"The Sphinx atropos squeakes when hurt, nearly as loud as a mouse, which, when uttered in the most plaintive tone, natural- ly shocks the human heart, and makes it shudder at the thought of destroying inof -fensive animals merely for the sake of curi- osity. I cannot help reflecting on this tyr- anny, this wanton cruelty, exercised by thoughtless man, on many animals, but especially in insects: 'tis certain, that every animal possessing life, has feeling; and, therefore, is as capable of suffering pain, as of enjoying pleasure; and, as Shake- speare humanely expresses “The poor bee- tle crushed beneath the foot, feels the pangs of death as great as when a mon- arch falls.” Gentle reader, pardon this di- gression, my feelings commanded my pen.""