{"id":11029,"date":"2014-11-11T08:54:09","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T16:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=11029"},"modified":"2016-07-24T03:32:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-24T10:32:56","slug":"deo-gratias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry S. Salt &#8211; Deo Gratias &#8211; A Grace Before Meat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_75 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Deo_Gratias_thanks_be_to_god_any_god\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\"  >Deo Gratias =\u00a0thanks\u00a0be\u00a0to god (any god).<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Grace_a_short_prayer_at_a_meal_asking_a_blessing_or_giving_thanks\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\"  >Grace =\u00a0a short prayer at a meal asking a blessing or giving thanks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#From_129_years_ago_%E2%80%93_here_we_have_Henry_S_Salt_%E2%80%98spoofing_a_prayer_%E2%80%93_6_verses_attempting_to_make_meat-munchers_think_reflect\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\"  >From 129 years ago &#8211; here we have Henry S. Salt &#8216;spoofing&#8217; a prayer &#8211; 6 verses attempting to make meat-munchers think \/ reflect.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Verse_1_%E2%80%93_refers_to_%E2%80%98meat\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\"  >Verse 1 &#8211; refers to &#8216;meat&#8217;.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Verse_2_%E2%80%93_Oxen_%E2%80%93_over-driven_bruised_and_sore_%E2%80%93_stumbling_to_the_shambles_door_shambles_private_slaughterhouse\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\"  >Verse 2 &#8211; Oxen &#8211;\u00a0over-driven, bruised, and sore &#8211; stumbling to the shambles\u2019 door. (shambles = private slaughterhouse)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Verse_3_%E2%80%93_Cod_%E2%80%93_plucked_from_the_sea_%E2%80%93_gasping_for_air_%E2%80%93_killed_with_a_knife\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\"  >Verse 3 &#8211; Cod &#8211; plucked from the sea &#8211; gasping for air &#8211;\u00a0killed with a knife.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Crimp_a_method_of_preparing_fish_by_slashing_them_while_alive_and_leaving_an_hour_or_so_in_water_before_being_plain_boiled_This_unusually_English_procedure_was_described_in_Francis_Groses_%E2%80%98Dictionary_of_the_Vulgar_Tongue_as_%E2%80%9Ca_cruel_manner_of_cutting_up_fish_alive_practised_by_the_London_fishmongers_in_order_to_make_it_eat_firm_cod_and_other_crimped_fish_being_a_favourite_dish_among_voluptuaries_and_epicures%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\"  >Crimp = a\u00a0method of preparing fish by slashing them while alive and leaving an hour or so in water before being plain boiled. This unusually English procedure was described in Francis Grose&#8217;s &#8216;Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue&#8217; as &#8220;a cruel manner of cutting up fish alive, practised by the London fishmongers, in order to make it eat firm; cod, and other crimped fish, being a favourite dish among voluptuaries and epicures.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Verse_4_%E2%80%93_Veal_calves_%E2%80%93_taken_from_their_mothers_%E2%80%93_the_blood_drained_from_their_bodies\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\"  >Verse 4 &#8211; Veal calves &#8211;\u00a0taken from their mothers &#8211; the blood drained from their bodies.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Verse_5_%E2%80%93_Turkeys_pigs_%E2%80%93_slaughtered\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\"  >Verse 5 &#8211; Turkeys &amp; pigs &#8211; slaughtered.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Verse_6_%E2%80%93_refers_to_%E2%80%98corpses\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\"  >Verse 6 &#8211; refers to &#8216;corpses&#8217;.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#The_whole_%E2%80%98Grace_is_reminding_callous_folk_that_they_are_eating_a_succession_of_corpses\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\"  >The whole &#8216;Grace&#8217; is reminding callous folk that they are eating a succession of corpses.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Henry_S_Salt_was_%E2%80%98one_sharp_cookie\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\"  >Henry S. Salt was &#8216;one sharp cookie&#8217;.