Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-20

Of them "they are the smallest, weakest,
and least brave people on the globe" %
the other hand Dr. Fosters description Of
the natives of Otaheite, one would think
is over drawn. The perfection in syme-
try and beauty Of some Of them, "would
do honor 10 Venis-de. Medicis." The
Circassians are proverbiaIly themost beau
liful in the world. Mr.. Pope says Of the
Mexicans, = among them are TO be found
models.for the sculptor" Ofthe natives
OF Pi,caim's Island. Capt. Beechy says,
(of the laiies) "lhey are tall, robust and
beautifully formed. their faces beaming
with smiles. their teeth are beautifully
white like the finest ivory. and perfectly
REGULAR Says DR.. Lambe, there is
every reason 70 believe, and particularly
from the observations Of navigators 10 the
Pacific Ocean, that those races of men
which admit into their nulriments large
proportion of fruit and fresh vegetable
matter, have form Of body the largest.
Of the most perfect proportions. and The
greatest beauty. They have the greatest
strength and activity. and probably they
enjoy health the best" Rev. Howard
Malcom, Of Boston, who has travelled ex-
tensively in America, Europe and Asia,
aays, " The finest specimens oflhe human
body ever beheId, | saw in Ireland, and
they had never tasted animal food"
Again. vegetable eating nations and in
dividuals are more supple, vigorous, and
able to endure protracted effort.
Adm Smith in bis Wealth OF Nations,
says, : the Irish chaitmen porters and
coal-heavers Of London, who have been
raised principally on the potatoe. and who
continue to subsist on vegetable food, are
perhaps the strongest men in The British
dominions." Lieut. Amasa Paine, oftbe
u. s. Navy, says. / once saw one Of the
porisrs of Smyrna. carry bags OF coffee
at load one weighed 1922, another S27,
the other 3ll los. I saw those bags of
coffee weighed. and carefully took down
the weight Of each bag at the time"
Their diet is spare and mostly coarse veg
e.ables. Capt. G. s. Rowland says, VI
have made several voyages to St. Peters
burg in Russia. The people for the
most part, subsist on coarse. black rye
bread and garlics. The bread is exceed
ingly coarse, sometimes containing al
most whole grains. and it is very dry anc
hard have often hired these men.
They would come on board 10 the morn
ing with a piece Of thick black bread
weighing about one pound. and bunch
Of garIics as big as ones fist. This was
all their nourishment for the day Of l6 or
Is hours labor. They were astonishing
" powerful and active, and endured Sc
we're and proiractsd labor far beyond any
of nv men. Some Of these men were 80
and even 90 years old and yet these old
men would do more work than any of the
middle aged men belonging to my ship.
In handling and slowing away iron, they
exhibi,ed-most astonishing power. They
were full Of agility, vivacity. and even hi
larisy,--singing as they labored. with all
the buoyancy and blhhsomeness Of youth"
RoIIin, ia his description Of the athlaete
Of ancient Greece, says. "Iheir diet con-
sists OF dried figs, nuts, the recent curd OF
cheese. and boiled erain.' Stevens. 10 his
travels ia Egypt, Petra, Arabia and the
Holy Land. speaking of the monks Of a
convent, says. "they never ate meat; no
animal food Of any kind is permitted to en-
ter the walls Of the convent. During
their abode in the convent, some 80, 40
and one more than rs years, not one o
them had eaten particle Of animal food
aud yet never saw more healthy looking
men. Harder men l hare seen, for they
were indoIent in their habits.-I hav,
travelled for a week Al time, night anc
day. 20, under the mild sky Of the East
but in the rough cline Of Russia, ant
found myself perfectly able TO endure ,h'
fatigue. upon bread and milk Diet" Veg
eiable diet enables US to resist psshitntia
causes, aud recover from disease. Flo
proof, see Graham on Epidemics, con
taining The testimony Of individuals ia n
York. during the cholera in 1891 & 2