New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-03
DIR. TANNER STILL LIVES
PLoURIsHISG IN NEw-MEx co WITH THE PATH
IsIsn on A STRICTLY VEGETABLE DIET.

ptouRIsHIS0 IN NEw-MEXl co WITH THE PATH
ISIS" on A STRICTLY VEGETABLE DIET.
To the Edttor OF The Trtoune
SIR: Will you allow me through your
columns to say words by way ot correcting slight
nnccuracy OF statement which mud In your Issue of
Inn. 4 I'm an editorial under caption, "Vegctarian
l." have desire Intention to reply to Sir Henry
Thompson or rush the defence or rescue OF the con-
Trajectory theories aud assumptions OF vesetarians OF
the Dr. Anna kngsiord school (which stuluIy them
selves by their very absurdity With you believe that
a party which dcnounces all animal food ought to be
more consistent than to go on consuming that kind of
food ana that thoss who wish to try yegetarianism
hoId not deude them with tho idea that they
doing 40 while they eating eggs milk butter and
cheese"
As "A criticism vcGetlrans (who preach one thing
and practise anothe your editorial Is pertinent aud
finely but statement made therein, that purely
vegetarian race has yet be discovered is will
SEQ by incosed circular. mt least premature Such
people now, and no doubt Will continue to exist In
southern NNw-MeNco, hity miles north OF FL faso. on
the Atehison. Topeka and santa Fe Railroad. Many Of
these communists from the State OF New-Yor sew
eral from your city notably Dr. j. b. Newbrongh. form
erv dentist living at No l2s West Thrtyfourth-st,
New York who Il the leader OF the community. These
u.ople are now organized rcrna basis, are living
IN two meals per diem. AMI las you Will see
by circular are carefully abstaining not
onlv from the grosser animal foods like
n, all and sh but ll animal products have been lden-
tilted with th. community over one year Joining them
M Pearl River ROckiand County, " Y, June y 1881.
prev,oIs 10 that time, since my last in Now-fork In
Isso ate sparngly OF animal food OF all kinds put
syine flesh: sncc then have vigorously excluded all
animal products my dietary list and from the I'M
re.utng logic OF facts that have come under my OBJ
servntion since my residence IN the community of
Fathists am confident that the time Is near at hand
when 10 can 10 as concusivry shown that ply steal
and mental can DO maintained Tor any length Ot
time upon u diet which vigorously excludes animal
products OF all kinds that horses. mules. cattle ec,
can retain their normal conditions OF health anu
.trepgth 10y strictly graminivorous habits.
Count Ferdinand dc L,-srps has had In his employ
ment thousands of Italians, Turk. and Frenchmen,
working on tho Sucz Canal. and has thereioro mad
abundant opportunities to test the relative nuirttve
roperties OF vegetable and animal foods lie says that
Inc advantage OF cereals over meat Is hvc To one and
from and experiments made on myself and
other, am disposed TO think that the statement rests
ON some urmer basis that mere assumption You viii
see by Enclosed slip that Count dc LrsSeps es-
teens cottonsced oil very highly rs substitute for
pork. lard. butter etc. =. 49,. -.
The Fatnsts like the Frenchmen alluded to- use cot.
onsced oil IN their sad, SOUP bread, cake, pieerus
etc i'm short the substitute for pork lard or butter
for an culinary purposes; aud from our exp rence with
fhe article we wonder with Count dc Lesseps why tho
southern states have fer years been throwing away
beautiful coitonsscd oil and buying unhealthy pork and
lard i'm its place" Respectfully, II. > TANNER NJ. d.
SLgIam Las Cruces, DoHa ma County, ~ NJ, June IA,
1888.