© ESSAY · A BSTINENCE FROM ANIMAL FOOD, AS A BY JOSEPH RITSON. Unde fames homini vetitorum tanta ciborum, OVIDIUS. LONDON: PRINTED FOR RICHARD PHILLIPS, NO. 71, ST. PAULS CAURCH-YARD. 1902 Wills and T'aylor, Printers, Chancery-Lanė. 1641.75 Role “Je n'ai pas la témérilé de prétendre re former le genre humain, mais assez de courage pour dire la vérité, fans me soucier des criailleries de ceux qui la redoutent, parce qu'ils ont intérêt de tromper notre cspèce, ou de la laisser dans des erreurs dont ils font eux-mêmes les dupes." Diderot, Code de la Nature. " It is an unpopular attempt to attack prejudiceës estab ishd by time and habit, and secured by the corruptions of luxurious life. It is equally unpleasant to attempt the reformation of abuscës, without the least prospect of success: yet there is a secret pleasure in pleading the cause of humanity and helpless innocence." Doctor Gregorys Comparative view. 72-112 CONTENTS. CHAP. II. Animal food not natural to man. 41 Chap. III. Animal food not necessary for the purpose of strength or corpulency. . 57 Chap. IV. Animal fod the cause of cru- Chap. V. Animal food the cause of human CHAP. VI. Human fles the consequence of animal food. . . . . . . . 124 CHAP. VII. Animal food pernicious. . 146 CHAP. VIII. Health, Spirits, and quick- nefs of perception promoteëd by a vegeta- CHAP. IX. Nations and individuals sub- |