The Vegan Autumn 1968 by The Vegan Society

T H E VEGAN SOCIETY Founded

November,

1944

Veganism is a way of living which excludes all forms of exploitation of, a n d cruelty to, the animal kingdom, and includes a reverence and compassion for all life. I t applies to the practice of living on the products of t h e plant kingdom to the exclusion of flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, honey, animal milk and its derivatives, and encourages the use of alternatives for all commodities derived wholly or in part f r o m animals. Veganism remembers man's responsibilities t o the earth and its resources a n d seeks to bring about a healthy soil and plant kingdom and a proper use of t h e materials of the earth. President: Dr. FREY E L L I S , , ey. Deputy-President: Mrs. E. B. SHRIGLEY, , Old Coulsdon, Surrey. Vice-Presidents: Mrs. MURIEL HENDERSON, Dr. CATHERINE N I M M O , Miss M A B E L SIMMONS, Miss W I N I F R E D SIMMONS, Mrs. EVA BATT, Mr. JACK SANDERSON.

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THE V E G A N Vol. 15.

No. 3.

AUTUMN, 1968

press as a " killer diet." What could have given rise to such drastic condemnation? The facts are these.' A Miss Florence Green (who was not a vegan), aged 86 and living in a nursing home in Surrey, fell and broke her thigh. As a result she developed bronchopneumonia, from which she later died. The sequence of events at this age is far from unusual. The Coroner at Croydon decided that her death was due to the accident and so recorded it. Dr. David Haler is quoted in The Times and other papers as saying that it was her " potential killer d i e t " which was the real cause of death, and, furthermore, hers with the third death he knew of in a month which was due to the " very dangerous " vegan diet. Dr. Haler added: " T h i s was was less resistant to infection because she was short of the necessary bricks to build up blood and the necessary defence materials. She had probably been on the diet for some years. It is a grossly deficient diet; man cannot live by bread alone. It is carrying an objection to the killing of animals to an incredibly dangerous point." Vitamin B12 It is evident from the number of letters we have received that the press reports caused a certain amount of distress amongst vegans and also gave the general public a false picture of the vegan diet. A more correct assessment of our diet is given in an article, " Vegetables are Sufficient," in the Guardian, 16.8.68. The authors write: " Recent research at Queen Elizabeth College, London, has shown that vegan diets are of satisfactory nutritional value for adult man, provided they are supplemented with vitamin B12. This vitamin is the one nutrient, that is deficient in a vegan diet." 65

On this matter of B12 supplements, E. Lester Smith, D.Sc., F.R.S., author of the book " Vitamin B J2 " and acknowledged expert in this field, wrote: "Fortunately vitamin B 12 is now available inexpensively, made by large-scale fermentation processes in which micro-organisms are nourished on purely vegan and m.ineral products. Supplementation of the diet with the needful minute amounts of this vitamin does not seem to conflict in any way with vegan principles and ideals." For a minority movement like our own', even adverse publicity can be good publicity. It is probably so in this case. Without the present adverse publicity, the article in the Guardian might well not have appeared. We should like to include in full all 'the excellent letters which have appeared in the press in support of our way of life, but lack of space forbids it. However, we thank everyone who took the trouble to write, including our non-vegan supporters, one of whom concluded her letter, most reasonably, with: " It would be interesting'to know at what age it is safe to die without discrediting one's way of life." A n article on " Vitamin £ , 2 , " toy F. R. Ellis, M.D., and Frank Wokes, Ph.D., F.R.I.C., appeared in The Vegan for Winter 1966/7. Extra copies of tihe article and extracts f r o m other authentic papers on the same s u b j e c t may be obtained f r o m the secretary. Please send 1/- in stamps towards the cost of printing and postage.

COMING EVENTS Saturday, October 12th.—The Plantmilk Society Annual General Meeting will be held at Friends' House, Euston Road, N.W.I, at 2.45 p.m. General Discussion at 3.45 p.m., when all vegans and their friends are welcome. Saturday, November 9th.—Vegan Society Annual General Meeting at Alliance Hall, Palmer Street (nearest Tube Station, St. James's Park). Business meeting at 3 p.m. Refreshments at 4.30, followed by a report of the International Vegetarian Union Conference earlier this year in India, given by Mr. Brian GunnKing, who will illustrate his talk with colour slides. AGENDA: —

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Chairman's remarks. Minutes of last Annual General Meeting. Matters arising tlierefrom. Executive Committee's Report. Treasurer's 'Report. Election of Officers and Committee. Resolutions. Any Other Business.

Talk. Wednesday, November 13th.—" Veganism in Practice." Southend Vegetarian Society. Speaker: Mrs. Eva Baitt. Commencing 7.45 p.m. Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea. Friday and Saturday, November 22nd and 23rd.—Animals' Fair, Royal Horticultural New Hall, Greycoats Street, S.W.I. Open 12 noon. We shall have our usual stall and shall hope to see many members there. Wednesday, January 22nd.—Torbay New Health and Vegetarian Society. Travel talk on " Brazil " by Mrs. Eva Batt. At the Y.M.C.A., Torquay, following the New Year's Social Tea. Beauty Without Cruelty Programme x September 25th.—Beauty Without Cruelty London Show, Rembrandt Hotel, Thurloe Place, Knightsbridge, S.W.7. Reception, 2.45 p.m. for 3 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. for 7 p.m. See advertisement. October 10th.—Save the Children Fund, St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich. Fashion Shows at 3 p.m. and 8 p:m. October 29th.—International Bazaar for Animal Welfare, Caxton Hall, S.W.I. Open 10.45 a.m. November 8th.—R.S.P.C.A., Stepney Hotel, .Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. Fashion Show at 7 p.m. November 9th.—Beauty Without Cruelty, Welsh Branch, and R.S.P.C.A., Royal Hotel, Cardiff. Fashion Show, 7 p.m. TALKS ON BEAUTY WITHOUT CRUELTY

