New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-09
VEGETARIANISM.
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v...,.riap diet versus Flesh and Vegetables.
Iast evening meeting was held Al the Fountain Hal
Rovery IN connection with the Young Mems Debating
socisty Mr. ThomliDson called 70 the Chair. Ihe
question put was, Will purely vegetable Diet be more
conducive TO health than mixed one p Mr.. Crowley
LA Of the discussion lie BY saying that tn
.ubec. WAS very much rdiculed by those persons vh
Lacked argument to oppose IT, They talked Of "cabbsgs
adist" "squssh &c. In way of sarcasm, just bec4us
they knew nothing Of the principle they opposed lie pro-
essced to argue from the nature Of animals lie instanced
be elephant and It's cas such as the horse, camel or OK
which were the strongest and capable Of the Longest en-
dur1nce and they subssted entirely vegetables while
those animals which ate esh and were muscular such a.
e lion had not the Of endurance which the vege
tAbleeSiing animals bad while they were possessed
Of fsrocty which Il would BE very Undesirable for
man 10 initiate He went on 20 instance the hard
working Irish who had been brought mp on potatoes the
millions Of HndOOs whose religion forbade them eating
Aesh The Southern negroes healthier race than
their the living upon maize the latter upon
the mxed diet consisting Of sarge proportion Of hssh He
concluded by putting e. his opponents whether any sen
sble man he iet eel IN TIE morning would order hn
self pork or Oeef.t for breakfast Common sense led
then 10 take supple vegetables Diet under sucn crcum
stances. Cheer
saving that theory had been advanced. lie conended
that the inhabitants Of America of England OF france
were gs healthy the he4hen nations Mr. CfowlY
had referred TO lie confessed his ignorance OF ms SUP
ec but commended ths, the different Compartments required
different kinds Of food but did sly that any temperA
mept required flesh did ~ point odt the case IN which
flesh could be considered necessary lie commended IN op
nostOn 10 what bGd been advanced respecting Am@rca al
iuoias that they invariably stronger IN combat than
apy European Vegetables promoted dyseniery, while 1t
was never known for flesh 10 produce this elect Fege
tbles underwent refining process III order U become
fsb and consequently the latter WAS more neathiu ar
tole of DIET. Applause
DIR Trail referred to the fact that Hesh always contained
dad matter in the veins which passing OIL and II was
imncssibs TO eat flesh without eating that 1td matter
The Doctor retired 10 favor 0t -,
Mr. Henry \ Club. rom England who remarked That
he ALWAYS found that those VINO opposed vegetarA IA diet
did 40 from ignorance the subject II vas re- ;orded
fact that dufing the visitation OF the Cholera IN 1882 and
since hat period not single instance Gt disease from
Cholera bad occurred among the yegetarans was the
mixing of vegetables with deh aud gresy animal matter
which had produced effect which unfairly attributed
10 He wished 10 be understood tnat Vege
tartan diet consisted of fainaceus substances IA well as
fru and vegetables That u order to produce ssh they
destroy more than six times the amount Of food P-Oduesd
and chemistry rhOwed that vegetables and iarnceous -
contains all the eemeI OF nutrition and he commended 1t
WA mott conducive health because vas lass exciting
10 the nervous system, free from the irhd matter
which Dr Trail had referred 90. and IL wOuld always Dc SIX
times more economical.
The discussion continued with much animation on
both sides Mr. Baldwin and Mr. ChubO on the afrna w.
and Nr Buese aud Mr. Brockway N the negative The
question was put carried favor Of purely YsgeA
nan diet by an overwhelming majority