Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-11-01
A VEGETARIAN FAMILY.
ELEANOR w, f. BATES.

from their bill of fare and subsisting
wholly upon grains, fruits and vegeta-
bic. They had many eminent exam.
pie before them, from Plato and Py-
thagoras to Bronson Alcott. They did
not proclaim loudly among their friends
that they had changed their habit Of
diet, and consequently gave some Of
Tense by their silence, for in this curl
Gus world you are expected to explain
all your actions to the community in
which you live. Mrs. Osborne exerted
all her ingenuity and skill in prepar-
ing the daily menu, that her husband
and children might not miss their &C.
customed beef, pork, chicken or nut.
ton, and it was an ever increasing sur.
prise to her that vegetables could be
cooked in so many different ways, each
new mode seemed superior to the last,
Their appetltes failed or not, neither
did their health decline, and IL became
matter of indifference to them that
outsiders called them "cranks' or even
on occasion idiots
line modest income OF the OSoorhcs
permitted the employment OF one SER
want ana no more IN their unassumlnS
establishments But they iouho II 'll-
h'Hlt to retain even one a''ef .ne aool-
,Snme"' OF ANNA 'oo'' anu Mrs. rs, ;,
back on the plan ofhiring a woman by
the dav and three DAYS in the week.
This solved the problem and restored
comfort.
AS the osborne family were leaving
church one Sundov morning after ser
vice a stranger happened to inquire who
they were,
ether name is Osborne. they are
ycpetarians," was the revlv.
The stranger noted the we'll cut gar
mcnts Of the gentlemen. the styGsh dra-
neries of Mrs. Osborne. the peachv
checks and charming array Of smiling
children and sunnressed a whistle of
snrnrise
e,,,-han 7 think of , g.t,,ion " s.,iJ
lo I;a4,.. Vim !, INV r,,n1', oro .,
lam 1,,l, ,,o rebokeJ sort Of in.
long, -, o,.,u.,;,o woke onS
olVldual, VII" 90 r1l,;,, cal, Of
eyes III tine trenzy .oorl,.
cranky notions generally, thesc -
don t NIL the bill.
Various anecdotes were reecltcd to
OsOorheS' bearing on this vegetarian !
hablt. One referred to the little fellow
"ho' carefully reared on fruits and
grams, grew to be prominent lecturer
anu ornament TO his native state. An
other called IN question the case Of a
WeIl-Nno~n physician who was the
held OF Il hyglehlc school TOR girls; 1t
was stated that TINS wicket man fed
'Ae young creatures chiefly On bran, but
LOOK MS own dinners at a nel9hbormg
restaurant ana h'd more than once been
"v' curing Il ]"lcj Deelste'k.
Mrs. osborne Was one day surprised
'na "e'l5h'e' by visit from friend
sue l''u known IN ner YOUTH lhey
l'au oeen widely separated, and knew
but little or each Others lives after
they had attained to womanhool,-
Mis- Ems explained that she had de-
voted years to works Of humanity, and
lmong other phases she had at differ
eAt times served us matron Of two or.
ohan asylumS. III touching upon this
subject size incidentally mentioned that
A. one Oh IheSc aSYIumS meat was cX-
'laded from the chiIdren's bill Of fare
How did these children compare
With those in the other asylum who fed
N meat daliy?' asked Mrs Osborne.
My dear, replied Mrs. Ellis, 1 must
alphabetically declare that the children
Who ate no meat were better tempereI
# more even disposition and less Liable
o inn,m,o,,ory discusses and # w,,