The Vegan Winter 1983

ISSN0307-4811

VEGAN

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Winter 1983

CONTENTS The Primary Exploitation - Fellowship of Life - End to End Walk Health Hazards of Milk - World Food - Shopping w i t h Linda Recipes - News

VEGAN SOCIETY LIMITED

President: J. Sanderson: Deputy President: S. Coles Vice-Presidents: E. Batt, J. Dinshah, C. Nimmo, W. Simmons, M. Simmons.

Council: D.Barrett, S Coles, V.Dawson, C.Hall, K.Jannaway, T. Key, K. Manners, L. Munn, J. Sanderson, G.Smith, K. Stallwood, A.Torgut.

Hon. Treasurer: J. Cummins Hon. Secretary: K. Jannaway, 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey.

Asst. Secretary: L. Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, nr. Machynlleth, Gwynedd, SY20 9LW, Wales SUBSCRIPTIONS: Full or Associate Members or Journal Subscribers ÂŁ3.00 minimum, unless unwaged or sharing journal with member living at the same address, when ÂŁ1. 50 will be accepted. Please send to Membership Secretary, 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8NQ. Please note Full Membership is given to practising vegans, see definition below. Associates are very welcome.

EDITORS OF "THE VEGAN" quarterly journal: J. Sanderson and K. Jannaway, (who do not necessarily agree with all opinions expressed in it, or endorse advertisements.)

PUBLISHED: 21st March, June, September, December COPY REQUIRED: 1st of preceding month The Vegan Society was formed in 1944 by vegetarians who became aware of the suffering inseparable from the dairy industry, and decided to omit all animal products from their diet. Its advantages as regards human health and the wise use of resources are now being recognised.

In 1964 it was granted Charity status and, in 1979, became a Company Limited by Guarantee. Its declared object Is 'to further knowledge of, and interest in, sound nutrition in veganism, and the vegan method of agriculture.'

Veganism is defined as a way of living on the products of the plant kingdom, to the exclusion of flesh, fish, fowl, eggs, animal milk and its derivatives, (the taking of honey being left to individual conscience). It encourages the study and use of alternatives from all commodities normally derived wholly or partly from animals. Free from commitment to any religious, political, philosophical, social, dietary or medical group, the Vegan Society challenges all those who preach compassion, but still base their lives on the cruel practises inseparable from meat and milk production. It endeavours to co-operate with all those who work for a more compassionate world.

Full information in return for s.a.e. to Hon. Secretary, at the above address.

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THE PRIMARY EXPLOITATION Jack fenderson.

Whilst walking down the shopping streets during that marvellous A. G. M. weekend in October in Liverpool, I was looking in the windows of the brightly lit shops, and my mind's eye slipped about 6 - 8 weeks ahead, when the shops and windows would be even more brilliant and full of colour. The sheepskins and fur. coats, the 'real' leather shoes and furniture, the multiplicity of goods derived wholly or partially from animals would be on display whilst, in the food departments, poulterers, butchers and delicatessens, the neat red, pink and white patterns of joints, chops, steaks, sausages and cooked meats would give pride of place to millions of turkeys, chickens, geese, ducks and other creatures, specially fed, prepared and killed for this season of kindness and joyThe connection between the mental pictures (mostly false) of farm animals in green fields and their dismembered bodies in shop windows is so skilfully hidden away in our times, that many children are half grown before they seriously begin to ponder the source of the cooked flesh on their plates. They will mostly be fully grown before they realise that milk, butter and cheese belong to the same killing process. Custom, in the form of recipes, cookery books and restaurants helps to make everything seem such a part of normal living, that we get 'hooked' whilst we are still ignorant, and habits of taste and eating are formed which stay with many of us for all our lives.

Then I had a mental picture of a large, round building - in the centre of the shopping centre - that was made of glass so that passers-by could see inside the town slaughterhouse, with departments for cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry and horses. When the grisly spectacle was open for all the world to see, I wondered what the thoughts would be of the shoppers, the mothers and children, the commuters on the way home and the members on the way to their churches. I feel sure that the greatest effect would be on the children, With the more sensitive adults a close second.

Later that day, a second picture began to form in my mind of a large field that stretched before me. It contained about 30 cattle, 150 sheep, 150 pigs and 2,200 poultry - a well filled field. An average family of 2 adults and 2 children would eat them all in the course of their lives.

The hidden elements in the animal-derived food business should be revealed to children as soon as they can understand them, particularly the conditions under which so many of the animals live their sad, miserable lives. The spoken word, the visual image, the written word, the visit to see for one's self are all powerful ways to combat the cruelties in most modern farming. The Animal's Film, and the films of the various animal-serving societies, are all helpful and influential in this field,.whilst talks in schools and clubs can help to educate young minds before they become too set.

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The Animals' Fair, held in Chelsea in November, and other link-type societies form a meeting ground for a host of benevolent animal societies, of which there are about 50 or so in the U. K. Some are groups or societies with a single aim, such as Chickens' Lib., Save the Seals, Save the Whales and Bullfighting. Some cover areas, such as Hunt Saboteurs, performing circus animals, cruelty by Angling, Anti-vivisection and Compassion in World Farming, whilst others go in for general animal welfare, e.g. Univ. Fedn. forA.W. Other societies look at the animal product side and provide or list alternatives, e. g., B. W. C., C. W. F., the Vegetarian and Vegan Societies. All these societies are necessary and doing good work, and form part of the many pronged 20th century attack on animal ill-treatment. Most members of these 50 or 60 societies will continue to eat their meat, fish and dairy produce whilst, at the same time, signing their petitions, marching and demonstrating their placards concerning abuse and cruelty to one kind of animal, or some particular group of them.

It is not easy to compare degrees of cruelty. Cruelty is cruelty and is indivisible. Yet the cruelty involved in vivisection, 4 million experiments a year mostly without anaesthetic, involves far larger numbers than in circuses or hunting. Even this large number must be multiplied by nearly 100 to give the number of animals bred and killed for food in the U. K. each year. This is the greatest source of cruelty, day in, day out, that goes on around us continuously, and the vegan, by deciding not to eat the animals, saves the lives and deaths of the 2,500 creatures of my second picture, the field of animals. If, in his lifetime, this vegan persuades 40 others to become vegans, then 100,000 animals will be saved. But the effect of his (or her) personal decision goes much further.

By not using hoof and horn meal, dried blood, hides, skins and furs,etc. he will deny markets to those who would trade in these things, seal skins, whale oil, sheepskins, leather goods, beauty products, etc.

Obviously, ve^.ns would not take part in hunting, vivisection or any form of animal cruelty, and it is worthy of note that most of these dozens of 'animal' societies contain many vegans in their membership, often in leading positions.

Although the Vegan Society is not primarily an 'animal' society, in the sense that most of the others are, yet its influence on the animal kingdom is profound and effective; it feels deep concern for all the animals, especially the food animals. But its overall effect is very much wider. The gradual development of its principles on a world wide scale would greatly reduce the cruelty to human beings, for veganism offers a practical way, perhaps the only one, of solving the world food problem, as well as offering cost benefits both to the housewife and to the nation. It also offers health benefits to the individual, to the plants and trees of the earth and especially to the soil itself - it is the most efficient and most productive form of land use, which increases the fertility of the soil, instead of poisoning it, and which is ecologically most sound.

J. Sanderson

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Albert Einstein said, " A human being is part of ;the Whole, called by us 'Uni verse, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical illusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but striving for such an achievement is in itself a part of liberation and a foundation for inner security. " These words of Albert Einstein express well the aims and ideals of the Fellowship of Life which I founded in 1973, firstly to establish vegetarianism as a Christian way of life and secondly to unite believers of all religions or none in a way of life which neither hurts nor destroys needlessly any part of creation, human, animal or environmental. Always there is a tendency to limit compas sion- some condemn one particular cruelty whilst turning a blind eye to others, and the majority refuse to face up to the cruelty inherent in the production of fish, meat, eggs and cheese. The Christian Church, which one would expect to be sensitive to the barbaric cruelty inflicted on God's creatures, bears a heavy responsibility for its lack of guidance down the ages, but I cannot condemn its ministers because I believe they are the victims of past mistakes and the falsifying of the true teachings of its Founder.

My parents were church going folk and I was brought up to attend regularly, but I was well over thirty before I became a fully committed Christian - and literally a new person with a deep abiding faith, filled with love for God and Man. At first I became very pacifist in my outlook and, though hitherto unable to say "Boo" to a goose, actually challenged my congregations investment in War Loans and Defence Bonds.

I became interested in meditation and faith healing and one day I found the phrase "Thou shalt not kill i " ringing in my heart and suddenly it dawned on me that it referred to animals as well as to humans. I knew nothing of vegetarianism and veganism was an unknown word to me, but after two weeks of inner wrestling and knew that I had finished with eating meat. Eighteen months later I took the plunge to veganism.

Looking back I could see how God had spoken to me as a child but being brought up in a shooting/fishing family, I thought, in my innocence, that I must be wrong.

I remembered'how I had wept at the sight of the poor little limp body of a sparrow which my brother had shot with his airgun. I remembered the cows contentedly chewing the cud as we passed by to swim and thinking how strange it was that people reared them and then killed them and ate them. I remembered too more recently pheasant chicks which I had seen being reared to provide socalled sport for so-called sportsmen, and the hare which sat up on its haunches 3

within feet of me one clear frosty night and I thought to myself, "You beautiful creature, how can they kill you ?" A pot of hare soup was considered a great delicacy in our household i And I thought of the thousands of Christians who worship God each Sunday and then go home and tuck into their dinner of roast beef or chicken or what-have-you, even worse who celebrate the birthday of the Prince of Peace by feasting on the dead bodies of God's creatures. And I thought of young children who are naturally averse to eating meat, being forced to do so by their misguided but well meaning parents. How I admire those youngsters who refuse to eat meat despite their parents' efforts.

