The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-21

VINO W Ots lac words
May govern my passions with absolute sway
would have obtained greater mastery over them
ev SIMPLY adopting and perscvering IN such a
regimen.
NOBODY can deny that vegetables. including
faribacc0us productions potatoes, fruits &C., re-
slst putreacence much i0uger than lesh meats do,
and it cannot De doubted that as q general II not
universal, rule tins true OF them. inside the
q much more mid and bland cnyie than is yielded
by mixed det-taat Is TO say, diet which is
partly composed OF the flesh OF ANIMALS. Bearing
In MIND THESE principles and viewing them
In the hgdt presented 6y the louowlng
nom Tie Lain text--io wit, "As are the diet and
drink SO Is the chyle; as Is the chyle so Is the
blood; n fine, as 10 the blood so Is the intellect
or mlIdr-aphorisns which are c0niormaDle to
the most enlightened physiology aud as luminoas
as they are emi0enuy suggestive; bearing, say
these principles In mind, thus LUMINOSITY Illus
trated by the eminent Rom n physician to whom
nave referred, would ask my readers whether
they 40 not now benoic presented TO their mental
VISION kind OF ne ana wonderful II not admir-
able, horizon, which PROBABLY they never teiore
''droamt OF In theil phiosephyY' experiment
tai evidence or the sOundnesS OF tue foregoing
views VIII here quote ron DIR. II. II. iran. u
high authority In such matters, the following
'Among the modern names OF Distinguished
individuals VINO have borne testimony in favor OF
biological and psychological interests OF man.
derived from observation, reflection and IN most
instances from personal experience we may
Jonn Sinclair, an eminent British surgeon; DR.:
cullen. OF Edinburgh; Dr. X. JACKSON ana GENERAL
Elliott, OF The British army SIR william Temple
Professor Adam Ferguson, rousseau Newton, Dr.
Wnitton Lord Bacon, sir Richard Philips, how
arJ, the philan Jhropist; DIR. Huieand, Peter Gas
sendi. famous French PHILOSOPHER; Dr. Paylor,
DR.. Abernetny, Lord Kaltns. Professor DICK, kev
Jonn wesley, Lamartne, the ADbd GalIani, Ben
jamin frxnklin, Or. Massey, OF Cincinnatl; Dr..
Jennings Of Onerhn; Father sewa, OF Maine |;
DR.. :. Granam, OF Northampton; Dr. Acct, OF
West Newton: Rev. William Metcslf, OF Philade-
phia; DR.. James, OF Wisconsin; Dr. GrlBrod
author OF 'Bacchus; o. $. Fowler, tho phrenol-
ogisJ, and host OF others, who could oe named."
have now lying before me a book from tue pen
Of distinguished English physician, man as
eminent Tor MS candor a. Tor his nlgh profess onil
attanments, which gives very strong addition nal
support to the preceding views. In his work ne
gives the particulars aud results OF different dis
eases, commonly considered incurable II not fatal,
such as consumption cancer, paralysis. scroiula
wels, &C., wnich ne and some Viends OF ms
treated exclusively with regulated vegetable
diet and water purrned IN y parricusr manner,
but without any drug medicines whatsoever. The
tvorsble results they received In the diseases re-
Arred 10 are Oien Indeed astonishing; but, Tor
my part have abundant reasons TOR believing
that under the same regimen similar results would
bava neen attained In all other chropic discasea