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

who Ind been vegetarian his whole lifetime, wa
eigbty-seyen Do such facts A. these 60 10 suS'a'N
Ihe public prejudice on this subject ...poo..
But 10 come little closer 10 me iacts Oh tue e.
Thirty of the members have died during the aSl nv
year During these same I've years the eVei ~ - hen
Der OF II embers a. We haN already seen las .Sro
81. The mortality Of the society mas 0ee' tbs Of
lust six year: which il not far from uf" T,y q
one per cent. A very small moriaii,y nI ,l And
people who are supposed 10 Ire On sG|i ,be consd.
That make the fact the more n0cea1' &c individu-
GRAFTON that a very large pr"poT'I'n no. few in all
ais follow unhealthy employ ineit' rd g. drowning
probability were already inyahu, OF at 70 seize on
incr aud csnecisIly d. uggod men, arc ~. - c,la
ANYTHING even straws, a. last r., i,ic bn. ~
seized on VcgetaraDsin, ho' Ou O ond drnadfil
mean. az escape from a more nic1uil -, 80
i''one W ~, ~ tbe society are bO0kkeepcTs ana
So ic ,s;Ior. 20 machine maker &c, - 7HNer
80 m clenosts and druggist, III dyers, 10 snoe-
1920 ~ ,rocers and provision dealers, ID cOIOh,
hhohcis' - :. u teachers and % bookseller. All
- cc,4 ferhaps the last amounting 10 %lS, are,
e. ,Leif position during Their employment the bad
c. of the air or the cOgcncy OF the temptations pre-
ted unusually liable 10 premature sickness and
d,afb Indeed be side about 80 farmers and garden
a.. there are not over l2j in the whole S5S whose en-
,oyments are even tOlerGbly healthy Added to this
1 he fc' that nearly all who suddenly exclude mesh
and fsh fon their diet, both in Europe and America
- want Of correct knowledge and just education,
me very apt To indulge in diet which Is highly I'M
proper and which almost inevitably leads to disease
All things considered then, who ia not surprised at
other fact more surprising STILL While the proportion
Of deaths in the Society both in Europe and America
has been very small the aggregate amount Of sickness
has been prOpOrtionaly smaller still. Take the cholera
for example In many parts Of England, and lin Pnilade-
llia while this fearful scIurgc has RACED al around
not halt n dozen vcgCtar.gs have been attacked
by il; and only one or twO-and these doubtful
Cascs-hayo fallen by it. Yet / repeat they have
been very much exposed 70 IT, Now, what shall we
say 10 facts Ike these
There are other interesting features of The Report
W have been examining bat enough for the present
Let what have been adduced close forever the mouths
Of those who sueer at NcgcaranisIn before they have
looked at the facts and presume TO decide when they
have not particle of evidence. Negetar,aDisn, we
moy be assured, will bear the test OF examination; II
not let il come 10 naught
Ii NAV be- proper to say that Physiological Society
was formed in Boston in 1881, ten ycars before the
formation of tho British Vegetarian Society. whose
members abiured animal food with all the conscien-
tioupess of modern vegetarians They had for three
years an organ called THE Gr0hah J0urn0i.
monthly journal also, which called by the various
names of Morol Rctormcr, Library Of HcaM and
TEACHER Of Healh existed nine years, edited by Dr..
6lco,t, the President of the Society, which, among
other reforms advocated Vegetafianisn. The modern
vegetarian societies of England and America, there
fore seem like branches from the vegetarian stock of
Boston and vicinity but whether actually so or not Is
not quite certain One two OF the me nbers OF the
Boston Physiological Society acquainted with the
Bible Christians OF Philadelphia but Dr. Alcott and the
principal leaders Ignorant at the time OF any such
existing sect. Il. A. ALCOTT.