And I thought of the Church which had nothing to say, no guidance to offer. It was not long before I heard of other atrocities committed against animals in the vivisection laboratory, factory farm, circuses, fur trade and it seemed to me that they all sprang from the original one of killing animals for food.

All this time I was hoping that someone in the Church would do something about the dreadful state of affairs, not feeling myself, a humble fringe member, the one for the job. But I was disappointed and finally i took the plunge and started campaigning myself. With the decision I heard of the Society of United Prayer for Animals and almost at once became honorary secretary for Scotland, a title I joyfully accepted as a weapon with which to tackle the Church. At first I wrote to the elders of my congregation quoting Robert Burn's words about Man's dominion breaking Nature's social union, but with no response. I then decided to campaign for observance of the World Day of Prayer for Animals and in tins was helped by Mr. Hollands of the Scottish Society for the Abolition of Vivisection. The first year I sent letters to 80 presbytery clerks in the Church of Scotland , and got one acknowledgement. The next year I wrote individually to nearly 1800 ministers. I got one reply J I was so shocked that I buckled to and sent out a reminder in time for the World Day and this time received over 200 replies, which really did thrill me. Two years later I decided to spread my wings and form the Churches Fellowship for the Promotion of Reverence for All Life. A number of ministers from the Church of Scotland became patrons as weilas Dr. Frey Ellis, the Dean of Westminster and Lady Dowding and others.

The title seemed clumsy so I shortened it to The Fellowship of Life which somehow caused me to widen my vision to include all religions and to see the link between all living things.

I decided to have no subscription so that noone would be too poor to help but to go forward in faith depending on donations. It is largely a hand to mouth existence and sometimes I do wish for some surplus so that more could be done. My ambition was to produce a magazine on the lines of World Forum but leaflets like "Calling All Christians" and a newsletter round about Christmas seems even yet to be as much as I can do. Over 800 newsletters are sent out.it could be more but with one rise in postage a few years ago I got cold feet and did some trimming - but I left in all the reverends!

A symbol seemed essential and I worked out a simple one inspired by an article in World Forum. It consists of a brown Cross superimposed on a green tree 4

symbolising the spiritual and the physical life - the sacrificial meaning of the cross must not be forgotten- the sacrifice of ourselves.

I send out the newsletters at Christmas when I feel the degradation of the Church is at its lowest celebrating as it does the birth of its Founder with the slaughter of millions of creatures. At first I was naive enough to think I would take the Church by storm. I soon learned different! It is a long process removing the blinkers of thousands of years, but despite times of doubt we pick ourselves up and plod on hopefully. Indeed this summer I nearly did pack up but Something kept me going and then out of the blue came an order for 5,000 leaflets,payment in advance, and then other orders. Always there is something to spur us on, a donation, a letter of appreciation - we are never left long in doubt.

I suppose that it was inevitable that I should come across the question as to whether or not Jesus was a vegetarian. Personally it never occurred to me as I was so sure that "Thou shalt not kill i" applied to animals as wellas humans My own reasoning when confronted with the question was that Jesus would most certainly have lived up to the highest ideals expressed in the Old Testament as in Genesis 1.29 - the first diet instructions in the Bible; as in Isaiah 11. 9.

"They shall not hurt or destroy in all My Holy Mountain"; and of course. "Thou shalt not kill !" These all added up to make sense of vegetarianism as a Christian way of life. However I have since discovered several books on the subject, among them, "On Behalf of the Creatures. " by the Bevfe Tod Ferrier who founded The Order of the Cross, a vegetarian Christian fellowship which is still in being today, and alsd'The Gospel of the Holy Twelve" and various books on the Essenes a strict vegetarian sect to which Jesus it is believed belonged. It is believed that his humane teaching was edited out of the gospels.

From time to time the question is asKed "How is the Fellowship getting on"?

Are there any results ? I have to reply that beyond the support I receive I really have no idea. It is an act of faith, sowing seeds and leaving the results in God's hands. As Albert Schweitzer said, "Not one of us knows what effect his life produces, and what he gives to others; that is hidden and must remain so, though we are often allowed to see some little fraction of it so that we may not lose courage. The way in which power works is a mystery. " And someone else said, "The conscientious sower must sow in faith even if he doubts whether the soil will yield a harvest. " How can you count all the circles made by a stone when you toss it into the water ?

What has been called the golden core of all religions is Love. This Love to be complete must embrace all creation. Its debasing is sad beyond words, even tragic and disastrous. In its restoration lies the unity of all religions and all people of goodwill to the benefit of humankind, the creatures and the environment.

Margaret Lawson.

Founder of the Fellowship of Life.

End to End

Walk., J J |

We completed our John o' Groats to Land's End 'sponsored leafletting walk on September 17th, having walked some 1,200 miles. The sponsorship money has been flowing steadily in, and we now have over ÂŁ2,000, though we hope to reach our target of ÂŁ3,000. It is still not too late to send in a contribution!

Many thanks to everyone who has donated, and especially to those who have sent in two or three sponsor forms filled up! Cheques will by now have been passed on to the Vegan Society, Vegfam and the Dr. Hadwen Trust for Humane Research, and further cheques will be forwarded when all late contributions have been collected in.

The Walk obtained good coverage in over 50 local newspapers and radio stations. Some of the headlines are amusing to read: "The Vegans Are Coming", "Invasion Of The Vegans", "Walkers Full Of Beans", but one misprint describing our '1,300 - mile walk' as a '1,300 - milk walk' could not have been more untruel 12,000 of our own leaflet about the three charities were distributed, plus thousands of "Campaign for a Real Countryside" and "Food for a Future".

Even leafletting has its fun moments, as when we were announced by the town cryer in Manchester's main square, or when we handed leaflets to unsuspecting walkers on remote footpaths and wrote out receipts for their donations balanced precariously on the mountainside.'

We received considerable help with the leafletting and publicity, as well as hospitality, from over a hundred vegans along the way, and from many Vegetarians, Animal Aid and Ramblers Association groups. Meeting so many caring people, and exchanging ideas with them, has been an inspiring experience. There is real hope for a better future while there are such people in the world.

Perhaps we could mention just a few of the marvellous people we have met.

Such as Margaret Lawson near Inverness, running the Fellowship of Life to promote compassion for animals, particularly within the Christian Church.

Jim Payne in Polesworth, whom we watched making his vegan toiletries and perfumes. David and Valerie, producers of "Vegan Views" magazine in Edenfield. The large and active Taunton Vegetarian and Vegan Group, whose "Food for Thought" festival we were fortunate to attend. Demise Pyle, who runs the Wellbeing Centre in Cornwall, and organised a well-attended celebratory vegan meal. Sue and Terry, running a soya dairy in Alston. A chance meeting with Mavis Kinchin in Hawes, who had never met another vegan.

And many, many more.

We were delighted to stay with Dr. Hadwen's grand-daughter near Gloucester, and learn about the courageous work of this early vegetarian and antivivisectionist. True to his memory, the Dr. Hadwen Trust has financed research into cancer, rheumatism, heart disease, drug side-effects, 1

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alternatives to the Draize Eye Test and toxicity tests - without causing suffering to a single animal.

We were also pleased to stay with Ruth Howard, joint trustee of Vegfam with Friedenstern, her son, looking well again after her illness. Vegfam is a famine relief charity which provides food of vegetable origin - or the means to grow it -. for the Hungry. Supporting it, is a way in which all those who care about starving children as well as exploited animals can do something positive to help.

Maintaining the vegan diet proved to be no problem, even in the remoter parts of Britain. In any corner shop we could buy fresh fruit, oatcakes, Marmite, dried fruit, nuts and oats for muesli, fruit juice and occasionally some vegan biscuits, chocolate or pastries. In towns, we stocked up on Plamil bars and on Granogen soya milk powder , being lighter and longer-lasting than liquid milk, to add to cereals. We also sprouted seeds in a polythere bag on the back of the pack and, with a fold-up bowl beside it, we joked that we even carried the garden and the kitchen sink!

We frequently ate in cafes and inns, which were usually helpful and imaginative in producing a plate-full of whatever salad, vegetables or fruit they had or, at the worst, baked beans and chips (after checking these were vegan.) We feel strongly that vegans should not avoid such places for fear of being served an animal product by mistake, but should matter-of-factly explain their requirements, in order to create the demand for vegan food. It is surprising how many caterers take a genuine interest and want to know the why as well as the how. We even found advantages to asking for vegan food: it is usually much cheaper, since vegetables are classed as 'side-dishes', and one hotel manager opened up his restaurant for us when he found that we were so much easier to feed than his usual clientele!

As 'ignorant townies', we bothjearned about the animal suffering involved in producing meat and dairy produce at second hand. I remember when I first read a Vegan Society leaflet, I thought it must be exaggerating, and went to the library to flick through some farming books - only to find far worse instances of cruelty described among their pages. But neither reading nor seeing films such as the "Animals Film" can have the impact of witnessing the suffering of real live animals on our farms. Our worst experience was walking through an intensive pig farm. The stench was appalling from pens where pigs lay shoulder to shoulder in their own excreta. Attracted by the squealing to a shed window, we saw stall upon stall of nursing sows, trapped on their sides by a metal framework, unable to move or push away the squealing piglets at their teats. Neither will we ever forget the calf in the 'welfare' straw yard system, lifting each foot up and down in turn, the only form of exercise it could get.

On the other hand, we have taken great delight in 'shepherding' lost lambs on the moors to reunite them with their mothers, and in the glimpses of wild goats, deer, foxes, moles, hawks and other animals in our few remaining woodlands and hedgerows.

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The animals themselves have not always seemed grateful for our efforts: we've been chased by a bull, bitten mercilessly by midges - and an angry dog - and had our tent dismantled by the tongues of a dozen inquisitive bullocks: People's reactions have been encouraging. Whereas many think that, as vegans, we take the whole thing too far, nearly everyone we spoke to was opposed to animal experiments and to factory farming - including many farmers.

We were also encouraged by the frequency with which we met other vegans just by chance.

