T H E VEGAN SOCIETY Founded November, 1944 Veganism is the practice of living on the products of the plant kingdom— to the exclusion of all animal foods—proceeding from a wide consideration of man's true place in nature. The objects of the Vegan Society are to provide in thought and practice for the advance of veganism, and to relate veganism to every aspect of creative co-operation between man and nature. President: Mr. JOHN HERON, urrey. Vice-President: Mrs. E . B. SHRIGLEY, Honorary Secretary: Mrs. JEANNE ARNALDI, , London, N.W.8. Honorary Treasurer: Miss WINIFRED SIMMONS, , London, N.W.I I. Committee: Miss MARIA ARNALDI, Miss BARBARA, Mrs. E. V . BATT, Mrs. SERENA COLES, Mrs. MURIEL DRAKE, Miss CHRISTINA HARVEY, Mr. JOHN MOORE, Miss MABEL SIMMONS. Correspondence Bureau Coordinator: Miss Edna Towell, Park, West Moors, Wimborne, Dorset. Commodities Investigator: Mrs. E. V. Batt, , Enfield, Middlesex. Minimum subscription, which includes " The Vegan," 10s. Od. per annum, payable in January. Life Membership, £8 8s. Od.
THE VEGAN JOURNAL OF THE VEGAN SOCIETY
Editor: Mr. JACK SANDERSON, , Upminster, Essex. Advertisements: H. H. GREAVES dship Lane, London, S.E.22. Published quarterly: Annual subscription, 5/- post free: single copies, 1*. 3d. post free. Obtainable from the Hon. Secretary.
LITERATURE
" Declaration and Rules of the Vegan Society." 2 page leaflet. Free. " The Reasons for Veganism." 4 page leaflet. Free. "Vegan Protein Nutrition." 12 page leaflet. 1/-. " A Handbook of Practical Veganism." 24 pages with cover. Obtainable from the Hon. Secretary. Postage extra. 2/6d.
THE V E G A N Journal of the Vegan Society
Vol. XI
Spring, 1960
No. 8
EDITORIAL During these lovely weeks of Spring we shall be watching the blossoms open one by one, the forsythia and the blackthorn, the almond and the magnolia, the flowering currants and cherries, the pears and apples and lilac, the laburnum and a host of other delightful trees and shrubs that delight the eye and gladden the heart as the miracle of Spring unfolds. The moisture of the wet winter earth now gives way, as the water level falls, to the rising sap which Nature transforms so wonderfully into glorious colour and scent. As the sun rises higher in the heavens, countless lives in myriads of forms rise out of Mother Earth in response to the call of the Giver of Life, and Man who observes this cyclic process of renewal and resurrection and rebirth feels kinship with Nature and the surge of new life within himself. At the same time he knows that he is an observer, and that the 12 monthly cycle is not so fundamental to him as to the plant kingdom. In his life's work, and in his societies, there is the sowing of seed followed by germination; there is the process of taking root, upward and outward growth, blossoming and fruiting. But with Man, the timing does not follow the seasons in regular and preordained order. The timing is more unpredictable, and as the parable of the sower reminds us, so are the results. The works of some live on long after their deaths, whilst many reap where few have sown. In our lives, the early stages of a life's work are frequently not realised as such. Whereas the early stages of a particular plant can be observed and recognised at the time, many human beings who have given outstanding service in their middle or later life have been quite unaware and unconscious of what that service was to be, when in their earlier life they were being fashioned for their tasks. Perhaps in your own life as yet no pattern is clearly discernible. Life has seemed to be a series of apparently disconnected episodes in which little progress has been made and there is a 1
sense of being hemmed in and of being unable to do anything worthwhile. The thing that counts, however, is the desire to serve. Then we have to be shown how to serve, and when to serve and where to serve. In the words of D. R. Hiatt of Tennessee: " Neither in this world, nor for the world to come, has God provided easy access to the field of genuine service. Before entering upon such service, one must pass through the schooling, and under the tooling • of perplexity, hardship, and often bitter sorrow or apparent defeat. The more responsible the task in store, the more far-reaching its influence—then the more searching must be the discipline, the more trying must be the preparatory experience. Such training is not by divine providence bestowed upon the candidate who has ' no iron in his soul.' The Master Craftsman is not to be deceived by contrived appearances, or wordy professions of merit. He knows. Let it, therefore, be a source of solemn inspiration to find oneself surrounded and beset, on every hand, by people and circumstances which require the exercise of our utmost patience and stability. Should we feel the galling pressure of the harness, the unwelcome rein, even the goad or the lash of stark necessity, let it all be to us the signal to take on new heart and fresh courage. The day cometh when the yoke shall seem easy and the burden light. And this shall be so, because we have grown more strong and efficient, and our capacities have been upgraded — rather than that the assignments have been downgraded." How true these words must ring to many readers as I am sure they do to all the vegans that are known to me. One of the joys of serving on the Vegan Committee has been to be associated with a group of people who, despite the tensions, problems and difficulties which are our common lot, have given of themselves and their time to this and other causes in a wonderful spirit that is very close to that of the " Sermon on the Mount." The Committee members are fortunate in that they live within an hour's journey of central London and so have the pleasure of meeting and serving in this way. Most vegans, however, live apart from each other and do not experience the stimulus and exchange of ideas that personal meeting affords. Yet many of them feel they would like to serve in some way and often experience a certain amount of frustration that their situation seems to cut them off from some more active form of service. The Committee is aware of this and is compiling a list of ways, which it is hoped to publish later this year, in which everyone who wishes to do so may serve the vegan and allied causes according to talent, interest and time available. In the meantime we can each be seeking our own avenues of service, discovering a special place and task in which our own talents and experiences can be put to good use. For never doubt, that if we ask it shall be given unto us ; if we truly seek, we shall find ; and if we knock, the way shall open up before us. We are 2
hoi tied to the Seasons. Life flows through us continuously. New beginnings, new tasks, new avenues of service can open up at any moment. The joy of Spring, the new life of Spring can be ours always for the asking. Spring and all it means can be part of our very nature, and as we let the vibration of Spring work in us and through us, then truly it shall be said, " Behold, I make all things new." JACK SANDERSON. A REMINDER AND AN INVITATION Many friends have not yet sent in their subscriptions for 1960 which were due in January. In addition to members there are also some Journal subscribers who have overlooked the sending of their five shillings for the current year. The Committee, and especially the Treasurer, would be most grateful if this could be attended to without delay. Three good reasons for this are that: (1) Normal printing costs have risen in proportion much more than the rise in the minimum subscription. (2) Extra printing such as the production of the "Handbook of Practical Veganism " and the leaflet " Vegan Protein Nutrition " both undertaken in 1959, causes extra strain on a young Society such as ours. (3) The Committee knows that there must be many people in this and other countries with vegan sympathies, and much more literature is required to contact them. Many schemes for expansion are awaiting the money needed to set them going. In recent years the Committee has frequently resisted the proposal to raise the minimum subscription of 10/- as it does not wish to exclude anyone from membership on financial grounds and it is always possible for those who are able and keen to add a donation to the minimum. May we invite you to: (1) Bring " The Vegan " to as wide a circle as possible by lending your copy to chosen friends and acquaintances, or better still by buying a second copy and sending it with a personal note to someone who is likely to be interested. (2) Become a member if you have been a Journal subscriber. (3) Always send your subscription in early, and, as many already do, in the previous autumn when you can ; and generously donate as much as possible so as to help to bring veganism to an ever wider circle. THE EDITOR. The Treasurer would be grateful if outstanding subscriptions could be paid as soon as possible and sent to Miss VV. Simmons' address. 3
