The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-18
q sCHOGs aND a vEoErARIAN.
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LONDON. Dec 9-Ths Rev. J. Il. B
Mayor. who has just died az the age Of ~
and who was professor Of Latin at Cam
bridge University and q great aut horisy
Oh pathology. was one Of the foremost
vsg.' arians OF the day. ln iss+ he sue
cseCi-d Prof Newman. brother OF the
Cardinal. as president u the tegeta rian
Society
Stories OF Prof Mayors experiments
III Dictates make interesting reading.
4 bachelor and a tset OF aller. he believed
that one could live well ON twelve cents
a day and for weeks he lived ON food cost
ing only four cents a day. Part OF ms
diet consist ed Of weeds for salads and
net Ter for spinach.
Even then tn. professor was noi a.
all satisfied THAI he lowest cost had been
reached IN his experiment. for i'm an
article ON his experience he said: IF
now repeated IN. experiment ] should
buy INV own corn and grind il myself as
the staple Of my diet He instanced
The case Of a coal HEAVIER who by this
method had been able 10 reduce the cost
of his bread by half.
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of editing thirteen Saiires Of Juvsnal
he reduced his food supply still further
For the last forty eight days Of strenuous
work he decided to eat only every other
day for the first twelve days. every third
day for the second twelve days. every
fourth day for the third period and every
sixth day for the final period. On his
fast days he drank water freely
Has doctors compelled him TO abandon
his experiment ut the beginning OF the
last period. much to his disappointment.
Il newer felt 80 well ar so eager for work
in my life hs said. and am convinced
that 1 should have suffered no harm by
persevering with it,"
Prof Mayor possessed one Of the finest
libraries in Cambridge; all OF il, he was
fond Of saying. bought with the money
saved on food Originally led to vegeta-
rianism on humane grounds. he continued
it for reasons of health and economy.
His life was modelled according to the
Greek inscription which adorned the
temple Of Apollo at Delphi, the English
meaning Of which is Not too much
Harold B.gbie. describing an interview
which he had with Prof Mayor some
years ago. wrote: Prof Mayor in his
book lined. low rooted Cambridge room,
is u prophet Of the simple life. He dis
likes the compile kites of science and he
den0unces the eStravsgancss OF society.
He would have all men simple and
modest given To no Injuries and feeling
in their souls a inanlike contempt for
money standards. gambling and extrava-
gancr-
AT half past he breakfasts on porridge
and fruit. at half past he eats vege
tables and unleavened bread and at "A
quarter past he dimes in hail on veg
etable soup vegetable savory and
little lemonade. his only drink ia the
day
recently when at "a dinner party in Lon
don his host. who had forgotten his tastes.
sent out for some bananas. OF which
single fruit composed the professor =
dinner
Another of the professors peculiarities
that he never took exercise for its
OWN sake. In fact. from the time OF
starting his dietetic experiments in 1873
ls practically spent tn. whole Of his life.
apart from his university duties and
literary work. III reading and expert |
nenting
He was a prolific writer and was the |
luthor OF large number of books on !
,bstr,ise and classical subjects. in addi- |
many pam phlets on dietetics and kindred |
subjects. One of his best known works
was Plain Living and High Thinking