We think there is something fundamental about walking - an essential part of our nature almost, a need for our bodies to be active in the way Nature intended. We have certainly never felt so fit, healthy and mentally relaxed as when we were walking. It has also given us a more balanced perspective on life in general. Concerning yourself with such basic needs as food, warmth and shelter for so long reminds you that all the petty problems we normally worry about are quite absurd, and to concentrate on real problems such as starving children or exploited animals. We hope that other vegans will find ways of getting themselves into the public eye, not to 'blacken' that eye but to open it!

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HEALTH HAZARDS OF MILK

In September I went to a symposium on this subject at Manchester University.

The meeting was well attended by doctors, nutritionists, the scientific press and representatives of the dairy industry.

The first session dealt with toxins and chemicals in milk. Cow's milk may contain disinfectants from milking machinery, drug residues from veterinary treatment and toxins and pesticides from farm use which are ingested with the cow's food. One survey showed 3 - 4% of milk samples to have pesticide levels above the legal limit. In most cases the impact of these contaminants on human health is uncertain, though it is probable that the prevalence of goitre in Tasmania has been partly due to goitrogenic substances in the cow's feed reaching humans through the milk. Human breast milk may also contain chemicals from the mother; most drugs pass into the milk.

The second session consisted of a personal paper given by a woman who had caught the disease brucellosis from untreated cow's milk. Treatment had been ineffective and she had suffered continuously for many years.

Both brucellosis and tuberculosis can be caught from cow's milk but are now rare in this country. In contrast salmonella and Campylobacter infections are common in this country, with about 10,000 outbreaks per year. The main source of Campylobacter infection (which causes gastroenteritis) in the United Kingdom is cow's milk. However, all these infections can be prevented by hygienic production and pasteurisation of milk.

Eight lectures were given to the subject of milk and heart disease. All the speakers supported the existence of a causative link between a diet rich in dairy products and an increased likelihood of heart disease, but each proposed a different mechanism to explain the link. Dr. Turner of Edinburgh described the role of saturated milk fats in promoting heart disease and stressed the good health of vegans. Other researchers hypothesised on the contribution of milk proteins and milk sugar to heart disease.

Allergy to cow's milk was also discussed at length. It occurs in children and adults but is most often recognised and most serious in infants.

The contributors agreed that human breast milk is the most suitable diet for babies.

Cow's milk or soya based formulae are substitutes and both can cause difficulties, but it appears that a much smaller percentage of babies are allergic to soya than to cow's milk. There is now good evidence that breast fed babies can develop allergy to cow's milk in the mother's diet.

The last session included a description of soya milk production (now used for 10% of U. S. infants) and a discussion of the hazards of goat's milk. Goat's milk is nutritionally inadequate for babies, probably causes allergy as often as cow's milk and may not be clean, because there are no regulations to enforce either hygienic production or pasteurisation.

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The final lecture was entitled 'Some good points about cow's milk'. The dependence of many Western dishes upon dairy products was emphasised but the nutritional importance of milk was not strongly defended.

This symposium highlighted the various disadvantages of milk as a food.

Human breast milk has few hazards and many benefits, but cow's milk in the diet of infants, children and adults poses several hazards without providing nutritional components which cannot be safely supplied by other foods.

I am very grateful to the Vegan Society Limited for registering for me to attend this symposium.

Timothy Key MOfiE

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In 1982, Christopher Rowse, a student at the British School of Naturopathy and Osteopathy, 6 Netherhall Gardens, London, NW3, chose as the subject for his final year dissentation "A Study Comparing Levels of Cow's Milk Products in Mothers' Diets whilst Breast-feeding, with the Incidence of Cow's Milk Allergy Symptoms in their Children. " The Vegan Society Council were happy to put him in touch with vegan mothers to provide a comparable group. 311 mothers, (vegan and non-vegan) co-operated, giving sufficient details on 470 children with regard to Colic, Eczema, Asthma, Continuous Nasal Congestion, Vomiting and Diarrhoea and/or Constipation. It was discovered that the children of the mothers not consuming dairy products had a markedly lower incidence of all the symptoms looked at.

As regards Colic and Diarrhoea/Constipation, incidence of the symptom increased with increased cow milk consumption. Moreover 26 mothers with children suffering from Colic tried a diet free from dairy products for two weeks or more, with a 76% success. In the majority of cases the Colic cleared up within 48 hours. There was a success rate of 58% for all the symptoms (including Colic.)

Christopher Rowse concluded that mothers and mothers-to-be should be warned about the possible ill effects of taking cow's milk products whilst breast-feeding, and that there should be more investigation into the effect on babies of the lactating mother's diet.

U. K. GOVERNMENT AND INFANT FORMULAE According to Oxfam '2000' the Department of D. H. S. S. has issued a code for marketing baby milks which is less restrictive in several respects than that agreed by the World Health Organisation. It allows advertising of baby milks in specialist publications - i. e. those likely to be read by mothers, distribution of free samples, and advisory services by the manufacturing company personnel.

The W. H. O. code was drawn up to protect mothers in the Third World, but it seems that British mothers require protection too if they are not to be influenced away from breast feeding. It would be a good idea to write to the D. H. S. S. for details, and express concern.

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DIET AND HYPERTENSION: According to a study in Israel reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1983: Vol. 7 No. 5), only 2% of vegetarians had hypertension contrasted with 26% of controls. The report is followed by this encouraging comment: 'The mounting evidence of the health advantage of a vegetarian mode of living may eventually reach the point where nutritionists acknowledge what vegetarians so fervently propose, i. e. that it is they who are following the pattern that biology and physiology have dictated, and that it is the flesh eaters who have deviated.'

But, since the consumption of milk by adult humans is a comparatively recent practice, it is the vesans who have the reallv human diet..

"THE NEW SCIENTIST" and POOR COWS An article in "The New Scientist" Jan. 13, 1972, commented: 'The modern dairy cow leads a hell of a life.' An article in an October 1983 edition gives details of further developments of hellishness.

Apparently, during the last decade the average yield of milk per cow has increased by 16%. This could not possibly have been achieved by feeding her on her natural forage plants - her stomach could not possibly have accommodated the enormous extra bulk necessary to provide such excess of nutrients.

So she is fed concentrated pellets of such foods as barley, maize, soya, molasses - all foods that could feed humans directly with much great er economy of basic resources. The unnatural over feeding contributes to the causation of a variety of diseases and disorders. Control is attempted with constant medication. More and more animals are succumbing to the strain at ever younger ages. Each year 22% of the cows are 'culled' from the natural herd' because they cannot measure up to the strain. Only 7% are culled for old age. All to produce milk for humans that they would be better off without - and an excess throughout Europe that nobody knows what to do with!

NITRATES. FERTILISERS AND CANCER Nitrates absorbed from the soil by the plants' roots are essential for protein synthesis, but excess nitrates in the food we eat could be cancer causing.

Chemical nitrogenous fertilisers have been found to be a primary cause of nitrate accumulation in vegetables. Anything that slows down protein synthesis could also result in excess nitrates in plant tissues, e. g. less light available, as in green houses or under cloches), overcrowding of plants, damaged leaves, lack of trace elements in the soil, use of certain pesticides. So the advice is take care of your plants, see that they have maximum light, and don't use artificials and pesticides. Plenty of Vitamin C in the diet is protective against the harm done by nitrates.

(Nutrition and Health: ed. K. Barlow: A. B. ACADEMIC 11

WHAT ELSE IS COOKING ?

FURTHER ADVENTURES IN COOKING WITH COMPASSION - a new cookery book by Eva Batt, well known author of 'What's Cooking? , the first vegan cookery book, now in its fourth re-print and selling better than ever.

After 'What's Cooking?' What Else has the author to say about Good Eating?

A great deal! - the results of nine years experimenting with new vegan dishes.

With a couple of notable, essential exceptions, all the recipes - for soups, salads, savouries, desserts, cakes and biscuits, are new. In addition, there is a chapter on 'In Place of Dairy Products' and a considerable amount of helpful information on food values, and personal tips, nutritionally sound, for preparing delicious meals and snacks for everyone.

With this book Eva lays to rest once and for all the myth that vegans must endure a Spartan diet of nut cutlets and bean broth. They can live well on a varied diet of luscious fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and grains, prepared with imagination and spiced with thought and care for others.

There is a convenient index and sugar free and uncooked items are clearly marked.

As the inhumane practices inseparable from the dairy and the poultry as well as the meat industries become widely known, more and more people are seeking a diet that they can enjoy in the knowledge that no other life has been taken nor creature exploited to provide it.

Attractively produced, with an easy-clean cover beautifully designed by Geoffrey Rudd, lie-flat binding and lively illustrations, the book will be published in good time for the ideal Xmas gift. The low price has been made poss-' ible by the fact that the author's services have been given freely. All proceeds will go to further the work of the Vegan Society. Price ÂŁ3.45 plus 50p, p&p ORDER NOW IN TIME FOR A COMPASSIONATE CHRISTMAS SEASON AND NEW YEAR ' 1

To the Asst. Secretary of the Vegan Society: 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Nr. MACHYNLLETH, SY20 9LW. Please send copy/copies of "WHAT ELSE IS COOKING?" to:

I enclose my cheque for .ÂŁ3. 95 to cover the cost and postage and packing.

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WORLD FOOD MISCONCEPTIONS A well-known environmentalist, in answer to a question on Radio 4 recently, said: "I could tolerate factory farming because if it were stopped people would start to starve on an even moire massive scale." Challenged, he rightly goes to the heart of the problem in blaming the dominant economic and political policies (of both East and West), but also makes some astoundingly ill-informed statements: (I) 'Factory farms in developing countries provide eggs and meat to people with otherwise protein deficient diet'; (2) 'The imports of grain from Third World countries to feed cattle in the developing world . . . . is necessary for foreign exchange'; (3) 'Much of the world's surface area (AND THAT INCLUDES MOST OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND) is unsuitable for the production of anything except grass to feed cattle. If we all become vegetarian, large areas of the earth become unproductive in human terms.'

