Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-03-14
OLDEST SOCIETY ON EARTH.
A Vegetarian Professors Humorous Speech
 Changes Going on in the World.

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 The Vegetarian society of Great Brit ain appears to be making excellent progress. At the last annual meeting, recently held in London, a large num- Der of distinguished men and women were present and took part m the pro- ceeding The president, Professor Mayor, of Cambridge university, de- liyered a humorous and highly instruc- tive speech. He stated that the order of vegetarians was not only the oldest of any on earth, but that 1t was the most extensive.
 It had its origin in Eden. The emi- nent ancient l eruylans and Mexicans were all members of 1t. A ma ority of the people Of India, China, and Japan are vcgetarians. Among the oldtlme vegetarians were iythagOras, lenO. Socrates, Ipicurus, seneca, and Plu- tarch. The Roman porridge eaters, the ersians of yrus, the Greeks of LeOni das, the >weIes of Gustayus ' a sa, the miners of hili. and the Hudson bay trappers ate scarcely anything but veg etables. endured priyation, withstOod hardshipS. and gained the admiration of the world. IOnverts were being made from all classes. Men of wealth, who had stuffed themselves with roast beef and buildings abounding in animal lat till they We're laid up with the goIt, were forced 10 conine them elves to a vegetable diet, when they usually re- gained their health. People who could not obtain money to procure meat were obliged to lie on vegetables In the ma lority of cases they were soon satis- fed with the change.
 The speaker referred to Professor BeketOf, rector of St. Petersburg uni versIty. who declared that the future Is with the vegetarians. The reason was plain. Ten yegetarlans could live where a single m, at-rater would starve. The time was soon coming when the popula- tion of many countries could not be sup ported if any considerable portion of the lanI was devoted 10 raising animals for food Animal substances were fast be- coming displaced by those made of minerals or vegetables. Geese were on kept Hartly for the purpose of SUD- plying lGrge quills for making pens. The metal pen has driven out that made from qulll. Not long ago, millions of skins were wanted every year for mak- ing parchm, nt. Paper made of yeget- ables has superseded parchment for almost all purposes. Gutta-percha and India rubber were fast taking the place of leather. Feathers are no longer nee essary for filling beds. Brushes are made without brisIles, and the best combs are made from other materials than horn.
 TallOw was no longer needed for mak- ing candles. A much better article could he manufactured from paraffine Animal and fish oils were not employed for filling lamps. Kerosene has taken their place. The streets and buildings were now lighted by gas made from coal. Gas. electricity, or mineral oil would furnish the light of the future Butter IS giving place to fruit jam and vegetable oils. Nc-etable substances are finding their way into cheese. Even animal power was being superseded. Horses made of iron and drawn by steam were transporting most of the passengers and goods in all civilized countries. Gas, wInd, water, steam, and the tides were being called into Ihe servi.e of man. Even the saddle-horse was fast being displaced by the bicycle and tricycle.. Cheap and rapid trans portation has rendered it easy to bring the vegetable products of one country 10 another. Horticulture Is making most rapid progress everywhere. The art Of preserving vegetables was being brought to a state of perfection.