Show AS TO vegetarianism on the subject of vegetarianism a matter that always possesses a certain degree of interest for this community the editor of the NEWS has ban received the following letter sir the subject of vegetarianism la is becoming so popular and its importance being daily more and more recognized that your readers may be interested to know that now we have affiliated societies not only throughout england but all over the world and th testimony of those who have adopted this thia return to the natural food of man is unanimous in praise of its value in alleviating and often curing such diseases as gout rheumatism atit m chronic headache indigestion liver disorders diabetes etc much harm however is done by persons taking it up without any knowledge of the subject assuming that vegetarianism is merely giving up flesh meat and then eating everything else indiscriminately I 1 in large quantities the study of the relation of food to the health is an important and not always an easy one it is therefore of the utmost necessity that those who want to attain to the full joy of perfect health should remember that the way to it lust ul it I 1 as to all other forms of perfection lies through much labor study and self denial I 1 shall be very happy to forward some literature on the subject to any one sending me a stamped wrapper and would invite the local operation of any lady or gentleman who has spare time and the interest of the well being and health of the community at heart to act as honorable local secretary I 1 have the honor to be your obedient servant 9 JOSIAH barrister at law treasurer vegetarian federal union memorial hall farrington farringdon Parr Farr ingdon street lon london E 0 it is not necessary to add more than a word by way of comment upon the foregoing communication the lord has given to his people a revelation whose observance in spirit and in truth would make them perhaps not strict vegetarians in the common use of the term but certainly a temperate community and one where flesh eating was wag the exception and not the rule in that revelation which was given as a word of wie dom not by commandment or constraint 9 the lord says he has ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving the flesh of beasts and the fowls of the air nevertheless they are to be used sparingly cland and it to is pleasing unto me says the lord that they should not be used only in times of winter or of cold or famine and again these bath god made for the use of man only in times of famine and excess of hunger being in possession of this law emar sting from hina him in whom alone perfection dwells the saints have small excuse for being misled by the theories and doctrines of men this very fact however only qualifies them the better to compare intelligently and with dds crimination the various systems of human origin for the improvement of the physical tabernacle and its preservation in health hence the work of mr society will be examined with interest and we shall be very pleased to learn that some of our read ore ere have accepted his invitation to obtain his literature and have otherwise manifested zeal in a subject which common i ense much more the word of god presents as a worthy of study acceptance and propagation |