The Vegan Summer 1977

ISSN

0307-4811

15

THE

VEGAN Vol. 24

No. 2

Summer,

1977

CONTENTS

Jack Sanderson

Mind, Body, Release Simple Self Healing

Gordon Latto

Living Foods

Harold Wood Dorothy Thomson

Human Evolution

Malcolm Home

Tolerance Also More Vegan Products

Eva Batt

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Reports - Recipes - Letters

VEGAN SOCIETY F O U N D E D 1 9 4 4 — R E G I S T E R E D CHARITY

VEGANISM is a way of living on the products of the plant kingdom to the exclusion of flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, animal milk and its derivatives and honey. It encourages the study and use of alternatives for all commodities normally derived wholly or partly from animals.

The objects of The Vegan Society are to further knowledge of, and interest in, sound nutrition and in the vegan method of agriculture and food production as a means of increasing the potential of the earth t o the physical, moral and economic advantage of mankind.

President: Dr. Frey Ellis.

Deputy President: Mr. J. Sanderson.

Vice-Presidents: Mrs. E. Batt, Mrs. S. Coles, Mr. J. Dinshah, Dr. C. Nimmo, Miss W . Simmons, Miss M. Simmons, Mrs. E. Shrigley.

Council: Mrs. E. Batt, Mrs. S. Coles, Dr. F. Ellis, Mrs. K. Jannaway, Mr. A. Pay, Mr. J. Sanderson, Mrs. G. Smith, Mr. W . Wright.

Treasurer: Mrs. G. Smith, but all subscriptions, donations, etc., should be sent to the Secretary, 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey.

Hon. Secretary:

Mrs. K. Jannaway, address as above.

Subscriptions: £1.25 yearly. Additional members at same address not requiring an extra Journal, pensioners and juniors, 63p.

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Editors: Mr. J. Sanderson and Mrs. K. Jannaway.

Dr. F. Ellis.

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The Editorial Board does not necessarily agree with opinions expressed by contributors to this magazine, or endorse advertisements.

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Mind,Body & Release.

"Today, there is a wide measure of agreement which on the physical side of science approaches almost to unanimity, that the stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-mechanical reality: the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a great machine. Mind no longer appears as an accidental intruder into the realm of matter; we are beginning to suspect that we ought rather to hail it as the creator and governor of the.realm of matter".

So wrote Sir James Jeans in his "The Mysterious Universe". He was one of the braver scientists of his day who dared to say that which was out of tune with the traditional thinking of his,.and earlier, times. Since then, other scientific

writers have dared to use words like "intuition" and "super-conscious" and "cosmic

consciousness". Sir Peter Medawar, (a Nobel prize winner), wrote of the part played by intuition in the scientific world in his "Induction and: Intuition in Scientific Thought". Whereas inductive reasoning goes from the particular to the general, and deduction from a general principle to probable particular events, intuition comes in a flash - unbidden, a sudden comprehension, an unforgettable knowing.

It may be trivial and personal or it may ultimately affect and blend in with the world's thought.

Freud, Adler, Jung and may other teachers including such as Assagioli in our time, have led to a slow clarification of some of the processes of the human mind.

Just as the. body has a number of organs and other parts which normally work together in harmony, so the mind functions as an organism with specialised parts, regions or wavelengths which variously connect a man with his own body through the brain and nervous system, and also to the collective unconscious on the one .hand (a storehouse of knowledge of the past) and to the super conscious or higher self on the other (from which we receive intuit on s, flashes of inspiration and creative intelligence, and through which we may experience the transient or major mystical experience leading ultimately one day to cosmic consciousness). .

Maxwell Cade and others are exploring the different states of consciousness and the sleep state and are demonstrating that specific states relate to measurable rates of vibration as shown by the encephalograpih and more recent developments.

The "Festival of Mind and Body" held in April at Olympia, with its spectrum of 130 groups, movements and societies (many more later wished they had taken part), showed beyond doubt the intimate link between MIND and BODY. The wonderfuliseries of lectures demonstrated in their various ways that "As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he".

This Festival at Olympia was unique, part of the birth of a new impulse which included the weekend at Leamington last September. It was the first time that the catering at Olympia was in the hands of vegetarians and similar groups.

Rarely has an exhibition been so consistently crowded - the Vegan Stand was besieged! And rare indeed is it for a newspaper report to contain such words as appeared in the Daily Telegraph where Christopher Booker wrote: "This week, I had a fascinating experience at Olympia, when I sensed that, in and among all the superficialities, there was a small number of groups which

had grasped the way to self understanding. What they are offering is not something fashionable, or collective, but nothing less than the chance for ordinary people to transform themselves into extra-ordinary people, by discovering their true selves - and thereby experiencing that most extra-ordinary liberation the world has to offer, the knowledge that all is ONE, that LOVE is all, and that life here on earth is truly a sacred adventure. So sacred indeed that the very idea of "life on earth" becomes limited and meaningless because we are already living life eternal .

Our Open Door film has been shown many times since it s original debut on BBC2 and,at the Festival of Olympia, where it was seen by a large audience, it left its mark on many who were there. Quite a number said that they must think out or re-think their own position as regards becoming vegetarians or going the further step and becoming vegans. In the question session which followed, our panel especially stressed the subject of release.

The adoption of a vegan way of life releases millions of food animals from a cruel bondage to man. Most people must surely know by now' of the cruelties involved in the flesh and dairy trade and particularly in factory farming. Fewer people are aware of the cruelties practised even in traditional farming. Man is no less in bondage to the animals for they require his continual attention. As the vegan way of life is gradually adopted, it will release vast areas of land for other uses than animal husbandry. Part of the land may be used for growing the extra food needed to feed directly the hundreds of millions of men, women and children who are now under or inadequately fed. Part of the land may be set aside to replenish the earth's fast dwindling stock of trees and the nut and fruit tree population should be rapidly increased. A large area should be set aside so that everyone who wishes should have his own garden and some land to grow some of his own food. Large areas will be released for recreational purposes - an extension of

the National Park- idea. We can have garden cities or villages, we can make the

earth an Eden - all that stands in the way are traditional, outworn ideas and taste buds that need re-educating.

The greatest release for those who adopt veganism is the shedding of the blood guilt. The resulting uplifting of the consciousness has to be experienced to be appreciated. One can now truly begin to serve all life - no longer serving one part whilst exploiting another. Untapped resources will be released as a closer relation with the higher consciousness permits the flow of intuitional inspiration.

The Olympia Festival will undoubtedly be followed by other gatherings, large and small (see enclosed leaflet and Future Meetings page). Let the vegan way be represented at all.

J . Sanderson.

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Mind &l Body Festival

"THE EARTH OUR NEEDS -

SUPPLIES ABUNDANTLY WE DO NOT NEED TO

FOR K I L L "

So ran the caption round the Vegan Society stand at Olympia and the lesson was driven home by a bold and colourful frieze of a great variety of fruits and vegetables drawn by one of our members in Italy - Bruno Nascimben - and by his appealing pictures of the animals that the majority of people in our culture still feel it is necessary to kill. Most of the rest of the blue wall space was taken up with a reasoned exposition of the case for veganism, presented in forceful, brightly coloured lettering by Peter Brown. One sheet showed many pictures of healthy happy vegan children and others showed the callous treatment of farm animals. Mike Storm had sent a challenging cartoon of a man sucking at a bottle of milk with the caption "Isn't it time he was weaned off the bottle?" which, with Peter Brown's picture of a .man sucking at a cow, jerked people into a realisation of the incongruity of human adults feeding on the baby food of another species. A large coloured newspaper picture of the Phillips family at Christmas dinner showed most attractively the vegan alternatives.

Valerie Collier's scraper board illustration of Schweitzer's "Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace" and a presentation of Gandhi's "To see the universal and all pervading Spirit of Truth face to face, one must be able to love the lowliest of creation as oneself", struck ethical notes which should have called forth responses from the many exhibitors who were claiming to base their lives on love and compassion.

There was a constant stream of interested people through the vegan stand.

Serena Coles and a rota of devoted members stood tirelessly behind the counters so skilfully made by Jack Jannaway and answered endless questions. Thousands of leaflets were distributed and many hundreds tasted vegan 'cheese', nut meat and other foods provided by members.

Racks displaying vegan dishes aroused much comment and helped to sell recipe books. Eva Batt and Jon Wynne Tyson were there sighing copies of their books. Over ÂŁ500 worth of literature was sold. The Open Door Film and following panel - Eva Batt, Jack Sanderson and Harry Bonnie - made a great impact.

Over 30 new members were enrolled and inquiries are still coming in.

We had many comments both on the brightness and interest of our stand and on the logic and appeal of our case. There are plans for an even bigger Festival next year: we hope to make an even more forceful impression. u

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Simple Self Healing To be a healer is a sacred privilege and a great responsibility. Healing should never be lightly undertaken. In true healing, one should deal fundamentally with the cause and not with the symptom. Indeed, many of the treatments used today sow the seeds of future tribulations. In healing, the healer should always treat himself or herself first and then treat the patient.

Breathing. Let us take the baby as our pattern and make breathing our first consideration. (The baby after birth, although the heart is beating, is not alive until it breathes). When we breathe correctly, we inhale air with a relatively high percentage of oxygen and exhale air with, a relatively high percentage of carbon dioxide. Therefore, by deep breathing we alter the chemistry of the blood by increasing our oxygen intake and thereby lessen the totality of acidity. In diaphragmatic breathing, the diaphragm massages the upper abdominal organs such as the liver, the stomach, the spleen and the kidneys and helps the circulation of these organs. Breathing requires discipline and a disciple is one who disciplines himself.

