New Britain herald., 1928-01-17
.ON VEGETAbLED|ET
 FOR PAST 6 YEARS
Priest Says Knife Is Not Proper
 Appendicitis Cure

Rev. Peter P. Sarusaitis, Marian father of Chicago, who is the guest Of Rev. Edward V. Grikis, pastor of St. Andrews Lithuanian church in this city. delivered another interest ing lecture to . large congregation at the church last evening.
 Father Sarusaitis, whose 74 years are no detriment in his work of lec- turing about the country. has for the past 26 years made an intensive study of health and the causes of sickness. His interest in the science of how to keep we'll began :6 years or more ago when he became af- tlicted with an attack of rheuma- tism. The ministrations of the phy- sician who treated>him helped him greatly to recover his health. but it was his own studies that enabled him to live in comparative good health ever since.
 Since that time, Father Sarusaitis is confirmed vegetarian. having tasted no meat in cs years. He has Gelved into hundreds Of volumes written on health and the cures of sickness until he is recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the subject in the country.
 He is an opponent of surgery as a cure for internal disorders. In an interview today, Father Sarusaitis stated thnt it is unnecessary to use the knife for such ailments as ap- pendicitis or other stomach disor- ders and the only exceptions arc for the lancing of boil or other skin 
 He states that cure for appen- dicitis may be found in the follow ing: A teaspoonful Of pure olive oil every half hour and hot cloths ap- piled to the exterior which are con- stantly changed. This alone will cure it. he stated. Nature furnishes us with the remedy for every form of human ailment," he said, "and | defy anyone to contradict what say"
 Alcohol "Slow Suicide"
 He terms the use of alcohol as slow suicide" saying that every drink is nothing less than poison for the system. ''some<people take wine as food" he said but they are not drinking food, they are poison- ing themselves. Others take an ap- petizer but although the alcohol eX- cites the appetite, 1t is a false ap- petite and interrupts digestion and tho other functions ot the body Others take drink to warm them selves but although the face starts 10 burn and the legs and arms get warm. the alcohol makes the insides cold and does more than harm than good" These and thousand other arguments. Father Sarusaitis uses against the taking of alcohol for any purpose. He has made a thor ough study of the scriptures and finds hundreds of places where the rse of alcohol Is decried. he says. He is the author of treatise on health and the causes of sickness containing more than 80 pages, writ ten in English. Lithuanian and Latin. He is arranging 10 have the treatise printed and distributed. Last night he delivered 8 lecture on bread. He stated that Americans are making serious mistake by eating bread that is made only from refined flour. When flour is sieN"d and all the course parts of the grain tare removed. all the nu'ritive and digestive parts are taken away from it, he states. There is nothing of food value left in the grain an! instead of being helpful, the present day bread Is destructive of health. he claimed. Coarse bread is the only and the best nutrition, he said. He stated that when people remove the most important parts of the grain and use the refined four they are throwing away the means by which the Creator made it possible for them to sustain life.
 ! Continuing his course tonight. Father Sarusaitis will speak on vegetables and fruits. the most es- sential necessities to human life. He will explain their values and the proper way in which they can be used He will continue 10 lecture until he has delivereds the entire treatise which he has written. --------------------------