ONE OF OUR TASKS
H. SKADSHEIM Wouldn't it be interesting to know how many lives are being prematurely snuffed out in your own circle of acquaintances by degenerative diseases ? Yet any ordinary person can prevent or at least postpone half of such deaths by simply teaching his neighbours about fats. Even in lay circles it is fairly well recognized that 56 per cent of all deaths are due to coronary occlusions — the result of cholesterol in the blood channels, such as hardening of the arteries, embolisms in the brain or other vital organ, or the bursting of blood vessels. They are all due essentially to the same factor, striking wherever may be the weakest part of the body. No multi-million dollar institution is required in your neighbourhood in order to save many of those lives. It is needful only that people be educated and persuaded to heed the known facts. In order to take an effective part in such an educational project, you have only to inform yourself as to the differing nature of the various food fats and carry the word to anyone who will listen. It is true that you will then be in opposition to massive commercial interests but to recognise your duty you have only to keep firmly in mind the thought that more people die from the wrong use of fats than from all other causes combined—including not only accidents and contagious diseases but wars also! Cite Recognised Sources First Naturally you will have powerful commercial propaganda to refute. We are told that truth is brought to the front by opposition, so that need not deter you ; but people will by nature or training reject the veriest truth, if it does not come from previously respected sources. The number one problem confronting public educators is that people have their own opinions already and do not relish being disturbed by the facts. It has been well stated by a great writer that " the masses will reject every message that lays any restriction upon appetite." We need, therefore, not only to be forewarned against discouragements, but should also be careful to fortify our efforts with an assortment of data from sources which the people already consider authentic and unquestionable ; and, of course, present this as an opening wedge to gain an entrance into closed minds. Official Evidence Available Simply because it is published by the A.M.A. (American Medical Association) most people will accept the findings of a study by 3,000 heart specialists from 50 countries. It discusses
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heart disease and is entitled " The Great Cholesterol Question." It will help you when meeting the sceptical. While it is not intended as such it constitutes a very strong argument in favour of the vegetarian way of life. It is so clear and simple a statement of facts that anyone can readily grasp their significance. Take, for example, this paragraph: " Athero-sclerosis is an exclusively human disease; all other things are free of it. When this observation was made, it was also noted that only human beings indulged in high cholesterol diets throughout life. Man and man alone continues to drink milk long after infancy; and man alone includes eggs, butter and cream in his daily diet. These foods happen to be the chief dietary sources of cholesterol." Government Authority Although it costs $2.25, the 736 page "Yearbook of Agriculture" for 1959 is an outstanding bargain and is obtainable from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D.C., U.S.A. Among many other priceless gems, it gives (p. 85) an analysis of the common sources of fats and the saturated and unsaturated elements of which they are composed. It shows that all animal fats are low in the kinds of fats that the human body can utilise. It shows that nuts and grains have 70 to 90 per cent more of digestible unsaturated fats for each gram of fat content. It then gives details which explain the chart, e.g.. " Fats from milk and dairy products, beef, veal and lamb, furnished 56 per cent of the saturated fatty acids and only 10 per cent of the linoleic." It is thus clear why these animal products are so lethal, especially as used (against nature) by adults. The mature system is thus clogged with compounds the body cannot utilize. Natural or Not ? Those unacquainted with these facts will often enquire with elevated eyebrows, " Are not milk and eggs natural foods ? Did not the Creator give us milk as the perfect food ?" You may assure them that Divine Providence made no such scientific mistake. As the Bible explains, "Man has sought out many inventions." Not all of them have been good for him. With inventive genius painstakingly sharpened by the devil himself, man has made alcohol of grains, and cheese of milk— products of fermentation and decay—and through the same mischievous tinkering has come up with homogenised milk which is still saleable long after it would be refused because of its bad appearance and odour. Again because milk is such a marvellously favourable culture for germs to multiply in, our artificial employment of it gives rise to the necessity for pasteurisation. And thus processed the folic' acid is destroyed, without which it is impossible to form red corpuscles. Which explains the sallow complexion of the heavy milk drinker. Dairy propaganda has it that milk is very high in calcium, which 5
in nature it is. In fact, cow's milk should have four times as much calcium as human milk, to build the calf, and therefore goes way beyond human requirements at any age. But the heat applied during pasteurisation is precisely intended to destroy the phosphatase, without which the calcium cannot be assimilated, and in the body chemistry it must therefore be dealt with as a menace to health. Such unusable minerals are left free to form stones and other deposits in the tissues, giving rise to rheumatic and other types of pain and disablement. Although nature provides an antiarthritic factor in natural milk, this, too, is destroyed by the pasteurisation process. If the enzymes should escape the murderous efforts of the pasteuriser, our civil milk inspectors promptly condemn it as unfit for sale. Especially is this true of the phosphatase. So it is seen that the law forbids the sale of milk unless it is thoroughly ruined, nutritionally. The process destroys also the small amount of vitamin C present in milk. It has been noted that milk is conspicuously deficient in iron. Here we get another glimpse of divine precision when we couple this with the fact that young are born with enough iron in the liver to supply them until they have sufficiently developed to enable them to secure it from vegetation. Natural cow's milk is the perfect food—for the calf. But singularly unsuited to humans. When nursed direct without exposure to light and air, and not too rapidly for the admixture of saliva, milk from its own mother's breast is the proper food for the infant. Its little stomach has the enzyme rennet which is indispensable for digesting the casein of the milk. (For cheese making this rennet is sal vagal from the stomachs of little pigs and calves at the slaughterhouse.) The function of cholesterol is to stimulate growth and it is therefore a prime requirement of the young animal or human. The early growth rate varies sharply from species to species, each demanding a different concentration of blood cholesterol. Fish continue to grow throughout life and they must have a continuous supply of cholesterol. Eggs contain a tremendous shot of cholesterol because the little chick needs this stimulus to make him double his size and weight in 10 days. It is when the rapid rate of growth has slowed down and come to the full stop that the excess cholesterol in our bloodstreams begins to make trouble for us and causes premature ageing. During the heart illness of President Eisenhower, one of his consultants, Dr. White, remarked that " We need to go back to the laws of Moses given 3,500 years ago in Leviticus, ch. 3, v. 17: ' It shall be a perpetual statute . . . that ye eat neither fat nor blood.' And in Leviticus, ch. 7, w. 23, 24: 'Ye shall eat no manner of fat of ox, or sheep or goat . . . it may be used in any other use, but ye shall in no wise eat of it.' " Though long available in the Book of Books, science is just now " discovering " these facts the hard way. Quoting again from the
