New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-06

things beside fruits nuts and grain, but not gener
rally till they are taught.
do not suppose that there is now one scientific
man in hundred to be found among our physi-
clans, surgeons, Psychologists and chemists who
would leopard bis reputation f5r Intelligence Ia
! the wear 1880 by attempting totprove that man
| nature partakes Of the carniyorous character oy
! virtue OF his structure They have, indeed, oIheF
arguments to which they .ondly cling, bat these
are given up cng ago.
/ Ofbers. il is true, who heard the statement IN
| their youth from ignorant and unniormed ineaisa
mon still reueat it. and graveiy talk ABOUT theif
| fo1r canine teeth In general however, It IS sum
ciert ia noint them to the camel ana sheep 70
shoyy Them the weakness other arSRme2t.
~ nav, own mart have not been IN the haolt
of regarding the anatomical argument on t'9 s"o
iect as If much Importance though 1t Is certainly
ynyv beautiful Prof Massey, 1t IS true, ana
60 o+bere choose TO make great deal OF It. AS
Cav nc i has any weight on artificial man-tor we
seem 70 have no natural men noW-lt is qnlte con,
| cl,si,a IN favor OF Weselected tarnaclous ana
! f-rit diet Bnt | cannot dwell here, nor need l.
In nv next / will consider the argument so tar as
It is affected by physiology.
TVcstNeptoa, Mass. July go 1880
II1..THE ARGUMENT FOR PHILOSOPHY
The philosophical argumentin favor of Vegta
rianism embraces very large number of particu
lars. 1t will exclude much of hygiene, as well as
pure physiology
In the first place, the senses are more perfect as
wen more permanent in Vegetarians No spec
taces were ever needed by purely vegetable
eating race of Incorporated, however, all their
other ply sioogical habits were correct. am not
sure even that the whole question might not be
suffered to rest on this point. Negetarians donot
in any event, hesitate to challenge comparison
of this kind Other things being equal-for there
are other things which tend to impair or promote
health besides food-it cannot be doubted that all
the senses are more perfect at every age. is
so with masses Of men, it is so with individuals
If any reader should feel disposed to refer me
to certain individuals whom he may know, as ex-
amples of the good effects Of flesh eating on the
senses, it would be sufficient reply to ask him
with whom he makes the comparison. Is it not
with the flesh eaters Is he famiIarly acquainted
with any who are purely and scientifically vege-
tartan Or if so, how long have they been such
To compare one flesh eater with another in order
to find out the effects Of a vegetable diet on the
senses, would be very much like comparing one
person who uses alcoholic drinks or smokes tobac-
co. or chew opium with another in community
where all are addicted to the same habits. Some
of them, as a matter OF course, would appear
vastly better in the comparison than others. It's
not quite beyond the pale of possibility to find an
! individual who has used spirits or tobacco &
century. But what then! Will this prove that
| men and tobacco are inoCCuOus
| l have not, it is true found Vegetarans
! SO much superior to iesh-ea in the acuteness
/ of their hearing and touch, as that of the other
1 three senses-sight, smell and taste The effects
! of a ell.selected vegetable diet on the sense of
taste is truly wonderful. Let me illustrate this
part ofmy subject by few examples
To flesh eaters for the greater part, plain bread
Of ripe age, and unaccompanied by any other ar
tclc, or condiment, is rather insipid. Few OF
them could make meal entirely Of bread, and at
the same time enjoy it. They must soak 1t, or
toast it, or butter it; or they must have 1t ne"
or hot they must make 1t mere bridge to
something else. And even then few could endure
simple bread G. meal and water, well baked
without salt, saleratus milk or shortening. Sthl
more insipd to their perverted taste would DC
meal of plainly cooked rice, beans chesnuts, az
piles or potatoes without the addition OF any con
diment Nav, they cannot endure the same
dishes from day to day. which come IN part or IN
whole from the animal Kingdom. II turkey OF
chicken or salmon, mackerel were to come 10
| the table many times in successiOn-any one OF
them-thcy would grow tired OF 1t, and long Tor
a change; and perhaps fall otlin health II a change
| could not be effected
But to the vegetarlan-especlalIY 10 MN VINO
/
! an it is far otherwise He can eat and ENJOY, N
n high degree meal after neal had almost sald
! wear after year-the same simple DISH ana WIN
! out condiments any other addition. 90 not
mean TO say that he has not as Keen relish LOT
variety or even for high seasoning as any other
person; but them if it is out OF the way he does
not banker after it, nor does his PLAN tood tire
Nor do | mean to say that variety at the same
meal to some extent, is Objectionable. Inc tact
| that he has made a dinner OF lce, without condl-
81, Il NOT
reason with him for exchanging 1t Tor dinner OF
beans on the seventh. Nor were he TO eat flesh
would the fact that he had eaten turkey SIX days
! in succession be reason with HIM why ne shou'o
want roast pig on the seventh. On the contrary
no would like his rice better ON the seventh
DIV than on the sixth; on the eighth still better
than on the seventh and thus on, tor ought
know, did nothing occur TO cause interruptions 10
! hies end
ceding paragraphs is the subject OF Appetite,
No man has so good anappetlte as the vegetarian
Indeed il is often objected TO vcSetaranlsm, that
il gives too good an appetite Now while do not
admit or believe that such thing can exist as
too GOOD an appetite, do venture to clam tor the
vegetarian, as a whole, better appetite than
tails 10 the lot of the flesh eater; and facts col
lected from every part OF the world, and from eY-
cry age, will bear me out III 1t.
THE flesh eater often cannot enjoy his meal II IL
is not seasoned just in the way to winch he mas
heen accustomed; or if it has not the usual ac-
commandment He eats little, and his appetite
fails He likes this to-day, and that to morroW;-
Now he has bad taste III the mouth esPeciauy
in the morning, and now again, ne has continued
guawing or craving. But none OF these troubles
beset the vegetarian. He never has gnaWIn5 or
faintlless in the stomach aud neyerls excessively
hungry or thirsty And though he restrict HIM
self from principle, to two or three meals DAY,
and then at set times, and OF proper qaallty,
vet he could eat SIX OF ten times day, aal