When one gets upset or angry, the breathing is shallow and erratic. When one breathes deeply, one feels a sense of calmness and poise descending on one.

Deep breathing is a wonderful way to begin the day. Breathing, therefore, helps the bloodstream, the abdominal organs and the nervous system; a truly therapeutic method. For those not accustomed to deep breathing, in the early stages it is usually wiser to carry out the therapy in the recumbent position night and morning for a period of about three months. After breathing properly, it is amazing how much better one feels.

'Breathe on me, breath of God, Fill me with life anew,

That I may love what Thou dost love, And do what Thou wouldst do."

Edwin Hatch

Hydrotherapy or Water treatment: It is essential for good health that the blood should be distributed in a balanced way because if, in the case of an adult, the head is hot and the feet are cold, it would indicate faulty distribution of the blood stream that should be rectified. The weight of the blood is approximately one thirteenth of the weight of the body.

Hydrotherapy is the use of water as a remedial agent. In the skin, there are nerve endings which record pain, heat and cold and, by using water wisely on the skin, the skin can be helped to breathe more efficiently. In one of the processions of the Pope, a little boy was painted in gold paint and died some hours later because his skin was hermetically sealed and could not breathe.

Hydrotherapy can be scientifically used to help in the distribution of the blood in the body. Where the head is congested, the use of hydrotherapy to the feet can draw blood down and help the affected head. Water can be used to regulate the temperatures of the body, especially in the case of fevers. Water tones up the nerve endings - there are millions of them located in the skin.

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In hydrotherapy, one would not apply cold application if the patient felt chilly, even if the temperature were high; one would only apply hydrotherapy after the patient felt Warm. If one has a cold bath and comes out and glows all over, that would help the system but, if one did not react, that would be a violation of the laws of hydrotherapy and probably lead to trouble. The reaction of the body should be opposite to the final stimulus. In other words, if the final application is cold water, then the part treated should react and become warm.

A very effective way to tone up the nervous system is to paddle in cold water before retiring. Simply put a little cold water, about summer temperature, in the bath and quickly paddle up and down, lifting the feet into the air some fifty or sixty times and this can be done in less than a minute. The feet should then be dried and then one retir.es. This has a profound effect in helping the circulation of the feet and on waking the following morning, the feet are beautifully warm and tend to remain warm. We have more nerve endings in the feet, relative to their area, than in any other part of the body. Therefore, this form of therapy has a very beneficial effect on the nervous system. . Hydrotherapy is a vast subject, scientific in nature, that can be used with the greatest of benefit when clearly understood; but it is also quite simple when the principles are understood and can be learned and applied by those wanting to help themselves, their families and their friends (when asked!)

Heliotherapy: The body needs light, for light falling on the skin converts the pre-ergo sterol into ergosterol which is conveyed to the liver and converted into Vitamin D which strengthens the teeth and the bones. The red corpuscles are formed in the bone marrow.

Light on the skin is essential. This can be achieved by walking about with bare feet, completely naked, for a few moments each morning, in the bedroom where there are carpets, but if not, slippers should be worn. This helps the skin aid after a short period people tend to feel the cold less because the skin has been stimulated by the cold air and hydrotherapy after the heat of the bed during the night.

Exercise: Meet people have inadequate exercise. It is sad to see people living in high flats, coming down in the lift and then driving off in a car and then reascend to their offices in a further lift. People should, where possible, walk more, do more breathing exercises and also endeavour to do a little jogging, assuming the health of the heart permits this.

Mastication: The need for mastication is imperative. Much of the food bought today is refined and not masticated. Mastication lessens the strain on the digestive organs and thereby helps one's health.

A patient formerly had a duodenal ulcer. He recovered under the treatment and then went out to the Far East and was captured by the Japanese and developed Beri Beri, a very debilitating oriental disease. He and his five companions decided to terminate their lives and gathered some poisonous berries. Four of

the prisoners rapidly ate the berries and were soon translated to the great beyond and the patient and his friend had a competition to see who could masticate the longer. Next morning they awoke and found their four dead companions around them. They repeated the experiment several evenings and ultimately the Beri Beri receded. Their saliva destroyed the poisons and enabled these depleted people to absorb from the berries the vitamins and minerals so badly needed.

Very few people masticate adequately. When one masticates well, one eats less. The bulk of people eat too much. Dr. Abernethy said, "One third of the food you eat keeps you alive, the other two thirds keeps the doctors alive!'.

Food: The ideal food for a baby is its mother's milk, provided the mother is well. This is best for the mother as it helps involution and best for the baby.

Mother's milk is raw. People do not eat enough raw food, and when eating raw food one should eat the raw food at the beginning of the meal rather than at the end.

Mother's milk is fresh: food should be eaten fresh and raw, where possible.

Mother's milk is unrefined: enormous quantities of refined food are eaten daily, causing constipation and often vitamin deficiencies.

Man must learn to eat wisely, to mother's milk, the protein content is and the fat is at a time of fast growth. Foods rich in protein and fats should therefore, be eaten sparingly in adult life. Generally speaking, people have too many concentrated proteins and too much in the way of saturated fat.

Laughter: Babies smile and laugh before they can speak. Laughter breaks tension. We should go through life grateful and cheerful, remembering the many privileges we have and daily count our blessings. Gratitude fulfils a Divine law.

Man does not live by bread alone.

The pr.rpose of living is to serve and to lend a helping hand to those who are wrestling with life's tempestuous seas. Daily we have opportunities to present our views to those we are privileged to meet. Let us be conversant with the facts and humbly present them when the occasion presents itself and do not. be disappointed if others do not accept the views we express.

Gordon Latto

The book reviews are held over until next time but mention must be made of the excellent book received from Stephen Clark, lecturer in Moral Philosophy at the University of Glasgow and an Associate member of the Vegan Society.

It is called "The MORAL STATUS OF ANIMALS" and is published by Clarendon Press, Oxford at ÂŁ5.95. It is most encouraging to have yet another book produced at University level arguing the case for animal rights. Its influence should be great - see page 20.

Also, we look forward to the publication of "The Vegetarian Book: A Guide to Vegetarian Nutrition and Foods" by an American member, Rodger Doyle.

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The Moral Status of Animals Stephen R. L. Clark

'Vivisection, as Shaw observed, is tolerated because we imagine we will profit from it. Whether we have profited is a very uncertain question, nor can we be certain that in cases where some profit has ensued, it could not have been obtained some other way. It is possible, after all, that medical science profited from the Nazis' treatmen t o f Jews . . . . I am inclined, perhaps unfairly, to think that no-one has anystanding in such a discussion w h o has not taken the simple, minimal step o f a b a n d o n i n g flesh foods.

H o n o u r a b l e men may h o n o u r a b l y disagree about some details o f h u m a n treatment, o f the non-human, but vegetarianism is now as necessary a pledge of moral devotion as was the refusal of emperor-worsh ip in the early Church. Those w h o have not made that pledge have 110 authority to speak against the most inanely conceived experiments, nor against hunting, nor against fur trapping, nor bear-baiting, nor bull fights, nor pulling the wings off flies. Flesh-eating in our present circumstances is as empty a gluttony as any of these things. Those who still eat flesh when they could d o otherwise have no claim to be serious moral i'sts." ÂŁ5.95 from bookshops

Oxford University Press

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Living Foods ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

In my opinion, to eat Living Food, i. e. neither cooked nor manufactured, is to properly nourish the living body. By Living Food I mean the colourful, tasteful and vitally fresh produce of the vegetable kingdom taken as directly as possible from the living earth, without processing, except sun-drying where appropriate.

I believe that all physical disease will melt away if living food, that is food in its living state, is fully ingested. This is not because of some medical properties of some herb but, much more simply, because the body itself, after aeons of evolutionary progress, is fully self-healing. The beneficient effects of fasting are indicative that this is so.

Here is an outline menu which I have been using myself for the past six years.

Breakfast - fruit.

Start with citrous fruit, then any other fresh fruit, followed, if one wishes for more, by soaked sun-dried fruit.

Lunch - vegetable salad.

Use fresh, uncooked vegetables only, whole, chopped or grated. Finely chop herbs and add a simple dressing if desired. At this meal unfired bread can be taken or a savoury patty of crushed germinated wheat with chopped herbs and grated nuts.

Evening Meal A simple meal of sun-dried fruit and nuts. The mid-day and evening meals can be reversed for convenience.

It should be noted that fruit is a complete food in itself; generally speaking, it should not be mixed with other types of food e. g. carbohydrates. It is also best to keep very acid fruits from sweet fruits.

WHEAT. The basic cereal for north-western countries is wheat. I simply vitalise the whole-wheat grain (by keeping it damp and fresh for three or four days).

I use it as soon as germination shows, not going on to sprout it as with beans.

It can. be eaten as it is or with the addition of either savoury herbs or dried fruit.

In each of these cases, the mincer can be used. Drain off any surplus water before mincing. For Living Bread, merely roll out the minced wheat on a board with a wet rolling pin and place in the sun for a few hours, turning it over for the last hour. Some people like it not quite dry and others like it as hard as Swedish hard-bread. On dull days, unfortunately, one has to use central heating pipes or an airing cupboard for the drying. Savoury patties or fruit cakes are ready at once, only having to be shaped after mincing.

One must set a separate bowl of wheat to germinate for each day (to avoid a tangle of sprouting roots or green grass). Hence there are always three or four bowls at a time, representing the first, second, third and fourth day.

Germinated minced wheat is as versatile as pastry.

