The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
YEGETARIANS proud OF THEIR CULT

work was more perfect when done on a
fieshless diet He found that his
\ Imagination worked more surely. thar
his artistic ideals were higher, and thar
i he could gain far Amer results without
meat than with. and for the sake of his
work he became a vegetarian
4 Much the same motives pron,pted
Mime. Maeteriinck tGeorgette Leblanc,
| to renounce, flesh diet. She found that
her thoughts were more lofty and her
mind more keen and active when she
lived on vegetarian foods. She. like her
husband, has long been a mystic, and
this at first Influenced her. Then from
experience she learned that her intellect
was far more nimble and clear when
not beciogsed with flesh food.
fPSuence of Orfentalism.
Religious feelings solely have prompted
| three other famous women OF Europe
to give up the flesh of animals as food.
They are Princess George of Greece,
who was Marie Bonaparte, of Paris; the
Grand Duchess Serge, Of Russia. and
Nine. Dieulafoy, the famous archaeolo-
sist. who has dressed. like a man for
many years and is a familiar figure In
fars with her husband, who Is also.
an archaeologlst of note. 1t Is said that
the two patronize the same tailor and
nave their clothes made exactly alike
NINE. Dieulafoy is permitted by the
rranch government to wear masculine
attire.
All three women have been converted
to so-called Orientalism, that is TO saw
tney nave come under the influence of
the old religions and PHILOSOPHERS of the
East, which forbid the eating of meat.
as II entails the taking Of life for the
Princess George of Greece is an ar
dent student of Vedanta, having be-
come convert to the simple, ancient
faith. which has been called the oIdes,
religion In the world and one of tn,
purest- She eats no flesh food at all
not even eggs. She Is very beautiful
and highly cultured woman.
The Grand Duchess Serge became an
Orientalist at the time of her husbands
assassination several years ago, and
she now lives life Of retirement IN
Russian convent. having given up her
life to working for the poor She ear,
no flesh of any kind. and lives ch,eny
on rice, wheat, and dried fruits She Is
an exquisitely beautiful woman with a
face of great purity
Mme.J Dfeulafoy was converted n
Orientalism during her residence in In
dia while at work excavating ancient
ruins.
In America there are many famous
vegetarians. Indeed, vegetarianism has
Of late spread among intellectual Amer
leans to a surprising degree, owing
chiefly to the advice by certain scientific
men, including DR.. Chittenden, of Yale,
and Horace Fletcher.
DIR. Chittenden asserts that the flesh
of dead animals is not fit to enter the
human stomach, that as soon as the
spark OF like goes out OF an animals
body putrefaction begins. and one thus
takes into the body matter in a greater
or less degree of decay. So great A
foothold has vegetarianism obtained that
Congressman Longworth said recently
that the increased price of leather was
largely due to its spread
Among the well-known people Of the
United States who are vegetarians are
Prof. Herschel Parker, Of Columbia Uni
versity. who Is again to attempt the
ascent of Mount Mckinley this sum-
mer; Ella Wheeler wilcox, Florence
Morse Kingsley, Grace MacGown Cooke.
Upton Sinclair. Horace Fletcher, Edwin
and Mrs. Robert A. Van
Wyck. wife Of the former Mayor or
New York
WI Ting-fang was converted while
Chinese Minister at Washington. and
a
study Of perfectly balanced ffet that
he declares 1t will enable him to i've
to be at least 15o years Of age, and.
perhaps, 200 He says also that II has
cured him of many ills.
on the American vegetarians named,
Prof. Parker. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, and
Mrs. Robert A Van wyck became such
through religious feelings They are all
orientalists and vedantists.
Upton Sinclair is a disciple of Dr..
Chittenden, Of Yale. and was converted
% vegetarianism by the latter's soo1.
The Art of Living in Good Health"
Senator In Toilette 4 Follower.
Senator La Toilette Is an example OF
l vegetarian politician He is a rigid
ollower of fieshless died and was con-
'erted TO 1t for healths sake. He finds
lie can do twice the work on a fieshless
iiet that he did before. and his head is
Fastiy clearer. He has nevers craved
neat since he gave 1t up several years
Igo.
Senator La Toilette nearly ruined his
in his strenuous university
lays, when he was trying to support his
mother and brothers and sisters and az
he same time pay his own way through
chooL His later work in politics also
aused him to neglect his body. and the
esult Is that he must take the greatest
are Of his stomach. He has discovered
hat by following the vegetarian diet
e can do the work he has set out to do.
lie also discovered that the eating OF
neat initiated against his health. and
e. therefore, is a loyal vegetarian, not
ecause he Is a faddist, but because he
nds the vegetarian died the most salts
actory for him.
Upton Sinclair is an advocate. not only
vegetarianism, but also OF fasting
fter he became famous as the author
The Jungle" he organized a social
tic community. At Helicon Hall, the
anne of this community. vegetarianism
ras naturally encouraged What Mr..
inclair saw in the packing plants
lrned him against meat. His asso-
ates at Helicon Hall were also, for
,asons OF their own, vegetarians Grace
Cooks. the writer, was one
these. When Helicon Hall was
armed and the members scattered, Mr..
lnclair and Michael Williams deter
ined to encourage others to embrace
sgetarianism- They visited the Battle
reek Sanitarium and wrote a book on
e result Of their investigation.
There are two great reasons why peo-
e become vegetarians. The first. is
tier health; the second, economy. By
pertinent some have found that they
e better on physically IL meats are
minated from the food list Others .
stain from meat because OF its cost.
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