To answer him briefly: (1) The idea that it is protein deficiency as such that is the cause of malnutrition was being spread some ten years ago. Now that is described as the protein myth. Now we are taught that, if people get enough basic cereal food supplemented by pulses, they get enough protein in the right balance with their energy requirements.

Converting cereals into meat and eggs wastes them as regards feeding humans.

Differing conversion rates are given. It is claimed of broiler chickens that 2lb. of grain produces lib weight gain in the birds - i. e. half lost. However, Mellanby in "Can Britain Feed Itself?", Merlin Press, 1975, claims that it is more like 12 to 1, because 'half the weight of the carcase is waste, and the other half is meat, which is seventy percent water.' The grain used is as high in protein as necessary for humans, very low in water and high in valuable fibre - animal products have no fibre. It takes 1001b of food to produce 301b of eggs. Eggs have valuable protein t>ut high water - and cholesterol - content.

Moreover, the poor cannot afford to buy the factory farm produce now on sale in the Third World. The grain that could feed them feeds imprisoned animals.

(2) Foreign exchange goes largely to buy goods that only the rich can afford, and to encourage farming methods that only the big landowners can manage to sustain - and, of course, to buy arms.

(3) Trees, not arable crops or grass, produce more food per acre, as well as being of benefit to the environment in many ways. Britain was once covered with trees, not grass. Suitable species of trees can be grown in very many areas throughout the world, some now deteriorating into desert. • A veg^n, not a vegetarian diet, would require so much less land as to leave wide areas of prairie, as well as forest, undisturbed.

The chief cause of the world food problem is the prestige afforded to the wasteful life styles of the West based on wrong, narrowly materialistic values. The chief function of the Vegan Society must be to learn and teach the facts that support a better life style - only thus will the animals be relieved. Our efforts 13

a r e having some success. Our World Food Display Pack, although only very recently produced, has gone up in 120 libraries, schools and colleges, and over 100 of the corresponding booklets have gone out. The latter will be available in improved form before long. In addition, the Press Release printed below has been widely distributed. Send for some if you can use them.

TREES NOT COWS ' There is more food being produced in the world today than ever before - and more hungry people.

"Every 2 seconds of the year a child will die of hunger or disease" Willy Brandt ("Common Crisis" page 10).

According to F. A. O. , Brandt and other authorities the situation can only get worse if present trends continue. Social unrest and war will be the inevitable outcome.

The basic cause of the trouble is not just that there a r e more people to feed, but that the essential resources of land, water, fertiliser and human ingenuity a r e being used to grow luxury crops for the rich and powerful, feed for their livestock, and even petrol substitutes for their cars.

Realisation is growing that animal products of most kinds must be classed as luxury crops. They have now been proved as unnecessary for human health, their over-consumption is associated with the diseases of affluence, and their production is wasteful of the resources that must be used with the utmost economy if the growing millions of people a r e to be fed, their other needs satisfied and environmental health is to be achieved for future generations. The solution of the world food problem lies with plants - especially trees.

Trees can be planted in areas unsuitable for arable crops, the nutrient value of the crops of rightly selected species far exceed that of both animal and most arable crops. They purify the air, check erosion, floods and drought. They meet many other needs.

However, throughout history the rich and the powerful have tended to eat animals. Hence 'rising standards of living' a r e equated with the consumption of more animal products. This is as true of communist countries as of the 'free world', of the developed as of the developing nations.

Attempts to make a diet high in animal products available for all can only destroy the environment. Confining animal products to the rich and powerful can only raise their prestige value and cause social unrest. Every attempt must be made to raise the prestige value of the plant food diet - its health advantages a r e now becoming widely recognised - and of labour intensive horticulture and tree crops. Only then can a vastly increased world population be fed without causing irreparable environmental damage.

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FUTURE

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OPEN INVITATION The Vegan Society holds an informal meeting each month in CENTRAL LONDON so that those sharing a common interest can come along to ask questions, debate topics and generally get together for a social occasion. Everyone is welcome (non-vegans included) so why not come and give us a try? There's no charge but contributions towards the 'Bring and Share' refreshments' table and cost towards hiring the room are gratefully accepted!

The next meetings will be held on Monday evenings (6. 30 - 9. 30 p. m.) on : 19thDecember (Special Christmas edition: bring lots of food!) 16th January (Showing of film and discussion); 13th February (Raw foods and sprouting for health). At Fred Tallant Hall, 153 Drummond Street, off Melton Street. West side of Euston Station.

VEGAN SATURDA YS are being organised again for February 18th & March 17th at the Vegus Housing Co-op, 61 Lewisham Hill, London SE13, 5 -10 minutes walk from Lewisham Station.Cookery demonstrations, lecture on nutrition^ talks, discussions, and a vegan dinner and tea all for ÂŁ4.00. Application forms from Vegan Society, 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey.

MARCH & DEMONSTRATION Royal Smithfield Show, Sunday December 4th.

Details Vegetarian Society, 53 Marloes Road, London W8..

1984 FREY ELLIS MEMORIAL LECTURE Thursday, May 3rd, evening.

Friends Meeting House, St. Martin's Lane, Westminster. Professor David Hall, On "BIOFUELS." LETTER WRITING This is something that most people can do to serve the cause. One member has reminded us of the special need to ask manufacturers to stop using animal fats in biscuits and other products and to mark their goods clearly as free from such fats. Another asks us to write to our M. P. s for information about the new regulations for wholemeal flour and bread. Also if enough people wrote to Channel 4 asking them to show the Animal Film, they might agree.

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RECIPES

FROM EVA : FOR 12 SMALL CAKES: Grease a 12 size cake tray.

Heat oven to 375°F, 190°C or Gas 5.

2 oz. walnuts 2 oz. vegan margarine (roughly chopped, not ground.)

(I choose Tomor for cakes) Plamil - or other vegan milk, as 2 oz. soft brown sugar required. (or finely ground raw sugar) 3§ oz. 81% S. R. flour, ltsp soya flour. Good \ t sp. cream of tartar.

A little less of bi-carb of soda. oz. glace cherries 6 walnut halves cut into 12 pieces. (cut into about 6 pieces) Sift the flours together. Thoroughly cream and sugar and fat, beating until the colour lightens. Stir in the fruit and nuts, then gradually the flour, adding just enough liquid to make it soft enough to beat, and do this for 2 - 3 minutes.

Dissolve the raising agents in a very little water and quickly beat this in to the cake mixture. Fill the cake tray and top each one with a piece of walnut, getting into the cooker with as little delay as possible. Bake for 15 mins. If by this time the cakes can still be heard 'singing', give them another couple of minutes.

Alternatives - Candied peel can replace the cherries or angelica used in place of walnut pieces to decorate.

When chopping nuts by hand, to stop them flying off the board I use a serrated bread knife and hold the tip against the board while chopping.

It helps any cakes to cook through evenly if the tin or tray is placed on a hot oven sheet while baking.

Sticky fruit, such as glace cherries, could be quickly rinsed and well dried before cutting, and a sharp knife dipped in very hot water will help to keep the • pieces separate whether or not they have been washed. Another way is to lightly toss in a little flour before adding to the cake.

SAVOURY FRIED RICE: For two servings of cooked, strained rice. Leave uncovered to allow steam to escape. Chop and quickly fry a chopped onion in oil over quite high heat, while stirring, for about one minute. Remove from pan - or use another one and again well heat a little oil. Salt the rice, if desired, at this stage and fry it in the hot oil for a couple of minutes, stirring all the while, preferably with a wooden fork. Add the onion, sprinkle with a pinch of dried sage and serve.

An unusual but very pleasant Salad Dressing: Simply beat some grapefruit juice into the Sunflower oil, about one in three is the way we like it here.

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OAT SHORTBREAD: Heat oven to 300°F, 150°C or Gas 2.

5 oz. Plain Wholemeal Flour , 2 oz. Brown Sugar 1 tsp. Soya Flour 4 oz. Tomor Margarine 2 oz. rolled Oats which have been whizzed to a flour.

Mix the flours and oats. Stir in sugar, then rub in margarine until smooth and kneedable. Press into 8" baking tin, prick well and bake for 25 - 30 mins.

To ensure even baking place a tin under the shortbread. Cut into sections and leave in the tin to cool.

POTATOES SAX ONE: Combine equal quantities of cooked potatoes, onion and turnips. Rub through a sieve. Beat in a little oil, season well and reheat before serving. A very useful way of using turnips if you planted too many and the family is growing just a bit tired of them!

Or there is Turnip and Horseradish: Peel Jib. young turnips and cut into bite-size pieces. Heat 1 Tbs. oil in an oven dish and cook the turnip pieces in this until light brown - about 10 mins. Add a little stock, less than \ pint, and bring to the boil. Stir in 1 tsp. (or more to taste) grated horseradish and about the same amount Of tomato puree. Cover and bake for 30 mins. at 375 F, or Gas 5. Makes a tasty change and, if served with beans or rice, a complete meal.

SAUCES - As requested, by Pat Brown CUMBERLAND SAUCE - Any Savoury Dish: | lb. redcurrant jelly 3 Tbs. port wine Juice and rind of 1 orange and 1 lemon Peel the orange and lemon thinly, cut into Julienne strips, boil for 5 minutes and strain. Put all the ingredients in a pan and simmer together gently until completely blended. Pour into clean, dry bottles and seal.

HOT 'N SPICY TOMATO SAUCE: 4 lbs. tomatoes § tsp. cayenne h lb. onions 4 chilli peppers i Lb. sugar 2 sweet red peppers 1 lb. cooking apples 2 cloves garlic | pint spiced vinegar 2 tsp. salt Peel and core apples, peel and chop onions and tomatoes, crush garlic. Deseed and chop sweet peppers, chop chillis very fine. Cook the vegetables with a little of the vinegar until they are tender. Rub through a sieve if you want a smooth sauce. Add the spices, sugar and the rest of the vinegar, simmer gently until thick, put into jars and seal.

