Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-27
SHE Welded A VEGETARIAN.
A Wife's Plea for DivorCe-Her
Husband Nearly Starved Her.

BOsToN, May 23-EliZabeth F. Nichols
seeks divorce from her husband, Charles
+. Nichols, on novel grounds. She charges
him with cruel and abusive treatment.
The story, as told in court, shows that
Nichols dieted his wife until she was
nearly starved. She is a handsome wo-
man, and claims that she grew wan and
thin under her husbands rigid yegeta-
rian diet.
They were married at Shrewsbury, Vt,
October 6. 1879, and came to Boston in
1880, and went TO 1--we at the South End.
Charley was an odd specimen OF human
ity. He objected to her going out for the
air or any exercise. He was yegeto-
rlan, and opposed to eating flesh meat,
and was exceedingly careful she should
not get flushed on a beef diet. Charles
worked for the Adams Express at the AL
bany depot, and when he came home
evenings enjoyed himself with his pipe
and newspaper She grew thin and so
weak as 10 be hardly able to stand, and
Charley, who pretended to be somewhat
OF a medicine man, proceeded to prescribe
for her. When they dined he would
bolt his meal in three minutes, and
would say that was time enough for any,
body 10 eat a meal, and she never with
HIN, got time enough To eat baIf enough,
or a good square meal. In 1880 she had
TO 90 home TO Vermont. She thought she
would die, she was so run down. The
doctor SAID that she might recover If she
went into the country. but it was danger
Gus tor her 10 live in the city. An extra
ordinary letter from Charles. under date
of 1882, 10 Elizabeth, was read. In the
same Charles spoke of the wonderful phe-
nomena as demonstrated by his BODY.
physically aud mentally, and his disgust
Tor Vermont people. In another letter he
sp0ke.ot the uncvilzed people that exist
all about him, and that II she returned
TO him he would have to impose
more rigid regimen on her. We would
insist that she should never go out on the
street tor shopping except he be with
her. He would only leave her alone
when he went 10 work or to get shaved.
He learned to make coffee. and would
hereafter 80 live AS not To- have TO eat
with any one, for he considered no one
civilized enough 10 eat In his COMPANY e,
except II be. perhaps, Elizabeth He
thought with his heart. and not with his
brain, and could invent any and
all things which would revolu-
tionize and benefit mankind; but
by some curious course Of events be had
been kept in slavery. He bad got so a.
not 10 know what to eat or TO need,
or enjoy what he did eat. In
fact. he had learned how TO
live on wi d, ~ that his discovery in that
direction yet would he invaluable 10 the
unciyilized world. lie was the greatest
OF all men on Diet, and be mad trained
himself So fine that ne had given up the
little beer ne used 10 take, because IL
made him sick. Then. again. be proposed
% give tue benefit OF his invauabla dis
c0yery OF how 20 live without eating 20
his wife andltather. and then went on 10
tell about bis having the biggest head in
4 nj a 4
more aud knew more than All the idotic
people Of Rutland county, W.. put to-
r.thnr, or ''thpir damned alleged souls -
Counsel tor Elizabeth sad he mad about
a ton Of such literature from the pen OF
the husband. the man with the bug but
insane head, AL going TO shoT him mem
tally diseased.