A.M.A. folder ("The Great Cholesterol Question"): "Atherosclerosis has but little to do with age as was formerly thought . . . The newer theory . . . instead of age incriminates a fatty chemical known as cholesterol . . . the first clue to the new theory came with the discovery that cholesterol was present in high concentration in arteries afflicted with atherosclerosis. When the latter develops . . . cholesterol deposits itself between the middle and inner layers of the artery wall. Later on calcium may also accumulate in that area." How beautifully it all fits neatly into the picture! The first time I heard the word cholesterol was when Dr. Truman removed 18 gall stones, and I asked what they were made of. " Pure cholesterol," he said. That is just one common type of cholesterol deposit, besides those in the arteries. Later, another doctor diagnosed a liver heavily damaged by cholesterol. Dr. G. K. Abbott, lecturing on the subject over 20 years ago when hardly anybody knew very much about it, remarked, " If the liver is heavily damaged by cholesterol and you get an infectious disease like pneumonia, you cannot overcome the infection. Your death certificate will say you died of pneumonia, but it was really the cholesterol that killed you." Cholesterol kills more people than the 56 per cent so diagnosed. Can we allow our friends, loved ones, and neighbours to become incapacitated or die for lack of knowledge we can give them about this subtle, unsuspected murderer ? CRUSADE AGAINST ALL CRUELTY TO ANIMALS We are showing widely the magnificent film, " No Room for Wild Animals" in furtherance of our campaign to arouse the public to a greater sense of responsibility. Our Spring campaign tours are taking us westwards to Hampshire and Devon, north to Northumberland and Yorkshire and to a number of coastal towns. A number of meetings are being held with the full co-operation of other societies. It is a vital and most important part of the Crusade's policy to co-operate to the fullest possible extent with all wholehearted organisations and workers in the humanitarian field who are prepared to unite their efforts selflessly for the common good ; for in true unity, based on mutual trust and goodwill, lies the only hope of progress. Sooner or later we hope that everyone will have an opportunity of hearing Dr. Harry R. Lillie, M.B., Ch.B., B.Sc., A.M.I.C.E., speak, and of seeing his film "They Have No Say" (shown publicly for the first time in London at the Caxton Hall on April 28th). This film deals with the question of the use of animals in experimental laboratories, and Dr. Lillie made it with the assistance of the medical and veterinary professions. Sensitively handled, this picture has moments of poetic beauty and upliftment and reveals both visually and in the spoken com7
mentary the depth of Dr. Lillie's understanding of the problems confronting mankind. It is unique in that for the first time in history a film takes us—the lay public—into the laboratories. We are confident that this challenging documentary will have far-reaching effects both inside and outside the humanitarian movement. We wish all success to Dr. Lillie as he departs soon on a film and lecture tour of Canada and the U.S.A., and look forward to further co-operation with him on his return. MARGARET A. COOPER (Secretary) , N.W.4. VEGAN CORRESPONDENCE BUREAU Will readers who wish to join e write to the Co-ordinator, Miss Edna Towell, West Moors, Wimborne, Dorset. The Bureau ex t lonely members of the society and subscribers to " The Vegan " in touch with each other, and for all to feel that there is some centre to which they can write and contact others erests. Mrs. Audrey S. Helmsing, of 1 South Oxhey, Nr. Watford, Herts., wishes to e he register for receiving circular letters and woul ppy to contact other vegans. A new member of the Society, Mr. R. Graham, of Garrybeg, George's Street, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, Eire, who cares for his mother, aged 83, is himself aged 56 and who has had many limitations to cope with, would like to correspond with those of any age, either sex, who are vegans or vegetarians interested in uncooked food, gardening, humane ideas, etc., especially those who have had experience or understanding of long illness, loneliness and isolated situation or had blind friends or known handicapped children. Tony Back writes: " There is a definite need for an inexpensive hostel in London which would provide food reform catering for young vegetarians, vegans and sympathisers who by reason of their studies or employment are having to live away from home. Anyone interested who thinks they may be able to help in any way, particularly with the finding of sui d to contact Tony Back, Millwood House, London, W.10, who is hoping to form an to tackle this problem." " These are the gifts I ask of thee, spirit serene: Shelter of forests, comfort of the grass, music of birds, murmur of little rills . . . " 8
HENRY VAN DYKE.
SIMPLE SALADS AND SAVOURIES 2 carrots 1 lettuce Spring onions
By MABEL SIMMONS Parsley Chicory Nuts
Grate carrots, place in centre of dish, arrange lettuce around. Place spring onions in circle, also chicory. Garnish with grated nuts and chopped parsley.
Tomatoes Celery Small white cabbage
Brown beans Chives
2 apples 2 carrots Bunch watercress
Celery Spring onions 1 tablespoon raisins
1 lettuce Beetroot Tomatoes Chives
Chicory Cucumber Mustard and cress Butter beans
Carrots Potatoes Sweet com
Peas Sprigs of cauliflower Kohlrabi
Remove centre of tomatoes after having cut them in half. Chop finely celery and chives also, put the mixture into basin with tomato pulp and mix well with fork. Fill tomato cases. Serve on a bed of finely shredded cabbage. Place in centre of dish brown haricot beans. Grate apples and carrots, chop all other ingredients except raisins. Mix all well together. Pour over lemon juice and almond oil. Line dish with lettuce leaves. Dice beetroot, place in centre. Cut tomatoes in thin slices, put on lettuce leaves. Chop chives and chicory, sprinkle over salad, also mustard and cress. Baked potatoes may always be added to salad, also salad dressing. SALAD DRESSINGS Mint sauce dressing.—Finely chop mint, add lemon juice and a little olive oil; brown sugar may be added if desired. Parsley dressing.—Chopped parsley, lemon rind grated, almond oil. Mix all well together. Horseradish sauce.—Grate horseradish to about 2 tablespoons, mix with chopped chives, grated rind of lemon and a small quantity of olive oil. MACEDOINE OF VEGETABLES Cut root vegetables into dice, add cauliflower, sweet corn, peas, lastly large cup of vegetable stock, 1 bay leaf. Cook gently until soft; add seasoning, celery salt. Serve with curried rice. 9
VEGETABLE RAISED PIE Prepare and cook vegetables as above, line cake tin with wholemeal pastry, fill with cold vegetables also a layer of brown beans. When full place pastry on top, nip edges together, make four small holes on top. Bake in medium oven for £ hour. AGAR VEGETABLE JELLY £ pint of good stock Teaspoonful agar
\ teaspoonful txarmene
3 3 3 1
2 bananas 2-oz. walnuts Rind of i lemond and juice
Place stock in saucepan, add barmene, sprinkle agar over, bring to boil, and simmer for five minutes. Pour over macedoine of vegetables and put in cool place to set. A GOOD FRUIT SALAD oranges apples pears grapefruit
Cut all fruit into small pieces, pour lemon juice over, add grated rind, and garnish with chopped walnuts. Serve with cashew nut cream. SAVOURY BISCUITS
£-lb. wholemeal |-lb. nutter
flour
Celery salt
Rub fat into flour, mix with a cup of barmene or yeastrel into a stiff paste. Roll out on board fairly thickly, cut into rounds. Bake in hot oven for 15 minutes. FRUIT MEDLEY
^-lb. stoned dates 2 bananas Rind and juice of orange
2-oz. chopped nuts 2-oz. seedless raisins
Mix all ingredients well together, add lastly orange juice making the mixture stiff. Press into basin. When required turn out and serve with cashew nut cream. " As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its colour or scent, so let a sage dwell in his village." From BUDDHIST SCRIPTURE.