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COSTS. It will be apparent that these can be very low, depending on how one buys one's fruit, nuts and wheat - whether in bulk, at the markets, or in single pounds at the fruit or health shop. As regards vegetables, that will depend on the garden, the gardener and the compost heap! Town dwellers without gardens will, we expect, be sprouting many different kinds of pulses and even finding ways and means of making a herb garden.

I make no claims to near perfection and have made two errors in diet in the past few years. One, about five years ago, was when I seemed to be short of 'elan' and yet could keep going. I decided that with the emphasis on fruit and vegetables, I was getting an awful lot of water and was just hungry! So I had more wheat (especially savoury patties with the vegetable salad) and more dried fruit, particularly in winter. (By the way, figs, prunes etc. fill out excellently after one or two days' soaking in cold water). The second error was in making the morning muesli, when I mixed apples (an acid fruit) in with the germinated wheat (carbohydrates). This occasioned a certain amount of flatulence and a too loose bowel movement.

I have been living on Live Food wholly for the past six years with, no B12 supplements (sometimes some comfrey in the salad), no special protein intake, not even soya products. I am 70 and can outlast the 30-year-olds on the tennis court, or work all day in the garden without being 'dead beat'.

I'm not even a health food 'fiend', although some of you reading this may doubt that! There are other levels of consciousness that take priority in my life even in the use of my time. It has always been a basic part of the teaching of the Ancient Wisdoms that all phenomena have a dual aspect - the 'form' (or material) side and the 'life' (or spiritual) side. Modern civilisation is unbalanced in that it has not yet adequately taken account of the second aspect. Hopefully, in many respects, modern science is being forced to research into the 'life' side, being no longer satisfied by a purely materialistic approach, Science is more than ever fascinated by energy fields and, willy-nilly, is undertaking the study of inherent patterns.

These energy patterns evidence intelligence - in a word - Cosmos, not Chaos.

The eating of Living Food is a practical application of the working in harmony of these two aspects of the law, while cooked food and modern dietetics deal with the material or 'form'side of the question only.

Any vegan wishing to try this way will be glad to realise that it is in accordance with the great teachings of Ahimsa - Non-violence - Compassion.

When the living fruit or vegetable is assimilated into the living human body, no life is lost - a transformation instead takes place.

Harold Wood "Sympathy for the lower animals is one of the noblest virtues with which man is endowed".

Charles DARWIN.

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IMPORTANT NOTICES

YOUR JOB ?

HOME FOR ELDERLY V E G A N S . Donations are coming in and Serena Coles continues to look at properties. It is disappointing that otherwise suitable houses have to be ruled out because of the high cost of the alterations required to comply with present regulations. Much specialised knowledge is required if the right decisions are to be made. It is essential that people with relevant experience come forward to form' a committee to work with Serena. Please write to her and offer your help.

(Mrs. S.Coles, Purley, Surrey.)

COMMODITIES SECRETARY. For 20 years, Eva Batt has done the work of checkin commodities for vegan lists. She would now. like to hand the work over to someone else. Offers to her, please, ., Enfield, Middlesex.

COMMODITIES LEAFLET now ready (Price 25p including postage).

SURREY GROUP This could be large and effective if only a Secretary willing to organise it could be found.

STUDENT

WEEKEND.

Students wishing to promote veganism in their colleges are asked to meet for a weekend in September, 1977, at Kathleen Jannaway's. Please write giving most convenient dates.

VEGAN DIET & COOKERY - demonstration and discussion - first Friday in the month - 6-9 pm at Netheridge, Elm Drive, Leatherhead, Surrey (Eileen Scott) It is essential to 'phone to say that you are coming - Leatherhead 72348.

Vegan Identification Cards in Case of Accidents - These are now obtainable from the Secretary, (VICCA), 47 Highlands Rd., Leatherhead, Surrey at 5p each + S. A. E. On the card, is printed that the holder is a vegan with a list of animal foods to be avoided, and the address of the Society. To be filled in besides the name of the holder, are names of next of kin and medical details such as the name and address of a hospital, doctor or naturopath, blood group and treatment specifically to be avoided.

It will fit neatly into a wallet or handbag. " THE VEGAN" We try to provide something in each issue to meet the needs of a very varied readership. In Spring, we tend to put the emphasis on environmental issues; in Summer, on human health; in Autumn, on Animal Welfare and, at Christmas, on the ethical aspects of veganism. Articles are accepted from members if they are judged as likely to forward veganism.

WHERE CAN WE OBTAIN a culture (vegan) for making yoghurt from soya milk?

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MEETINGS SOCIAL EVENINGS IN LONDON. The first of these at the end of April was well supported and much enjoyed. We hope even more members and friends will come in future. We meset at the Nature Cure Clinic, 15 Oldbury Place, 5 mins. walk from Baker St. Underground Station to Marylebone Church opposite Madame Tussauds, then first right and first right again, from 7 to 9 pm.-on.the last Tuesday oi the month to exchange ideas (and food - if you can manage it - drinks provided) and to get to know each other. The generosity of the Nature Cure Clinic Committee in allowing us to use their premises is much appreciated.

OCTOBER 15th, Saturday, 2 pm at Westminster Meeting House of the Society of Friends (Quakers), St. Martins Lane, London WC2 - a few minutes walk NE of Trafalgar Sq. The A. G. M. will be followed by tea and an evening meeting at which we are glad to announce Gordon Latto will be the speaker, until 8.30 pm.

The Council are not making arrangements for overnight accommodation or for activities on the following Sunday. It is hoped that some members living in and near London will offer hospitality to members coming from a distance. Will they and any who would like such hospitality please write to the Secretary giving full details of age, interests, etc. Suggestions and offers of help in organising activities for Sunday, welcomed.

SEPTEMBER? Proposed student weekend. See IMPORTANT NOTICES PAGE. OCTOBER 28th (Friday evening) at STAFFORD. 'Facts behind Food - Film Discussion. Contact R. Hudson, ., Gt. Bridgeford, for further details (Tel. Seighford 314) - and offers of help.

EVENTS NOT ORGANISED BY THE VEGAN SOCIETY JUNE 25th Saturday, 10am- 6pm. Surrey & Hants Group of Animal Welfare Year will hold "Survival" exhibition and sale in Civic Hall, Guildford. Vegan stall. " JULY 15-17th HEALTH & HEALING CONFERENCE at Loughborough - see enclosed leaflet.

AUGUST 13-14th Malvern Hills Health Festival. Particulars from JUdi Ingham, ., Malvern Wells, Worcs.

AUGUST 22nd - 31st. Hope for Mankind Youth Festival. Ockenden Venture, Keffolds, Haslemere, Surrey. Particulars from Ockenden Venture, Woking 72012.

HOLIDAYING IN AUSTRALIA OR FRANCE? Mrs. Feamside, Secretary of Australian Vegetarian Society, Klemzig, S.Australia, 5087 and Jean Paul Turcaud, La.Rochelle, 1700, have both expressed a wish to meet any members passing through.

"WHOLE EARTH" - the magazine that's up from the country. For those living and working together and for those who want to do something about the environment. <25p or ÂŁ1 subscription) from Simple Supplies, 11 George St., Brighton.

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Human evolution

It is impossible to separate Veganism from the natural course of human evolution. It seems compatible with the idea that we are all following the divine pattern in the universal mind, towards the archetype of which Professor Jung says, there can be no explanation on purely empirical grounds.

The perfected human being must, of necessity, be completely harmless in order to express the divinity which is slowly unfolding in the hidden depths of his being.

Veganism, by the purity of its expression and complete compassion, can redeem humanity from the dark abyss into which it has fallen. But in following this path, we must not fall into the error of feeling that we are superior to others, for as the whole potentiality of the flowering oak tree is in some mysterious way latent in the tiny acorn awaiting its unfoldment, so is the potentiality of perfection in every human soul, however limited may be its present expression.

It may not always be obvious to us with our limited vision, but as we can see a flower unfurling under a speeded camera, if we could transcend our limited experience of time, we would see this continuous unfoldment.

Judged on a purely material level, we could not say that veganism is an easy way of life. "Let him take up his cross and follow me" is applicable to anyone who feels the Christ consciousness stirring in his soul. This is the beginning of compassion, the gathering up of life in all its manifestations into oneness, the life of the whole. Then we commit the cardinal sin of daring to be different, for at last we are individuals, breaking away from the crippling influence of mass thinking which causes so much sorrow and suffering in the world.

Then begins our Gethsemane, for the story of Galilee is the story of human evolution. We experience our crucifixion and resurrection in our personal lives.

Those we love may not always tread the same path. This is inevitable, for the eagle flies alone. The vegan has reached the stage when he knows what he has to do for now he listens to the inner voice of his intuition, the only criterion which he now obeys. His own desires and wishes no longer count, for he sees a world in travail, where the weak are exploited and oppressed. Where the creatures should be free in their innocent expression of life, he sees them confined and tortured, and sacrificed to the merciless Midas of Materialism, and pity has no place in the World turned commercially mad.

But this is not the whole picture, for dreadful as the atrocities are to the . sensitive soul, the very extent of them is waking people from their terrible lethargy, The Buddha said that inaction in a deed of mercy is an action in a deadly sin. This seems to be the malady of the world. Many of us in our hopelessness and sorrow are apt to feel anger and intolerance at the thousands of tepid people who walk, like robots, with a selfish detachment from, the suffering on every side, but rather than hamper our own cause by a militant attitude, it is better to win them over with a gentle enlightenment of the truth.

"Resist not evil but overcome evil with good" - never fails to bring the desired results. Great souls like Mahatma Gandhi proved this only too well.

