There are, however, many critics of Vegetarianism who have not grasped this ethical principle, and whose contentions are, therefore, quite irrelevant. It has been said, for example, that “the most enthusiastic Vegetarians scarcely venture to deny that the destruction of … Continue reading
Let it therefore be clearly understood that this step–the “first step,” as Tolstoy has called it, in a scheme of humane living–has been the main object of all Vegetarian propaganda since the establishment of the Vegetarian Society in 1847. To … Continue reading
I say ethical principle, because it is beyond doubt that the chief motive of Vegetarianism is the humane one. Questions of hygiene and of economy both play their part, and an important part, in a full discussion of food reform; … Continue reading
Let me first make plain what I mean by calling Vegetarianism a new idea. Historically, of course, it is not new at all, either as a precept or a practice. A great portion of the world’s inhabitants have always been … Continue reading
There are many signs that the public is awaking to the fact that there is such a thing as food-reform. The reception of a new idea of this sort is always a strange process, and has to pass through several … Continue reading
This is not the sense in which I am about to speak of the “humanities” of diet. I have not been fired by the Spectator’s enthusiasm for the rescue of some “neglected quadruped,” nor have I any wish to see … Continue reading