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#The_Dietetic_Reformer_and_Vegetarian_Messenger\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\"  >The Dietetic Reformer and Vegetarian Messenger<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#April_1st_1885\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\"  >April 1st, 1885<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#An_image_of_our_Ernest_Bell_Library_copy_of_the_1885_magazine_page\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\"  >An image of our Ernest Bell Library\u00a0copy of the 1885 magazine page<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#More_of_Henry_S_Salts_verses_poems_%E2%80%93_here\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\"  >More of Henry S. Salt&#8217;s verses \/ poems &#8211; here.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-2\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Deo_Gratias\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\"  >Deo Gratias<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#A_grace_before_meat_dedicated_to_our_flesh-eating_friends\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\"  >[A grace before meat, dedicated to our flesh-eating friends]<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#What_fairer_sight_can_earth_afford_Than_hungry_friends_round_festive_board_With_hearty_grace_before_their_meat_%E2%80%9CFor_what_we_are_about_to_eat_God_make_us_truly_thankful%E2%80%9D\" >What fairer sight can earth afford \nThan hungry friends round festive board, \nWith hearty grace before their meat, \n\u201cFor what we are about to eat \nGod make us truly thankful!\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#First_soup_concocted_from_the_tails_of_oxen_brought_from_distant_vales_Till_over-driven_bruised_and_sore_They_stumbled_to_the_shambles_door_God_make_us_truly_thankful\" >First\u00a0 soup, concocted from the tails \nof oxen brought from distant vales, \nTill over-driven, bruised, and sore \nThey stumbled to the shambles\u2019 door: \nGod make us truly thankful!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Crimped_cod_comes_next_delightful_dish_Plucked_from_the_sea_a_lordly_fish_He_gasped_awhile_but_soon_alack_They_cut_the_notches_in_his_back_God_make_us_truly_thankful\" >Crimped cod comes next, delightful dish; \nPlucked from the sea, a lordly fish, \nHe gasped awhile, but soon, alack, \nThey cut the notches in his back: \nGod make us truly thankful!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Veal_cutlets_delicately_white_A_calf_it_was_that_frisked_light_Then_taken_from_its_mothers_side_Was_slowly_bled_and_bleeding_died_God_make_us_truly_thankful\" >Veal cutlets, delicately white, \nA calf it was that frisked light, \nThen, taken from its mother\u2019s side, \nWas slowly bled, and bleeding died: \nGod make us truly thankful!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#A_turkey_next_from_dunghill_reft_With_sausages_to_right_and_left_Sliced_ham_the_flesh_of_measly_swine_God_spare_the_health_of_those_who_dine_And_make_them_truly_thankful\" >A turkey next, from dunghill reft, \nWith sausages to right and left; \nSliced ham, the flesh of measly swine: \nGod spare the health of those who dine, \nAnd make them truly thankful!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#But_here_we_pause_%E2%80%98twere_long_to_tell_What_corpses_still_the_banquet_swell_How_many_a_beast_and_bird_has_bled_For_which_that_hearty_grace_is_said_%E2%80%9CGod_make_us_truly_thankful%E2%80%9D\" >But here we pause; \u2018twere long to tell \nWhat corpses still the banquet swell; \nHow many a beast and bird has bled, \nFor which that hearty grace is said: \n\u201cGod make us truly thankful!\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Henry_S_Salt_%E2%80%93_in_%E2%80%93_The_Dietetic_Reformer_and_Vegetarian_Messenger_April_1_1885\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\"  >Henry S. Salt &#8211; in &#8211;\u00a0The Dietetic Reformer and Vegetarian Messenger, April 1, 1885<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-3\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Henry_Shakespear_Stephens_Salt_was_born_on_20_September_1851_in_Nynee_Tal_India_the_son_of_Colonel_Thomas_Henry_Salt_of_the_Royal_Bengal_Artillery_He_was_christened_Henry_Shakespear_Stephens_Salt_and_shortly_after_his_birth_Salts_mother_Ellen_Matilda_Salt_return_to_England_with_Henry_Much_of_his_childhood_was_spent_in_the_Shrewsbury_home_of_his_maternal_grandparents_the_Allnatts\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\"  >Henry Shakespear Stephens Salt\u00a0was born on 20 September 1851 in Nynee Tal, India, the son of Colonel Thomas Henry Salt of the Royal Bengal Artillery. He was christened Henry Shakespear Stephens Salt and shortly after his birth Salt&#8217;s mother, Ellen Matilda Salt, return to England with Henry. Much of his childhood was spent in the Shrewsbury home of his maternal grandparents, the Allnatts.