Having dealt with the things which lie in the path of the pioneering vegan, let us dwell on the more happy element. There is, among a group of people working towards some universal good, a communion that makes relationship a truly joyous thing. I think that selflessness alone brings true happiness and spontaneity of being. ÂŤ When the pure living food taken by the vegan, with its undiminished energy drawn straight from the sun, the source of life and beauty, renders him more sensitive to the ebb and flow of life, enabling him to live more fully and creatively, as he was meant to live. Some people think that vegans are too sensitive but look around at the cruelties and barbarity on every side and see what insensitivity does. Let us be continually aware and sensitive. Surely this is life's greatest gift, for it opens the eyes of the spirit.

A poet said we should be as a stringed lute upon which all winds can play.

Unless we are conscious of the darkness, how can we comprehend the light.

When we see the anguish on every side, where the strong prey upon the weak and the sanctity of life has no meaning in a world on the brink of annihilation, we know the time has come to end this era of spiritual famine and to free ourselves from, the herd instinct. Let us go bravely forward into the future, forging our way fearlessly through the debris of outworn ideas, a spearhead into the dawn of a new era when all life will be recognised as one, using the form that the consciousness has evolved.

Then Man and the beautiful creatures of the earth, his younger brothers, will live in harmony, which is love.

This is the meaning of veganiSm, a great panacea for most of life's problems.

Then the promise will be fulfilled: "Behold, I make all things new. " . Dorothy Thomson (from the "Vegan", Summer 1961).

FEAR

AND

WILD

ANIMALS

The following passage occurs in the writings of the explorer and missionary, David Livingstone. "looking half round, I saw the lion just in the act of springing upon me. J was upon a little height; he caught my shoulder as he sprang and we both came to the ground below together. Growling horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat. The shock produced a stupor similar to that which seems to be felt by a mouse after the first shake of the cat.

It caused a sort of dreaminess in which there was no sense of pain nor feelings of terror, though quite conscious of all that was happening This singular condition was not the result of any mental process. The shake annihilated fear, and allowed no sense of, horror in looking round at the beast. This peculiar state is probably produced in all animals killed by the carhivora:"

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TOLERANCE History is full of bloody examples of intolerance and religious persecutions.

Nowadays, in a world becoming gradually more enlightened, such intolerance is no longer so common and most people are prepared to allow their neighbour a fair measure of different outlook upon life. Even in religious circles, tolerance of other people's beliefs is becoming more and more widespread and there is a growing acceptance of the maxim "What is right for me, may not be right for another".

But how far do you take tolerance ? An excess of tolerance is clearly not tolerance at all but simply a lack of caring, or even apathy. If we tolerate everything that happens outside our own little sphere of existence with the excuse that it is "none of our business", then we are opting out of our responsibility to interact with others and to build a better world. The basic question though is - how do we tolerate the intolerable? As vegans, this has a particular relevance for us because, not only are we confronted with the violence of man opposed to man but also we have to face up to the widespread exploitation of animals for food and such abhorrences as hunting, vivisection and factory farming.

The most interesting example of an active rather than a passive "tolerance" is perhaps pacifism. Pacifism, understood correctly, is not (he coward's alternative to violence, it is the courageous man's stand against what he sees as evil. As Gandhi has said: "A man cannot practise ahimsa (non-violence) and be a coward at the same time. The practice of ahimsa calls forth the greatest courage".

(The degree to which one can take pacifism and the extent to which one may have to compromise in the hurly-burly of the everyday living world, is a fascinating but highly complex question.)

Tolerance,

which Annie Besant described as "an eager and a glad acceptance of the way in which others seek the truth", means also that we have to be open "to fresh light from whatever quarter it may come" (the Quaker'Advices'). And we have to be able to concede that another person!s choice, although perhaps clearly wrong for us, may be right for him. It is hard, often too hard, for us to "eagerly and gladly" accept that: there the trouble lies. Henry Hodgkins, a Christian born one hundred years ago, was fired in his youth with the "greatness of the revelation" but later, shortly before his death, he wrote: "Down deep I wanted all to be 'such as I', because I could not help feeling that, broadly speaking, what meant so much to me must be equally good for others.

I recognise (a change) to have taken place in myself, from a certain assumption that mine was really the better way, to a very complete recognition that there is no one better way and that God needs all kinds of people and ways of living through which to manifest Himself in the world.

I really find myself wanting to learn from people whom I previously would have regarded as fit objects for my 'missionary zeal'. To discover another way in which God is operating - along lines it may be distasteful or dangerous to me is a large part of the 'fun of living'".

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But truth and goodness will not win through without any effort. On the contrary, if we are indolent, evil will assert itself instead. So what is our path? Can we plot a "middle way" between a violent intolerance (fanatacism) on the one hand and apathy on the other?

How does this apply to veganism? 11 applies because, as vegans, we see a better and more compassionate way of living - "a brighter future for all life" - and we want, quite naturally, to see that message spread as far and as wide as possible.

If we did not, we would be negating the relevance of our beliefs. Hence the importance of a Vegan Society which makes known and encourages (but never forces) the ideas of veganism. We know that there are many people who are vegans "in spirit" but, perhaps mainly becuase of social pressures, they are not yet with us. There are those whose role at the moment is to devote their energies to other worthwhile and humanitarian causes and we surely cannot condemn them for that.. And, we must admit, there are others who - even when presented with all the facts of animal exploitation - simply do not agree with us. They may present an argument, perhaps religious or ecological or on the grounds that "Nature is red in tooth and claw", which we can see the weakness of but also we must remember that our arguments may appear equally weak to them. At that stage, we have to agree to differ and to practise the difficult art of "hating the sin but not the sinner".

What of more militant action against the injustice we see? It is an unfortunate fact, but seemingly a true one, that sometimes it seems things do not get done, people's consciences are not awakened unless a certain amount of pressure is applied, or some drastic action is taken. The general public is much more aware, for example, of the brutal indecencies of hunting and vivisection precisely because of the activities of such groups as the Hunt Saboteurs and the Band of Mercy (who have taken militant action against vivisection laboratories, seal hunts, etc.)

But at what point does such action overstq? the limits of acceptable behaviour?

Quite simply, I do not know and so I throw the question open to discussion. Of course, it is easy to counter the question by pointing out that hunting and vivisection are not Acceptable behaviour' in the first place but, obviOus though this may be to us, it is only our opinion and how far are we justified in forcing such opinions on others ?

Let us stand up for veganism, certainly, but let us not see it as a 'religion' or as a panacea for all ills and let us remember, as Henry Hodgkins says, that the world "needs all kinds of people and ways of living".

Malcolm Home.

"The weapon of Truth and Love is infallible but there is something wrong in us, its votaries.

I am therefore trying to examine myself".

Mahatma GHANDI

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many gods, So many creeds, .

"So many gods, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, While just the art of being kind Is all the sad world needs.

I am the voice of the voiceless: Through me, the dumb shall speak; Till the deaf world's ear be made to hear The cry of the wordless weak.

From street, from cage and from kennel, From jungle and stall, the wail Of my tortured kin proclaims the sin Of the mighty against the frail.

For love is the true religion, And love is the law sublime; And all that is wrought, where love is not Will die at the touch of time.

Oh shame on the mothers of mortals

Who have stopped to teach

Of the sorrow that lies in dear, dumb eyes, The sorrow that has no speech.

The same Power formed the sparrow That fashioned man - the King; The God of the whole gave a living soul To furred and to feathered thing.

And I am my brother's keeper, And I will fight his fight;

And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right. "

Ella Wheeler Wilcox.

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WELCOME! To Richard and Maiy Horsfield, on 5th March, Caroline Mary - at 61b. 2oz a fine example of a vegan baby.

Woodland Kahler, Marquis de St. Innocent - was for many years President of the Unternational Vegetarian Congress and, at 83, he is still very active in many forward looking, humanitarian and animal welfare movements. Readers will be pleased to know that he has now joined the Vegan Society and* sent the verse printed at the beginning of our Member^ contributions.

24th World Vegetarian Congress - to be held in India, November 18th - December 10th, 1977; programmes and other details can now be hald from Brian Gunn KinK, Broughshane, Nr. Ballymena, Co. Antrim, N. Ireland.

The Gunn King family are as marvellously active as ever.

David & Marlene Stry - owners of the Villa Vegetariana Health Spa, Cuernavaca, Mexico, are also involved in directing the new Vegetarian Diningroom at the large Hotel Caleta, Caleta Beach, Acapulco, They are active members of the Vegan Society Blackburn Local Group - We should really be a "North West" group, as we have members from such a wide area! Our first meeting took place on May 1st., when " â&#x20AC;˘ > we simply chatted and got to know each other. Our next meeting will be on May 22nd We hope to organise activities in the future such as - perhaps - a Vegan Food Co-op.

The group needs more members. Please contact me for details (S. A. E. please).

Valerie Alferoff, Whetstone Edge Farm, Belthorn, Blackburn. BB12 PH.

NEWS

FROM

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Our new line, Plamil Rice Pudding with Sultanas, is now available so please give a gentle reminder to your Health Store. It is based on organically grown unpolished rice and the sultanas are guaranteed free from the white mineral oil which usually surrounds sultanas these days when purchased in supermarkets.

This line is ideal at this time of year for garden parties, for camping holidays, etc. Heated in the winter, it makes a most sustaining dish.

It is pleasing to report that Tina & John.Beddowes, vegans from Birmingham, have now joined the Plantmilk staff at Plamil House, Folkestone, and that a dumber of vegans have taken advantage of the invitation exten4ed to-them at the Vegan Society's A. G. M. in Birmingham to visit the factory and see plantmilk being made.

A party from the Vegetarian Social Club is visiting Plamil House mid-June and maybe an organised party of vegans couldomake similar plans. This is a suggestion for vegan groups!