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Autumn Weekend

Well over 100 people came to the Friends Meeting House in Liverpool during the weekend October 21st - 23rd, and enjoyed a varied programme excellently organised by Jean Maguire and her fellow members of the Liverpool Vegan House Group. The new Meeting House, with its spacious areas and conveniently placed kitchen, provided ideal opportunities for people to meet, talk and eat together. Praise especially goes to the catering and food preparation staff who provided an abundance of varied salads, fruits, savouries and drinks, all beautifully and efficiently served.

On the Friday evening The Vegan Society's Open Door film "A Better Future For All Life" and the new Canadian film "Vegetarian World" were shown and much appreciation was expressed. The Vegan Society's film (16 mm. 30 mins.) can be brought by Council Members to any group meetings where adequate facilities for showing it a r e provided - help with travelling expenses and overnight accommodation is appreciated. "The Vegetarian World" can be hired from the Vegetarian Society.

Jack Sandersoifs talk on "Self-Healing" had to be cut short due to lack of time, but not before he had made clear that more and more therapies for the degenerative diseases that a r e the scourge of our culture involve the vegan diet though the word 'vegan' may not be used.

On Sat urday morning some people followed a trail laid by Brian Wood and others of the Liverpool Group to places of interest in the City.

Meanwhile Local Vegan Contacts (L. V. Cs.) and some others gathered at the Meeting House to discuss matters of mutual interest. Some three months previously Veronica Dawson had written to the Council proposing that the A. G. M. be asked to resolve that such meetings should take place two or three times a year, with travelling expenses offered. The idea had been welcomed by the Council members, who were agreed that the strength of the Society lay in a network of active groups, helped but not dominated by the central Council. It seemed a pity to wait until the A. G. M. to resolve to make such arrangements, so Laurence Main, who had done so much to foster local groups, was asked to call a meeting of Local Vegan Contacts for the Saturday morning of the A. G. M. The meeting was a lively one, ably chaired by Robin Dawson. Some spoke of the problems of social isolation, of lack of support from other local, members (even answering letters and invitations would help!), of the many difficulties of getting anything going. Others were able to report success, though usually only after a long period of seeming to get nowhere.

Some differences of opinion as to priorities and methods were expressed.

Having met with others, equally committed but differing in detail, it is hoped that L. V. Cs. returned to their localities better able to as Veronica Dawson suggested: 'make as broad an appeal as possible.'

Decisions as to when and where the next L. V. C. meeting was to be held was not reached before the meeting broke up. The matter was discussed again in the evening.

THE 4th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE VEGAN SOCIETY LIMITED (following 35 A. G. Ms. of the previous Vegan Society) Sixty nine Full Members gathered at 1.45 p.m. on Saturday, October 22nd at Friends Meeting House, Liverpool. The Chair was taken by Jack Anderson, President of the Vegan Society. Apologies had been received from Alpay Torgut, Council Member, who had been prevented by ill health. All the other members of the 1983 Council were present and, very welcome, Eva Batt, a Vice President of the Society and former Chairman of the Council, now recovered from her accident.

The Minutes of the 1982 A. G. M. were read, approved and signed.

The ANNUAL REPORT, copies of which had been sent Out in advance, was approved • unanimously.

The Treasurer, Grace Smith, presenting the ANNUAL ACCOUNTS, copies of which had been sent out in advance, expressed satisfaction with them. In answer to questions, it was explained that the item "Expenditure on Promotional Films £418.00" referred to further copies of the Society's 1976 Open Door Film "A Better Future for All Life" which was still in considerable demand.

The new film, referred to under Section 5, was not yet finished. It was pointed out that total receipts for literature were up £3, 566 from £6,386 to £9, 952, though proceeds were down. This was thought to be largely due to the high proportion sold at 50% discount to local groups.

The accounts were approved unanimously.

ELECTION OF COUNCIL: Grace Smith and Kathleen Jannaway, being the longest serving third of the Council, retired and stood for re-election.

Timothy Key, David Barrett, Lorraine Munn and Kim Stallwood had been duly nominated. All were elected to serve with Jack Sanderson, Serena Coles, Christopher Hall and Alpay Torgut, who have a further year to serve, and Kath Manners who has a further two years. (N. B. The twelfth place on the Council was filled at the first Council Meeting on November 7th by the co-option of Veronica Dawson.)

The AUDITORS, Bryden Johnson & Co., were re-appointed.

After considerable discussion on proposals sent in by Gill and Christopher Langley and Colin Howlett, and introduced by Colin Howlett, it was agreed that Working Parties should be formed to report to next year's A. G. M. on matters relating to Publicity, and to submit to the Council ideas on Fund Raising and Catering.

Lorraine Munn then spoke of her Proposal that subscriptions to the Vegan Society Ltd. should be raised from £2.00 minimum to £3.00 minimum additional members at the same address and the unwaged £1.50. This was accepted unanimously.

Serena Coles read a report on Homes for Elderly Vegans. A suitable property had not yet been found and the necessary grant from the Housing Co-operation not yet received. The fund now stood at £25,370.

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The co-operation of the Anchor Housing Association had been secured.

Serena Coles would like to hear from all those who want to have their name put on the waiting list for a place in the Home when established.

After a short break for refreshments people gathered for an address by Margaret Lawson. This is printed on previous pages as fully as space allows, so that all who were not present may be inspired by the experiences of one who, with outstanding commitment, took on an extremely difficult task in the service of spreading the vegan way.

"News From The Groups": It was agreed at the beginning of this meeting that the next Local Vegan Contact Meeting should be held at Dinas Mawddwy, near to Laurence Main's home. The nearby Youth Hostel and the cheap-to-hire Village Hall will help to lower the expense, and the Welsh Valley will provide a beautiful setting. 18 voted in favour of this, 1 against, 2 abstained and 6, who had been present in the morning, were absent. Suggestions for activities should be sent as soon as possible to Laurence Main.

Reports from all the Local Contacts were then given - impressions of the morning were strengthened and made available to other members.

A lively and informative account of their walk experiences - by Liz and Steve Shiner - see their article elsewhere in this journal - ended the day.

K.J. Dear Editor, I should like to record my thanks to Jean Maguire and the Liverpool Group for the work put into the AGM this year. Their concern for everyone's comfort was, I know, appreciated.

As this AGM was my last as Treasurer, I should like to thank members and associates for their financial support during my time as Treasurer.

If it were not for the work given so unstintingly and the thoughtful legacies of those who believed in us we should not now be in our healthy credit balance. This is needed for the future when, growing as we are, we shall have to spend money on accommodation and salaries to look after this growth. We cannot- and should not- count on generosity and help such as we have had in the past.

I welcome John Cummins as Treasurer and look forward to the meet.-, ings of the Council to which I am happy to have been re-elected.

Grace Smith.

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EATING byOUT Laurence Main.

Hundreds of cafes and restaurants throughout the country are now offering to serve vegan meals. The Vegan Society Ltd. has provided some of them with its distinctive "We Serve Vegan Meals" window-sticker, with its yellow sunflower emblem. We also publicise them through our "Directory of Places Catering for Vegans". (The 1984 edition lists hotels and guest-houses as well as cafes and restaurants, and can be ordered now from the Vegan Society Ltd. 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW, for only 65p. inc. p. & p.) Our Directory is far from being a complete last as busy proprietors fail to return our questionnaires, despite s.a. e. 's being provided. It is growing rapidly now, however, with our Local Vegan Contacts personally supervising the collection of information - and sampling the menus.

If you would like to help in extending our list, please write to the Vegan Society Ltd. at its above Welsh address for both a supply of questionnaires (separate ones for restaurants/cafes and hotels/guest-houses) AND the name and address of your Local Vegan Contact, so that you work as a local team. Experience shows that the most effective way is for a local vegan to supervise the filling in of the form and its return to Us. We shall then send a "We Serve Vegan Meals" window sticker to the establishment (providing that we have their written consent.) Local Vegan Contacts can check that it is displayed. The deadline for appearing in the following year's "Directory of Places Catering for Vegans" is 1st November (i. e. send all completed forms back to us by 1st Nov. 1984, for inclusion in the 1985 Directory.)

The location of restaurants and cafes which will serve vegan food is largely a matter of local interest. A regular article on a local eating-place is therefore an appropriate item for a local vegan magazine or newsletter. Several Local Vegan Groups now publish these, complementing "The Vegan" with local news. If you would like to subscribe to your local vegan newsletter of if you would like to help start one, please write to your Local Vegan Contact (address from the Vegan Society's Welsh office above.)

The value of maintaining a national list is most apparent to tourists. Indeed, many vegans only eat out when on holiday. It is now possible to contrive a Vegan Cook's Tour of Britain, although it is always wise to telephone in advance. All the establishments listed, with a single exception, rely on selling non-vegan food to make a profit, while some are most keen to serve vegans but encounter so few of us that advance notice is essential.

Vegans can help greatly by patronising restaurants and hotels already catering for vegans as much as they can and by appealing to other establishments to serve vegans. Demand will create supply: lack of demand will cause the co-operation we have already achieved with caterers to be withdrawn.

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Laurence Main.

Lack of space means withholding this. We do have 14 new Local Vegan Contacts and new addresses for five established LVCs. Please contact Laurence Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW for details of your Local Vegan ContactWelsh members should send ÂŁ1.00 to the Veg^n Society, Ltd. at Laurence's address should they wish to subscribe to the new quarterly bi-lingual journal "Y FIGAN CYMREIG/THE WELSH VEGAN. " Write too to Laurence (enclosing an s.a. e.) for details of next year's WELSH WHITSUN VEGAN GATHERING at Dinas Mawddwy. All welcome! A full range of accommodation from camp sites to hotels, help with transport, wonderful scenery, a visit to the National Centre for Alternative Technology and a Vegan Whitsun Festival.

