New-York tribune., 1903-07-22
VEGETABLES As FOOD.
Hoe One Woman Cured Headache
bg Special Diet.
No hoclzs that range the valley free,
To slaughter 7 condemn;
Taught By the power that pities me,
learn 10 pity them

Goldsmith
The system Of vegetarianism does not want fol-
Covers for lack of sentimental attractiveness.
Most people probably would prefer TO live veg
etahle products rather than the dead bodies OF
other animals particularly in summer. when the
mere thought Of meat often seems to take away
the appetel If only 1t could be done, but there is
the rub In the state OF civilization pictured by
Bellamy. with the art Of cooking brought to a
state Of perfection unknown in this barbarous age
and the capacities of the vegetable kingdom real
tzed, il would be a simple matter to live without
animal food. but things It appears to
NEST people TO be quite impossible. Vegetarians
Esy. however. that it is easier than it looks.
Nothing is simpler said a vegetarian house
keeper in discussing the matter with a Tribune
reporter yesterday. The only difficulty is in
making the change. The system has to adapt it
self 70 q radically new condition OF affairs, and
IS much impurity resulting from the meat diet
has to be got nd Of one loses flesh rapidly lost
twenty pounds, and my friends thought ! was 60
ing into consumption, though I didn't feel as I
looked.
For this reason would not advise any one
who cannot give up his her regular mode Of
life for the time being 10 make the change sud
denly At the old HYGIENE College. in New-Jer-
sey vegetarian institution the patients were not
allowed TO read anything requiring mental effort
10 write OF TO take much exercise while adapting
themselves 70 the new diet, and those who cannot
put themselves under such conditions ought to al
low about year for the change"
"But what dc you eat instead Of rneat?"
i don't eat anything exactly as q substitute fer
meat. Meat is not SO important a food as people
think it. II is a stimulant. and when you do
without il, II is the stimulant you miss, not the
FOOD use a good many nut products which
Sent@ih more pTotelne than meat and gluten bread.
Nhlch Is The best bread there is; bur vege-
tarlans DO not believe much in the chemical the
oTles about food. and I never make any conscious
morning We had oranges, cocoa, oatmeal, gluten
hIeao ana currant jelly. and dinner we will
nave peas beets, rice and potatoes and blaekber-
res We Use great deal OF fruit, and are great
Eiet eaters Sometimes We violate our vegetarian
llhepies SO Tar 10 put little soup stock on our
- sttl We 90 not attempt TO live by the ronclad
rue which excludes all animal products. such ss
these things however
~! DO y9u fha it any cheaper than the ordinary
- can't say that I do one must eat some
IilHs, Spa We pay as much for fruit as other peo-
r. a. Lot meat. But II does effect great saving
bava 49, l5lG la5oI In the West, where people
D-gA oDilse1 10 try Vegetayia1isTr Crffer going
Lees on pork and malaria the women are de-
ening cf their labors -" LII N'iiae4t9ht Hsh'-
hes7.L Hced - noqced q marked Improvement in nv
I 60 .ISS IS = nave adopted this system Of diet
s-sfa-e5 - -. y tot headaches from which I had
s.-s,-. i-5.en 80 s4y.en Years. and Il has cured them
A. c-.5rt 10y Iattlng new about veEetarIanierl
st---S ~ a modern practice and is The ,asrI1+
- SeI efesslng prosperity. Meal bee ye,.-.Il,-
Ni--Is t'a9l leen luxury. but with tIs roreaea
=, ea4t u Mioie nations have fallen n y,ast 80,
.ls, WIN very little advantage IN tberlgeiI,ss ;@
"S may 5u0se from the prevalence Of disease - "