The Southern Road Friendship Club, Plaistow. Thursday, September 12th, at 3 p.m. N.F.U. Ladies' Club, The Bletchley Arms, Queensway, Bletchley, Tuesday, October 1st, at 9 p.m. Young Wives' Club, Sudbury Methodist Church, Harrow Road, Sudbury, Wembley. Monday, October 21st, at 8 p.m. Enfield Nature Cure Society, Southgate Technical College, Lecture Theatre. Wednesday, November 6th, 8 p.m. The above talks will foe given by Mrs. Eva Batt. - Jewish Vegetarian Society. Sunday, October 20th.—Third Annual Brains Trust organised by the Jewish Vegetarian Society. Chairman: Mr. Ronald Lightowler. " The Brains " : Edward Banks ; Kathleen Keleny; Dr. Barbara Latto ; Mrs. BrougbtonLegh, O.B.E., Magistrate and Social Worker ; Jack McClelland ; and Philip L. Pick, President of the Jewish Vegetarian Society. Admission: Members, 3/6d.; Visitors, 7/6d.. . Sunday, November 17th.—" Vaccination and the Freedom of the Individual." Address by Clive Desmond, Secretary of the Anti-Vaccination League, at J.V.S. Headquarters, 13 Adamson 7

Road, Swiss Cottage, N.W.3. .7.3.0 p.m. Members: 2/6d.; Visitors, 5/-d. PLEASE NOTE.—By the courtesy of the Jewish Vegetarian Society, members of the Vegan Society are invited to take advantage of the lower rates enjoyed by members of the Jewish Vegetarian Society, Vegan Cookery Courses Dr. and Mrs. Keleny have recently returned from Yugoslavia where they met vegetarians and are now in touch with a vegan of 104 years, who does his own garden and still plays the violin. Mrs. Keleny was asked to demonstrate vegan dishes at one of the Swiss Sportshotels ilast yiear. Her next residential cookery course will be from October 5th to 12th, 1968, at Coombe Lodge, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. Anyone interested, please write to her for details. •' There are two demonstrations daily from 10 a.m. to 12 noon ; and 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. In the afternoon are visits to herb gardens and places of interest and in the evenings leeutres and discussions. RECENT

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On June 20th, Mrs. Batt spoke on " The Vegan Way of Life " to about 90 people at the Attingham Park Conference on Developments in Animal Welfare, organised by the Catholic Study Circle. Quite 'a few in the audience were not vegetarians, and veganism was something new to them. The talk wa|s very well received, many people asking for further information afterwards and some taking application forms for Associate Membership. One and three-quarter hours was allowed for the talk and question time following, so Mrs. Batt was able to cover quite a bit of ground. Several requasts have been made for a resume of this talk to be published and we shall attempt to do this shortly if space permits. Many aspects of the work for animal welfare were represented in the 4-day Conference, including "Beauty Without Cruelty," which was represented by Mrs. Jean Le Fevre with a " Mini " Fashion Show. Dr. Frank Wokes spoke about the work of the Vegetarian Nutritional Research Centre and Mr. Ligh.towler represented the London Vegetarian "Society. The Vegan Garden Party . , • ' Some months ago the committee agreed to accept the.kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Jannaway ito hold a garden party at their home in Leatherhead and on- 30th June about forty adults and a dozen children met to spend an enjoyable afternoon 68

Nora Frame has a shady spot for the B.W.C.

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Margaret Patching helps Mrs. Ling set up a display of Plamil.

together in glorious sunshine. As stated by one vegan, " the Italian sun had followed her home." Unfortunately, it was the day of the train strike and this probably prevented more of our members from attending. 69

Mrs. Fugeman and Mrs. Smith help on one of the refreshment

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Never before can I remember having a paddling pool for the children at a vegan party and we were indebted to Mr. Wright for bringing his along and to Mr. Jannaway for his help in filling it! One felt rejuvenated to see the little nudists splashing merrily in the sunshine. Once again we were glad to have the " Beauty Without Cruelty " stall with us especially as there were quite a number of non-members at the party. We were most grateful to Mr. and Mrs. Fugeman who kindly provided the lucky dips and notices and for acting as transport for the clairvoyant who worked solidly on our behalf and gave her services free of charge. Miss Goldie Lambert provided us with a vegan cake for raffling; a beautiful basket of fruit was supplied by Mrs. Smith for the same purpose and prizes were given for the various games by Mrs. Batt. Most of the ladies of the committee had obviously spent the previous dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and night?â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cooking and, with an early start on the Sunday morning in the kitchen of Mrs. Jannaway, vegan sandwiches and jellies were numerous. To our hostess and her daughter we would like to say a very big thank you for all the practical help they gave in the kitchen. Our Secretary, Mrs. Davis, seemed to be non-stop carrying tea pots! It was gratifying to the Treasurer to be able to announce that she had collected seventeen pounds profit. A letter received from somebody who was present stated that it was the loveliest, most harmonious garden party that she 70

had ever visited. Such communications help us to feel that the planning and work involved is really well worth the effort. We can only hope that the creatures, our lesser brethren, have also benfited from an afternoon spent in a lovely, garden, in glorious sunshine. If only one person has become a vegan as a result, then we can truly say that the day was well spent. V.N.R.C. Meeting On Sunday, July 14th, some of our members attended the A.G.M. of the Vegetarian Nutritional Research Centre which, by the very kind permission of Drs. Gordon and Barbara Latto, was held in the grounds of their home at Cavensham. The weather which had been very wet, cleared just in 'time. The meeting was followed by a very interesting open-air demonstration of bread-making given by representatives from Allinsons and a Garden Party and refreshments (Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Batt looking after the vegans). After this Mr. Phillip Pick proved himself an excellent auctioneer, selling homegrown cucumbers from the greenhouise and just-out-of-the-oven wholemeal loaves. This made a very helpful contribution to the Vegetarian Nutritional Research Centre funds.

VEGANIC GARDENING The word "veganic " has been compounded from the words " vegetable " and " organic " making the distinction which, so far, has not been apparent -when the word " organic " alone has been used. For the most part " oragnic " manures have been indicative of organics of animal origin in farming and gardening circles. In the veganic method of gardening animal dung and all other animal organics are withheld, because experience has shown that there is a strong connection between many soil and plant pests and animal organic manures. Compost making is an integral part of the newer system and is the principal supply of the humus requirements of the soil. The materials for veganic compost making for vegetable growing are fresh raw vegetable wastes, short grass cuttings, soft weed growth, crop debris and thinnings and old straw. Unsuitable, however, are rhubaflb leaves, tree leaves and sawdust. Build up the compost material in layers, six to nine inches depth, sprinkle with lime, moisten with water and a "herbal solution and then cover with a thin layer of fine soil. Repeat this sequence until the heap is completed. The whole should be housed in covered containers made of untreated wood. External roofing felt on a light wooden frame makes a suitable cover to keep wet out. 71

