El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-17
The Vegetable-Fruit Diet
Neat Eating VIII BE a ThinE Of the
past Before Another 100 ears
Have Gone By.
Ella Wheeler MiIIcOL.-

UGH discussion has recently

rUCH discussion has recently
MT taken place regarding IRE
AHA vegetarian diet
1t has been claimed that while
physical proves was obtainable with
meatIess diet. mental strength,
which produces GEAR. virile thinking,
could only come with eating meat
Maeterlinck is ranked among the first
thinkers Of the day, and MS words
seem to give weight to the contrary
theory.
Ralph Waldo Urine. one of our best
and clearest thinkers, and strong,
fOrcefuI writer's Of the cay, has par
taken of no meat for % years
He is a splendid specimen of ply
steal manhood. and any one VINO queS-
tiOns his mental force needs only read
his books to be convinced Mr. Ir1ne
does not write of politics or war but he
writes of subjects which are vast
" more important to the whole Gre
atcd universe today.
The writer of this article is a mere
woman. and one who cannot claim to be
a strict vegetarian. and much less can
she claim to-mental prOwess- Yet she
rarely partaEes of a meat diet, and
durinE the last five years. while eating
less and less meat. she has found her
self stronger in every way, physically
and mentally
An amiabie dog or cat. accustomed
to d mixed menu Of Scraps from the
family table, and milk and animal bis
T.
cllneu to uSht. on small prOYOcatlOns II
given an exclusive meat diet
It is reasonable TO suppose that hu-
man beings are affected in a similar
manner, even though they may be IN
conscious Of the fact
Whatever nutritious properties meat
ray contain. can be found in other
foods, If one is willing to give the sub
ject careful study There is such a
growing demand for nOn-meat foods
Jnat this need VIII in the natural course
OF events be supplied
such bOulllOn mas already been
found, composed wholly of vegetables
yet quite satisfying TO the appetite
which has formed the meat habit and
requires the stimulating taste
And other foods viii follow
1t has been urged by some writers,
that we take like when We pluck Tege-
tables. or fruit. or berries. or nuts, for
our susrenance; as all life is one, and
al things suffer to some extent when
taken from their nature element
But while there is no doubt truth in
this idea il is somewhat far fetched as
a comparison
one cannot help feeling. that he is
more merciful when he takes the DO
JatO from the earth. or the apple from
the rree~Ihan when he takes the young
lamb from its mother and sends it to
the slaughter house to undergo untold
misery In transportation. and uumeu-
tlonaoIe horrors in the slaughter pen
II IS Impossible Tor one VINO mas
become aware of the sickening details
OF animal and fowl transportation and
killing, TO eat meat OF any kind without
an accusing conscience which speaks in
a still small voice, asking If this means
Of sustenance is necessary for the
maintaining of life and strength.
And it is impossible to think much
on the subject without growing more
and more convinced. that another cen
fury VIII lind the meat diet almost
thing of the past, and new foods. prod
ucts OF the earth. and the orchards. and
vines, and Of discoveries Of new prop
critics IN the elements, supplying the
place Of cOrpSes of our lesser kin
Copyright 1913. by Star Coz