Life, 1902-04-17 · page 9 of 22
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# Political Satire from Life Magazine This page satirizes anti-vivisection debates and medical ethics. The top cartoons mock "The People's Champion"—a district attorney (William Travers Jerome, based on caption) who opposed animal experimentation. The left cartoon shows him theatrically crusading against vivisection; the right depicts him as corpulent and self-satisfied, suggesting hypocrisy. The lower section, titled "Up-to-Date Methods," details laboratory equipment used in animal research, appearing to vindicate experimental practices. The final cartoon labeled "In Microbehallow" mocks Jerome's case against Dr. Bachiller, suggesting his crusade caused undue suffering and died needlessly—implying anti-vivisectionists prioritize animals over human medical progress. The satire argues that animal testing advances medicine and that opposing it is foolish sentimentality.
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a PEOPLE'S CHAMPION, AE SEEMS TO HAVE SHRUNK WITH THE PASSING MONTHS. OUR BRAVE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WILLIAM TRAVERS JEROME, WAS TERRIBLE IN M18 WRATH JUST APTER THE TUNNEL HORROR, BUT— Up-to-Date Methods. XPERIMENTERS do havo lots of fun. There is no doubt abont that. The following is from Dark Deeds, published by the London Anti-Vivi- section Society : THE PURNITCRE AND IMPLEMENTS OF A VIVISECTIONAL LABORATORY. “Implements "* or Tools used tn the dissection of living antmals are varied and often ingenious In their construction, and consist of racks, holdfasts, and tables made of wood, furnished with Tings, clips, through which cords are passed to hold the animal down, and prevent its straggling and so toterfering with the “experiment” ; both chloroform, ether, or curare may (or may not) be used at the Aiscretion of the vivisector. . , . Oftena block of wood, wedge-shaped, 18 inserted in the mouth and the Jawa tied down. . . . Scalpelsof vartous forms, curved and bent, 80 As to get at the parts, fine bone saws, trephining saws (by which a circular plece ‘of bone is cut ont of the skull of the living animal), spring forceps, steel bone cutters, curved needles, of vartous sizes, glass syringes, with nozzies of various ‘abapes (for the injection of disgusting bacteriological cultures," ferments, and other concoctions made In the Phystological Laboratory) are also used, These modern ‘‘Scientists’’ could have given points to Philip II. and his clumsy methods, IN MICROBEHOLLOW Dr. Bacillus: wea! VENY sERIOUS CASE. TOTAL LOSS OP VITALITY. JUST CALLED MEIN TIME, YOU MUST MOVE TO A HEALTHY, CONGENIAL RESORT AND RECUPERATE. 1 WOULD ADVISE A SEASON IN THE TENE- MENT DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. IT WILL STRENGTHEN AND PATTEN YOU comicbooks.com