It should be borne in mind that space should be left between the cover and the compost heap itself, and that no metal or synthetic materials of any kind should be placed in close proximity to the compost nor should any weight be placed on it. When correctly made and housed the compost can be ready in around two weeks in favourable weather in the summertime. Other additions of a vegetable or mineral nature may be made to the soil at appropriate times, for example, domestic soot, silver sand, granite dust and seaweed (applied in dry or solution form). Solutions of compost and soot aTe very beneficial to growing crops. Surface Cultivation For the most successful form of veganic gardening, surface applications of compost or other suitable additions, should be combined with surface cultivation of the soil窶馬o digging. The top few inches only of the soil are cultivated. A small hand hoe with a 5/6-inch blade being the principal tool used throughout. It is drawn smoothly through the soil avoiding the chopping motion usual when operating a hoe in the conventional way. When surface cultivation is practised the soil should not be compacted in any way. To achieve this object, a vegetable growing area should be divided into strip garden beds, 4ft. 6ins. wide, the centre of which may be easily reached from the 16 inches or so wide paths between. All cultivations, compost applications, sowing, planting, care of crops, etc., is done from the paths with no treading on the surface of the garden beds. Initially, the spade is used to take out about a 4-inch depth of soil to form the pathways, this soil being evenly distributed over the sides of the adjacent beds. The pathways are permanent and after a liberal covering of soot, they have new straw laid along, providing clean conditions underfoot as well as acting as a weed-smother. A small bale of straw will be sufficient to cover six paths 18 ft. long. When one considers that under a veganic method of soil management and plant care which combines surface application of vegetable organic compost with no-digging and withholding all forms of animal organic manures and fertilisers, intensive cropping is found to be beneficial to the soil instead of detrimental, it will be realised that something revolutionary takes place. R. D. O'B. * " Quick Return herbal activator, obtainable from Messrs. Chase, Shepperton, Middlesex.

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VEGAN SPORTSMEN Extract from the " Belfast Sunday News," 14/7/68 " The 12 miles of storm-tossed Atlantic water between Tory Island and the Donegal mainland was conquered yesterday by Belfast long-distance swimmer Jack McClelland. For seven and a half hours McClelland fought against vicious ocean currents and tricky tides in his successful bid to swim the last unconquered strip of water off the European mainland.

Jack McClelland leaving the sea when he finally reached the Irish mainland after his mammoth swim of what amounted to approximately 18 miles from Tory Island.

It was his toughest endurance test of the swimmer's career. He had to combat cross-tides and when he was halfway across, a strong wind blew up, adding to the hazards. 73

The worst moment came when he was caught in a "whirlpool" caused .by opposed tides, and was swept over and down." The 12-mile' swim, never before successfully conquered, has always been a challenge and Jack had been looking forward to making the attempt for quite a long time. I say ' making the attempt,' but in fact Jack had no doubts at all that he would succeed, although it is known to be ' very tough ' water. So bad that in the winter Tory Island is often cut off from the mainland for weeks. Jack telephoned us afterwards with the news of his success and told us that ' for experimental reasons' he took no food for 20 hours before the swim, but some Bio-Strath Drops just before entering the sea. ' Bio Strath Concerning the Bio-Strath Drops, some of us were surprised to see in the News of the World of July 7th, 1968, that honey was mentioned as an ingredient. Realising that Jack McClelland would never knowingly take anything containing honey (or any other non-vegan ingredient) we immediately contacted the manufacturers who explained that this applies to the Bio-Strath Elixir only, the drops are, as always, entirely vegan. Bio-Strath Drops are made from herbs, yeast and oranges, arid, while they guarantee to cure nothing, are highly esteemed as a tonic by many people including such famous names as Sir Stanley' Matthews, Gloria Swanson, Harry Secombe, the footballer Eusebio, the novelist Barbara Cartland, and her famous mother who is 91. Kitchen tip. (If you decide to treat yourself to a bottle of Bio-Strath Drops don't throw it away when empty, it makes an excellent receptacle for your Tamari (Lima protein-rich soyabased extract) which is so much easier to use in a dripper bottle). Other Vegan Athletes But we stray, we were supposed to be telling you about Jack, he writes: " W h y not make a feature of vegan athletes and perhaps produce a leaflet showing their records? " A good idea, but I wonder how many vegan athletes there are, mostly we find them rather slow at coming forward and " confessing " to their accomplishments. One who does write from time to time is Fred J. Ghamberlain in Toledo, Ohio, a vegan for the last seven years who specialises in weighitlifting. (In his spare time, he is a housepainter by day.) He is 36, unmarried, 5 ft. 10 in. and at present he weighs. 190 lbs. but is trying to increase his weight, and his lifting and pulling power. . Like most of our members, Feed came to adopt the vegan diet after learning about the cruelties t74

involved in the production of milk and eggs. He has-sent us full details of some of the many'tests <>f strength he sets himself and from time to time reports on his-progress and successes. .. For example: ' ' . . . ! " I also enjoy bending large iron spikes witti my bare hands, I can tear a beer can in two the same way, rip a pack of playing cards quite easily and hold a typewriter on my. little finger with my arm held straight out from my shoulder. I also'enjoy lifting wooden barrels full of wet sand or water." . . There is much more of a rather technical nature, anfl mostly of interest to other " strongmen " such as . " 1 am now pulling 1,600 lbs. off 'the ground-with two, log., chairs—one around my shoulder, the other around my hips, by straddling the bar. . " M y ' d i e t ' is built, around soya and nav.y beans, wholewheat, rye, and com breads, vegan margarine," nuts, mushrooms, fresh fruit and vegetables of all. kinds, brown rice baked with tomatoes, etc. I am very fond of bread and may eat six slices at a meal if in heavy training. On the advice of another yegan I have now added soya milk from the health food shop whjch .contains vitamin BI2. However, in the five years'previous t o .this, I .had worked harder physically, studied more hooks and lifted greater weights than when I had been getting rriy Bjo from/animal products before becoming 1 a vegan." , ' • i. . And much, much more of considerable interest; we may have room to include one of his letters! in. full in a later issue. . In ithe meantime are there any other vegan athletes among our readers, or known to them? If so, please, send full details, we should all like to hear about them. ' •' ' ' ' By the way, to return once again-to Jack McClelland, Mr. Michael van Straten has issued a challenge to Bill Pickeringthe . vegetarian long-distance' swimmer, inviting him to race against Mr. McClelland over any distance and offering Mr. Pickering a start of up to one mile in twenty. P.S.—We have just learned that more recently Jack has been coaching another spare-time swimmer, Teddy Keenan, foreman at a building site, who has now, with'Jack's help and encouragement (he swam with him much of the Way)'succeeded in swimming Lower Loch Erne (7! miles) in-5- hours,;20 minutes/.' SLOGAN WANTED! N O W ! ! Short,' easily remembered; neat and conveying th'e spirit of vegansim. We propose to have carrier' bags, with' a vegan message printed on the side, for' sale Vat, our meetings, the Animals' Fair, etc'. This could be very useful publicity!'' Help us to find 'a really good, snappy message to broadcast in this way. Dori'Meave"it' ; all' to the Committee.'' « • ! '• 1. • •75

