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A very purposeless discussion is taking place in one of the cycling journals as to the respective values of a carnivorous and vegetarian diet, bring* ing tbe two systems of feeding into competition. Nafcurally.tbe Vegetarian Cycle Club,through their Captain, has taken up the cudgels in a vigorous manner on behalf of carrots and cauliflowers, as opposed to beef and bacon. He points to the achievements of young George Olley in his road records, as an illustration of what a youngster can do without meat diet.But putting on one side the fadists and fanatics, there can be but one opinidn and that is that in a country whose climate is so trying as England’s is, with its long bleak winters, its fogs and other attributes which sap the vis vita of poor humanity, a stimulating flesh diet is a necessity. In order to get the same amount of fuel out of vegetables, consider the enormous quantity one would have to consume. Not being horses, or oxen, men cannot consume 44 green meat ” by the bushel, and hence we haveto take our vigour-creators in condensed quantities.
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London Middlesex Gazette
London, Middlesex, GB
Sat, Mar 03, 1900
Page 7
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Allan O.
CA 14 Sep 2023
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