" The only genuine standard of social worth is that of service to society. All other standards are counterfeit, misleading, eternally costly." D . R . HIATT.
" It is only those who forget themselves, who do things for which they are remembered by others." 10
D . R . HIATT.
FOUR-PAGE PULL-OUT, SPRING, 1960. VEGAN COMMODITIES EVA BATT Your Commodities Investigator (herinaftet known as C.I.) brings this quarter's bulletin with head well bowed and sincere apologies for errors in the Winter Bumper number of " The Vegan." Please make the following corrections in your eight-page pull-out:— Page 1 Bonn & Co. Ltd.—Add "With white flour." Page 1 Peek Frean & Co. Ltd.—For items 2 and 3 add "With white flour." Page 2 Huntley & Palmers Ltd.—Add "With white flour and sugar." Page 6 John Sidney—Change to John Shaw. Change Shawfrex to Shawflex. Page 7 Revlon Int. Corp.—Nail enamel was included in error. Please delete. Your C.I. promises to be VERY CAREFUL in future. All the following commodities are free from animal content and we have the assurance from the manufacturers that they do not come into contact with animal substances during processing. Neither do they contain any chemical dyes or flavouring. Animal charcoal is usually used in the bleaching of white sugar, and white flour should be avoided wherever possible in the interests of health. Therefore wherever a food contains either of these it is specifically marked. It is not intended to suggest that such items are recommended vegan foods: they are included for the convenience of those of us who, though having to cater for non-vegans who prefer such " sweets," can at least be sure that they do not contain animal fats or dairy products. FOOD, DRINKS — CONFECTIONERY J. Bibby & Sons Ltd-, King Edward Street, Liverpool 3. Trex is still 100% vegetable cooking fat, also Twirl which is a blended vegetable oil for salads and all cooking, at 2/1 Id. per 15 oz. "bottle, or in 1 gallon oans. G. & T. Bridgewater Ltd., Shirley Works, Park Royal Road, N.W.10 Dad's Cookies. Messrs. Bridgewater have been good enough to send us a detailed list of the contents, which are: white sugar, all vegetable shortening, Scotch oats, Californian raisins and English wheat flour. Crosse & Blackwell Ltd., Soho Square, W.l In answer to enquiries'about Mushroom Ketchup, Messrs. Crosse & Blackwell explain: " Part of the Hydrolysed Protein present in this product . . . might be described as having ' remote animal connections.' This is a pure chemical substance . . . but animal protein may have been used in its preparation." We cannot, therefore', include it in this list. Heath & Heather Ltd., St. Albans, Hertfordshire We have been unable yet to locate a supplier of Alfalfa seed, but Messrs. Heath & Heather oan supply the herb at 5/- per lb. Hovis Ltd., 154 Grosvenor Road, S.W.I In answer to several queries concerning the fat content in bread, Messrs. Hovis assure us that where ready sliced bread is concerned it is almost certain to contain a small quantity of fat as it is almost impossible to slice bread on an automatic machine without it. With
reference to Hovis Bread in particular, it is unlikely that a small baker will use any fat at all (unless it is to be sold sliced). There is no way of knowing (unless we ask) whether the fat used is vegetable or animal. The usual percentage is 2 lbs. fat to 280 lbs. flour. Where members are unable to bake their own bread the best thing would probably be to find a local baker who will "give the assurance that either he does not use fat, or that such fat is not of animal origin. Messrs. Hovis assure us that although they do not control this, they do what they can to discourage the use of lard in Hovis bread. TTiey add that Hovis Ltd. use no animals in any experimental way whatsoever in the conduct of their business. Mars Ltd., Dundee Road, Slough, Bucks. With the exception of white sugar, Candy Mint Spangles are vegan. Rayner & Pennycook Ltd., 16 Oatlands Chase, Weybridge, Surrey Cold-pressed Sunflower Seed Oil. Semi-refined, i.e., low temperatures only are used to retain valuable properties. For the technical—" The iodine member (which shows the degree of unsaturation) is high at about 160° and this is what is required if the oil is to be effective. 7/6d. per pint. 50/- per gallon. Send direct. The Society of Herbalists, Culpeper House, Bruton Street, Berkeley Square, W.l Biotta Pure Vegetable Juices. Contain no colouring, no preservatives, no artificial flavouring, no pasteurisation, and no clarification with animal substances. 12/9d. per 25 oz. bottle (plus l/3d. postage). Van den Berghs Ltd., Kildare House, Dorset Rise, E.C.4. Tomor Margarine is vegan. Includes a proportion of hardened vegetable oils for texture purposes. Several members have asked about Cookeen but Messrs. Van den Berghs regret to inform us that this does contain a proportion of animal fats. BLANKETS Mossley Blanket & Carpet Co. Ltd., Mossley, Nr. Manchester Pram or cot electric blankets, 26in. x 14in., in multi-coloured plastic print, about 54/-. Electric blanket with neon-illuminated switch 75 watt, 54in. x 27in., about 66/-. BRUSHES L, G. Harris & Co. Ltd., Stoke Prior, Worcestershire Messrs. L. G. Harris can supply brushes with Nylon Monofilament " bristles " dn 2in., 3in. and 4in. widths but warn us that they are not so satisfactory in use as their hair and bristle brushes. The chief drawback we understand is less holding power than the more porous animal fibres give. They have kindly supplied your C.I. with a sample one for trial so I hope to be able to give more details later. CARPETS Cyril Lord Carpets Ltd., 1 Harley Street, W.l Carpet contains no wool. Backing is dundee jute, sealed with a layer of latex. Generally available, in a wide range of colours. Thomas Taylor & Bros. Ltd., Victoria Mills, Wigan " Taylor-made " carpeting. All carpet is made from Courtaulds fibre. Whitfords (Cosytred) Ltd., Woodhill Works, Brandlesholme Road, Bury, Lanes. " Cosytred " Carpeting and Carpets. All except the " 50.50 " range carpet is all-rayon. Several qualities, widths and patterns to choose from.
