Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-09-27
For the Teleg raph.
PHYSIOLOGICAL REFORM.
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1ulelano says, Hender lived lOS years,
an industrious day laborer. His food
for the most part was nothing but oat
meal and butter-milk The ancient phi
losophers and early christians were re.
markable for their temperance. Lucian
says, "thev who took the most care of
their bodies and their minds, enjoyed the
longest lives accompanied by the best
health" Zeno lived to 90, stranger to
disease. Pythagoras,who restricted him
sell to vegetable food entirely, his dinner
being bfeads honey & water, & who never
knew.satiely, lived 100 years. Xenophilus,
los. Georgius, lo7, Empedocles, l09,
and Hippocrates. lo9. The eastern
Christians, who retired from. persecution
into the deserts OF Egypt and Arabia, al
lowed themselves but IL or OF bread per
day, and only water for drink and they
lived long and happy. St. Jerome lived
100 years, James the Hermit, lO4, St.
Anthony, los, Stylites, 100, Epiphanius,
/ Is, aud Romauldus and Arsenius each
l2o years. See Rees Cyclopedia, article
abstinence. Prof. Hitchcock of Amherst,
says, "Gllen, one oflhe. most Distinguish
ed of the ancient physicians, lived l40
years; and composed between 700 and
800 essays on medical and philosophical
subjects and be was always after the age
OF % extremely sparlng in the quantity oil
his food. Old PARE, died a: the age OF
l53, his diet being solely. milk, cheese,
coarse bread. small beer and whey. AT
the age Of 100, be married a second wife"
!" MIR. Zorten of Hungary lived ls5
years; his wife l64; they lived together
I47 years. His food consisted of pulse
and bread, with little brandy at The close
of his life. A few days before his death
he walked several miles," See Bake's
Biographical Dictionary. A writer in
Rees Cyclo2edia after noticing large
number of very old persons, says, ut
would be very difficult in the history of
the above persons, to find any circumslan-
ces common 70 them all, except perhaps,
that o. being born of healthy parents, and
of being inuredsto daily luLor, tcnpoe-
ance aud simplicity of Diet" Are not
| the causes which contribute to longevity
worthy he attention of the christian and
philan!hropist! said this diet contrib-
utes to proli6cness. Button has. said,
/" if man were obliged to abstain totally
from flesh. he would not multiply" Ii
what | have shown thus far is correct, il
would be singular indeed if this should be
an exception. Ask Rev. Howard NAL
com if he thinks. those Irishmen have the
procreative power. The vegetable eating
millions of China, Hindostan, Southern
Europe AMI Ireland, fatty and fully con.
tradict Buttons statement Elesh.eatinc
tribes are never prolific. Instance, the
Patagonians, with every other circum
stance in their favor: ard If flesh die
was also favorable we should fad them q
numerous people; for they have inhabit
ed the country for or 400 years. Blu
in all eastern Patagonia capable Of sustain
ing many millions we fad less than l00t
Inhabitants. In fact the great mass 9th,
human family the world over may prop
erly be regarded as vegetable eaters.
Vegetable diet is superior also in its Ell
fects on mind. Sir John Sinclair is ii
author of The Code Of Health, lin 4 Iarg
octave volumes. He. says, "vegetabl
;, food has happy influence on the power
> of the mind, and tends TO preserve delicac
: of feeling and liveliness Of imaginaiio
= and an acuteness Of judgment seldom en-
Ijoyed by those who make free use {
animal food.' Sir EyeraId Home say,
Milton studied in Ealy where The diet
olives, macaroni, and ice water, and Their
laid The plan of his Paradise Lost" 81
|. N5wtoa confined himself to bread an
water only during his most mastery in
leilectual performance, which has immoI
talized bis name forever.
III Professor Ddumer says of Caspar tlau
: ser alter having him in his family, afe
! he had learned regularly to eat flesh, b
}, mental activity was diminished his eye
u lost their brilliancy and expression.
e The following is f. ON Graham's Lecture