New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-25
WRERRY A,tD BERRY.
A LONG PULL AND 4 STRONG PULL AND APuLh
ALL ALoNE-vEGETABLE BANQUET TO " THE
posTON waIppv MAN"

The words Of sacred writ by their fruits ye shall
know them" should now be seected. II 10 Mr.. Mar
tin Of Boston who has given them immortal fitness
He has used no esh these three years. and has rowed
round from Boston 10 New-York in little wherry,
the infant In the family of boats. With no other slim
illus than that of pure water and no othe, stamen
than that the innocent whortlebeuy and slow melon
afford, Mr.. Martin has endured severer pbysi-
cal exercise, amid circumstances Of greater
novelty and peril than is usual on any
of our streams; and Mr.. Martin has
by the proves of his and the pluck Of his heart
put all the boosted feats of amateur navga ors,
crack Harvard crew and Joshua Ward, included, at
the email end Of the glass. Whether his fellow dsci-
pies win all want to be known as precisely the same
fruit SO that presently DO route between Boston Esd
New-York will be more popular than this wherry
route, remaini to be teen. Nor yet may it be said
what effect his gallant cruise will have upon the die
of the professional watermen, who class are not
gross addicted to vegetable bu rather celebrated In
song anc story for partially to strong meat not 70
mention st opg drink aud tobacco But the followers
of Mr.. Martins simple sanitary faith emphahcally
recognized his row as glorious vindication OF the
vegetable by feastin his honor which was celebrated
in the bar quoting hall of the Hydropathc and Hy-
oenic Institute, No. IS Lsght street better known,
perhsps, a, the Laight-street WaterCure yester-
day afternoon.
We may cay that the tables laughed. They could not
eroan beneath 50 light and easily dgested burden
Perhaps the groanng of tables is commonly TO be at
trbuted to their unhappy consciousness Of the pain
they ave in store those who surround them. There
no grief in heaten cakes without any butter. There
il no beayi1ess of spirit in fresh and succulent
Morbid views of life and destiny not eugendered
by crisp and mesly potatoes And surely lghtness Of
heart must spring from sppepe without any shorten
ing or cerncious grease in it's crust Could table
conscientioSsly groan even murmur under weight
of rosy aud melting melons, sound apples, and sweet
peach and plum Of these, and like gentle fare, was
the bill made up, anu as there was no tedious prelmi
nary exercises with the carver the company were not
long DELAYED There were perhaps forty persons seated
majority of these were pat attached to the In
stute and the others were the friends OF the distn
guished guest, and the gentlemen OF the press, 70
whom to their everlasting credit be it ad, all etsnc
systems are alike beneficial The board was lliunnat-
ed far and wide by severallades.
The vegetables having been removed DR.. Miller, the
assistant physician of Dr. TRAIL who is the head OF the
establishment, introduced Mr.. Martin. He spoke
few words before be let the hero RISE chiefly in refer
ence to the vegetable treatment which he believed
perior to all other medical practice The water cure
could show few striking specimens of its efficacy, be-
cause the greater number of patients were driven 20 II
by disease, but radical reformation of the diseased
system was constantly achieved DR.. Miller himself
was living embodment of the theory Of the school
having long subssted and thoroughly enjoyed bis fac
ulties, without any meat, s further simplifying his
diet by the total dsuse Of butter which popular Wand
although granted this occasion special concession
to the preiudces of mistaken world is forbidden t,
the patients. The present symposium was to afford an
opportunity of hearing from Mr. Martin not only
account Of the feat which has excited 80
much attention, but also a statement of his expe'
rience as a vegetarian.
Few of the jewellers were surprised when very
brown gentleman who had been seated 10 the place of
honor arose as Mr. Martin, and the tribute of jingle
and clatter were heartily bestowed upon him. He
has little rude muscle exraneous snew, and is not
prone to brawny behavior. Rather he is a common
intelligent person, with a pleasant, manly face the
brightest features of which are pair of clear eyes
and set of pearly and teeth. The Indian s not
tawDier than Mr.. Martin. Any gentleman is as quiet
and simple in manner.
THE wIiERRY MANS STORY.
Mr. Martins pleasant narrative began with the ex-
preston of surprise at his reception and at the inter-
est everywhere manifested in his recent performance
He had been asked many and minute questions which
he was not wholly prepsred to answer concerning
matters which he deemed of very little importance.
Most often he was asked why he rowed from Boston
TO New-York. There were three principal reasons.
First he wished to prove that hard physical labor
is not Incompatible wi h vegetable Diet it's mental ad
vantage being mainly alone conceded. Three years
since he came to New-York sorely troubled with
dyspepsia. DIR. Trail was then delivering his lee
lures upon digestion, and they convinced him of the
truth of the vegetarian theory During the past three
or four months he lived entirely on fruits. For two
weeks be ate cherries and nothing else and in this
fortnight accomplished the greatest days work of his
life His experience taught him that fruit diet is the
very best for man. AS he conformed TO it, he felt bet
ter in mind and body. Especially were his teeth and
voice in good condition while fruit was his only food
The bread and butter he was compelled to take the
late voyage were real injury So sensitive have his
organs become, that he can tell when he has been
eating other than his vorte food by the color of his
teeth. While living on cherries, his teeth were never
set on edge by their acidy while sugar introduced
into the mouth, in however small quantity, immediate
ly had this effect
Mr.. Martin was constant and living bearer of the
late Theodore Parker and was member of the active
society called the fraternity, his affection for which
he sought to indicate by giving bis wherry the name
He has always had passion for rough and ready ex-
curtons, and year since went to Montreal, and
camped out, but, before last year, had never rowed
boat, Dor has he ever participated in any regatta or
race Tie only training he has had was that gained
by his pleasure excursions out of Boston, seldom ex
ceeding distance Of ten miles To test his capacity