Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-06-07

should be abandoned by all truth. seekers.
These are all too inAaming, too exciteful
of lust and bad blood. Truth was never
yet found in pot Of pork, a. sea of gravy,
nor fame Of pepper. Its oracles are
UNDERSTANDABLE uttered only 10 temples
clean and pure.
Lean meat Of animals digests too speed
lily, leaves The stomach insuffieienlly dis.
tended. and throws 100 great an amount of
blood Into circulation at once. The sup.
ply Of blood is not equab!e, being a, one
time 100 little, al another TOO much. The
unequal ternpers Of fesh-ea,ers, their at
one Lime, all fondness, and at another, all.
retfuiness may perhaps be Considered as
an effecl OF fckteaess OF blood We ought
10 be liable when we can! Though
the hbrous part OF flesh digests more speed.
| lily than vegetables or fruits, We, The fat
cannot be acted upon By any ofthe gastric
solvents. The mos. powerful solvents, as
sulphuric and nitsic acids, which dissolve
gold and silver in trice, have no effect
on fator oil. When fat or grease is tax.
en- into The stomach, the bile which is not
found there in the proper condition, is
poured into the stomach, to convert the
grease into soap, before the solvents ofthe
stomach can dispose Gift. Hence Bilious
complaints. Hence the great prevalence
Of bilious fevers in tie western and south
ern states. where vast quantities of pork
are eaten. ISL
| But another objection to animal food is
lis liability to be diseased, aud 10 produce
disease. | was lately informed, by SCI
entic aud experienced physician, that
ScrofaIa had Increased ia this country 10 a
two fold ratio within the last fifty years;
and that the use of animal food had in
creased in the same ratio. 1t has 10 g
been known that butter or any kind #
J. grease is very hurtfu! in such affections
Hogs affected with scrofula and measles
before they have made their appearance
on the surface, fat which time the system
is most completely diseased and Cattle al
so, suffering FROM various diseases. are
slaug h,ered and eaten Thus flesh. eaters
cook up scrofuia, liver affections. dyspep-
/. STA, headache, consumption and kline pox,
/, ~ their daily food, AMI at the sane lime,.
Ipiously and pi,eonsIy talk of Gods mys-
serious providence. IF God did make
l such provision for his creatures, it would
!. be indeed mysterious. How manv els.
! eased llvers are every year eaten II
y ought TO be well understood that scarcely
J one beef in twenty OF western raising, has
i, sound liver. | have been told by BUTCH
: ers that sheep over two years old have
S generally diseased livers But the very
s process OF faiteniBg is diseasing one
! Fatteaing hogs is but an other tern for
p satura,ing them. with disease and ulcers.
y Does one wish satisfy himself regarding
d this, let him raise up the skin Of fresh.
r killed hog, and count the countless ulcers
q beneath it. Ifthis does not satisfy him
to let him shot himself cp 10 a narrow cell
e. il-ventiIlated !; stuff himself with eating
1t become so ia: that he cannot stand uper
ID his legs, but mus. roll and gruni in hi
" own filth, then hear his answer to TIL
its question whether he has any disease-ant
he If you please, whether he would not ,ik
ge to be eaten. notwithstanding all this
lie, such is the ail-tevonring lust ofthe times
70. scarcely the snoul Of hog is left uneaten
RS Swine -ea,ers don't leave so much of th
lh "good creature" as the famous Kilkenn
of cats did Of each other, FOR the very tail {
'ut a hog is esteemed by many luxury.
OF Il may be asked, what were these Thing
ell made for if not to be usedl But how u
ed9 ask again, in reply, what wei
an snals, rats and mice made for !! The Oh
md inese replies, to Re eaten. was about |
-. ask what was The pcle.cat made for !! b
ON il occurs TO me. be was made TO be eater
ev for thousands 10 this country, regard hi
las as dainty. But again, f answer. Y
nj never shall know their use, so long as i
sb- continue to devour them. The drunkal
a asks, what his fuyorile beverage was mac
10. for, if not TO be drunken-and just as rea
,u. onaby, as the fiesh.eAter asks the use
es- 1.-THE brutes know not bat the hog va
on. made for the same purpose as the tuTke