Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-06-28

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dams, by killing the young. in castrating
the males. and in driving often to their ut
most speed and endurance, by the use of,
spurs, goads, whips, and vocifsration, to
make men boisterous in expression, aud
rough and uncouth in department and
countenance, to benunib and blast The HUI
name sympothies, and to make men insen-
| Sib,e and callous to mental as well as
physical suffering, and to extreme vio-
lence in every form, and even to delight
| in Witnessing and Inhicting sufering2 4
a. Aye; unquestionably. And this
tendency is seen in their choice OF amuse:
ments and sports, on holidays aud other
occasions by youths and men, for exam
pie, in hunting parties BY which hundreds
of innocent, cheerful, and beautiful birds
and squirrels arc Killed, MANNED, and
wounded, often leaving them to lingering
torture and death from their wounds, and
the young to die Of starvation, or the ole
10 mourn the inhuman robbery and mur-
der Of their young; in fishing, using the
living minnow for bait, with the barbed
hook thrust through its body, often hang
ing for hours in extreme torture j; 10 shoot
ing matches and in cock fighting, and
horse-raciDg, all of which are practiced
for mere pastime, and apparently without
compassionate thought of the cruelty
and inhuman;ty of such deeds.
@ Is it the legitimate tendency Of all
these courses, 10 communities where they
prevail. TO form a general sentiment and
public opinion that will rely for the pow
er and means of influencing. or CONTROL.
Jog mankind both in parental government
and discipline, and in public governments,
upon coercion, by the infection of punish
ments and physical torture and in nu-
merous instances 10 form characters fitted
to the practice OF oppression and cruelty.
and without compassion 10 witness and
enact scenes Of human bulchery by the
gullotinc or the galows, and the sIaugh-
ter of mankind by thousands on the field
Of batlIe2
A. Aye decidedly, as believe.
O. Is it also an evil of the use Of ami
NAL food, including flesh, butter, cheese
sc. Causing also the use of salt and other
condiments and accompaniment to very
great amount that il cos,s an incaicula6le
extent OF unnecessary labor or expense,
and consequently where flesh eating is re,
gasded as gentceI aud luxurious, causes
an envied though unenviable distinction
between the rich and the poor! -:
A. Ave The same amount ofnutri-
/ ment from the vegetable productions Of
the earth would not cost al most one fifth
part as much labor as from animal food
and It's Accomplishments, including the
care and rearing of animals, their 2repar-
alton, cookery &c. "=... .....
q. What, then, is the duty Of those
who come to a knowledge and rational
conviction Of these truths2 Is it imme-
diateIy to cease eating animal food !; also
TO cease oPpressively driving beasts by
instruments Of torture, and also the fatten-
Ing Of animals and butchering them for
food ...::. @. =.
"A. Aye; undoubtedly, and as the lis.
ing God sill judgelh in the earth, and in
dites and regards The fervent and eftcluaI
desires for the good of mankind of those
who have the fiia spirit, those who per-
sist in these courses, after such kno Wedge
and conviction, may not expect The favor
OF God in LIS conscious approving pres
ence or prosperity IN property Invested 10
beasts. ..-
@. Will II be inquired VIVA! Then are
the kinds of food within the means of all
which should be used instead of animal
food, and as temporary substitutes fer the
fruits of the tropical cline, which are
mans proper and perfect food2 Are they
these. namely, the best grains, especially
wheat, which as well as other grain
should be used without boiling, and all of
whica should be cooked without yeast,
sa'Gratus &C., ripe beans, peas. and other
farina; The best fruits. especially the sweet
and pleasant pumpkins. squashes. and the
best roots, especially potatoes, and IN mod
crate quantities lnik, especially fof child