Arthur L'

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s

RECIPES WATERCRESS

SOUP. 1 tablespoon oats 1 bay leaf.

2 pts. stock seasoning

Ends of 2 bunches of watercress 1 onion 2 oz. oil 1 large carrot

Make stock from ends of watercress and vegetable peelings (washed).

Braise onion in oil, add carrot cut finely then add stock, bay leaf, seasoning and oats. Simmer § hr.; add few chooped leaves of watercress and serve with croutons of wholemeal bread.

(The green tops of watercress are a nutritious addition to any salad being rich in iron).

NUT

M IN C E | tablespoon oil pepper & salt \ tablespoon tomato sauce Mashed potatoes

I lb. milled nuts (mixed if desired) 3 ozs. barley flakes | grated onion 1 pt. vegetable stock

Fry milled nuts, barley flakes and onion in oil until light brown. Add sauce, seasoning and sufficient stock to make it constituency required for a mince. Cook for a few minutes. Make border with hot mashed potatoes on

hot dish. Put mince in centre. Garnish with parsley or fennel. r

A Variation on V E G A N

J

â&#x20AC;&#x17E; _ M. B. Rawls.

" CHEESE" 1 heaped tablespoon ground almonds, -g teaspoon sage (finely chopped)

2 ozs. Tomor (melted) 1 heaped tablespoon Soyolk \ teaspoon Barmene Mix well together and leave to set.

1 lb dates

DATE JAM Juice of 2 large oranges or lemons or mixture of both.

Chop dates finely. Heat juice gently in enamel saucepan. Gradually add dates - beating well in with a wooden spoon. Put into, jars which have been heated in the oven. Seal when cold.

This jam keeps very well.

Jessie Boyes.

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U NFIRE D 4 2 1 1

PEANUT

&

ozs. peanuts ozs. carrots tbs. oil tbs water

CARROT

SAVOURY.

1 tbs. chopped parsley 1 teasp. or to taste of Barmene 1 oz. porage oats

Grind peanuts and mix well with finely grated carrot, parsley, oil and Barmene dissolved in water. Work in oats to make firm mixture. Leave under weight for about 30 mins.

SWEET 3 3 3 3

ozs. ozs. ozs. ozs.

SANDWICH

currants dates apples porage oats

FILLING.

1 tbs. lemon juice 1 tbs. water 3 ozs. hulled sunflower seeds

Chop dates into small pieces, grate apples, grind sunflower seeds and mix with lemon and water. Finally work in porage oats. Delicious with Ryvita. No margarine necessary. Keep in fridge.

GARIBALDI 4 ozs. 100% flour 4 ozs. porage oats 6 ozs. currants

BISCUITS 3 ozs. oil 4 ozs. water (about) Spice to taste.

Mix dry ingredients. Stir oil and water and add to make easily spreadable mixture. Spread on flat trays. Bake 30 mins. at 350 or adjust to other oven use. Mark into squares while warm. If too crumbly, add more water next time.

If too hard, add less water - different flours require different amounts of water.

T O M A T O & NUT BALLS. 1 tbs. milled nuts 1 oz. margarine or oil l | tbs. fresh brown breadcrumbs 1 large tomato 1 dessertsp. chopped parsley & seasoning to taste.

Mix nuts, crumbs, parsley, seasoning together.

Peel tomato, fry until soft, pour over mixture, mix into soft dough. Form into small rolls. Garnish with parsley.

Mabel Simmonds (on whose early work many recipes are based).

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VEGAN

CHILDREN

A rapidly increasing number of parents are deciding to bring up their children as vegans. Such decisions are wise in view of the growing awareness of the advantages both for human health and for the development of man in right relationship with his environment. However, it must be emphasised that considerable fore thought is necessary for success. No area of living is free f rom hazard and in this as in others, balanced judgement based on a willingness to learn both from experience of others and from careful observation is necessary for success.

The Vegan Society Council warns against narrow dogmatism and against theories not based on verifiable evidence. Generally speaking, theorists reveal the inadequacy of their bases by the extravagance of the claims they make and by their over-simplification of the issues.

Diet Is a very important factor in health and one over which the individual still has considerable power of choice, but it is not the only factor. Heredity, may well be the most important single factor and one which influences the success of every choice made, narrowing the options drastically in some cases. However, to excuse failure to attain desired results by blaming heredity can be reprehensively lazy. A more difficult inherited constitution must be regarded as a greater challenge to balanced judgement.

Emotional factors are exceedingly important. A happy, secure home free from tensions, worry and negative thinking, can enable a child to make the best of both the body he has been born with and the food available to nourish it, Excellent diets can be ruined in their effect, if the child is made nervous and unsure of himself and his place in the world. This can all too easily happen, especially among minority groups such as vegans. Basic principles must be served but without fuss and rigitity. For example, it is better to compromise especially at parties and other social occasions than make the vegan child run the risk of the teasing and bullying too often suffered by the 'white blackbird'.

Failure to meet the need of being accepted by one's peers can lead to ill health both physical and mental.

Most vegan children have to venture alone into the world of schools where... their parents' point of view is not understood; dealing with individuals.asking fpr. different treatment from their fellows makes heavy demands on often over-worked teachers; parents must treat the situation with the utmost tact otherwise their children will be the ones to suffer.

A quiet and reasonable stance, an avoidance of dogmatism, a willingness to co-operate in every area where principle is not at stake can achieve acceptable compromise in most instances. Because vegan children must be different in an important and noticeable respect, it is all the more important that they should be ordinary in other ways - in dress - in names - in activities - in the appearances and behaviour: of their parents - in their homes - in everything that does not conflict with important practices. If parents have not the power to take their children out of the ordinary world, then they must help them to

live happily in it or run the risk of their developing into maladjusted individuals who will revolt against the principles that have brought them suffering.

Children should not be burdened by thinking too much about things at too early an age. Truthful but short answers to the inevitable questions should be given.

The realisation that loving, happy, sensible, parents consider certain practices right and others wrong is all that is required.

Vegan parents of today are fortunate in that they have the experience of the previous generation to guide them and the knowledge that there is expert opinion based on careful investigation that supports theim and the assurance that the trend is now going their way fast.

The adequacy of the diet according to recognised nutritional standards was assessed under the guidance of Pamela Mumford, lecturer in nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College, University of London.

She reports: "The average contributions ofprotein fat and carbohydrate to total energy intake in the diet of the vegan children examined was calculated as follows and compared with the National average.

AGE (yrs) R.L Boys & Girls 1200 1-2 1400 2-3 1600 3-5 1800 5-7 2100 7-9 Boys 9-12 2500 " 12-15 2600 Girls 9-18 2300

Energy K cals.

Average %R. L 810 (800-920) 1140 (970-1230) 1410 (1070-1720) 1570 (1300-2000) 1380 (1300-1458) 1990 (1710-2490) 2300 2570 (2240-2900^

68 81 81 87 66 80 82 112

R.L 20 35 40 45 53 63 70 58

Protein g.

Average 23 (27-29) 35 (31-39) 37 (26-41) 42 (33-51) 41 (37-45) 54 (51-59) 66 73 (68-77)

%R.L 93 100 92 93 77 85 94 125

Similar assessments for iron and calcium were made. Iron intakes are well above recommended intakes and this is important in view of the relatively poor absorption of iron from vegetable sources. The World Health Organisation suggests that recommended intakes should be increased when animal foods provide less that 10% of the calories, viz. lOmg/day for children 1-2 yrs. 18'mg/day for boys aged 13-16 yrs. and 24mg/day for girls aged 13-16 yrs. These criteria are achieved by most of the vegan children.

Intakes of calcium, on the other hand, appear to be lower than the recommended intakes in the under fives but it must be pointed out that drinking water is a valuable source of calcium in the diet and this has not been taken into account in our calculations. Moreover, it is known that many people achieve full stature and have good bones and teeth on similar low intakes, provided that their diet contains adequate Vit. D and/or they are sufficiently exposed to sunlight.

Table 4. The daily average intake of iron and calcium by vegan children compared with recommended intakes (DHSS'69).

AGE (yrs) IRON mg:R. I. Average %R. I. CALCIUM mg: R. L Average %R.I. ' Boys & Girls 1-3 7 8.6 (4.4-10.7) 123 _ ( 500 370(290-510) 74 3-5 8 12. 5 (8.1-19. 6) 156 ( 7-9 10 13.1(12.7-13.4)131 500 490(230-610) 97 Boys 9-12 13 17, 7(13.4-25; 2)136 ( 700 600(410-1080)90 " 12-15 14 19.1 136 " ( Girls 9-15 ' 14 19..5 139 700 710 101 " 15-18 15 25 167 600 670 110 Four children were apparently not receiving any supplement of vitamin B12 in their diet, and were found to have low serum levels of the vitamin. This is certainly a problem of which members of the Vegan {Society are aware but it does constitute a hazard to those who adopt this diet without proper consultation.

In general then the diets appear to be perfectly satisfactory to support normal growth in the children. The height and weight data confirms this, most of the measurements falling around the standard values ." â&#x20AC;˘From Pamela Mumford's Report, 1975 As with adults there is no one vegan diet for children to be followed slavishly. The Vegan Council have published a booklet "Vegan Mothers and Children" (35p, including postage, from 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey) with contributions from ten vegan mothers giving details of how they managed. From careful and critical reading of this, other mothers can get ideas as to how to manage in their particular circumstances. In addition Frances Howard has produced a useful booklet "Parents Handbook of Breastfeeding and Plant Foods", (obtainable from The Vegan Society price 3;0p). This is based on wide reading but with experience of three children only, one still a toddler, and no professional training so, as she sensibly says in her Foreword, "Parents must supplement the ideas in this booklet with their own reading and make their own judgements".

