New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-27
VIGOROUS VEGETARIAN
PROFESSOR DONALDSON HASN'T EATEc
MEAT FOR FORTY YEARS.
HE TELLS ABOUT THE ADVANTAGES OF vEop
TARIANIsM AT A MEETING or THE NEW.
YORK socfErY-A PAPER ON THE
ETHICS OF THE THEORY.

ETHICS OF THE THEORY.
In Drawing the young but vigorous "blzzard'
of last evening the members of the New-Yor
Vegetarian Society demonstrated in measur
their hardihood, and furnished practical illustra
ton OF their theory that strength and endurance
are not necessarily derived from flesh. fish or fow'
The meeting at the home Of Colonel and Mrf
j. c. Faye No. 20 West Fifteenth-st and nearr
every member OF the society answered the rolicap
There were, besides, number Of visitors and OUT
of-town vegetarians present. Among the latter wa
Professor Donaldson, who for forty years ma
never tasted meat in any form. The professor ma
gone beyond the instrumentation limit, out a.
is still straight and strong and vigorous. ana ~
attributes it all to his method of living. tie
not only strong and hearty himself but his lou
sons. who have been brought up under the SAM
vegetarian creed have inherited their fathers phys'
cal strength. The professor experimental, SO
speak, with his boys as he thoroughly believed
the vegetarian theory, and watched their progres
and compared his boys with the neiehbors, am
soon found that, although no larger or heavier
they possessed far greater strength and endurance
and when they seventeen years old, he De
c,arcs they could each lift thousand pounds am
each could hold two bushels OF wheat one In eithc
hand. horizontally from the shoulders me poy
got all the buckwheat cakes they could possibly do
vour-in fact they about lived on buckwheat an
pure maple syrup and they have never regrettes
Il. Buckwheat Professor Donaldson considers u
be an ample substitute for all meats. His partic
ular form of vegetarianism deeply Interested th'
members and he compelled to answer NAM
questions relating to the particular brand ne use
and the exact manner in which II was prepared
DR. +. p. Miller read paper, in winch ne aimes
to prove that vegetarlanism was the teacnlns
the Bible and to illustrate his point, cited Adah
in the Garden of Eden: his bill OF fare was made VI
exclusively of fruits and vegetables He predicie'
that there would be slaughter-houses In tn
Jerusalem
The chief paper of the evening was read by Or
NJ l.. Holbrook. Ii entitled, The Ethics
Vegetarlans" He said, In part:
What IS needed to help along the cause Is tn.
employment by the vegetarian societies OF tnt
world of a food chemist and Psychologist. who IL
I'm sympathy with the Views OF vegetarians, wnt
shall devote his talents to the subject of diet from
by the animal kingdom, something which we d.
not and cannot do so long as flesh Is eaten
II would not be slight thing If we coul,
dispense with the slaughter or MURDER. every
animals It is useless TO say that no wront
comes from this, no lowering of our nature. W.
could bring up children without developing II
them the instinct of cruelty As IL Is to-day nearl!
all our children are cruel In Ceylon and india on
never sees children torturing animals as we do II
Europe and America They do not have there wha
have on all holidays. the slaughter or million
Of birds and animals TO feast upon:
The following were chosen officers for the ensulnf
year: President j. W. Scott; presidents, c
secretary. Sarah +. Fuller; librarian Dr. y. y
Foote: Corresponding secretary, Arthur Havand
The annual dinner will be given some time in Janu
airy.