NEW SOUTH W A L E S VEGAN SOCIETY

Myer Samra, who visited Britain this year, and met several members of the Vegan Society, has written about the New South Wales Vegan Society, formed in 1982, of which he is President.

He reports that the formation of the Society has afforded many opportunities to put the vegan point of view. Members of the Animal Rights movements, and the Vegetarian and Natural Health Societies have been led to recognise veganism as a cruelty free, healthy and practical way of life, and some have adopted it. • The enthusiasm of members lias secured considerable publicity on the radio, in the press and at various events.

Dr. Greenacre, a paediatrician, had warned parents about the danger of B[2 deficiency in infants, and this was reported in a number of newspapers. The N. S. W. Vegan Society invited him to address one of their meetings.

'Dr. Greenacre gave us a good understanding of the functions of Vitamin B12 in the body, helping us to appreciate the importance of ensuring an intake from acceptable vegan sources.' However, it was discovered that Dr. Greenacre's fears had not been soundly based as regards well informed veganism.

Myer Samra concludes: 'No doubt our progress will continue as, every day, more and more people realise the cruel exploitation of animals, the health benefits and the economic rationale of a plant based dietary regimen. Our Society, along with Vegan societies worldwide, is helping to spread this awareness, and helping individuals to adopt the more humane Vegan Way.' We a r e planning a new leaflet on B ^ and welcome letters from readers as to their experiences. An intake, especially by women of child-bearing age?is most important. It is now added to many processed foods (but not aU plant milks), and the dried algae, Spirulina, which can now be obtained in many Health Stores or through the post (see advert, page for address) is rich in the vitamin.

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FOOD FOR A FUTURE by Jon Wynne Tyson: a comprehensive case for vegetarianism and veganism, vividly expressed with facts fcfigures. £1.75 FOOD: NEED, GREED and MYOPIA by Geoffrey Yates 1. 85 PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN HEALTH with special reference to the diseases of affluence and the needs of the developing world.

J. W. Dickerson, Professor Human Nutrition, University Surrey . 35p.

THE ROLE OF PLANT FOODS IN FEEDING MANKIND

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VEGAN MOTHERS and CHILDREN by 10 vegan mothers & reports on recent research on vegan pregnancy, lactation and under-fives. . 70p.

VEGAN NUTRITION by Drs. Ellis and Sanders Scientific assessments of the diet, plus easy to follow tables . 90p.

VEGETARIAN HANDBOOK by Rodger Doyle Guide to vegetarian and vegan nutrition 3.90 VEGANISM - SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS by T. A. B. Senders. Text of the 5th Dr. Frey Ellis Memorial Lecture .40p.

Of course it helps exceedingly to be able to present attractive and tasty meals, so make sure you have Eva Batt's new cook book "What Else Is Cooking?" through Eva's generosity, moderately priced at £3.45 plus 50p p&p. And of Course"WHAT'S COOKING?" by Eva Batt, now famous cook-book and food guide, with over 300 recipes and hints. Valued in thousands of homes.

3. 50 FIRST HAND: FIRST RATE: by K. Jannaway. 5 doz. recipes and ideas for an economical diet, plus self-sufficienty gardening hints. . 65p.

INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICAL VEGANISM by K. Jannaway. "with Vegan Dairy" by L. Main. . 50p.

FOR A FUTURE, MORE SANE, MORE HUMANE - four essays, a letter, a song and a prayer by Reul Lahmer, whose writings in "The Vegan" will be known to readers. Give for a special Christmas season card? Reduction for several. . 45p.

ALL PRICES INCLUDE POSTAGE AND PACKING Please order from L. Main, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, MACHYNLLETH, SY20 9LW, NOT from Leather head. Cheques to : Vegan Society Ltd. Please send items ticked. I enclose cheque/p. o. for £ Name: Addresss 23

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LETTERS The following comes from a paper by C. H. Whiteley (formerly Professor of Philosophy at Birmingham University) entitled "The Justification of Morality" in the journal "Philosophy", Oct. 1982, Vol. 57, No. 222: ' . . . if we can avoid being cruel to animals we cannot avoid slaughtering them.

The moral argument for vegetarianism lacks force unless we assume that the animals we eat would continue to live if we did not eat them. But we could not keep our vast herds of cattle and sheep as pets - we should need the meadows they crop to grow our own food, and they would simply die out.

'To propose that we should avoid killing any other animals is to propose the extinction of our species; for, while we might survive without animal food, we could not survive without fighting for our vegetable food against the rats and mice, aphids and slugs. If we are to live they must perish, whether by our poisons or the predators we encourage, or by being prevented from obtaining the food they need.

'It is one of the conditions of life on this planet that, since far more individuals are born than can find sufficient food, a living creature can survive only at the expense of other living creatures, either by eating them or by eating what they would have had to eat in order to live. We cannot escape from this conflict.

Man has already subdued most of his biggest enemies; the fight against the bacilli and the viruses is still on, and the recent extinction of the smallpox virus is nothing to be ashamed of.'

It is worth pondering on why this distinguished academic has reached these conclusions, and it might also be worth inviting members to overturn his points one by one, by way of letters to "The Vegan. " I would like to offer a prize of ÂŁ5.00 for the best 500-word reply.

R. F. Newby DOG CHOOSES VEGANISM I read with interest in the Winter 82/83 Vegan the article about the Ferne Animal Sanctuary and the meatless diet for pets, and thought that readers might like to know about our Rough Collie friend, who has become a vegan dog. He is thriving healthily and happily on the same food as my husband and self, except for one exception, salad and raw vegetables. I have to lightly cook his.

We did not thrust this diet upon him - you could say he chose it. We always bought meat for him and, when we finally became vegan ourselves, felt we should continue to do so, although he used to leave more of his dinner than he would eat.

We became rather concerned about him, thinking that he should be eating more than he was, so I suppose out of desperation placed a dish of vegan homemade savoury rice and cabbage down for him, which he ate with relish, and we can honestly say that he hasn't left a morsel since being on a completely vegan diet.

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He clears his dish in minutes. The diet certainly agrees with him, his coat shines, he is very lively and now looks forward to every meal.

We did not take him straight off the meat diet and on to the vegan diet. After that first vegan meal he was given his usual meat meal the following day, then a couple of days of vegan meals, then perhaps the following day would be meat, until he was .slowly weaned off meat altogether. We thought it best to gradually accustom his stomach to the type of food he liked so much.

J. Willimott ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT It may be of interest for your readers to know that Emile Van de Merwe, a 1982 graduate of the British College of Naturopathy and Osteopathy in .

Netherhall Gardens and Vegan for the past five years, has just come 19th out of 1,000 starters in the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon, swimming miles in the open sea, cycling 119 miles over hilly terrain and then running 26 miles (a normal marathon distance) to finish. His time - about 102 hours. Apparently he would have finished in the top five but for the fact that he had had an accident on his 'bike two weeks before the event, forcing him to compete on a new 'unbroken' 'bike which lost him a vital 30 minutes.

While we trained together at the B. C. N. O., Emile was frequently running marathon distances in training, and clearly found the Vegan lifestyle as important to his training as it was to his health.

Richard Carruthers SHEEP SHEARING I am doing my best not to use wool. I decided not to use this material after visiting a sheep farm a few months ago, and seeing each sheep being 'cut.' at leasttwiceby the shears (due to the very fast pace of the workers.)

When I mentioned this to various people including a 'country ranger' I was told that though shearing may be cruel it has to be done as, otherwise, the sheep would become too warm during the summer. Commonsense makes me think that if this was true their 'coat' would fall off?

Alex Neilson REVOLUTION As vegans we work for a revolution in the way our world thinks and acts. The newly formed Glasgow branch believes that this will only come . from massive amounts of work done on the streets. We have had demonstrations outside butchers' shops, hope to have an anti-cow milk demonstration soon and are in the process of street leafletting. If we want to change the world then we must go out and tell the people the facts about animal exploitation. Farm animal masks and "blood" spattered aprons get your photos in the paper. We all con' tibute to pain through our taxes which subsidise slaughter, meat and vivisection.

Animal slaughter for food is the largest of the cruelties. We must get the animal rights groups with us.

Ashby Mc Gowan.

BUT keep it truly non-violent - then it will be truly revolutionary. K. J. (The Council isji'ot responsible for any publications or activities that have not had prior, written approval.)

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Shopping with Linda Please send all i Linda Emptage, (Items in capitals

re food and other commodities to: , Kent.

FOOD NEWS Crawfords (Edinburgh): DIGESTIVE: MITCHELHILL. OATCAKES: McVITIES, NAIRNS, MACKIES, VESSEN. PATE & BRAN OATCAKES: VESSEN. Allied Bakeries have stated in reply to my letter: "All ingredients used in our bread are either of vegetable origin or, in a very small number of cases, they are of synthetic origin. This also applies to the oil which is used to grease the baking tins.

Rakusen Foods: VEGETABLE MARGARINE (TUB and BLOCK); ALL TYPES OF MATZOS; STUFFING MIXES: SAGE & ONION; PARSLEY & THYME; CHESTNUT. MATZO MEAL: FINE, MEDIUM, CAKE. OIL: ALL TYPES. SWEET BISCUITS: DIGESTIVE, NICE, SHORTCAKE, CUSTARD, ORANGE AND COFFEE CREAMS. Planters: DRY ROAST PEANUTS, SESAME CRUNCH, DRY ROASTED PEANUTS. Holland & Barrett: APRICOT SLICES Dalgety Spillers: HARVEST GOLD ONE STEP DRIED YEAST; HOME PRIDE COOK-IN-SAUCES (N. B. All others contain milk); HOMEPREDE CLASSIC CURRIES; HOME PRIDE ITALIAN SAUCES. Cadbury Typhoo: BOURNVILLE COCOA; DRINKING CHOC; CHOC SPREAD. Chlvers Hartley: MOORHOUSE, ROSES, ALL MARMALADES AND JELLY MARMALADES, JAMS, EXTRA JAMS AND JELLY JAMS. COTE D'OR CHOCOLATE is available in many flavours and sizes. Check the label closely as some do contain milk.