Unfortunately reading could lead parents astray, (see first paragraph above). The avoidance of extremes and the planning of a varied diet on the lines of the advice given in the Society's booklet "An Introduction to Practical Veganism", (25p including postage) is required. It must be remembered that a child especially needs the body building foods - nuts, whole cereals and pulses - and foods rich in calcium and iron and vitamins. In case of difficulty, the Secretary will endeavour to put parents in touch with competent authorities with knowledge of the vegan diet.

(Some doctors are still lacking experience in this field).

It is well to be wary in so important a field but vegan parents of today can act in confidence born of the knowledge that during the last 33 years of the Vegan Society's life children have benefitted from being brought up as vegans and in so doing have pioneered the way forward for mankind.

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Kathleen Jannaway

LETTERS THE VEGAN WAY OF LIFE You cannot grasp infinity With your finite mind.

So don't try to know the unknowable.

Simply be kind and helpful To all living things And leave results to The Hidden Mystery. â&#x20AC;&#x17E;, â&#x20AC;&#x17E; v J Woodland Kahler.

THE BREAD AND THE WINE. "Genesis 1.28 points towards the vegan way of life. So does Christ's sacrament of the Bread and Wine that is the centre of Christian belief. If this is seen as a vegan meal replacing the eating of the Passover lamb, then Christians should accept the vegan way of life. If we are to see God's Kingdom on earth, the vegan way of life must be in the for.efront towards that ideal because the only way that the "Lion will lie down with the Lamb" is for all men and the animal kingdom to rely on food from the plant kingdom given to us by God".

M. A.deCruz.

PARABLE. There were two identical islands, both the same size, same soil and the same climate. Each had 9,990 people, primitive and half starved. Then on the same day, ten vicars arrived on each island by helicopter so as to overawe the primitives and to convert them, by their fearsome arrival, to Christianity.

And now there were 10,000 people on each island.

But the ten Vicars on the first island said: "We shall need protein to sustain our noble efforts on God's behalf,so we must grow meat even though it means our congregation will starve. But we shall tell them they will be alright in Heaven and we shall give them all a proper Christian burial".

And, years later, when a helicopter came to take them home, all their congregation of 9,990 had died of starvation. But of the ten vicars, four had died of heart disease caused by cholesterol, so highly prevalent in meat. And two more were very ill with it. They were the most unhealthy collection of vicars ever found inside or outside a vicarage.

And the vicars all said: "Take us away from this island of Death for it is Godforsaken".

But when the other ten.vicars landed on the other island, they had said: "We shall need protein to sustain our noble efforts on God's behalf so we shall preach 'Thou shalt not kill' from the Ten Commandments. And we shall grow mushrooms and no meat ever". And they all thrived as there was now food for all and in plenty; And the vicars all said: "God is love. God wants a live and healthy and well-fed congregation".

And, when the helicopter came to take away the ten vicars, they were the

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healthiest collection of vicars ever found inside or outside a vicarage. And the vicars all said: "We do not want to leave for here everyone is happy and well fed, for this island is blessed of God as the New Jerusalem, the Green and Pleasant Land".

And the helicopter crew said: "Hell is oh the other island and Heaven is on this one. We should like to join you".

And Dear People, please keep you gentle hands free from blood, suffering, fear and death. My words are inspired by those who, in their compassion, never eat meat". â&#x20AC;&#x17E; , Harry Burton.

PROPOSED VEGAN COMMUNE: People who want to live on a large (more than 20 people and 20 acres agricultural land) vegan commune, are invited to put their names down now so that we can jointly plan it before even buying the land. All sorts of people are needed to make a success of it, both specialists and Jacks of all trades (like myself). The aim will be to be as self-sufficient as possible making all our own everything and selling a surplus to get money to expand and take more people in, so that veganism (not just the diet but the way of life that goes with it naturally) becomes a real alternative for anyone who wants to join.

We will also help those who want to get away from the temptation of tobacco, alcohol and drugs by abstaining from such things within the commune at least.

The only rules as such will be: - Do nothing cruel or dangerous, if avoidable, (which covers a lot more human activities than one might at first think - think about it! ) Money: - Though the eventual aim is to bring about a money-free world, for the moment we will need say 20 people with ÂŁ1,000 each to get this thing off the ground, but don't let that put you off putting your name down now, for something will turn up. It always does, I find, whether it is because the spirits (if such things are) are with us,, I know not. I just know that if you put your faith in yourselves you can achieve much, and together we can achieve a lot more. What have we to lose? So don't put it off (unless your house has just burst into flames). Write now and let's get this together.

Politics: - It doesn't matter which party (if any) you vote for, we intend to be above the pettiness of party politics. The politics of life are on a different level altogether.

Education: - Our children will be (legally) educated on the commune, about everything important, with the emphasis on intellect and wisdom as well as 'facts'.

Religion: - The kids will be taught to think more about the questions of the ethereal rather than the answers: As in all things intellectual, the question is at least as important as the answer.

Now come on you people! Put pen to paper and stop being a silent majority.

This isn't too good to be true - it's true and good and I am very sincerely yours - write BOB HOWES, Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, Manchester. Tel: 061 339 2437.

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FROM A VEGAN PHYSICIAN. "My veganism is ethical and not primarily for health reasons. However, I consider it necessary to regard the origins of food, and people at a high level of consciousness must do so to attain perfect mental and spiritual health. At the purely physical level, there are many advantages for this diet, which far outweigh the one possible, and easily avoidable, disadvantage, namely that of developing Vitamin B12 deficiency. Current orthodox medical thought leans towards this diet as a means of avoiding coronary arteiy disease. .

I always point out the advantage of a vegan wholefood diet to patients and, depending upon their willingness, push them gently in this direction. In dealing with certain diseases, I insist upon a vegan diet. Diseases especially helped include the following: 1) Children: Infantile eczema; asthma; chronic upper respiratory infections.

2) Adolescents: Acne vulgaris.

3) Adults: Maturity onset diabetes; hypertension; hyperlipidaemias; postcoronary thrombosis angina; ulcerative colitis; diverticulitis; migraine; haemorrhoids.

Improvement is generally rapid. The change in diet should be permanent.

I use homoeopathy a lot. Only about 15% of the homoeopathic remedies are of animal origin. These are avoidable, and one has the other 85% which are of plant or mineral origin. They have not been tested by vivisection, therefore I regard homoeopathic practice as entirely compatible with vegan principles.

There are no statistical records of successes but the above report is based on my own case history sheets, and my personal experience. I do not regard it as an adjunct to straight medicine, but as very often a superior approach, as it attempts to 'undo' situations often induced by diets of animal origin and made worse by suppressive drug therapy. It is always prescribed with a full explanation of the reasons for so doing. "

SCHOOL DINNERS. "The present price of school dinner is 15p, a large proportion of which pays for meat, fish, etc. As we do not eat these items, and see no justification for paying 15p just for a small helping of vegetables and a sweet, I asked my daughter's headmaster if he would allow her to take sandwiches for her midday meal. He refused. I have since taken the matter up with the Local Authority; the Citizens' Advice Bureau; the local Member of Parliament and, finally, Mrs. Shirley Williams - all to no avail. It would seem that the final decision on such matters rests with the Head Teacher alone, who can make any stipulation he chooses. Therefore, I have to collect and return my daughter each lunchtime, a round trip of 6 miles.

I should be interested to hear if any of your readers have also come up against this problem and, if so, how they have dealt with it. It seems to me to be an infringement of personal freedom that we can be denied such a simple request".

Mrs. B. E. Hardwick.

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MAN MADE FIBRES. "Vegans use the synthetic fibres to replace wool, leather, etc. and by demanding these products are encouraging their production.

However, the production of these substances causes pollution of the environment as does the presence of the finished article which is not able to be rotted down and, if burnt, gives off noxious fumes.

Surely this is wrong both for humans and animals. Would it not be better to concentrate on the plant fibres far cotton and linen which can be grown without harm to animal or environment? I'm trying to put this into practice as far as possible by using cotton corduroy for winter coats. Quilted wear, like the Chinese use, could be used for winter wear. The trouble with this seems to be that most quiltry these days is teiylene. Would it not be a good idea for vegans to press for more natural fibres to be used and refuse to buy clothes and shoes made from these polluting synthetics ?

I should be very interested to hear other people's views on this and their ideas for replacing wools and synthetics especially for winter clothing".

C. MolineUx. AGGRESSIVE VEGANS. "Some vegans are rather aggressive towards vegetarians, which is a great pity as so many people have come to veganism through vegetarianism.

Many vegetarians make a start by giving up meat but continue to eat fish later they are able to give up this also. There are those who advise meat-eaters to have a vegan day once a week, then twice, and so on - until they are completely vegans thus omitting vegetarianism altogether.

Many of us know that veganism is both the ideal and the logical attainment but we are not physically able to sustain it in these days of chaotic world conditions".

Audrey Abbott.

" Good is itself, what ever comes.

It grows, and makes, and bravely Persuades, beyond all tilt of wrong: Stronger than anger, wiser than strategy, Enough to subdue cities and men If we believe it with a long courage of truth ". from A Sleep of Prisoners r by C. Fry

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LETTER

FROM

EVA

The Society is permanently in need of people who will write to manufacturers on behalf of our readers and new members. Anyone with a little time to spare can help. A few do write and we must ask them to send-the replies to us (returned if requested) so that we can follow them up. A typical letter from a reader might read " B . . . . . say that their biscuits contain no animal fat" (often this only means that dried skimmed milk is used - as if that hadn't been supplied by a cowl) or "C..... tell me that their perfumes are vegan" - but we need to know whether this statement, if factual, applies to all kinds and whether the product or the ingredients have been tested on animals. Hence the necessity to follow up.

