\"Nothingofitappearsinallthatissaidanddone。Noonehasanyfaithnowinabaptismofthechild，andyetthatwasnothingbutareminderofthehumansignificanceofthenewbornbabe。
\"Theyhaverejectedallthat，buttheyhavenotreplacedit，andthereremainonlythedresses，thelaces，thelittlehands，thelittlefeet，andwhateverexistsintheanimal。Buttheanimalhasneitherimagination，norforesight，norreason，noradoctor。
No！notevenadoctor！Thechickendroopsitshead，overwhelmed，orthecalfdies；thehenclucksandthecowlowsforatime，andthenthesebeastscontinuetolive，forgettingwhathashappened。
Withus，ifthechildfallssick，whatistobedone，howtocareforit，whatdoctortocall，wheretogo？Ifitdies，therewillbenomorelittlehandsorlittlefeet，andthenwhatistheuseofthesufferingsendured？Thecowdoesnotaskallthat，andthisiswhychildrenareasourceofmisery。Thecowhasnoimagination，andforthatreasoncannotthinkhowitmighthavesavedthechildifithaddonethisorthat，anditsgrief，foundedinitsphysicalbeing，lastsbutaveryshorttime。Itisonlyacondition，andnotthatsorrowwhichbecomesexaggeratedtothepointofdespair，thankstoidlenessandsatiety。Thecowhasnotthatreasoningfacultywhichwouldenableittoaskthewhy。Whyendureallthesetortures？Whatwastheuseofsomuchlove，ifthelittleonesweretodie？Thecowhasnologicwhichtellsittohavenomorechildren，and，ifanycomeaccidentally，toneitherlovenornursethem，thatitmaynotsuffer。Butourwivesreason，andreasoninthisway，andthatiswhyIsaidthat，whenamandoesnotliveasaman，heisbeneaththeanimal。\"
\"Butthen，howisitnecessarytoact，inyouropinion，inordertotreatchildrenhumanly？\"Iasked。