Mrs. Eva Batt with a display of vegan foods which she hastily produced for the reporters who asked, " What do you eat then?" The cocktail savouries are made with Tofu (cream cheese made with vegetable milk) plus olives, tomatoes, cucumber, Barmene, red and green peppers, radishes, etc., on water biscuit spread with Tomor. The pork pies, fish, eees. cows' milk. etc. (on the dark cloth), are included only to show what vegans do not eat. The picture was originally

MY COLUMN B y " EVITA "

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A Visitor from CzechoslovakiaWe had a pleasant surprise at Enfield recently when our guest of last year, Mr. Vladimir Filip called on us out of the blue. He had been to a spiritualist convention and was on has way home. He has become a great admirer in the British way of life and is making many friends here ; (The invasion, of Czechoslovakia coincided with his arrival home and we have not heard from him since that.) Danger in Cream Let's admit that vegans have some problems not shared by th.e more " orthodox eaters " but at the same time remember they have other worries which cannot bother us. Not so long ago it was meat pies which were making people ill, then it has been sausages, corned beef (wliat a lot of suffering that caused!) and now fresh dairy cream may- well be a health hazard' as the Government regulations concerning milk do not apply to cream. Doctors.are disturbed and.suggesting that a minimum bacteriological standard >be officially introduced for the protection of : the consumer.. Free Publication One of our members, Miss Hannah Hurnard, has published a small book, suitable for reading to children, which she has very kindly offered to send free to any other member who would care to have it. Our copy is being read at the moment to a Sunday Sch'ool class and we hear they are most receptive. Please send a large stamped addressed envelope direct to Miss Hurnard a t : c / o 7 Eliamore Road, Lexdeh, Colchester. Hannah also mentions in her letter how pleased she is to be able to get " some splendid ViVa shoes in Oxford Street, and - to learn, from the.manager how well they, are taking on."- (That would be one of the Bata shops of course.) Cuttings, please Folk often say to me: " Did you see so-and-so in the Daily What's it last week? I thought it ought to be mentioned in The Vegan." Of course I cannot Tead all the dailies, weeklies, monthlies, etc. Please cut it out and send itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;if it is anything to do with veganism. But do not waste your time and postage on other subjects, however deserving or shocking they may be, we just cannot deal with everything, much as we would like to. 77

(When The Vegan is a daily it will be different!). To those few who.do this.already, very many thanks! •• Transplants - .

So much has been written already on this subject, by those far abler.to deal with it than I, that I have been <loath to comment so far. But there is one thing which troubles me above •all else—always excepting the vivisection which has preceded it all and still goes on—and that is the perfecting of the " powerful." drug which will destroy the body's natural rejection ;of all foreign matter. ' ' ' \ ' '

(EXTRACTS FROM San Francisco

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' " The drug, known as Anti-Lymphocytic serum, is extracted from the blood of horses into which human white blood cells have been injected. Cells in the animals' blood appear to produce a chemical weapon which fights off the attempt by the human white cells t o rejeot transplanted tissue. • "There is every hope that this drug, with its specific action on the body's natural mechanism for rejecting ' foreign' spare parts, " will eventually replace the existing ' block-ibusting' drugs. " Describing the drug's potential, Sir Peter Medawar, Director of the British Institute for Medical Research in London, said, ' It' is so powerful that it leiaves every other immunosuppressive drug- standing.'"As yet the drug has been tried on few' humans. But Dr. Thomas Starzl, an acknowledged leader in transplant surgery from the University of Colorado, has had considerable success with more than 20 kidney patients by using a combination of ALS and conventional drugs. " The drug foreshadows the time when a series of injections before a transplant operation will hoodwink a patient's natural security system' into ' forgetting'—possibly forever-—the presence of a donated spare part. " It also suggests that the transplantation of healthy organs from specially-bred chimpanzees, pigs and other animals, may become commonplace in the foreseeable future." " Possibly FOREVER," did you notice that? Success in the development of ALS for this purpose seems assured by recent reports of experiments with it, so it is sure to be used. What will humans be like, a few decades after their protective rejection mechanism has been permanently destroyed? But perhaps other scientific wonders being perfected at Porton Down will have solved t h e problem before then by destroying us all, and evolution will be,back to square one." ,

Beyond Comment News of a new " toy " has just arrived, an Atom Bomb is being offered to British toy shops. It flashes, bangs and produces a "mushroom cloud" of smoke, say the manufacturers. It is made in Japan! Words fail me! Letter from a Member We reprint, just as it is, a letter which appeared in the July issue of Health for All, with the kind permission of.the publishers. (A previous correspondent had written that vegans were following a course of slow starvation). " We (vegans) who are about to die salute you! We are following a course of slow starvation, and it must be tragic for those of us who are aware of it. However, 1 am one of the most ignorant vegans one could hope to meet and my' stupid body has refused to fade by even an itsy-bitsy half-stone since taking up crazy, way-out veganism about sixteen years ago. Prior to becoming a vegan I was a vegetarian from childhood. My chest measures 51 inches, biceps 16ÂŁ inches and thighs 26 inches. I scale 14^-stone at a height of 5 ft. 8 ins. and the only illness I have to deal with is amongst the patients who come to my clinic. As a vegetarian I won an Irish (professional) wrestling title long after becoming a vegan. In my seventeenth year I completed a non-stop swim in the sea of seventeen miles, and at the same period could run a mile in five minutes and cycle 25 miles in 1 hour and 5 minutes. Since seeing the light of veganism I have swum every bay and lough in Ireland, including, the 24-mile fresh-water Lough Neagh. I have swum the Straight of Gibraltar from Spain to Africa and done several other long swims of up to 30 miles in the Mediterranean. Last year I managed to get within a couple of miles of completing the crossing of the Wash from Skegness to Hunstanton. This particular swim has never been accomplished by anyone yet, but my attempt is recorded as being the nearest ever to completion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and it too was done on a "fade-away " vegan diet! Several years ago, in competition against 24 meat-eaters in the English Channel Race, I managed to collect the first prize in my emaciated condition. This year I hope to swim Lake Zurich and also swim from Tory Island off the Donegal coast of Ireland to the mainlandâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; still 100 per cent, vegan, Mr. Meyerson, and feeling great! Before rushing into print again you should consult some athletes who follow a vegan diet, or at least a low-protein-lactovegetarian diet, instead of-quoting from the writings of some egghead who doesn't know what he is tailking about. I have had occasion to be in the company of several of the big names in ithe field of natural health literature from time to time and believe me they should be the last people to write on health subjects.

