New-York tribune., 1902-05-06
REASONS FOR VEGETABLE DIET
BRAMwELL BOOTH EXPLAINS THE
GOSPEL OF PORRIDGE"-WHOLE
BUSINESS OF KILLING Is
RRTTTAI, HE SAYS
BRUTAL. HE SAYS.

Bramwell Booth. OF London. chief Of the interna-
tional stan OF the Salvation Army has been be-
sieged by requests TO explain the meaning OF the
gospel OF porridge. used by him In lectures
In answer, he says in part:
Il Will try 10 reply briefly to one question which
I often hear: Why do you recommend vegetari-
anlsm?' Here are Of my reasons for doing So
Because a vegetarian diet is favorable to robust
health and strength. With very few exceptions
and those only confirmed invalds. 1 believe the
people would be better In spirits, stronger in
stained entirely from the OF animal food. The
of history for power to endure hardship, were veg
etarians. also we're the armies Of Rome when
Rome was conquering the world.
Because tens of thousands OF our poor people
who have now the greatest difficulty 10 make ends
meet after buying flesh food. would by the sub
stitution OF fruit and vegetables ana other eco
nomical food. be able 10 get along in comfort and
Because a vegetarian diet of wheat oatmeal and
ilar food is more than ten times economical as
a flesh diet Meat contains half its weight in
me@t Vegetable diet even IL we allow cheese
mncS R%HSS' an ana mixed % diet % of flesh % and %
Because yegetaTian diet would stop the ehoF r
consumed with scarcely any advantage to
those who take II.
Because vegetarian diet is a great protection
against our drinking; and because the growth Of
increase Of drunkenness. One bad appetite ere
dUstry and hard work and because a flesh diet.
the other hand. favors Incidence. seepiness grow
ing fat want of energy. Indigestion constipation
and other like miseries and degradation.
Because II is proved that life health and happi-
ness are ali favored by vegetarian diet have
known many examples OF this Inyself Most OF the
instances of great to be found among those
who from their youth have lived principally. II not
entirely, on vegetables and fruit. All this is worth
thinking about.
Because great deal of the flesh meat which is
supplied for human food is already diseased, and
because 1t is nearly impossible to be sure that any
hesh is quite free from the germs of disease. Much
common meat, which IS often that of old animals
~ rs Wen Rn1" @ 10 i " iu m nbes1tb s nd tP bst
me ia a he
which are fattened and killed before the germs OF
many diseases have had time 10 develop so as 10
show themselves. So that many animals killed
which, though believed to be healthy, are really
diseased. This is especially the with calves
for veal Young bullocks for beef. and with lambs
and young pigs
Because | believe that the great increase in con-
has been caused by the great increase IL the use
of animal food, and that strict vegetarian diet
would greatly help to ward off these most terrible
and ncurable diseases.
Because OF the awful cruelty and terror to which
tens of thousands of animals killed for human
food subjected in travelling long distances by
ship and rail and road to the slaughter houses of
Because of the terrible cruetes practised in kill
ing animals in slaughter houses. The whole
business killing is cruel, when IL is done
with care. and know that in the of mill
ions Of creatures 1t is done with very little care.
Ten thousand pigs killed for food every hour
in Europe alone,
Because the occupation of saughtering animals
is brutalzing to those who required to do the
work. THE highest sentiments OF humane men,
says certain writer, and | agree with him. re
volt at the cruelty the degrading sights, the dis
attendant horrors which must surround the transit
and slaughter of suffering creatures"
Because a flesh diet is necessary hard
work A great part of the work of the world is
done by animals. and always by those animals
which subsst entirely on vegetable food namely.
horses, mules asses. camels, oxen. buffaloes and
elephants