COATS AND DRESSES Evans (Outsizes) Ltd., 194-200 Kensington High Street, W.8 Send to your C.I. or direct for catalogue showing the styles that contain no wool or silk. Fairway House Ltd., 95 Cobbold Road, N.W.10 Dresses in Rayon Afghalaine. A lightweight, soft material. Send direct for design available. COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES Chesebrough-Pond's Ltd., Victoria Road, N.W.I 0 Vaseline Hair Tonic, Vaseline Petroleum Jelly, Vaseline Powder Shampoo, Vaseline Liquid Shampoo, Vaseline Medicated Shampoo, Pond's Skin Freshener, Pond's Extract, Pond's Tissues, Pond's Cold Cream, Pond's Lipstick. Colgate-Palmolive Ltd., 371 Ordsall Lane, Manchester 5 Colgate After Shave Lotion, Pre-Electric Shave, Florient Air Deodorants, Palmolive Talcum Powder, Colgate Baby Powder. Cashmere Bouquet Talcum Powder, Palmolive After Shave Lotion. All other Colgate-Palmolive lines do contain a proportion of animal fats including Palmolive Soap, Cadum Soap, Lustre Cream Shampoo and all shaving creams about which we have had several enquiries. Crosfields (C W G) Ltd., St. Bridget's House, Bridewell Place, E.C.4 Persil and Breeze Toilet Soap. We regret that these should now be erased from our original Trade List as these now contain tallow. Elizabeth Arden, 25 Old Bond Street, W.1 Ardena Cleansing Cream, Ardena Skin Tonic, Ardena Special Astringent, Milky Liquid Cleanser, Ardena Pore Cream, Firmo-Lift Salon Treatment Oil, Moisture Oil, Amoretta Cream, Ultra Amoretta Cream Creme de France, Sunpruf Cream, Cream Rouge, Eye Shadow, Eyelasn Cosmetique, Velva Moisture Film, Velva Liquid, Sleek, Blue Grass Cream Deodorant, Flower Mist, Blue Grass Bath Oil, Ardena Masque. D. & H. Gibbs Ltd., Hesketh House, Portman Square, W.l Gibbs S.R. Toothpaste, also Signal Toothpaste, Gibbs Dentifrice, Gibbs Sunsilk Shampoo, Gibbs Gloria Shampoo, Pears Baby Powder. Indiacraft Ltd., 2 Newman Street, W.l Both Hamam and Jai toilet soaps are 100% vegetarian, l/6d. per tablet or trial (Guest) size 6d. Also from Indiacraft—" Sandal" soap made by Godreg Ltd. of Bombay. This truly luxury soap contains sandalwood oil: which supplies the natural perfume. At 3/- a tablet it is NOT for every day, but makes a perfect gift, especially for nonvegetarian friends who are so often under the impression that a vegan lives a monotonous, spartan, even grim existence. Also there is no need for comment, every tablet is engraved " Guaranteed free from animal fat. 100% Pure." Guarantee is from independent public analysts. Messrs. Godrej also make a vegetable oil shaving soap, obtainable from Indiacraft Ltd. to order. Innoxa (England) Ltd., 1 Eden Street, Hampstead Road, N.W.I Astringent, Paris Mist Bath Bouquet, Perfume, Bath Powder, Skin Bloom, Solution 41, Baby Powder, all Talcum Powders, Tan Oil and Spray. International Chemical Co. Ltd., Braydon Road, N.16 Kolynos Superwhite Toothpaste, Chlorophyl Toothpaste, Denture Fixative, Denture Powder. Lancdme (England) Ltd., 14 Gro6venor Street, W.l Velours Powder, Eye Shadow.
Lambert Chemical Co. Ltd., 35 Dover Street, W.l Bliss Home Permanent. Lusty's Natural Products Co. Ltd., London Road, WestcIiffe-on-Sea Velm Vegetable Toilet Soap. E. McCormack '& Co. Ltd., West Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin Messrs. E. McCormack write to say they regret that they are no longer able to give assurance on the composition of the oils used in their Barilla and Colleen Soaps. I should like to quote from their letter. " With regard to the current position about toilet soaps, we are completely in the hands of the brokers who supply the raw materials and that we have regretfully been forced to withdraw guarantees as to the purity of the raw materials used. For example, the Stearine which normally in pre-war days was manufactured from Palm Oils is now being supplied but the source of it could well be vegetable or animal." We believe that these remarks may apply equally well to many other articles, particularly those containing oils or a mixture of these. Charles Perry, 187 South Ealing Road, W.S (note new address) Plant Oil Shampoo. Specially recommended (by me) as a conditioner for coarse hair. Really does take the place of lanolin in making hair soft and manageable. 1 oz. l/9d., 3 oz. 4/-, plus postage. Society of Herbalists, 21 Bruton Street, Berkeley Square, W.l Culpeper Rapide Hair Lotion, Culpeper Herbal Shampoos, Culpeper Herbal Rinses, Culpeper Rosemary Hair Lotion, Culpeper Face Powder, Culpeper English Lipsticks. FOOTWEAR Ashworth's Ltd., Albion Mills, Elton, Bury, Lanes. Zip-fronted Bootees. Exterior suedette and the vulcanised sole contain no animal product whatever. With regard to the lining, however, we are informed by the manufacturers that this is made out of waste wool and cotton materials. The proportion cannot be stated at any given time, but is generally considered to be negligible. (This will very probably apply to any of these lower priced bootees available in most towns.) Send direct, 20/6d. per pair, post and packing l/9d. Bury Boot & Shoe Co. Ltd., Brandlesholme Road, Bury, Lanes. Ladies' Bootees made from suede cloth and rubber. The previous remarks concerning lining probably apply to these warm, comfortable bootees. Rubber from 15/3d. (No. W.l35), Suedette from 3l/6d. (W.10) and (W.228) 37/-. Send for catalogue, which also includes leather shoes by the way. (I have a pair of W.228.) Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd., St. James's House, St. James's Street, S.W.I Sandals, Beach Shoes, Tennis and Yachting Shoes. Deft Summer Casuals, Capricorn, Sparrow, Gayped, Thrush, Slicker, Midsummer, Cowslip, Pastoral, Woodpecker, Gadabout Styles. A. J. Flaherty (Shoes) Ltd., 16 Mentmore Terrace, Hackney, E.8 Sandal type shoes for summer and evening wear. The Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Co. Ltd., Wolverhampton Neolite soling for footwear. Tougher and more completely waterproof than leather. GLOVES Dent, All croft & Co. Ltd., 17-19 Stratford Place, Oxford Street, W.l Quite a wide range of Dent's gloves are available in cotton and manmade fibres, including a warmly lined sueded nylon. Ask to see them. (To be continued)
THE DEL PELO PARDI SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURE
