The herald., 1894-02-01
THOSE FOOD CRANKs.

The vegetarians VIII Have an Argu-
mentatIve Contest.
The following letter in reply to the
challenge published in yesterdays HER
AID explains itself:
EDITORS HERALD I'm reply to the
challenge of Mr.. O. F. Jones in your to-
days issue, will you kindly permit me
to reply that am quite willing to meet
him at any public debate he may ar
range for to discuss the question OF
mans best food on the lines Of his letter.
As the main object of the Natural Food
society is to influence mankind at large
to cease using starchy foods, ] am not
prepared to urge all to q non-hesn diet
all at once, although believe for those
who are healthy and living natural lives
az to exercise and fresh air in this splen-
did climate, such course would be per-
fectly feasible, safe and most enjoyable.
As we claim that civilized mankind is
for the most part diseased, largely owing
to their bread and other grain diet, we
want to let this great discovery OF DR..
DenBmore's have the best possible
chance of being universally adopted
with the best prospects, of success, and.
therefore, to the general public we would
say, "hasten slowly" and confine your
efforts mainly to becoming Houndly
saved, frat, from these unnatural and
nerve and stamina exhsusting form OF
foods.
All who will study our literature or do
US the honor to come within ear shot of
our arguments will soon find out that q
prima facie case can be proved up to
the hilt that Huch starch foods are I'M
natural and for the delicate they form
in deed and truth, the ''staf of death, !"
or the very best crutches to lead to pre-
mature death, as we'll as to the almost
universal craving for those forms OF
''pick me up" that are more allied to
poisons than to food, such as tea, coffee,
alcohol, as we'll as tobacco, opium, etc.
am sorry to learn some of the Los An
geles vegetarisns, like many in the old
world, appear to prefer to air tina con-
fessed weakness of their good cause in
public, rather than simply to test our
system frat. This seems to be because
they repudiate DR.. Densmore'a sug-
gestions to the sick and the non-vege-
tartan world as to using the more whole
some forms of flesh and fish foods. Il
ought to add that | have only met Mr..
Jones since my arrival in Los Angeles,
and that l simply accept his challenge,
believing can thereby contribute some
thing, after 20 years. study of food re-
form in all its phases, that will be OF in
terest to the general publicly
1t should be Of special Importance to
all Californians, particularly to those
engaged on the land, to know that sci
ence shows that 80 years hence fruitari-
anism will be as much recognized prob
ably as the cause OF temperance ia today !;
as Of immense value wherever it is held
that prevention 10 better than cure. As
the truths of the universal reign of law
become generally appreciated, it will be
seen by all that, practically and soberly
speaking, mankind can eat themselves
out of most of their trials and troubles,
physical or social, domestic or economic,
as surely as their first parents ate them
selves out of Eden but this must be
effected by strictly following science
rather than sentiment only. Yours
truly, w. 5. MANNING.
No. S52 East Stevenson avenue.