Some of these people were showing symptoms of disease from catarrh through to .vitiligo. I eat very, little protein, certainly below 5 per cent., existing on one meal a day, except at week-ends when I eat twice; I run two shops and a clinic, swim twenty miles every week, and sleep a maximum of 40 hours a week. I believe that a baby is toest fed on mother's milk without the addition of any of the so-called baby foods, at least until weaning has been completed. If we analyse human mother's milk it will toe found to toe well below 5 per cent, in protein—and, remember, a healthy baby will double its weight in six'months and treble it in a year. I apologise for having to write in the first person singular, but this way, Mr. Meyerson,. you can be assured of first-hand experience from someone' who quotes his own way of life. Incidentally, my wife follows roughly the same pattern of eating and I have yet to v meet a girl who suffers less illness. She gets through a fantastic amount of work in six days a week, supervises my feeding on most swims, • several of which have taken place in almost gale force conditions when meat-eating journalists (and some crew-men too!) have been prostrated in agonies' of seasickness. One of these days I hope.to find the time to write-a long article or maybe a book on my ideas on natural living. Then I'll be able to tell you about .people whom I've been privileged to know—like Harry Bonnie, for example, a gentle, life-loving vegan giant who gave up professional tooxing because he didn't have the heart any more to hurt anyone or anything. And I'll-be able to tell about vegan strong men I know who can lift an automobile off the ground, or who can push six.railroad trucks along the track. The Golden Rule of Life is to obey the Sixth Commandment and (to follow the dietary teachings as shown in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 1,-yv. 29 and 30. With best wishes for enlightenment of all true health-seekers. JACK MCCLELLAND (Belfast, N. Ireland). DEED

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POINT AND COUNTERPOINT "Wh.ere can one get the Milbro Waterless Cooker, mentioned in the ' Handbook of Practical Veganism '? " The Milross Domestic Equipment Ltd., 141 Dawes Road, • London, S.W.6, supply a " universal" model, which is suitable for all types of fuel, including oil and calor gas. The price is £17 5s. Od. • • " Isn't there an inexpensive electric gadget for grinding nuts and whole cereals? " The Moulineux Senior electric grinder holds 2 oz. (which it grinds in 4 seconds) and costs £3 17s. 8d. .The Moulineux Junior grinder holds oz. and costs £2 l i s . 2d. Stocked in local ." electrical shops " all over the country, also by Mail Order firms. " I do miss the made-to-measure dresses I used to have sent from Scotland, but these are only made from animal-derived materials." • > • . Inexpensive made-to-measure Courtelle dresses of all sizes are available from: Glen Lockhant Knitwear, Post Office Box 1, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. Price: £3 10s. Od.—up'to 42 in. h i p s ; add 4/- for every two inches above this size. State whether you' want round, turtle, polo, V-neck or V-neck with' collar style. Made in the following colours: Delphinium Blue, Navy, Camel, Bishop Red, Moss Green and Tartan Green. Bust, hip measurement, 'and length from nape of neck to hem should be stated when ordering. The dresses can be had sleeveless, or with short, three-quarter, or long sleeves. " I have been eating soya beans raw for some time now, but a friend has hinted I may be taking some risks. Is he right?" ~ Yes, Dr. Wokes from the Vegetarian Nutritional Research Centre, Hertfordshire, agrees that you may not get as much protein as you think, as the raw bean contains a substance Which prevents protein digestion. Half-an-hour in a pressure cooker at slightly above boiling point would do the trick, but thirty minutes at boiling point in an ordinary saucepan might not be sufficient; (With regard to soya flour, however, we wrote to Messrs. Soya Foods Ltd. and they have assured us that the heat process to which Soyolk is subjected during manufacture does destroy the tripsin inhibitor (the danger to which our correspondent refers) and Soyolk can be used without further cooking (as when making almond paste, etc.) with absolute safety.—ED.) 31

"Are" cereals acid or alkaline in their final body reactions? And how do nuts fare in this respect? " Barley, oats, sago, wheat (and therefore bread) are all acid in their final reactions, as are also hazels,'peanuts and walnuts. On the other hand almonds, Brazils, chestnuts and coconuts are all alkaline. " Surely fruits cannot be both acid and alkaline in their reactions in the system, as one member of the family insists they a r e ? " ' > -, Certain fruits contain some free organic acids N a + and K + ions b u t the body can oxidise the acids quickly to C 0 2 and water and therefore leaves N a + and K + ions which produce an alkaline ash. " W o u l d you name not less than twenty foods containing iron? People warn me that I won't get any when becoming vegan, i don't intend to let them discourage me." The daily requirement of iron, is from 10 to 15 mg., and the following foods contain not less than one mg. per oz.: All-Bran (3.06), dried raw apricots (1.16), almonds (1.20), black treadle (2.60), cocoa powder (4.06), dried raw figs (1.18), Force breakfast food (1.13), ground ginger (4.90), Grapenuts breakfast food (1.60), mustard powder .(3.10), mustard and cress (1.29), coconut, desiccated (1.02), oatmeal or oats (1.17), dried raw peaches (1.92), Ryvita (1.06), Shredded wheat (1.27), Spinach (1.14), Lentils (2.17), Marmite (1.48). In addition the following foods provide not less than 1 mg. per two ounces: Arrowroot, baked beans, butter beans, currant bread, wholemeal bread, currants, cornflakes, stewed dried figs, wholemeal flour, leeks, Barcelona nuts, Brazil nuts, fresh coconut, peanuts, walnuts, stewed dried peaches, radish, vita-wheat. " Would you list the chemical composition of four ounces of English raw apples with skin and core and two ounces of raw almonds, and also give the amounts of the foodstuffs they contain? " Both these foods together give the following: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; You would get: 11.10 grams protein, 12.8 gs. carbohydrate, 30.4 gs. fat, 5.0 mgs. sodium, 600 mg. patassium, 14.0 mg. calcium 15.0 mg. magnesium, 5.2 mg. iron, 1.6 mg. copper, 256.90 mg. phosphorus, 87.6 mg. sulphur, 16.6 mg. of Bâ&#x20AC;&#x17E; 20 mg. vitamin C, and the final reaction in the system would be aLkaline. - L. DAVIS.

