New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-04
VEGETARIAN ASSOCIATIONS,

To The Editor Of The ~ T. Tribune.
SIR: Vegetarian SOci' ties, as known by this p to-
ular nsme, are of comparatively modern growth II,
though the majority Of maj Kind in every knowna
have been-from habit, choice, or necess y-ess 'ncS
" vegstarians yet the first Society whose exclua"
object was to embrace the vegetarian principle, w
formed at near Manchester, in England, in isH
One of the movers of this AssociatIoB-who u ari
ever has been its President-was James Simpson, es,
a county magistrate man Of wealth and OF woriS'
wide philanthropy. Another leader in the moyeme1
was William Horsell of London. l. should, howevef,
be understood and remembered, that very consider
able number of the original members OF the nrst 'ege
tartan Society belonged TO religious sect ceilns
Themselves Bible Christians, one OF wlvse ie,eIuS
tenets tie entire disuse Of flesh and hsh o. iooo
though this sect Itself at that time but oil reeeH
origin.
The Society soon became very popular, and in fou
years from its formation had risen 10 $40 members
From this time forward there in general s'ssr
increase Of numbers up to the middle OF the pre-en'
year. Their average number for the last five yeas
has been ga. They meet for the transaction OF bus
ness in July, annually; beede which, they have q1r
tery or monthly meetings for discussion and mytrs
Improvement. Branches Of the Society exis in AZ
crreton' Birmingham, Bolton, Boston, Darwin, HUI
Leeds, Liverpool, London, Nation, Edinburgh Glas
gov, and two or three Ell aller places.
society OF the same kind was formed in New-for
III May, lsJO whose annual and other meetings haw
been held alternately at New-York and Phil delphA
Of which DR. VIM. A. Alcoit is the President and III
Rev. VIM. Metcah Secretary. Ii had for four yeas
q monthly publication, The AHerican Vegetar,a
but his Was ct length Discontinued. The Water-C ~
Journal Of New-YOrk has been considered AZ in PEI
it, substitute and has been taken by most of its men
leIs; in addition 10 which TIE Vegetarian Mssesso,
he monthly organ Of the British Vegetarian Society
has been sent 10 every regular American member eso
Of whom, BY the by, has been constituted bon1sg
member Of the transatlantic Society.
An annual list of the members of the British Vege
tartan Society, with Report Of the proceedings Of u,
Eighth Annual Meeting, has been got up in besatfI
stylc, making neat volume Of about one hundrs
pages, and cent to every member, honorary or oths'
wise. From this Report We collect, among osae. -
able items Of information, the following sta''s's
facts:
The present number of members Is SS. OF thee
6-7 are males and 81 females. OF the ~bose nsI.
Der, Al have abstaned from aesh and FISH one Inonn
only while 593 have abstaned from one year 70 Hn
Then o. have abstained from ten Ia twenty years ~
from twenty TO thirty; - from thirty 20 forty ana u
from forty to fifty. Beside these, - have been veg
tariens during their whole lives. These last are =
general, those who were born within the pale oi u'
Bible Christian sect already mentioned, and are pvl
in many instances, over forty or torty-hye years
age. ..,..A
Many curious and interesting facts may be gsthsreo'
from the rerort Of the list of members. hucn -
been said by the foes Of Vegetaranism about the daa
ger of q change Of habits, and many a jeremiad ..
been uttered this against Vegetaranism. D.
let look at the facts. During the existence OF us
British Vegetarian Society-now nine years or pns
-ffyone of It's members have deceased, q: an aves'
oDgeyity Of fifty years, and one Of them Clergy "''