PEGGY GOODMAN At the end of October, 1959, Signor Del Pelo Pardi, who is the author of a book on the agricultural system devised by his father and since taught by himself throughout the length and breadth of Italy, was requested by the Agricultural Department of the Italian Government in Rome to come and help them on one of the Government Land Reform Settlements situated about 15 miles north of Rome, directly above the Paris-Rome Railway Line. This settlement, where peasant proprietors are housed in modern dwellings and assisted by the Government financially over a considerable period until they are well established, is one which has an exposed windy position on a plateau whose western slopes run down to the railway, with a road alongside it, and beyond that a flat stretch of one-time marsh, now drained and cultivated, which extends a number of miles out towards the sea. There was terrible soil erosion there, and the peasants were impoverished and very bitter and discouraged, because the Government experts were powerless to help them or to stop the advance of sand and water encroaching on to the railway line itself. In spite of the obviously urgent need to arrest the erosion, he. refused to begin unless the Government allowed him to have all the peasant farmers for a three weeks' course of instruction, so that they could be won over and convinced as to the method to be observed, and learn how to collaborate fully with him in carrying out the work. The Government agreed to this, but at first the peasants were very antagonistic. They had had too much Government official advice, etc., in the past, without it helping them at all. He went there, however, and succeeded in persuading them to settle down to the course, and by the end of it they were fully convinced that it was going to help them, and were eager to begin. Then the Government sent caterpillar tractors and gangs of workmen to help in the construction of collecting pools and dams, and in the making of well-devised terraces with water channels to lead the heavy rains off the land by such gradual stages that it ceased to remove the top-soil and cause the structural breakdown of the soil surface. It was a terrible sight at first, and very hard for him to fight against the awful rain and the short working days of winter. Any part of the work left unfinished at nightfall would be freshly eroded by daybreak, but he did succeed finally in rapidly building 11
up a sound foundation on which humus content can be gradually restored and crops grown. It will take about three years to cover the whole area involved, but before then it bids fair to become a show place and demonstration centre for the system, for already people are travelling out from Rome to have a look at the work just because word has gone round that he has achieved his object. Photographs, and possibly a film also, should shortly be available in this country, by which the system can be demonstrated to those interested; and it is also hoped to publish his book in English. There are a number of farms in various parts of Italy, which have been worked under the Del Pelo Pardi System for many years, and these without exception show remarkable increase of fertility and a high standard of production. One and all visibly out-do the rest of their locality in quantity and quality of production. KITCHEN EQUIPMENT At the very end of the Autumn 1959 issue of "The Vegan," we mentioned that we could supply details of the cost and tradenames of the different kinds of kitchen equipment that are particularly helpful in preparing the Vegan diet. Many readers have already written in; and here are the details for others who may be interested. Electric Mixer The Kenmix, made by Kenwood Ltd., at £15 10s. 6d. This is a liquefier, with whirling blades set at the base of a glass goblet which is affixed to an electric motor. It can be ordered through any electrical dealer. Electric Jnice* Extractor The Gayelord Hauser Juice Extractor, obtainable only from the Life and Beauty Centre, Dept. 53, 5 Avery Row, London, W.I. £15 5s. Od., packing and carriage extra. Hand-Operated Corn Mill The Harper " Beatriz" Corn Mill, No. 2761/1, from John Harper and Co. Ltd., Albion Works, Willenhall, Staffs. £1 19s. 6d„ plus 3s. 6d. postage. Designed to grind wheat and nuts. Waterless Cookware " Milbro " Waterless Cooker, electric model, vapour seal type, made by M. Rossetti, 141 Dawes Road, London, S.W.6. £8 15s. Od. It can be bought at the Staines Kitchen Equipment Co. Ltd., 116 Victoria Street, London, S.W.I. Please note, however, that this cookware is made of aluminium. It does not yet appear to be possible to get waterless cookware in stainless steel in this country. 12
NUTRITION FORUM JACK SANDERSON Two very important questions in connection with the production of crops are those relating to the use of fertilizers and the use of sprays. A very good case can be made out in present world conditions for the use of so-called artificial fertilizers, whilst another good case can be made for the use of compost. A third case can be made for a combination of both. Prejudice exists in all camps and surprisingly few look at the position objectively and consider the facts and evidence that is available. I had begun to do this with a view to the presentation of an article in a later issue, but I feel that I cannot do better than commend to you the editorial of the " British Vegetarian " of Jan.-Feb., 1960. Entitled "Artificial Fertilizers v. Compost," it is probably the fairest, most comprehensive and up-to-date precis on the subject that could be written today, and Mr. Geoffrey L. Rudd is to be congratulated on his excellent article. More and more knowledgeable people are becoming concerned at the increasing use of toxic sprays on fruits, salads and vegetables. As reported in the " News Chronicle," 10th Ocotber, 1959, "Spray-mad farmers are devastating Britain's countryside in allout chemical warfare against insect pests . . . if scientists have their way the Government will prohibit the use of chemical sprays that are now known to be injuring human beings." Yet, when the blue, black, white, green aphis invade our gardens, along with the carrot flies, onion flies, beetles, caterpillars, etc., what should we do? Pray for the best, and thank goodness that we don't have locusts? With such thoughts in our minds, let us think for a moment of India which at a very modest estimate has been gardening for 2,000 years. The millions who have done this gardening never heard of our modern killer insecticides and poisonous sprays, nor could they have afforded them. There was strong religious prejudice against taking life, and over the years a knowledge of repellents rather than killers was acquired, and handed on as a tradition. These repellents tended to spare bees, and information concerning them is being brought to this country by an excellent but small organisation called the Henry Doubleday Research Association. This very fine pioneer group of gar- . deners and farmers is carrying out pilot schemes in many fields, and some of its work and results will be referred to in later issues. Coconnts A Yorkshire reader sends the following hint, which she has culled from " Sally's Recipes ": "Many people hammer at a coconut and find it hard work before the interior is extracted. Try the following: After washing, 13