COMMODITIES •Footwear, Wool, etc. Let's begin with some really good hews. At last! A shoe manufacturer is making ladies' shoes with Corfam uppers and non-leather soles and linings. Previously' practically all Corfam shoes have had either leather soles or linings—or both. This Dateliner range of Young Londoner shoes are available from any of the thousands of stockists in the U.K., so our members should have no difficulty in getting these entirely humanely-produced, good-quality shoes wherever they live in these islands. (If you d'o not know your nearest Young Londoner stockist, please write to the Marketing Director, Mr: P. R. Cook, Young. London Shoes Ltd., Sanvey Gate, Leicester, Lei 4 BH (Leicester 50725). There are four styles in these completely man-made shcies in the Dateliner range of Young Londoners-.— Gloria and Sonia are court shoes with 2^-inch heels; one has a closed back and the other an open back. Tonia and Sylvia are' similar, but with lower heels. They are all available in Black Patent, Matt Black, Chocolate Brown Matt, or Brown. Reptile print. The shoes are 5 9 / l i d . a pair plus 9 / l i d . for the clip-on trims, of which there is a good selection. This is a most competitive price for a genuine Corfam shoe. . Just added: Baltimore—tie front, low heel, 69/lid.—.black or brown. It is interesting to note that the Du Pont factories are working "at top pressure to supply all the Corfam required, and the completion of a ve'ry large new factory in the U.S.A. means that the output is now doubled (nearly 39 million pairs sold so far). Added to this is news of a lighter-weight, softer Corfam which will be more suitable for ladies' light-weight shoes next Spring. Corfam purses, belts and luxury luggage are also making an appearance in the States. The Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy can now obtain -shoes .in Corfam from .the old-established firm of Bernards of Harwich, known to generations of sailors in the major ports of the U.K., and at most Royal Navy Air Stations at home and abroad. The linings are not specified, but are almost certainly leather. Lotus Evening Sandals in Gold and Silver Santa Gruz 11—39/lid. 83

Norvic The Topflite range in Ceeval (Summer, 1968) sold out very quickly, and at this time only the model Penny is still available. However, there are to be six new styles in the Winter range which we have not yet seen, but which they assure us will be without leather. They will be called Annabel, Alison, Cheryl, Tracey, Gail and Gwendoline.. The last two will also be made in leather, so ask about this. If in doubt, look at the number, if it is L.60402 or L.60502, then the shoe contains leather. Bata Shoes As I write, there are corduroy and Bedford cord shoes for men and some sling-back styles (example No. 617) and fancy sandals (example No. 632) for ladies. '

Karl Fruedenberg (manufacturers of Ceeval upper material, socking and gay linings—all poromeric) have also perfected a soft " suede " finish, velour-type material which they are calling Cavqllo. B. F. Goodrich of America are busily' demonstrating their poromeric shoe-upper material, Aztran, while in Holland A.K.U. are sponsoring Enkora—yet another poromeric. Little has been heard about Tricor (from Porous Elastics) since it was first announced, but some children's shoes in this were on display at a trade shoe earlier in the year, and we hope to have more details about this shortly. (So far, all children's shoes with poromeric uppers have been leather lined.) Rumour in the footwear trade press of a Dunlop poromeric upper material set us all agog as this company already makes non-leather soles, linings, etc., and hard-wearing, sensibly shaped, reasonably-priced, easily-procured, non-leather shoes for all the family from this source was eagerly anticipated. However, Dunlop have now stated that it is not their intention to make shoes of this material. We can only hope that, by the time it is ready, they will have changed their minds about this. For soft, comfortable, flattie, house-shoes, try Marks and Spencers 60/6524 at about 15/6d. Before we leave this vastly interesting subject of new synthetic leathers, it is worthy of note that, according to Dr." Gordon Jenkins, manager of Du Pont's poromeric department in Europe, one pair of shoes in every three will have poromeric uppers by 1980. Harness • In answer to readers' questions about alternatives "to leather harness, we. find that Quox is being used for that purpose, and c84

enquiries should be made to the manufacturing saddlers. There are two, Messrs. Cortak, of Lodsworth, Petworth,. Sussex, and Eldonian (Saddling and Leather Goods) Ltd., Eldonian' Works, Bath Street, Walsall, Staffs. Pirelli Slippers To those of us who can wear mules, Pirelli offer an attractive range which are guaranteed vegan. They are models Malaga Palma and Pia at 19/lid., and Pia Patent and Brindisi at 21 / l i d . , and Bahia at 2 2 / l i d . Pirelli also make a wide range of slippers, but there are many technical details to be investigated before the new models can be guaranteed (glues and possibility of wool or silk in mixture, etc.) However, a detailed list should be ready in time for our Winter number. Wool On this question of wool, our reasons for avoiding its use have for long puzzled non-vegans unable to believe that any cruelty is involved in wool production. , Of course there are good reasons, apart from any possible cruelty, for choosing other materials rather than wool. Firstly, it subsidises the meat industry, for without the profit from wool, the cost of producing mutton would be totally uneconomic, and it would probably disappear altogether as an article of food. Most of the wool used in this country comes from Australia, and years ago -our memibers there told us that sometimes thousands of sheep die of cold and exposure in one night after shearing. People here were credulous. "You exaggerate." " Where is your proof? " " Why has there never been anything about it in the papers? " etc. Now Reuter has circulated the facts to the Press (nearly a million sheep every year'die in this way) and several papers have published the details, not from a sense of compassion for the suffering of the sheep, but because someone proposes to " cut the losses "-(financial, of course) by putting a plastic coat on the prematurely shorn sheep. However, according to The Guardian report, something cheaper than plastic will have to be used, and spraying the sheep, with a chemical has actually been suggested! Naturally the logical .person will be asking, " But why should the sheep be shorn out of season?" Surely none of this cruelty is necessary? If the shearing is done in the warm weather (as everyone seemed tp think was the case), the sheep need not suffer from cold and exposure, and plastic macs., etc., would be unnecessary. True, but what this overlooks is the commercial aspect. Sheep are kept and shorn for profitâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no other reasonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and the 85

