New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-16
Ncw-Yerk Vegetarian Society.

sons present who had not attended any OF the pre-
v;ous meetings the Constitution Of the Society wa,
resd after which the Bylaws were submitted aad
adopted.
Rev P IL Shaw of wiIlalrs<Sargh delivered the fol.
lowing address:
Mr. PREsoESr PerhsTs TO readily asserted to address
ven on tbs occssicn IL however no fsisnei
When sew ish that slse hsd been found do
it. ! scarcely IS yet say am one Of you fcnr lss
meeting all sut my nrst opportunity ior tae exrhsnse
of thought on the subject rcsriiy therefore, but
learner ana would gladly cit az the see OF any
one who is master Of the snbect And yes small ss has
hen NV ooprtunisy for becoming luained with the sub
limited knowledge OF u. rom tne noasa sad
,.neton have been able 10 give IT, satisfied there
mrorsnce IN il OF winch perhaps any Of
Us received the very first inception In my own oeef N
the OF animal food be found the great source net 20
cause the physcs weakness and early DEAN
ofte human family of mans moral corrup
ton; hiudrsnce of bis moral elevanon and o. tne
tin progress and elevation OF the Chusch and therefore
il only in ts disuse that the other OF theseD
uufally and efectusly scured TINS dec araon VIII snow
something ~ the importance at attach 10 the saoecf
That IN own opinion secondary 70 co ctner inas
much believe II 10 be subsidiary 10 preparing the way
for the gospel ard the true elevation OF man nave pre-
ned these thoughts IN this connected view IN cd r thst
something OF the importance OF ls subject presents
isself TO my own mind may De known
address however, the present OCCASION csnnot
enfc upon what mas now been named fae nrst o.
shought that presents ITSELF the inquiry aa's
food necessary For II It's evils % De borne WITH
whatever they may be. The prevalen, IDEA that q "
necessary This however, IN my own opinion As well as
from nv own experience mistake. have done with.
out IL ten wears and nv experience that an betters
but infinitely certainly iEconcelyaoy so BY myself tnaa
with H. Ii i not less therefore, suske than that which
few wears nee was entertained the of
ardent spirits. remember when 1t was sad, and oy Goa
ennous men, 100 can JUST as Sel 40 Nisa1a' t yss
ness inatustion; know that II mistake, and
the eAdnS should Us 10 hope that we may yet
the same change IN reference 10 animal ioOd ie
and patience with humble WAITING upon God in the use
of that OF orianng always powerful
OF His WILL
The ground for the idea of the hecessy animal food
in the thought that Il alone the aoursiment aud
strength for daring the hours of labor and
the continuing hr Now the old idea in reference TO
is this Ito satisfy any one II should Be sufficient Ay
there is nutrircnt IN pound OF bread than IN
lSg nt who g man OF SC ence Aud now Il this
be CO. must 20 further npartng strength Is case
Of the aboTns Irish IN their own eoanty Is IN proof
here. They, as general thing do NOT get nesn
once wear and yet where do tnd such specimens o.
health as the unsItiated lrsh But let mo appel
physiology in another We know that " here there
hrnes eloeness OF conjecture IN the animal sysen
there strcrgth This "a TACT OF which any one may en-
sure hiuscf and this coseuess Of conjecture also
Know 10 BE- the invaabe attendant OF vegetable TODD as Is
loose f.bhinoss tie attendant Of animal You may any
OF YOU yourselves OF this tact ny examining ne CON
texture Of seabeeaer and thai Of beeeater trlere
Of specimens especially of the Ater Inc tesh
of the solid haId that VI the other loose son inc
fmer well Of ths Act-thoug ne too At least
usually fails to apply il in reference to himself when n,
must not lei those SWINE have any 1es, VIII
make their pork sott" 80
As Tor instance we thai animal food the great
of be ON the stomach and this also know Is the great
OF disease OF different kinda 40 lever dysenery &c
i All hut the uuitorm declaration of the attending phys
Clan "Ob you're bilious you want some bilious medicine
and you VIII be better And thai weaS iasstude thas so
frequently complained Of what t bur the result OF pie on
the stomach And bile is the consequence OF the use OF
tnma food. And IT thus Is a. shows tnat animal
food only but that u does not secure the
highest OF health and strength but productive OF
weakness and disease My own belief s that the great
that acts the human family sto be found
but anal food necessary and producveo Of
dislse it likewise yafes the moral ienss we may see
tins the smp fact TINT we oten say the irritable person.
