The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals

Mu. Editor : - Among the Acta of tho recent State Logislature, is one cntitled, " An act for the inore effiíctuul preveation oí CTaelty to aninmlsC' whicl i Tery worthy of notice amd pubiieakion. by tke Firess. Indeed were the mcans providod, it would be well to have the law niado known by uieaus of posters. Dr. Ciialmkhs ïiüiny. yoais ago. employed hi& vigorous pou on Cruolty to Animáis. The Ecy. ür. Spaulding, of Hartford,, devoted bis lust Thankigiviag Day serwou to. " our duty to oor animáis." Avtuuu lïh'i.rs, author of " Friends in Cöuncil,," quotcs tho expression, " Iot vfho will writo the history of a, iiatioj, so. that I may write its bjiUuuls„" aivd stvys, " I would ratlier write ihe oopies for the copy books, and oixo of the first shonUl be, " Cruelty to axúmals is a great wickodness," or perh.as it had botter be put in a concreto tfoan in an abstract fonn, and hould run simply thus, " Don't tease the cats." ïho last report of the X. Y. Society for l'revcntion of Cruelty to Animáis - an excev'Jiingly iutcresting document - shows a demand ail field ei' s.eïtift)ft fcor sw.U a society far beyond what roost pensóos are awaro of. As showing that it may be very woH to have the existence and features of this law kuowii among us, the writer, a year ' stgf, vci& stcpxl o the streot, aiKf poiticcd to the place where a cock fight was going on (in 11 yard) and asked if nothing could be done to prevent èuch crueltics. This law answers very distinctly, yes. To come to the point, will you, Mr. Editor, print in. your paper, Ijjiw Na. Ui, and be content to charge the cost --hero no doafct, you charge niany items- to charity and the causo of sjood moráis 'i