Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-07-19
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REDEMPTION AND FOOD.


egraPh with some further Thoughts upon
it. Although | think mans physical re-
demption depends more upon his diet than
upon any other one thing, yet l do not
by any means think it the only considera-
ton in physical habit worthy attention.
| b a! abuse here is sufficient to produce
universal decIenson from truth and puri-
fty, mo which on every hand, we find
man to have Iapsed. Most truly has the
fall of man been attributed to eating
f." -. 1.-THE fuit
! OF that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste
Brought death into the world and all our wo."
All our miseres come of The wrong diFec-
| tion Of the mentti faculties. Instead of
)di' ecting the mind to act upon the spirit
ual aud eternal, it has been directed 10 the
material, sensual, and temporal. La the
present false state Of society, false views Of
the nature ana functions of the mind will
be matter of course. Although Phre.
InoIogy has done much to enIighten US, as
10 the true method Of studying the nature,
power and functions of the mind, yet its
highest spiritual application has not hith-
terto been made. Indeed many of the &C.
rebrai organs, aud their supposed func-
lions, have been named from the abuse OF
the true orgaus and functions. The
mind will, and must act continually. If
not under the control Of the understand.
ing and moral sentiments, it will follow
j, the influence OF passion and sensual in
cinallon. The latter unhappiIy has been
800 Inuch lis direction among mankind.
The organ of Almentiveness has been
abused by instruction, and the analyses
of lis functions hitherto given, have been
sorroWlully partial ard defective. The
uosl portaat function of AIimentiveness,
is 10 stimulate The mind TO feed on Truth
and knowledge. 1t, like every other or
; gan, is perfectly blind as to the object up
, on which it acts, and its true direction can
: only be determined by the combined &C
lion acd harmony OF all the other organs.
: The cea>eless demand Of this organ for
qualification, may be marked in the con-
tlnuat pursuit Of the mind after something
, to be ENJOYED. Abuse here then, it is
. apparent, is the cause of the mass of mis-
T. cries under which we lie. Alinenlive-
Y ness, instead of stimulating the mind TO
5 feast Oil knowledge and Truth, and there,
? by exciting the whole Elind 10 spiritual
id'rtc!ion, feeds upon physical elements,
whereby the soul falls into sensual indug-
cnce and extreme spiritual decIension
People make their tables snare to them
selves and to heir guests. Can any one
9 have failed TO mark the iuxtapositon o
h the table and the bed! Note ii 10 the hab.
e lis Of that l:ustrious Bible worthy, Solo,
d mon. From these Two sources of defiIe
=, nIent, " hat a torrent Of mischiefs rolls, tC
q waste, desolate and debase mankindl |
% is admitted, that man may begut himself
:, with the pufest food from the store house
of Nature; notwithstanding, there is
- great difference in the wholesomeness O
r differing kinds of food. But my object ir
: this communication is 10 urge some add
Is tional reasons to those already offered in
IS previous alicIe against the use olimprop
AZ er diet, especially animal among these
' the moral influence of killing animals, i;
: worthy Of no small consideration, aside
- from the moral tfec:s of eating them
> There cannot be doubt that its dHec
tendency, is 10 blunt the benevolent aGo
:, humane sentiments on the one hand and
% to arouse The brutal and savage propensi
N lies on the other. The true mind has nc
D. power to destroy life What are the sen.
OF saions of most, if not of oil people, the
j, FIRST time they cut the throat OF an limo
or cent little lamb or coufling calf! Doe
q not thrill of dread approaching horro
le steal over the SPIRIT Repetition obtuna
- the 6ner feelings of the man, until be cal
! sIang h,er lambs and calves without ;
At t,vinge of mental pain. The reason is
4 he has been taking lessons 10 cruelty
ii and these lessons will sooner or later b
e, practised upon man. For he that vii
re slaug hter the harmless snimas for tn
sake of pandering to appetite or tn
he love OF gain. will not scruple TO infic
u wrong and outrage upon his neighbol
al Ii