Many large companies have their own laboratories for testing and others will have their products tested for them in animal experimental laboratories which undertake this work on a 'wholesale' scale. It will be seen therefore, that "We do not test our products on animals'' is inadequate and quite unlike the hopedfor reply of "This product has not been tested on animals by ourselves or any other company on our behalf".

Most replies are ambiguous and, sometimes unintentionally, misleading.

Many do not consider animal glycerine, lanolin, honey or beeswax to be animal products so disregard them. Others claiming "No animal fats" may be using whey and still call their products vegan.. With toiletries, some tell me it is not possible nowadays to get vegetable glycerine as it is normally mixed with the animal-based product by suppliers. (Apparently there is so little, compared with animal glycerine, that it is not considered worth while to market them separately).

Sometimes, the information I pass on is incorrect and then one of our readers with expert knowledge will -helpfully point this out. An example: In Spring, I said that all detergents, disinfectants, etc., "have to be tested on animals under the Health & Safety at Work, etc., Act". I was quoting from one of several letters and had not read the Act but a reader, involved in the day to day administration of the Act, pointed out that this 1974 Act DOES NOT MENTION ANIMALS. Section 6 (5) actually says: "It shall be the duty of any person who undertakes the manufacture of any substance for use at work to carry out or arrange for the carrying out of any necessary research with a view to the discovery and, so far as is reasonably practicable, the elimination or minimisation of any risks to health and safety to which the substance may give rise".

Also it is concerned with workers in the factory not the users of the end product no mention of testing on animals - but this is sometimes being used as an excuse for continuing with animal experiments rather than trying to find and use more humane methods of ensuring public safety - such as using less toxic ingredients, for instance.

Such expressions as "As far as we know....." and " . . . . is normally vegan" means that these products cannot be included in our lists until we have more definite information.

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We must realise that we are asking a great deal of a manufacturer and, to produce a completely factual answer, they may have to spend much time and effort themselves in research and making enquiries of their suppliers. To those who do take the trouble, we can only express our appreciation and gratitude, remembering that vegans, though increasing in number, are still very thin on the ground, and supplying them with acceptable foods and household products is far from an economically attractive business venture.

Readers sometimes send assurances etc., are vegan. They will forgive us if be nothing wrong with them but, because all, it would appear to the casual reader sweets!

that somebody's sweets," beer or pickles such items are not included. There may there are so many, if we listed them that vegans live on pickles, beer and

Also, readers should remember that our lists are not composed solely of recommended health foods. Many of you do not take sugar, some eschew salt, etc., but on these pages we are solely ooncerned with products which are free o'f animal content and, as far as possible, animal testing.

Concerning testing, with regard to most processed foods we can have no guarantee that individual ingredients have not originally involved animal feeding tests - usually rats - to assess reaction to over-consumption of white flour, sugar, salt, etc. So once again the rule is simple: eat unprocessed foods as far as possible. I know it is easier said than done for some folk but we all go as far as we can, nothing more can be expected.

VEGAN NEWSLETTER. *********************

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Our twelfth Newsletter includes a discussion of wholefoods, a further look at Henri Thoreau's 'Walden' and, as always, readers letters and contributions plus poetry, recipes and events. We have also included in this issue a 'Contacts List' of readers all over the country and hope that this will stimulate much local contact. If you'd like to have a free sample copy of our latest Newsletter, please send a large SAE (or stamp) to us at 12 Wray Crescnet, London N4 3LP. By the time this is read, we will have held an afternoon social gathering in Ilford and a weekend event near Blackburn. A further weekend social gathering has been arranged at Mark and Audrey Thompson's home (3 Manor Cottages, Great Bromley, Colchester, Essex; Colchester 251042) between September 2nd and 4th. If you'd like to come to this, please let us know as soon as possible Mark and Audrey only have limited room and so numbers may have to be restricted.

THE VEGAN CAFE (87 Highgate Road, London NW5; 01 267 6223) continues to thrive and to serve good food. The Cafe's opening hours are Monday to Friday 5 pm - 8 pm; please note that we are no longer open on Saturdays - this is partly due to pressure of work but also because of the desire to have a food stall at some weekend markets during the summer. Do come and visit the Cafe if you can - the nearest tube station is Kentish Town.

Malcolm Home

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MORE VEGAN PRODUCTS

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VEGAN FOODS. Allinson's Hand Baked Biscuits: Bran, Ginger. Mincemeat.

Associated Biscuits. Peek Freans Vita Wheat Crispbread, Rye Crispbread, Barmouth. Jacob's Cream Crackers.

Campbell's Soups (There are several Campbell's Soups which are likely to contain cheese though they are free of lactose and other animal products.) Tomato, Vegetable, Main Course Vegetable, Granny's Vegetable (Scotland and the North only) are vegan, and also V8 Vegetable Juice, Tomato Spaghetti Sauce and Tomato and Mushroom Spaghetti Sauce.

Celaton. Instant Vegetable Protein Soup (Messrs. Celaton also say that' Topigran is a syrup made from pears - the 'honey' of the Bible).

C. W. S. Tomato Ketchup Direct Foods. We have assurances that all foods from this Company are vegan except Ranch House BOlognese which, we believe, soon will be also.

Granose Foods. Surinybisk, Fruit Bran; Granose Rolls, Wheatmeal Rolls; Hoppy Peanut Crumble & Peanut Butter, Goldnut Peanut Butter, Sandwich Spread, Yex Yeast Extract, Vegex; Nuttolene, Saviand, Meatless Savoury Cuts, Nutbrawn, Tender Bits, Savoury Puddings, Rissol Nut; Soya Oil; Decaffeinated Coffee, Swiss Cup, Bevena Cereal beverage; Christmas Puddings; Fruit Snack Bars; Natural Fruit Flakes Orange, Pineapple, Banana. Granolac Vegetable Milk for Babies.

Gilbert's Whole Grain Rice with soya protein - Mushroom & Oriental Style.

Heinz. Apple Sauce, Tomato Juice.

Holle.

Organic Baby Foods. Kalech Baby Cereal, Tahin, Miso.

Lucul. Soup Mixes. Clear Vegetable Broth, Clear Vegetable Stock Cubes (low salt).

Merrydown Wine. Vintage Cider and Concentrated Apple Juice contain no added sugar, flavourings or preservatives.

Osem. Soup Mixes. Tomato with Rice. (Any product marked Kosher Parev or Parve - will be sure to be entirely meat, milk and, I think, egg free).

Petty Wood Epicure Mincemeat.

Pickerings Londis Beans in Tomato Sauce, Tomato Juice.

Prewett's Ever Ready Bread Mix. Rakusen's Sage & Onion Stuffing Mix. Scofa Biscuits (made with Barbados sugar and vegetable oil).

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Sainsbury's Imitation Cream (made from Palm Kernel oil).

Snowcrest Wafer Creams: Orange, Lemon, Chocolate.

United Biscuits. McVitie's Jaffa Cakes, Rye King Crispbread, Crawford's Butter Puffs.

Health & Diet Vitam R Yeast Extract? Made from sugar beet molasses.

Contains vitamin B12, among cithers.

Waitrose Chocolate Peanuts & Raisins (in Spring "Vega;n") are no longer available.

Check our statements before purchase by reading labels. Ingredients can be changed without notice .

TOILETRIES & HOUSEHOLD Acorn. Varnish Brushes. 2831 with 'Orel' polyester filament. Sizes 1" to 4".

9056 in 'Tynex' nylon, 2" to 4".

Associated Health Foods. Natural Woman Herbal Skin Freshener, Almond Hand & Body Lotion, Sesame Liquid Make-up Foundation, Sunflower Cleansing Lotion, Wheatgerm Moisturising Lotion.

Boots. Mycota Powder.

Ciba-Grieg Araldite. Vegan but raw materials have toxicological properties and so, again, 'to date the only possible way for a manufacturer to determine the safety of his product is by animal experimentation'.

Deb Swarfega. Vegan in content as stated earlier but we now learn that it is tested periodically (every few years) 'to meet present legislation'.

Fismar UHU Glue. (Testing may have been done during the original development - in Germany).

Lane's Athlete's Foot Lotion.

Modern Health Natex Toilet Soap.

Pure Plant Products. Spotoway Tincture. This Company does no animal testing.

ARTIST'S BRUSHES Rowneys: specially recommended by members using them are: - for oil, series 260; for water colour, 270; for acrylic, 0 - 12.

TOOTHPASTE - Sensodyne Toothpaste now vegan (glycerine no longer an ingredient).

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Heinz Spaghetti Rings now contain cheese.

READER'S

ENQUIRY

Address of Milbro Waterless Cookers, 141 Dawes Rd., London SW6.

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THE ENFIELD BOUTIQUE 123/5 Baker St., Enfield EN1 3HA (01 363 2982) YOUR OWN STORE FOR VEGAN COMMODITIES where you will find hundreds of REAL vegetarian products including TOILET SOAPS, SHAMPOOS and COSMETICS of all (vegan) kinds made by ALO. BEAUTY WITHOUT CRUELTY, CHARLES PERRY, JABLEY, VEGECOS, WELEDA, YIN YANG, etc.

CLEANING MATERIALS such as WASHING UP LIQUID, HOUSEHOLD SOAPS, SPONGES, ILLUSTRATED DUSTERS and TEA TOWELS etc., and the deservedly popular ENFIELD 'PLUS SHAMMY' which does all that a real washleather will do and more, wears better and c jsts far less VEGAN COOKERY and other BOOKS a selection of HEALTH FOODS (no pills or tablets) and ARTIST'S BRUSHES.

