Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-10-05
G.-I am not prepared 10 say that ali

GIL am not prepared to say that all
this Is not true.
A.-To come, then, to Europe. ancient
and modern. Did not the Greeks and
Romans, 10 the periods of their greatest
manliness and bravery, live almost entire
ly on plain vegetable preparation2 Do
not the Italians, the Germans-the mass
Of the poor people. meaa-the Irish.
and many Of the modern nations Of Eu-
rope, even now, live chiefly. and often en-
tirely. on the produce of the earth2 And
will they not. ia respect of bodily and men
tai vigor, compare iavorably with their
meai-eaiing neighbour 1.-The Irish with the
English, for example2
G.--Your manner of reasoning On this
subject is new to me. confess. But 1t is
strange that an infinitely wise Creator
should permit his creatures so universally
10 feed more or less on flesh, if it were I'M
necessary to health.
A.-But pray, sir. have not intoxicat-
ing liquors, either fermented or infer
menIed. been used as generally. as animal
food2 you will not contend that these are
necessary TO health, when almost the whole
medical world as well as the obvious ex-
perisnce ofmanklnd. tells Us that i0ater
is better.
Cob no; by no means.
A.-Let me tell you, then, sir, by the
way, that nearly every argument that car
be used 10 favor Of animal food, would be
equally valid in favor offermented liquors,
and even Of those which are distilled, if
used in moderation.
G.-You take deep ground; am not
prepared to dsprove your assertions. Are
you sure, however, that some constitutions
may not require animal food. though this
may not be the cause generally.r For my
own part. feel degree Of faintness for
some time afterward, if I abstain from AMI
NAL food at meal at which have been
accustomed to eat it.
A.-So il is with those who use other
things which are too exciting The beer,
or tea, or coffee, or wine, or cider, or spir-
II drinker, and the snuff, or opium, or to-
bacco laker, if be docs not have his accus-
toned dose or beverage at the usual hour,
feels more or less faint or miserable. And
one thing here is very remarkable, which
is. that the sensation that you call fainlness
when you have not had your accustomed
meal Of animal food, exactly resembles the
sensation which the spirit drinker feels
when he fails of his eleven o'clock or his
four o'clock dram, or the tea or coffee
drinker when she misses her usual bever.
age. Bet the vegetable eater, if he misses
bread or any other common article Of food
or even a whole meal. for once. has none Of
these sensations. He may feel hunger
but no faintness nor gnawing. | leave
you to make your own inference from this
fact.
G.-The inference is obvious; and j
what you have Just said istrue-and rath
or think it Is-il affords the strongest -eas
on have ever yet heard against the US,
Of animal food. Yet cannot we'll believe
that the great Creator. who made all tn
variety Of substances now used in th,
world for food, intended men should liv
on more bread and water, as you suppose
A.-Neiihe. can l, nor have said so
Water indeed, Is unquestionably the be'
drink for man. ifnot his only drink. Blu
though bread from all sorts Of grair is a
important article of food. there are numel
Gus other good things belonging TO tn
vegetable Kingdom. Man is a fruit-eaiin
as we'll as vegetable-eating animal, an
may select from the wide range of va
number Of substances, most of which, in
perfect state, are sufficiently wholesome
HealshiGn.