world prices of wool continually fluctuate. A good businessman will take' advantage of a sudden and considerable, rise and get his wool to market at the most propitious time (for him—not.for the sheep), and weigh the/possibility of losses against the extra profit.. He has to gamble with the weather, the wool prices and the possible sheep losses, and he is competing with all the other vviool farmers .doing the same thing. There are .probably other factors which account for this seeming inconsistency with regard to the premature shearing of sheep, and we shall be glad to hear from members, either here or in Australia; who have first-hand knowledge of the facts. In the meantime, we are thankful for the beautiful man-made alternatives which-enable everyone, if they wish to do so, to avoid any .possibility of taking part in this wholesale slaughter v of sheep. A member has just sent me a quote from Ezekiel 44, 17, " They shall be clothed in linen garments ; and no wool shall come upon them." Ritz Crackers . Members have been asking whether these are vegan, and we Can only repeat, regretfully, that they are not, and a recent letter from Nab'isco-Frears states that all of their products contain ingredients of animal origin, that is, either,animal fats or dairy products. -Snowcrest Ice Cream is another thing about which there is some misunderstanding. Neither kind is vegan, but the following Snowcrest Brand products are guaranteed to contain no dairy or other animal products: — Parev (Kosher) Ice. Water Ice Lollies. Imitation Whipping Cream. Instant Table Jellies (also the sugarless kind). Instant Soup. Instant Puddings. Horlicks Ltd. guarantee the following sauces to be vegan: — Fardon Flag Sauce, Flag Tomato Ketchup, Dutch Onion Chutney, Apricot Chutney, Tomato Chutney, Indian Mango Chutney, Cranberry Chutney, Sweet Pickle and Tabasco Sauce. Also the following remedies are guaranteed by Horlicks: — Elliman's Fibro Cream. Elliman's Foot Cream. But not Elliman's Embrocation or Athletic Rub. . Spillers Ltd. tell us that the " small, amount of milk protein " (casein) in the Cambridge Formula loaf (United Bakeries label), has now been discontinued and this is now vegan. §6

" Familia " Swiss Binchermuesli. A puzzling position arose in connection with this food as . some of our . members had received sample packets which clearly stated that " Familia " muesli contained skimmed milk. However, enquiries to the manufacturers in Switzerland produced the explanation that yearold packets were being used up and a guarantee that no non-vegan product is included in the muesli being sold at present. The dried skimmed milk has not been included among the ingredients for at least twelve months. We are always grateful when members call our attention to alterations or discrepancies in our vegan commodities. Walls' Ice Cream. From time to time we hear people say that " Walls' Ice Cream is vegan." We wonder why. True the gluten used in some kinds is of vegetable origin, but all the many kinds of Walls' Ice Cream (of which there, are thirty-four!) contain either milk, butter, yoghurt, cream, eggs or gelatine. Some recipes include two or three of the above. Messrs. Walls have been to considerable trouble to state exactly which kinds contain which non-vegan ingredients (it runs to two foolscap pages). But our readers are not really concerned with these details, except that you may wish to tell your lacto-vegetarian .friends that the following Walls' products are not " vegetarian," but contain gelatine: — Hearts, Orange Galore Family Sweet, Choc 'n' Orange Family Sweet, Kinky, Mousse (all flavours), Arctic Roll, and Raspberry Ripple ; and that their Dairy Sponge contains animal fats as well as dairy products. Walls do produce a few water ices, however, which are free of any dairy products and these are: — Lemonade Snofruit, Raspberry/Orange Woppa, Orange/Lemon Woppa, Sky Ray, Orange Sparkle, Celebrity Lemon Sorbet and Celebrity Orange Sorbet. Outline. The new low-fat spread is guaranteed vegan by the makers, British Creameries Ltd. Rachelle. Fruit juice drinks, advertised as containing no sugar, are sweetened with'saccharin and cyclamates. Dad's Cookies are still vegan, but the Cuban Cookies are not, as the chocolate chips contain a small amount of milk powder. Quebec Maple Products Ltd. clearly state that both Old Colony and Old Tyme brands of maple syrup do not contain any added sugar or sweetening of any kind. (Some of our members were asking about this as these products are so very sweet.) •• '» • 87

Healthcrafts Remedies A member wrote recently to ask about V.M. Tabsules, "so we re-checked with Alfonal and received the re-assuring reply: — Gev-E-Tabs and V/M Capsules do not contain any animal ingredient in their -formulation, and our products are listed in such a way that the few which contain animal ingre. dients can be clearly identified; for example, Super Halibut, Super Cod are obviously prepared from animal liver oils. However, many vegetarians and vegans consider that B12, which is present in many of our formulations, may be recovered from animal liver. Healthcrafts do not use Ba2 from liver extract; all Healthcrafts B12 is recovered from a process of fermentation. We would also draw your attention to a well-balanced product, Veg-E-Tabs, which has been specially formulated for vegans and includes vegetable extracts, together with nonanimal B12." We are advised by one of our members who has been in correspondence with the manufacturers that Hofels Nettle Hair Tonic is vegan. Coty Perfume. Both " P a r i s " and " Muguet'de Bois " are free of animal-based fixatives, but these are the only Coty •perfumes to which this applies. Cella Forte, previously made with an extract of placental tissue, is now produced from plant sources. Important Please Note.—Tide, previously listed as vegan, now contains an animal ingredient (fatty alcohol) and should be removed from your shopping lists. E.V.B.