SHOES

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We are pleased to announce the arrival of several NEW STYLES of completely non-leather FOOTWEAR (although some of the earlier ones are to be discontinued shortly all designed for COMFORT. ECONOMICALLY PRICED, of good cut and British Made - (no 'high fashion' models), see opposite.

PAY US A VISIT, Tzy on SHOES and test COSMETICS without obligation.

Select VEGAN and VEGETARIAN JOURNALS and FREE LITERATURE. Browsers are welcome at the BOUTIQUE. We are over ENFIELD TYRE CO. on the W 8 bus route or 6 minutes walk from Enfield Town Station.

The store is OPEN on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 9.15 - 5 pm.

(CLOSED on Tuesdays & Wednesdays). If you cannot call, shop at home in comfort and with confidence. Just send 15p (in stamps) and a large stamped addressed envelope for illustrated leaflets and up-to-date price list.

Thanks to friends in America, we now have ample stocks of the compelling selfadhesive signs: - "NO SMOKING PLEASE , People are Breathing"- 3 for 25p + stamp Why not help .yourself and the cause b.y supporting this Vegan Enterprise - profits of which go to the Vegan Society.

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FOODS

Associated Biscuits Fig Roll.

Cadbury s use dairy products extensively in chocolates. Plain Choc., also contains butter.

Fre.y Muesli Slice and Crunchy Slice contain Honey.

Hugli Celery Soup Mix. Knorr Soups and many other foods marked 'Edible Fat' on the wrapper, are very unlikely to be vegan.

La wry's Spanish Rice contains whey and cheese.

Scofa Milling point out that their Brown Bread Mix contains . 001% of whey powder. One would have thought such a small amount could be omitted without affecting the product.

Tesco. Ice Cream (milkand butter). This Company explains that technically a vegan ice cream could be made but it would be commercially uneconomic and also against the law as anything described as Ice Cream today must contain not less than milk solids.

TOILETRIES

Boots Mycota

Cream

Lane's Balto Foot Balm (contains lanolin).

Natural Woman Sesame Cleansing Cream, Avocado Moisturising Cream (contains heeswaxK

Footwear News ENFIELD COMFORT SHOES. New styles now available: For Men - Porvair Casuals in Black 005, Tan 006.

Moccasin Style, cushion lined, soft uppers, Black 210, Teak 211.

Sizes and half sizes 6 - 11.

For Ladies - Buckle style slip on, low heel. Amber Tan only, 120.

Moccasin style casual. Brown only, 121 - broad fitting.

Tie shoe in Light Tan 122. Black 123. Broad fitting.

All with soft, cushionlined uppers. Sizes 3 - 8.

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DUNLOP. We can confirm that all the 'fur' trims on Dunlop slippers are of nylon and no wool is used in the linings of these or their Lovers shoes.

SCHOLL. Only the sandals with towelling uppers are vegan. Those with . simulated leather uppers have leather linings.

BALLY do not make any shoes with poromeric, simulated leather uppers. „„

Eva Ba:tt.

PUBLICATIONS

by the Vegan Society

3rd Enlarged edition £2.20 - selling faster than ever!

W h a t S Cooking?

Extra page of kitchen hints & 2 pages of shopping advice.

The unique cookery book by Eva Batt. Over 270 vegan recipes and valuable information and advice. Written with such vitality and clarity, humour and commonsense that it is a delight to read and own.

First H a n d : First Rate

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A recipe booklet especially written for those seeking to live as far as possible on food they can grow themselves.

Vegan M o t h e r s and Children 35p.

Pioneers of t h e N e w A g e . 3Op.

Accounts by 10 vegan mothers on bringing up children the vegan way.

In L i g h t e r V e i n

Accounts by 12 vegans of longstanding on how they fared through

59p.

A collection of verses by Eva Batt. ..

Humorous hut pervaded with compassion for living things. Attractively illustrated by Jill Bennett.

Attractive booklet on choosing and using the fresh foods around us.

Written and illustrated by Mabel Cluer.

"THE VEGAN" - QUARTERLY JOURNALS • "The Vegan", 25p including postage or £1 yearly, free with membership.

COMMODITIES LEAFLET - 5-6 pages of lists of vegan products carefully collected and checked by Eva Batt.

25p including postage.

Also SOLD by the Vegan Society; FOOD FOR A FUTURE by Jon Wynne Tyson - paperback THE CIVILISED ALTERNATIVE also by Jon Wynne Tyson - a clear and compelling guide to the way forward hardback STAND & DELIVER by Kenneth Brown - a humorous and most effective guide to public speaking. Learn to speak for veganism COMMONSENSE COMPOST MAKING by May E. Bruce 75p + lOp p VEGAN BADGE 60p PENDANTS 55p MEMBERSHIP £1.25 ($4) special reduced rates for young and old.

All orders and letters to the Secretary, 47 Highlands Rd., Leatherhead, Surrey.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. (Please send to the Secretary,47 Highlands Rd., Leatherhead, Surrey by August 1st for next issue. Rate 4p a word, box nos. 7p extra) WANTED TO RENT IN WIMBLEDON AREA September 17th through October 2nd, 1977.

One bedroom with hotplate for cooking and access to shower. Please answer by airmail, to:-

Eric Beck, Apt. 306 3711 27th Place West, SEATTLE, Washington 98199 U.S.A.

MATURE LADY seeks accommodation in vegan household. Preferably Surrey.

Box No. 8.

MART1NUS CENTER at Klint, North Zealand, Denmark, offers a one-week seminar from July 23rd - 30th, 1977. Lectures in English, based on Martinus'works: "The Book of Life" and "The Eternal World-Hcture". Flats and rooms with kitchen can be rented, camping area also at disposal. Vegetarian meals served twice a day. Additional information from MARTINUS INSTITUTE, Mariendalsvej 94-96, 2000 Copenhagen F, Denmark.

VEGFAM feeds

the hungry via plant-based foodstuffs, leaf protein, seeds, irrigation etc. Trustees, The Sanctuary, Lydford, Okehampton, Devon. Visitors welcome.

Tel. Lydford 203.

"AHIMSA" (Bi-monthly magazine). Veganism, natural living, non-violence organ of the American Vegan Society. Annual subscription $3 or ÂŁ1. 25. Write for free sample, booklist, information: American Vegan Society, P. O. Box H, Malaga, New Jersey, 08328 U. S. A. Contact internationally-minded vegans through ESPERANTISTA VEGETARANO: three issues a year and readers, in 35 countries. Brita reprezentanto: Paul Shackley, ,, Lancaster.

Widow would like to SHARE MODERN FLAT, nr. Ramsey, I. O. M, with another vegan or vegetarian lady able to drive a car. Coloured TV and pleasant views.

Write for particulars Box no. 6.

GREATER MANCHESTER VEGANS - send S. A. E. for list of vegans in this area (up to 30 miles from City Centre) and state if you are vegan and if you want to appear on next list. Please block print name and address. For info, wrte BOB HOWES, the ., Ashton-u-Lyne, Tameside, Manchester, or ring 061 339 2437.

THE NATURAL HEALTH CLINIC - under the Personal Supervision of the Principal Norman Eddie. The Clinic specialises in the Naturopathic approach to health problems including: Gynaecology, Arthritis, Skin Complaints, Allergies, Gastro-Intestinal and all forms of disease affecting the Nervous System. Why not write or telephone our receptionist for an appointment. The Natural Health Clinic.

133 Gatley Rd., Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire. Tel. 061 428 4980.

ANIMAL ACTIVISTS FIGHTS ALL ANIMAL ABUSE. Full membership reserved for vegans and vegetarians. Further details P. O. Box 6, Crowborough, Sussex.

SMALLHOLDINGS, Farms, Market Gardens, For Sale and Wanted - in England & Wales. Finance arranged. Selection available. Edward Savage & Associates, Autioneers, Valuers, Surveyors: New Buildings, Trinity Street, Coventry 22048.

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FOLKESTONE Comfortable Holiday Flatlet: sleeps two. Self-catering.

Mrs. Allen, ., Folkestone 0303 56327.

NEWQUAY Accommodation and self-catering facilities are available for up to three vegans/vegetarians in a cliff-top cottage overlooking the Harbour. Preparec evening meal optional. No vacancies August. Miss Doney, Newquay, Cornwall TR7 1EZ. PERTHSHIRE Brook Linn, Callander. Vegetarian and Vegan Meals carefully prepared and attractively served. Comfortable Guest House - near Trossachs and West Highlands. Mrs. M. Choffin. Tel. Callander 30103 (STD0877).

PRESTATYN nr., New Holiday Caravan with all piped services, H&C plus shower.

T. V. etc available to vegan members at reasonable rates; for dates available etc. contact D. Beard, ., Manchester M12 4QA or tel. 061 224 7494 anytime. ***************************** ******************************************* *

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HEAVY HORSE PRESERVATION SOCIETY Since the onset of farm mechanisation 999 in 1,000 of our farm horses have been slaughtered and, their employment being considered uneconomic, the slaughter still continues.

The Heavy Horse Preservation Society begs for donations for a rescue fund to buy and care for a few of the survivors. Gifts of jewellery, old coins, used stamps or anything else for sale in the Society's shop are also welcome.

So far, the Society has bought nineteen horses. This is the final hour of need for animals that have served us all so faithfully and so well. Help is now urgently needed and deeply appreciated. • R. G. Hooper, Treasurer, Heavy Horse Preservation Society, Old Rectory, Whitchurch, Salop. SY 13 1LF.

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