The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-15

financial, and aesthetic advantages OF
vegetable food are insisted upon by
the members OF the Vegetarian Con-
gress at Chicago: and each advantage
Is lauded as salutary In tho highest de-
gree. Prof. MAYOR. n well-known CLASH
cal scholar OF st. Johns College, Cambridge,
AYERS that vegetarians suffer but little from
thirst They arc set free from cravings
which the world without hears as the voice
of instinct. strong. imperious. inexorable."
He drinks glass Of lemonade at 7:l5 P. NJ.
from habit rather than to slako thirst"
and he sometimes takes swig OF milk
at railway station restaurants ito en-
courage the dairy at the expense OF
the brewery" Thus. 80 far as hc is
concerned. thirst Is abolished. He needs
no drink OF any kind. Tho English soldiers
and civil servants In the tropic stretches Of
Asia and Africa. have only to follow Prof
MAYORS example. Thus tho value Of
vegetarlanism to military science be-
comes evident. In fact. not merely
the operations Of the commissary de-
partment. but the whole art OF war
would be wonderfully changed and SIM
plifled IL Mr.. THOMAS ATKINS would for
swear meat. Prof. MAYOR has not attained
his victory over thirst without sacrifices. at
which the grosser rnce OF meat-eaters will
grin. For instance. he takes the white Of
an egg. neat. without salt or pepper. Thus
he avoids tho indictments to thirst and
keeps his palate in condition to receive with
rapture that invariable British vegetable.
the Brussels sprout. Doubtless vegetari-
an palate. long brought up on herbs and
grasses and salads gniltless Of condiment.
becomes capable OF receiving savory sensa-
tions from dishes Of the simplest sort, and
a turnip picked up in the furrow may be
sweeter than stalled OK tenderloin.
We hope that Prof. MAYOR will now go on
to the abolition Of hunger. He has put
thirst away from him. and there seems no
reason why he should be less successful
with its running mate. OF course he will
be allowed to nibble radlsh now and then
from habit. even after he has conquered i'm
perious. memorable instinct. The economic
advantages arising from the abolition Of
thirst would be very great. and Prof
MAYOR has 1t In his power. il he can get tho
worlds hunger throttled. to add enormously
to the wealth Of the world. Still greater
would be the saving il the world would eat
vegetables from habit only. It's cheaper to
keep cow than man. We are afraid.
however. that the majority Of men would
go on perpetual strike IL the necessity OF
eating and drinking were removed so that
there would be loss Of wealth n fter all. But
what's the use Of being wealthy IL you can
become healthy and virtuous by eating
only.
The profound moral which vegetarianism
holds for Prohibitionists Is obvious. THE
Of flesh" says a vegetarian
creates thirst for Intoxicating
liquors. and should be abandoned by all
who desire to promote temperance REFORM"
This goes to the root of the matter. Pro-
hibiting grapes and corn and hops and ap-
pies wouldn't be enough. There will always
be some intoXicant as long as men continue
to BIO subject to the demands OF thirst.
Here's the real gold cure. the elixir OF tenn
perance. the pill OF prohibition. Prohibition
and garden sass" one and nseparable. now
and forever Nor Is intemperance the only |
svil which will not and cannot grow in tho |
garden. DIR. PAUL FOSTER of Berlin Is con-
ident that the adoption OF vegetarian |
will lend the war between the |
poor and the rich. solve the social problem, |
complete the work OF religion. and in all |
ways amclorate the unhappy condition of
The human race" Reflect upon these
things erring carnivores. and think that
'vcry time you order a beefsteak at the
butchers. you are ordering unhappness,
me deterioration of the human race, and
ne debasemcnt OF society. Go to the gro
'er's and buy peck OF potatoes and some
'ucumbers and plug Of tobacco, and carry
'eace ana potency Of social regeneration
ZONE to your cook. Who can tell that the 4
uture OF Europe may not be peaceful IL
'rof. FOSTER can induce the German Empe-
or to live upon string beans and asparagus
Ups for few months? Will anybody pre-
end that EzzELINo might not have been
nan as mild as milk If he had been restrict.
d to diet OF spaghetti in his youth
Does anybody suppose that JEFFREYs lived
pom olives?
In addition to the moral. physical. and
advantages OF vegetable dict.
here Is the Bsthetical advantage. Mrs.
RUcE. the English woman whose paper on
The aesthetics OF Vegetarianlsm was
sad at the congress last week. believes
nat meat eating is opposed to idealism.
lille vegetarianism has much to offer
lat connects II with the highest and best
life. The highest aspect Of vegetarian
NJ Is Rstheticism. 1t Is full OF vital truth
nd beauty" We now SEQ why Mr.. OSCAR
'ILDE ate hucklebcrries when he was in the
nited States. Using tho term estheti-
SIN in its larger sense. we see why EMER-
IN ate beans. and why, judged by results.
many OF his disciples seem to have lived
! cabbages. We see that Mugwumpery
ay be nothing more than the result OF
.cessive veal-eating. and that even a man
wrath like Tom REED might become ,
geon-livered and lack gall II he were bat ,
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