CHEAP-AT A COST! You may think that this heading is paradoxical. Yes! The Oxford Dictionary defines paradoxical as " essentially absurd," and by the time you have reflected on the cost to the nation (i.e., in effect each one of us) of placing a " cheap pinta of milk every day on the door step of practically every home in the cbuntry you may judge the system to be essentially absurd. ' The first consideration is that people have to be convinced that their health and strength (physical not mental!) is dependent on the pinta, and this calls for extensive propaganda. So last year the National Dairy Council had to spend £3 million on publicity. 88

A booklet entitled "Annual Review and Determination of Guarantees, 1968," published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, priced 3/9d., reveals some interesting data, viz., to quote: "In order to give direct help to rearers the hill cow subsidy will be raised by £2 to £16 5s. Od. a head, and the beef cow subsidy will be raised by £1 10s. Od. to £9 a head. The Government have also decided to increase the guaranteed price for fat cattle by l i s . Od. per cwt., to a total of 200s. Od. to help all farmers who take animals for fattening from either the beef or the dairy herd." It goes on "As regards the dairy herd, where the pace of technical change accompanied bv the trend towards larger herds involves a high level of new capital expenditure, the Government consider that an increase in the guaranteed price is necessary if the expansion now evident is to be sustained." The booklet shows that the estimated cost of Exchequer support in 1968/69 is to the tune of £28.2 million for calves, £3.2 million for beef cows and £9 million for hill cows. In addition the milk industry enjoys the benefit of some £46 million per annum through the Welfare Milk Scheme (ref. publication issued by the Milk Marketing Board). The end result of all these benefits to th,e milk industry is that the consumer price is accordingly " artificial," i.e., placed on the door step at one price and indirectly charged to the consumer through the cost to the tax payer of his portion of " Exchequer support," " Government guarantee " and " Welfare Milk Scheme." Little wonder that plantmilks cannot compete price-wise! Quite apart from its statistical data, the "Annual Review and Determination of Guarantees, 1968 " makes the case (unwittingly of course) for the progressive vegetarian (vegan) as opposed to the lacto-vegetarian when it says, to quote: " I t recognised that an expansion of beef production would require an increase in the dairy herd, and that the additional milk production resulting from this would meet the growth in consumption of liquid milk and cream and a substantial part of the additional demand for milk products." Oh! how can lactovegetarians assert that their pinta involves no cruelty when even the H.M.S.O. booklet acknowledges " that an expansion of beef production would require an increase in the dairy herd."

MORE VEGAN FOODS When you pick up a new line in the Health Food Store, you diligently read the ingredients to ascertain if it is entirely vegan. Plantmilk Ltd. (trade mark " Plamil") spares you this anxiety because you can be Assured that its existing products (plantmilk, chocolate and fudge) are vegan, and that the new lines it envisages will also >be entirely vegan. 89

In the autumn the Plamil range will be increased by the introduction of the old fashioned pease pudding. It will be available in Family and also Picnic size cans ; at the time of going to press Plantmilk Ltd. has not completed its costings, but wishes to assure readers that this new line will easily toe the most economical ready-made vegan savoury on the market. It wall bring variety to the dishes' enjoyed by vegans, as it is an extremely versatile food which may be eaten hot, cold (ideal with a salad) sliced, or as a spread. Plans are also in hand to place a Plamil " cream " on the market later in the year, and it is hoped that this will be in good bime for the Christmas pudding. An exhaustive series of bacteriological and other testis have been carried out at pilot plant stage to produce a really fine textured article. So look out soon in your Health Food Store for Plamil Pease Pudding and later on for the Plamil Delice. ("cream "). Who says vegans lack variety? !

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The role of plant foods in tackling this problem received much attention in a series of articles by well-known experts published in the May number of Science Journal, a popular monthly explaining scientific problems to the general public. However, one article by Dr. Blaxter, Director of the Rowett Research Institute at Aberdeen, concentrated on animal foods. Whilst agreeing that in broiler diets based on grains directly consumed by man the meat obtained contained only an eighth of the protein and a twelfth of the calories in the food fed to the hens, he advocated increasing the world production of milk and meat to help to solve the world food problem. However, more recently at the annual meeting in Dundee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, he seems to haye modified his opinion,. When replying to a speech by Mrs. Ruth Harrison attacking factory farming, he is reported in the Observer of August 25th as having stated that factory farming has nothing to do with the starving millions of the East. Apparently its main function in Western nations is to produce animal food more cheaply. He claimed that in order to make the .most efficient use of Britain's land resources.there should be intensive production of grass, with, rearing of more beef cattle. Data "being published in the new journal, Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, show that, in the East as well as in the West, plant protein and other nutrients, including energy, are much cheaper than the corresponding animal nutrients. Thus Blaxter's claims for cheaper meat and other animal foods are not confirmed. Mr. K. E. Hunt, director of the Institute of Agrarian Affairs at Oxford University, showed at the British Association meeting that factory farming " is almost totally irrelevant to areas where starvation is most acute. " Livestock ate far more food than they produced." Broiler Subsidies Major Bellerby, of Oxford University's Agricultural Economic Research Institute, was reported to have stated that in the last ten years factory farming has- received from various subsidies ÂŁ800 million. In the opinion of Mr. John Davy, scientific editor of the Observer, these statements by agricultural experts puncture the argument that factory farming can help the starving millions of â&#x20AC;˘the East.' FRANK WOKES.

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- CONGRATULATIONS Births Born in April (news received just too late for our last issue) to Bernard and Ruth Colvin a baby girl, Clare Janet. A sister for young Alastair. In July, to Richard and Jean Wokes, now living in Germany, a son, Gordon Richard. Richard worked with Dr. Wokes at the Vegetarian Nutritional Research Centre for two and a-half years. The family will be visiting their relatives and introducing the new baby in September. Also in July, Rosemary (now Lloyd) presented another grandchild to Frank Wokes, Dawn Samantha. A baby sister will certainly bring great joy to Kim, Phillip, Kevin and Donnell. Married Our very best wishes go to: â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brian J. Gunn-King and Margaret Patching, who were married at Brighton on August 28th. _They plan to set up house in Co. Antrim, and this probably means they will not 'be able to attend quite so many meetings in London and the Home Counties in future. And to Fiona Mary Ellis (daughter of our President) to Dr. Walter Hepburne Scott in June. The couple are living in Farnham. Engaged Joan Mclntyre Smith, daughter of our Hon. Treasurer, to Richard Horsfield oh June 22nd. Both are your fellow members, and both are in the teaching profession. Joan is at present staying with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Dinshah, founders of the American Vegan Society, and plans to spend a teaching year at a school in a suburb of Toronto, Canada, where Richard will be able to join her for a few days during the Christmas holidays. i What a pleasure it is to have so many happy things to report. Our warmest good jvishes to you all.

Music lovers will be pleased to know that our member Mr. George Tintner will be conducting the London Mozart Players at Queen Elizabeth's Hall, Royal Festival Hall, on September 20th. The concert begins at 7.45 p.m. Mr. Tintner has been a vegan for fourteen years, and in 1966/7 was musical director of the Cape Town Municipal Orchestra. We regret that the notice is so short, and hope some of our members will be able to attend the concert.

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