PLAMIL CHOC is again with us and delicious as ever, with the added attraction of containing raw sugar. In my view excellent value for money for such good quality. If you have trouble obtaining it from your local health food store write to Mr. Ling at Plamil House, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkeston, Kent, and he will help.

A member informs us that the latest box of chocolates from DORCHESTER CHOCOLATES was actually embossed: "Vegan Selection. " G L O V E S

100% cotton gloves for ÂŁ1. 50 a pair are available from Perry & Co., Old Compton Street, London, W. 1.

Different colours available.

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T O I L E T R I E S ETC. Please support the Sea Shepherd Conservation Fund. They sell the following items and are excellent value for money: PURE SOAP, NATURAL WHITE GLYCERINE SOAP, CUCUMBER TOILET SOAP, GLYCERINE ASSORTED SOAP, GLYCERINE and CUCUMBER SOAP, AVOCADO SHAMPOO, PURE SHAMPOO, WILD ROSE HAND AND BODY LOTION, TOOTHPASTE, BIODEGRADABLE WASHING UP LIQUID, DISINFECTANT. Their address is: 12, Royal Terrace, Glasgow, G3 7NY. They need your support.

Sainsbury's: ROSE WATER, HONEYSUCKLE AND LAVENDER PERFUMES. Also non-animal tested.

FOOTWEAR I have received a lot of letters about shoes and boots for both men and women.

I no longer see the need for a shoe page as the shops are full of non-leather shoes and boots. Most shoes are clearly marked on the inside 'Man-made uppers: man-made soles,' and it is very easy to see if they are man-made or not. It would be impossible to list these, there are so many.

Due to the variety of members now in the Vegan Society, I feel that some items are of no interest to some but essential to others. If people could write to firms asking about the products that interest them, I would like a copy of the reply and I can double check the firm's reply.

The more letters that firms receive from Vegans the more aware they are going to become. Please start writing letters - it really is essential.

I know that a lot of people are Vegan but not members of the Society who still read this magazine. I should like them to let me know what sort of items they are interested in and their reasons for not joining the society. _ address above.

SHOPPER'S GUIDES: The basic list of vegan goods (No. 6 pub. April 1983) is still available, price 35p. + 15p. p. & p. from Vegan Society, 47 Highlands Road, Leatherhead, Surrey. Useful for those new to the movement.

Plamil Foods Ltd., Bowles Well Green, Folkestone, Kent.

PLEASE SUPPORT the all vegan firm by buying 'Plamil' with its vitamins and other health promoting features. Also especially recommended are its Plamil Chocolate, Carob Fruit and Nut Bars.Delice (cream replacement).

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ADVERTISEMENTS Please send to the Assistant Secretary, 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW, by 21st January, 1984, for the next issue. Rate 10p a word.

Advertisers are asked to note that we are unable to deal with box numbers. PLEASE NOTE the following advertisements have been accepted in good faith and the Vegan Society cannot take responsibility in the event of any complaint. Editors reserve the right to re fuse advertisements without giving explanations.

"ANIMAL FARMING MEANS HUMAN FAMINE" stickers, £1.00 (& s.a.e.) for 40 from: Malcolm King, 19 Bull Green, Halifax, HX1 2RZ.

EXPERIENCED journalist/secretary, London, car-driver, requires work in connection with animal welfare. Full, part-time or free-lance. Tel. (01) 471-7971.

PORTABLE folding tables for osteopathy, massage, acupincture, Alexander Technique etc. Strongly constructed from timber with padded top covered with Vinyl. £130.

Please send s.a.e. t o Dave Gee,

, Totnes,

Devon.

"THE OTHER MARY ROSE" by M.A. Heard Women's Hermetic Press. The story of the real Mary (Tudor) Rose; the spiritual Rose; the Unicorn; Dreams; Reincarnation; Animal Kingdom and Return of the Goddess: £3.50. Vegan Recipes Around the Zodiac: 70p.

Catalogue of hand-painted bookmarks, cards, tiles: 30p. All inc. p&p from: "Kalindra Press", 66 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London, SWI5 2SQ. THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY isn't just an awardwinning tourist attraction. We sell books through the post too. Please ask for our mail order booklist (35p & s.a.e.), details of our courses and a leaflet for tourists to visit us.

Write now to N.C.A.T., Llwyngwern Quarry, Machynlleth, Powys, Wales.

THE SPROUTLETTER - a newsletter of useful and unusual information on sprouts, raw foods and nutrition. Send $14 (U.S. dollars) for an airmail subscription to the U.K. or $3 (U.S. dollars) for a sample copy of this bi-monthly journal to: The Sproutletter, P.O. Box 62, Ashland, OR 97520, U.S.A. ZAN LIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE supplies interested individuals with the addresses/ leaflets of Animal Rights/Conservation Societies. The service is FREE but a S.A.E. IS ESSENTIAL. Alex Nielson, Zan Light Information Service, c/o89 Drip Road, Stirling, Scotland, FK8 1RN. PEACE NEWS is part of the movement to remove nuclear arms, and the oppressions which cause violence. " A ray of joy and hope" - Ronnie Lee (animal liberationism. 40p fortnightly. £12/year. Trial subscription £2. "Peace News", 8 Elm Avenue, Nottingham.

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THE LEY HUNTER • leading international magazine of ley-lines and other Earth Mysteries. £1.25 sample copy to TLH, P.O. Box 13, Welshpool, Powys.

AHIMSA - quarterly magazine of the American Vegan Society. Veganism, Natural Living, Reverence for Life. Calendar year subscribtion $8 or £5' Address: 501, Old Harding, Highway, Malaga, N.J. 08328, U.S.A. " Y FIGAN CYMREIG/THE WELSH VEGAN" is the new bi-lingual quarterly journal for Welsh vegans. Send £1 sub. to the Vegan Society Ltd. 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW. LONDON VEGAN NEWS Send 50p for sample copy to Alpay Torgut (to whom cheques should be made payable), 25 Tabley Road, London, N7 )NA. THE VEGAN SELF-SUFFICIENCY NETWORK . S.A.E. for full details to: V.S.S.N., 115 Eastern Road, Milton, Portsmouth, Hants.

LIVE ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION slaughtering of baby seals, wild animals torn to pieces by hounds, innocent animals suffering in factory-farm systems. "Flesh and Blood" magazine show how you can help stop these atrocities. To subscribe send £3.40 U.K.,. £4.50 overseas, to Caroline Publications, Dept " V " , P.O. Box 32, Stevenage, Herts S(51 '3SPSEND S.A.E. to Unit A1, Chapman's Yard, Waterhouse-Lane, Scarborough, Y011 1DP, for free leaflets on "RAW FOOD DIET" and/or " T A O " , the Great Philosophy of Ancient China, still thriving.

SOUNDS RELAXING: How restful to listen to the singing of the birds, the rustling of the wind in the trees and the trickling of a gentle waterfall - a panorama of peaceful sounds plus the enchanting and relaxing music of David Sun. " A perfect aid to relaxation, medition, healing, and for all seeking deep inner peace". On two cassettes for only £9.98, post and packing FREE plus full money back guarantee. Post your order to:: Sun Productions, (VE9), 83 Suttonhall Road, Hounslow, Middlesex.

SPIRULINA VEGETABLE PLANKTON - food from sunlight: Highest protein and natural source of vitamin B12, rich in minerals and trace elements. Eat light, eat Life Source Spirulina. 100 x 500mg tablets pure Spirulina £3.95, 4oz tub pure Spirulina powder £4.95.

50p p&p orders under £7.00. Orders over £7.00 post free, or send s.a.e. for further information and book list to: S. Ford, Ash, Stedham, West Sussex, GU29 0PT. BREAD WITHOUT YEAST?Bread-making with sourdough-starter avoids yeast-allergy, provides lacking lactic acid. Historical, medical, dental information and recipes: THE PRISTINE LOAF. Send £1 to H. Pickles, Leeds, LS8 2JY. LIQUID CONCENTRATE is a biodegradable liquid soap derived from coconut oil, which is free from animal products and animal testing. S.a.e. for details: JANCO SALES, 11 Seymour road, Hampton Hill, Middlesex, TW12 1DD. CHASE SM3 - Liquid Extract of Seaweed. Soil conditioner and Plant Growth Regulator, 4oz bottle - 94p to treat 100 sq yds. 1 litre £5.32; 1 gall. £11.20.

CHASE Q.R. COMPOST ACTIVATOR: Purely herbal and works by stimulation of bacteria already present in all vegetable matter used'for compost making. 50p small packet sufficient to treat approx. 2 tons material. £1.50 large pkt sufficient to treat approx.

10 tons material.

CWO available from Chase Organics Ltd, Gibraltar House, Shepperton, Middlesex TW17 8A TW17 8AQ. VEGFAM feeds the hungry via plant-based foodstuffs, leaf protein, seeds, irrigation etc.

The Sanctuary, Lydford, Okehampton, Devon (Tel. Lydford 203).

SHOP FOR SALE in Snowdonia, with flat, double garage and warehouse. Other vegans in village. A bargain at £14,000. Tel:

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VEGETARIAN MATCHMAKERS: Discreet, inexpensive, postal introduction service exclusively for unattached adult vegetarians/vegans, nationwide. (Clients from diverse walks of life; ages from 18 to sunset years). Dreams could become reality for you too, by requesting details today from V.M.M., (Dept VQ), 34 Bridge Street,Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

CONTACT CENTRE is a friendship agency, quite different from all others. It enables you to choose your friend(s) from detailed advertisements or to write an advertisement yourself without disclosing your name and address. CONTACT CENTRE gives you full scope; you don't even have to complete a form. CONTACT CENTRE now operates a Vegan Service in addition to the Vegetarian/Vegan Service and the International Pen-friend Service without hidden charges and with many offers for a nominal fee or even free. As we cannot tell all in this advertisement, please find out how you too can benefit by the range of flexible services by requesting free details from CONTACT CENTRE, BCM Cuddle, LONDON WC1V 6XX. *Full translational services from and into German, French and Dutch.