place the coconut in a 350° oven for 12 minutes. Remove and Jet stand for 30 minutes. Then make a hole with thick knitting needle, ice pick or other suitable utensil. Crack over a bowl or sink with a small household hammer and it will be found that the shell breaks easily and the nut can easily be edged from the shell by a knife. Peel off the brown skin and grate." PLANTMILK NEWS Reprinted by kind permission from " PlantmiIk News," No. 12, January, 1960. Someone Else has the Same Idea It seems that the Plantmilk Society is not now alone in its conception of the production of milk direct from plant sources, without the intervention of the cow—although we do not know of any other organised group carrying out research. The following appeared in " The Observer," Sunday, 15th November, 1959: " Olympia saw a pretty even fight between machinery and animals at the British Dairy Farmers' recent display of the world's biggest milk, butter and cheese business. " It looks as if machinery might win by, say, the hundredth round—this year's Dairy Show was the seventy-third in the series. " In the great lanes of stainless steel machinery devoted to creaming, churning, cheese-making, pasteurising, homogenising, bottling and capping there were already murmurs about the inefficiency of the cow. Science and a machine, it was whispered, might answer better than an animal between the grass and hay and our jugs of milk and pats of butter. " The engineer's cow is probably on the way . . . . " With which we concur. Except that we hope to make milk direct from plant sources (plantmilk) a little earlier than the date of the hundredth Dairy Show . . . . Report on Progress Since the last issue of "Plantmilk News," steps have been taken to implement the decision of the Committee to proceed with the construction of a pilot unit, which is necessary for advanced research into the production of a general-purpose plantmilk from * leaf protein and other plant ingredients. As the result of a meeting between Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Franklin, Mr. R. Julliard, and the Secretary, a plan was drawn up which is resulting in the work proceeding smoothly. Mr. Julliard agreed to associate himself with the work of the Plantmilk Society, of which he has now become a member, and to assist Dr. Franklin in the scientific aspects of the research. The services of persons qualified to build the apparatus under the direction of Dr. Franklin were, as previously reported, already available. A memorandum 14
on the decisions made at the meeting states, inter alia: " We have lined up the operative team, each member of which knows the particular part he is to play, and is fully conversant with the programme and general structure of the work." The following report upon progress (made since the memorandum) is dated 7th January. Assembly of Pilot Unit: The construction of this is now well under way and we hope to have this working shortly. Continuous Pulping of Leaf: This is a new development and means a big increase in rate of through-put. Protein from Leaf Juice: In some cases it is now possible to eliminate the first (green) precipitation and proceed straight to a white curd. This means a much bigger yield of protein directly usable as plantmilk protein. Fibre Extraction: More complete extraction of liquors from the fibre is now being obtained and this increases the overall yield. pH Control : This is being developed to considerable advantage in precipitation techniques. Members will recall that it was the success of Dr. Franklin's earlier exploration on the possibility of using leaf protein as a basis for a general-purpose plantmilk which led the Committee to decide to pursue this promising line of research. The chief purpose of the pilot unit now being built will be to surmount the remaining basic scientific hurdles. The position reached in this research, and its consequences, will be reviewed by the General Committee and the Research Committee at a meeting to be held in the near future. " The Lancet " of 14th November, 1959, contained a note from Dr. Payne (at the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London), Dr. Prankard (at University College Hospital), and Dr. Frank Wokes describing the satisfactory results given by the first British infant plantmilk (Wanderlac) in the treatment of three galactosaemia babies at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Over a dozen babies suffering from galactosaemia and other animalmilk allergies have been successfully treated with Wanderlac in other hospitals. Plantmilks made from soya and other pulses are being manufactured in large quantities in various parts of the world; but as far as is known, the Plantmilk Society's experiments in the use of leaf protein as a plantmilk base are unique. These experiments may in one sense be seen as part of a larger general investigation into leaf protein as human food. One of the leaders in this work is Mr. N. W. Pirie, F.R.S., at Rothamsted. A recent monograph from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and a number of publications from the Grassland Research Institute in this country show the increasing interest being taken in the subject, especially the economic aspects. Scientific facilities will be required at a later stage of the 15
Society's research for measuring the nutritional value of any experimental general-purpose plantmilk, and for certain standard controls. These questions, among others, were discussed at a meeting of representatives of various organisations (including the Plantmilk Society) held at Watford. It was decided to look into the possibility of establishing a Nutritional Research Centre, and such a Centre has now been established, with Dr. Frank Wokes (whose work on plantmilk and other nutritional research is well laiown) as Director. A representative of the Plantmilk Society serves upon the Executive Committee of the Centre. By permission, the work of the Centre is being undertaken in the Science Department of Stanborough School, where an investigation on Vitamin Bu, in which the school is taking part, has recently been granted recognition by the Royal Society's Committee on Scientific Research in Schools. Dr. Lester Smith, F.R.S., has been appointed as honorary scientific adviser. Apparatus, equipment and materials to the value of about £1,200 have been obtained and are being put to good use. The expenses of the project have so far been met by donations from a few organisations and supporters, but it has been decided to enrol members at an annual subscription of £1, which will cover the supply of reports issued by the Centre, plus the opportunity to use its advisory facilities. Although the work will cover a much wider field than plantmilk, the Research Centre is likely to prove of value to the work of the Plantmilk Society. An enrolment form, which also sets out the aims of the Centre, is enclosed for the use of anyone who may wish to give the Centre their support. The Plantmilk Society is a voluntary organisation for the promotion for human consumption of satisfact nimal-milk. Secretary and Treasurer: Mr. L. J. Cross, Uxbridge, Middlesex, Minimum annual subscription: n September 1st each year.
