Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-09-13

which Nature imposes upon all who
break her laws.
A vegetarian regimen is often a
bugbear to the majority of readers,
who regard it either as an unmitigat-
ed nuisance or a harmless fad. AS a
matter of fact, however, diet from
which flesh meats are excluded may
today be made so appetizing, so pala
table, and so satisfying that its adop-
tlon is by no means the modification
OF the flesh that most people would
think wo had not tried it, In the
nrst place, science has of late years
made so many striies in dietetics
that not only are there many new
FOOD substances discovered or invent
ed but there are now so many prep
arations of vegetable food
an infinite variety of dishes and pala-
table plats can be put on tne table.
and the absence of meat is scarcely
notice or its presence desired. The
science and art of cookery are row
so well developed. and so much facili-
ty has come with practice, that there
need be little or no self-denial in re-
stricting oneself to a vegetarian diet.
In fact, so varied. so palatable. and
prcf,ise may modern meatless meal
pe that it Is open to the charge
brought against the ordinary regime
of being long way off from the sim
pie life now advocated. And, after
ALL although we English people are
hahitIJ1tnd RI
many of us can hardly imagine it
possible to live without our British
beef, it must be remembered that the
majority of the human race live and
get on very well without Southdown
mutton or Scottish beef. In warm
ATTITUDES, where the populations are
densest, the mass of the people sub
sist mainly on cereals, fruits, and lie
gumes. with milk, butter, cheese,
fish and condiments according to To-
cality and rank of life. TT q japan.
csc, for instance, are practically a
vegetarian race, and yet they have
proved themselves infinitely superior
in physique, courage, and endurance
to the burly Russian soldier More
O'~As WV PShSebliIiS vi many EuIO-
pean countries eat very little meat.
because they are too poor to pur-
chase it. Even in our country, up to
quite recent times, the Scottish and
Irish peasantry lived very largely up
on oatmeal and potatoes and butter
milk respectively, and yet they made
the bulk of our army and navy, con
tributing largely to the many success,
SEES won by our fighting men.
Chemically considered we know,
of course, that vegetable food con
tains every element that is found in
meat, since all animals derive their
sustenance from the vegetable world
directly or indirectly. AS the late
Mattieu Williams used to say, in eat
ing beef we eat grass at secondhand,
and what is now done for us by the
OK would soon be done in the labora-
tory of the chemist. This is now in
fair way of being done, and what
with condensed, predigested, and
chemically prepared foods, Punch's
dream of tabloid meals would seem
to be almost capable of realization.
One thing in favor of the meatless
diet will appeal strongly to women,
who are habitually more temperate
in eating than nsen-a vegetarian diet
is undoubtedly great aid to a clear
complexion. Another and incidental
advantage which will be appreciated
in the kitchen is the act that the
plates and dishes for the reformed
diet are easier TO wash than those
used for meats.-The-Qu