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NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING -modern vivisection-free research methods have recently rendered this one of the most reliable methods instead of the least reliable. Using the symptothermal method, the woman monitors her fertility daily using several signs. The couple can then choose whether to abstain or not. Wall chart and introductory information in exchange for four first-class letter stamps. C.C.L., 38 Hampden Road, Hitchin, Herts.

SILVER BIRCH REST HOME, 107 Enys Road, Eastbourne, BN21 2ED, caters for the aged and infirm (geriatrics). We take care of the elderly when they can no longer do so for themselves and they are considering giving up their own home. There are day and night staff and all rooms have bells. For further information, please write or phone 0323 29666. Matron is a strict vegan over 22 years. We also cater for non-vegans.

L A T E ADVERT. " M Y T R U T H " as received through M a r y L . M y e r s D. D. L e a r n a l l about God; y o u r soul; ascension; i n a most r e m a r k a b l e book. ÂŁ 5 . 5 0 f r o m K. K. Associates Book T r u s t , 6 Cedar Place, B r a n s g o r e , C h r i s t c h u r c h , Dorset.

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We have given hundreds of thousands of leaflets away f o r f r e e d i s t r i b u t i o n , ask ing only f o r a contribution towards costs and postage where possible. We a r e v e r y pleased to do t h i s . Our function is to get the facts out !

However costs a r e r i s i n g and so a r e demands on our very l i m i t e d income so we a r e hoping to s e l l our leaflets w i t h recipes . T h e s e a r e the very popular ' F e s t i v e Recipes' and "Backpacking & Hostelling' and a l s o the new 'Feeding the F a m i l y ' and " F o r Beginners and the Uncertain, especially those needing a diet economical in t e r m s of money and t i m e of preparation 1 .' These a r e a l l 4 page leaflets. The 'Vegan Diet f o r Beginners, 'depending on processed foods, mainly f r o m the Health Store, is a single sheet that we w i l l s t i l l supply f r e e because of a donation t o wards the cost of i t s production. The leaflets cost lOp each plus postage & packing 15p. Please buy f o r y o u r self and your f r i e n d s .

The i n f o r m a t i o n leaflets,, including a new one on the W o r l d Food situation w i l l s t i l l be available without charge- donations appreciated.

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HOLIDAYS SMALL, comfortable, friendly house overlooking estuary. Bed, breakfast and evening meal (optional). Vegetarian/vegan/wholefood. Special diets catered for, including Bristol CHC, arthritis etc. Spiritual healing available (N.S.S.H. member). Apply (s.a.e. please): Meadowlands, The Saltings, Lelant, St Ives, Cornwall. Tel. Hayle (0736) 752418.

WALES: Vegan B & B £5.50 Or £56 per week full board at Gwallia, Cemaes, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 9PU (Tel. 06502 377). Near National Centre for Alternative Technology.

Paradise for children.

MEXICO: Villa Vegetariana Holistic Health Spa, Box 1228 Cuernavaca, Mexico. (Tel. 3-I0-44). Free brochure and travel directions.

BONNAFORD COUNTRY HOUSE, West Devon, Health and Spiritual Centre - Hydro.

Holidays, B & B Retreats. Courses. Vegan & vegetarian meals. S.a.e. for full details to "Bonnaford", Brentor, Tavistock, W.Devon. Melita & John Baker, members VSUK & Vegan Society.

PENZANCE: Self-catering accommodation for 3/4. Two miles from Penzance with large garden, sea and country views. Occasional vegan meals available. Tel. 0736 2242.

MYSTICAL GLASTONBURY Stay at the Ramala Centre set in a 200 year-old Georgian manor house surrounded by lovely grounds. Close to town centre, the Abbey and the Tor. Wholefood cooking using homegrown produce. Hard tennis court. Indoor heated swimming pool (summer only). Audio-visual and guest information service on mystical Glastonbury provided. Beautiful pine sanctuary available to guests for meditation.

Bed and breakfast £10.00. Evening meal by arrangement. Chalice Hill House, Dod Lane, Glastonbury, Somerset (Tel. 32459).

BEXHILL-ON-SEA: Small private house offering vegetarian or vegan bed and breakfast for £5. Evening meal if required. Guests welcome all the year. Peg and Bill Giddings, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 4LT(Tel.042 43 5153).

INVERNESS: Vegan/vegetarian accommodation in charming cottage on high road between Inverness and Nairn. Good tourist centre, walking, golf course, sea, beach nearby. Guests welcome all year. Margaret Lawson, , Inverness, IV1 2PG (Tel 066 78 352) THE 1984 Dl RECTORY OF PLACES CATERING FOR VEGANS is on sale now at 65p (inc. p&p) from the Vegan Society Ltd. 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW. COME TO THE VEGAN SOCIETY'S WHITSUN WEEKEND IN WALES: Full details from Laurence Main at the above address (in return for a s.a.e.).

FREE: Leaflets on Backpacking and Hostelling the Vegan Way when you order a Mainroutes guide-book to one of the following long-distance.paths: A Somerset Way (via Glastonbury Tor); A Bristol Countryway (via Bath); A South Wessex Way (via Badbury ' Rings); A Wiltshire Way (via Stonehenge); King Alfred's Way (via Winchester Cathedral) and a South Coast Way (via Shakespeare Cliff). £1.08 each inc. p & p (or any 3 for £3) from: The Vegan Society Ltd. 9 Mawddwy Cottages, Minllyn, Dinas Mawddwy, Machynlleth, SY20 9LW. FOOT OF THE PENNINES - Vegetarian/vegan B & B £8.00 (£15;00 shared room).

Ensuite bathroom, beautiful views, balcony. Home baked bread.

Tel: Holmfirth 683158.

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Surrounded by the lochs and heather - clad hills of the Trossachs, Scotland's longest established, whole - food vegetarian and vegan guest house offers you a centre for relaxation and revitalisation.

In large, peaceful grounds, our spacious and elegant Victorian house commands magnificent views.

Only ten minutes' walk from Callander, an ideal centre for walking, touring and sporting activities.

We offer bed, breakfast and evening meat with excellent cuisine, central heating and some bedrooms with private bathrooms. Easy motorway access.

SEE US O N I . T . V . F R O M M A R C H . The August and September episodes of ' T H E C O U N T R Y D I A R Y OF A N E D W A R D I A N L A D Y ' were filmed at BROOK L I N N .

THE PRODUCT YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR VITALIFE SPIRULINA SOOmg o f pure Mexican Spirulina i n a unique easy t o swallow capsule shaped tablet

60 TABLETS FOR ÂŁ2.42 only

Stamp appreciated for brochure from:-

available now f r o m y o u r Health F o o d Store,

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or direct (Cheque or P.O. please. P & P free)

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Tel. (0877) 30103

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( Queen of the English Riviera ) BROOKESBY HALL HOTEL Exclusively Vegetarian.

Hesketh Road. TQ1 2LN Tel. 0803 22194 350 yards from Meadfoot Beach, enjoying glorious sea views across Torbay, the hotel is situated in the exclusive Lincombe Conservation area, generally considered to be the loveliest part of Torquay. We offer restful holidays in beautiful surroundings coupled with imaginative and delicious Vegan and Vegetarian meals. Some rooms have private showers. Fully centrally heated. Full details from the Vegan Proprietress Mrs. Hilda Baker (stamp only please.)

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T h e Saltings. Lelant S t . Ives, C o r n w a l l Tel. ( 0 7 3 6 ) 7 5 3 1 4 7 W H Y not visit Britain's oldest established Vegan /Vegetarian Hotel and for once experience a truly relaxing holiday?

Woodcote is a small family-owned hotel standing in its own grounds overlooking the beautiful tidal estuary and bird sanctuary of Hayle. It is within easy reach of many fine beaches and coastal walks and is the ideal centre from which to explore and discover the beauty of Cornwall.

On a personal note, our cuisine is both varied and imaginative and for good measure is supported by an abundance of old-fashioned personal service â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the ingredient so often overlooked in these material times.

For further information and brochure please contact: J o h n or Pamela Barrett (stamp appreciated) A l s o available (May-Sept), c a t e r i n g c h a l e t , sleeps f o u r .

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VEGANS WELCOME

Lakeland's strictly Vegetarian Guest House offers a warm and hospitable welcome to Vegans.

Come to us to relax, to walk and climb, to absorb the tranquility of Orchard House and the Lake District. We have a peaceful garden, a warm and comfortable home, delicious and different food, and we are situated in superb Lake District country.

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A t r u l y fine S T R I C T L Y V E G E T A R I A N R E S T A U R A N T , offering a wide range of both Western and Eastern dishes.

Open f r o m 8.30 for breakfast t h r o ' t i l l 8.30 in the evening . . . last orders at 8.00 Morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and Vegan dishes daily.

Do come and enjoy.

Brochure from: Monty Alge & Keong Wee Orchard House, appreciated)

Borrowdale Road, Keswick on Derwentwater, Cumbria Tel. (0596) 72830

Restaurant just round the corner and next to Fishers at: 31 Lake Rd. Keswick.

It's 100% vegetable ... made f r o m the soya bean and packed w i t h protein and goodness. Its production involves no exploitation o f animals.

The flavour is quite delicious â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all the family, particularly the children w i l l love i t . Y o u can drink i t on.its own as a super health drink or use i t on breakfast cereals, in coffee or tea or in dishes such as m i l k puddings and custards.

What's more i t w i l l keep i n the can just as long as y o u want to keep it. A wonderfully versatile and nutritious food .... Golden Archer Beanmilk by Itona.

It's at y o u r health food store.

EVER SEEN A COW!

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BEANMILK The Milk That's 100% Non-Animal

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