly emphasized
011
of
and
helpless suffering. happiness for all (including man) might well be the hopeless
freedom
and
of the medical scientists.
The series can be had from Mr. Stephen Paget, f.r.c.s., 11, Chandos St., Cavendish Square, London, W.l, at a cost of two shillings.
Our readers are invited to interest themselves in the valuable work that is being carried on by the Research Defence Society.
[Feb. 1921.
a
set of
lished intended
by to
society has kindly sent short essays which has been pubthe society. They are primarily educate the general public on the
importance
of
the
medical
research
employment of live experiment, but incidentally they interest to medical men, and they
involves the
which
animals are are
for
of great also very
One is from the pen of Sir Leonard it is of such interest to readers of the
instructive.
Rogers; journal that, with the permission of the Secretary, we hope to reproduce extracts from the essay in an early number of the Gazette.
62
THE INDIAN MEDICAL GAZETTE.
Another essay of very great interest is by Sir on the Prevention of Tetanus the war during great by the use of anti-tetanic "
David Bruce
serum."
In this the author of the essay shows
that, beyond all doubt, the sudden fall in the
mortality of tetanus that occurred in the British Army in November, 1914, was due to the preventive inoculation of anti-tetanic serum. It is important to medical men in India to note that there is ample evidence that four inoculations
at
intervals of
more
effective than the
were
formerly practised.
The
serum
as
curative
a
were
much
inoculations that is not
show
Experiments diminishes the mortality inoculated monkeys, but in human beings are not serum
week
single
success.
the
a
among
proved greatly experimentally a
that it
the results of treatment conclusive. The use of
in the treatment of tetanus is
certainly
indicated; it may do good, while it can do no harm, except in the rare cases of super-sensitiveness
to
horse
serum.
Another of the essays is by Dr. Mary Scharlieb on the subject of vaccination, but as the antivaccinationists
in
India
to constitute
organised path of progress,
a
are
not
sufficiently
serious obstacle in the
it is hardly necessary to deal with Dr. Scharlieb's very interesting essay. Sir Leonard Rogers' essay serves as an excellent example of what can be done in the of fatal disease, not only among but also among the lower animals themselves, if facilities are granted for the carrying out of experimental work on animals.
prevention
human
beings,
that those research are the medical engaged true friends of animals, while the anti-vivisectionists by their hysterical outbursts are trying to fix the whole animal kingdom in its present It cannot be
who
are
condition "
Health,
animals" motto
too
clearly emphasized
011
of
and
helpless suffering. happiness for all (including man) might well be the hopeless
freedom
and
of the medical scientists.
The series can be had from Mr. Stephen Paget, f.r.c.s., 11, Chandos St., Cavendish Square, London, W.l, at a cost of two shillings.
Our readers are invited to interest themselves in the valuable work that is being carried on by the Research Defence Society.
[Feb. 1921.