GENERAL NEWS Birth On February 9th, 1960, to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. Hill (n6e Margaret F on, Colin Graham, a brother for Alvin Lawrence, Hartford, Cheshire. Mrs. Hi arian and Mr. Hill has been a vegan for nearly thirteen years. Deaths Mrs. Clarence Gasque, of Tecate, California, who was President of the International Vegetarian Union, and a Vice-President of The Vegetarian Society, passed away on December 23rd, 1959. She had given great support and encouragement to the whole field of food reform and had assisted materially and otherwise wi£h the building up of the international and wider aspects of world vegetarianism. She leaves behind her a deep gap in this and in many other fields of human endeavour. 16
Mr. W. A. Sibly, M.A., J.P., passed away on September 20th, 1959. He was a life vegetarian and son of Mr. W. G. Sibly who was a vegetarian for 60 years. The latter founded Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Glos., and the former became a Housemaster there and later, Headmaster. The great experiment he carried out there was to estabUsh his House as an exclusively vegetarian one, and after a sufficient trial he published, " Vegetarianism and the Growing Boy," which showed that vegetarians over a period of 30 years held their own in scholarship and athletics. He was President of the Vegetarian Society, a Vice President of the London Vegetarian Society, first Past-President of the International Vegetarian Union, a Council member of the R.S.P.C.A., and served on the Executive Councils of the National Society for the Abolition of Cruel Sports, and the National Anti-Vaccination League. Vegetarian Assurance Agency This Agency has been set up as a result of negotiations between Messrs. Albert E. Priest & Co. Ltd., Incorporated Insurance Brokers, 55 High Holborn, London, W.C.I, and the London Vegetarian Society. It is to offer advantageous terms and conditions for all forms of insurance coverage to members of the two National Societies and all affiliated Societies in Britain and other countries, and is to operate from the above address. As a first and very important step, an agreement has been made with a leading life insurance company in this country to reduce its rates of premium to all members of the vegetarian movement who contract life insurance through the Agency. The V.A.A. will advise members of Vegetarian Societies on any insurance problems, e.g., guidance as to whether existing policies should be discontinued in view of the more advantageous terms available under this scheme. This news will be of special interest to vegans, because (1) it establishes beyond doubt that members of the vegetarian movement are regarded for life insurance purposes as being a rather better risk than the ordinary members of the public, (2) in a letter to Mrs. Batt, the Secretary of the Agency, Mr. J. M. R. Little, writes: " I am pleased to confirm that members of the Vegan Society qualify to use the various schemes arranged by this Agency." We shall give news of other Agency schemes dealing with other types of Insurance and Assurance as they are published. Dr. Barbara Moore Many Vegan Committee members went to Kensington Town Hall on Tuesday, March 8th, to see Dr. Moore, the famous walker, receive a gold medal from the London Vegetarian Society in recognition of her repeated demonstrations of what can be achieved on vegetable and fruit juices. Lord Dowding made the presentation. We hope to refer at greater length to the motives of Dr. Moore in 17
future issues and meanwhile wish her every success in the United States. Without Comment Two news items from the same page (65) of the Farmers Weekly, dated February 26th, 1960. "The final stage of the plan to eradicate bovine tuberculosis from the nation's cattle opens on Tuesday . . . If the new effort goes as planned it is honed that England will become an attested area before the end of me year. Scotland and Wales were declared free of the disease last October." " A T.B. breakdown in a Friesian herd that has been attested since 1948 has provided a problem both for the Ministry experts and the farmer concerned. The owner said: ' The whole business is a mystery,' and a Ministry spokesman said: 'There is always a risk—and indeed that will always exist whatever precautions are taken—but it is a remote one.' " Letter from Monaco Many readers will be interested to learn of the following letter sent to M. George O. Messerly, President of the World Coalition Against Vivisection, Geneva. " You have asked me if I would accept the Presidency of Honour of the World Coalition Against Vivisection which you have founded in Geneva. I am happy to let you know that I willingly accord my proud patronage to this work, the compassionate aims of which demand the most lively sympathy. Believe, Monsieur le President, in my best wishes, (Signed) Rainier Prince of Monaco. (Crusade Newsletter, Nov./Dec., 1959.) Fur In the radio programme " In Town Tonight," of January 2nd, a young woman who has lived for years in a Hudson Bay Settlement reported that " The livelihood of many of the Hudson Bay people, namely, trapping and hunting, was dying out owing to the fact that nylon fur is being bought instead of fur." ("Crusade Newsletter," Nov./Dec., 1959). Thanks The Vegan Committee wish to express their most grateful thanks to Mr. John Heron for the excellent work he has done as Editor of " The Vegan," and hope most sincerely that the laying down of editorial duties is only temporary. We are glad that he is to continue as Chairman of the Committee and look forward in the meantime to an article from his pen whenever he feels moved to write. The present Editor who was already heavily committed with other duties before taking over the Editorship regrets that there has been some delay in issuing the spring " Vegan " and expects that future issues will be published at the normal time. 18
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(l/3d. per line; 20% discount on four consecutive issues.) BROOK LINN.—Callander, Perthshire. Vegetarian and Vegan meals carefully prepared and attractively served. Comfortable guest house. Near Trossachs and Western Highlands. Mrs. Muriel Choffin. Callander 103. COTSWOLDS 6f CHELTENHAM SPA.—Hazel Garth, Noverton Avenue, Prestbury, Cheltenham. Ideal touring centre. Easy access hills or town. Highest quality Vegetarian and Vegan fare. Home-baked bread, compostgrown produce. Every comfort. Mr. and Mrs. Willis. Tel.: 7431.
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EASTBOURNE.—General nursing, convalescence, rest and nature-cure. Out-patients treated. Edgehill Vegetarian and Vegan Nursing Home, 6 Mill Road. Tel.: 627. EDSTONE, WOOTTON WAWEN, WARWICKSHIRE (near Stratfordupon-Avon). Modern bouse with every comfort, and compost-grown produce. Telephone: Claverdon 327. LAKE DISTRICT. Rothay Bank, Grasmere. Attractice guest house for invigorating, refreshing holidays.—Write Isabel James. Tel.: 134. NORTH WALES.—Vegan and vegetarian guest house, nr. mountains and sea. Lovely woodland garden. Brochure from Jeannie and George Lake, Plas-y-Coed, Penraaen Park, Llanfairfechan. Tel.: 161. MAJORCA. Spend worst months in sunny climate. Economical accommodation offered. All comforts, magnificent views. Some meals provided by arrangement or facilities for preparing. International stamp, please : Mrs. Ritchie, Salud, 153, Palma de Majorca. WOODCOTE," Lei ant, St Ives, Cornwall, is a high-class Vegetarian Food Reform Guest House in a warm and sheltered situation overlooking the Hayle Estuary. Composted vegetables; home-made wholewheat bread ; vegans catered for knowledgeably. Mr. and Mrs. Woolfrey. Tel.: Hayle 3147. Early bookings for Summer very advisable.
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Barmene is unique! It is the first product of its kind to incorporate fresh vegetable and herb juices, cold pressed to conserve their dietetic qualities. Barmene is delicious! It has a bland, appetising flavour, greatly enhancing the appeal and food value of soups, savouries, etc., to which it is added. Try it, too, spread thinly on bread and butter or unsweetened biscuits, and on jacket potatoes.
Barmene is healthful! Its salt content is biochemically balanced with other important ingredients—and it contains 1.5 microgm. Vitamin B12 per ounce. Less than a teaspoonful in a cup of boiling water makes a sustaining drink. Barmene is economical! It comes in three sizes: 31-oz. and 8-oz. polystyrene jars at 2/2 & 3/9 respectively, and a 16-oz. glass jar at only 6/9. Use sparingly to make the most of its delicate flavour.
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The means to health and happiness. Restores harmony to plant, animal, man. Is ethically unassailable. Is incapable of doing harm to any form of life. Is absolutely safe to use in all circumstances. Its balance and its power to re-adjust itself to individual needs is delicate, accurate and unfailing. Its action is effective no matter what the circumstances, what the form of life, or what the adjustment required. Banishes illness, pain, cares, fears and worries. Equally valuable for animals of all kinds. Increases both quantity and quality of fruit, flowers, vegetables and field crops. Particulars and supplies at 12/- a bottle. £9/6/8 farmer's polythene container, post paid in Great Britain from— BRAEFACE, AULDEARN, NAIRN, SCOTLAND
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