che il bilious The two often used the tor
the other meaning one and the same mug or OF tn
angry person said Let HIM throw OF his pie ne VIII
feel batter - thus mpueng the rtaoenes OF his spirit or
temper the existence o blle ON the stomach lnere Is
uus philosoPhy IN the thought be on me Nomacn Urn
the nervous system That dark slliow complex
which much scts the ladies' has It's existence also Just
here and they would disuse beet Nc it would DO more
for the btautfy their SKIN than ali the eosnscs OF
the apothecary aud perhaps may take the liberty 70
say H. hte Also tor the soitong and sweetening OF
their temper at Let the idea here once
IN the philosophy OF the use OF annual tood
upon the skim and should have all the ladies' with US
The Prophet Isaiah has passage tat Instructive mere
and the point In looking forward 20 the prevalence Oh
religion WREN there shall be nothing 10 hurt or destroy IN
oil the Holy Mountain Of the Lord-"hen tho kd snail he
down with the hon little child shall play the cocka
trcesdeu ScwEe TO account for this, he says tho
lion shah straw like the asr 10 say ne has changed
his tood-llis app; tite his tempeE IS ehansed- a. ,.
mrnt If not tire low animal passions that 80
debuse grace many Of our species LAKE, prodces
rs like The feeding on animal det inose wac DO
10 become animal their instincts aud propensges Here
great why many a. 10 tner moral ecsatlon
are eyoLd the reach OF the have They have 50
animal themAlves that not even the Gospel IN 10 mos
ul truths and faithful administration "a sufficient "
awaken them OF ter sin, nor 20 turn them away
the puIEut Of low AID animal pleasure Tney are,
from just hunbns and painful iaet-beeAase they are
80 usually Looked upon as beyond hope Aud tn.
characteristic has believe its great nOuusbment and
gtreusth III tie animal food and this, ia the cas- Of
rot places them, not als)gtey You'd ,le powero'
OF tie sps vet yond its power usually administered
In certapy IS most alarming thou ght AMI should awaken
the sosGde Tor change IN the habits oil lilo Ia
this particular Reasoning pnor no sne who has any rev
he
hch INDUCES such results am ANXIOUS 10 ake enc
rtprosch OF the hands OF such as are lnimca 20
Christianity NY Christian brethren who use animal food
DO believe Ia this s ensct but IN own belief such
ats II ct and therefore seek another Interpretation which
| will now eldcayOr to site. d.
The POINT IA that the scriptures DO authorize the Of
food my thoughts have already been some
what extsndsd will endeayOr 10 present this argument ~
briefly a. possible. When cd maze man, anything vas
10 be said ~ his food. might suppose that
that which indicated would be SUCH As "oad DC proper
not only the being, but or all future time TINS
presume would not be questioned excepting by seh a haa
departed hom the nsht way Ilst te Iulsg tie %
were indicated Tor thus purpose, sSd ssy Aa a .e
TO take the life OF "a animal excepting tg
sacTihci purposes admitted by ali who reeeNs me boe
a. sutbOnty IL only since the hood-eiter the Two
ndth year Of the word-that We hnd thw pfonoon
r,nov.c the language that supPoss To %
authoritative but simply Pc russye Is TOO, YET DC TO-
nenbeIsd the first recorded permission TOR the use
OF flesh food Whatever may have been toe
TACT ia refer, nc. to there had been no liberty
for il previous % this Now any believe that God
had pfohbtsd from for such length OF Time nearly
one half OF tine from the the present. that winch
AZ. ,orsu or .rf rot b say article OF food
Tn, cannot De held and LEI Il be noted 100,
that IS us from this POINT Of time that we md the
period Of human life b decline. Psychological exam
nation OF the history OF the tact would show that -
great cause is be IN the Of animal food now IN
uodueed This argune only be alluded TO- 10 enter
into would occupy much time and divert from the OBJ
eeI before But remars IN passing tnat not only ne
sret physo ogcal vi the sotening Vi human me-
but the great prolific OF the disease that aic1
tie human family has the srgn Tse continued sas
tapiug the syster and circulating by the blood through
the VEINS putTecent matter and especially animal matter
but induce disease and PGtescsnce IN the system
itself . -.
But tina by-the-way. Ny present argument 70 shoy
that the bible does authorize It's use Inns we nave ~
ready seen from the Original grant 20 man and not re-
noy,d or better hsn two thousand years Ine
NEXT point IL the argument ~ b. found IA ING history Of
Gods chose people OF their sxodus nom Egypt
Atte they bad pased the Red sea ad entered tho "dor
ness tho0gh they had cattle with them. God wrought
miracle 20 provide with food what the Bible calls
uanua Tbs was Of light AID OF animal natars,
whatever else may have been because complained OF pre-
elsey On tbs ground. Now Ia this, II seems 10 me- We
have the nd fully aud deeisyey sysa a. 70 tne
nature VI mans .Ood and too let De rensiosfea
/. stet with the grant Of Eden Ano