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#He_was_educated_at_Eton_and_Cambridge_before_returning_to_Eton_as_a_master_However_from_about_1880_largely_through_his_brother-in-law_and_fellow_Eton_master_JL_Joynes_he_was_introduced_to_the_leading_social_reformers_of_the_day_including_Henry_George_William_Morris_and_Edward_Carpenter_and_the_then_unknown_George_Bernard_Shaw_Also_by_gradual_degrees_he_was_beginning_to_question_his_diet_and_developing_an_interest_in_vegetarianism_By_1884_the_conviction_grew_on_him_that_Eton_masters_%E2%80%9Cwere_but_cannibals_in_cap_and_gown_%E2%80%93_almost_literally_cannibals_as_devouring_the_flesh_and_blood_of_animals_%E2%80%A6_and_indirectly_cannibals_as_living_by_the_sweat_and_toil_of_the_classes_that_do_the_hard_work_of_the_world%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_more\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\"  >He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, before returning to Eton as a master. However, from about 1880 largely through his brother-in-law and fellow Eton master J.L. Joynes, he was introduced to the leading social reformers of the day including Henry George, William Morris and Edward Carpenter; and the then unknown George Bernard Shaw. Also, by gradual degrees he was beginning to question his diet and developing an interest in vegetarianism. By 1884 the conviction grew on him that Eton masters &#8220;were but cannibals in cap and gown &#8211; almost literally cannibals, as devouring the flesh and blood of animals \u2026 and indirectly cannibals, as living by the sweat and toil of the classes that do the hard work of the world&#8221;. &#8211; more.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Henry_S_Salt_a_cat_friend\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\"  >Henry S. Salt &amp; a cat friend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Photo_Source\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\"  >Photo Source<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-4\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Henry_S_Salts_%E2%80%98religious_faith\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-34\"  >Henry S. Salt&#8217;s &#8216;religious faith&#8217;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-35\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#I_have_made_two_sections_bold_%E2%80%93_the_original_piece_was_hand-written_Henry_Salt_died_in_Brighton_Sussex_on_19_April_1939_At_his_cremation_service_his_friend_Bertram_Lloyd_read_out_the_testament_that_Salt_had_written_for_his_friends_for_the_occasion\" >I have made two sections bold &#8211; the original piece was hand-written \n. \nHenry Salt died in Brighton, Sussex, on 19 April 1939. At his cremation service his friend Bertram Lloyd read out the testament that Salt had written for his friends \/ for the occasion.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#i\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-36\"  >.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-37\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#It_included_these_words_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CI_wholly_disbelieve_in_the_present_established_religion_but_I_have_a_very_firm_religious_faith_of_my_own_a_Creed_of_Kinship_I_call_it_a_belief_that_in_years_to_come_there_will_be_a_recognition_of_the_brotherhood_between_man_and_man_nation_with_nation_human_and_sub-human_which_will_transform_a_state_of_semi-savagery_as_we_have_it_into_one_of_civilization_when_there_will_be_no_barbarity_as_warfare_or_the_robbery_of_the_poor_by_the_rich_or_the_ill-usage_of_the_lower_animals_by_mankind_Such_is_my_faith_and_it_is_because_I_hold_all_supernatural_doctrines_taught_under_the_name_of_religion_to_be_actually_harmful_in_diverting_attention_from_the_real_truths_that_I_believe_them_to_have_a_tendency_as_Ingersoll_expressed_it_to_petrify_the_heart%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_from_another_of_our_websites_%E2%80%93_http_wwwhenrysaltcoukstudiesessayshumane-influences-of-henry-salt_Who_was_Ingersoll_What_does_%E2%80%9C%E2%80%A6petrify_the_heart%E2%80%9D_mean_%E2%80%93_see_FAR_below_this_%E2%80%93_down_down_down\" >It included these words: &#8211; \n. \n&#8220;I wholly disbelieve in the present established religion; but I have a very firm religious faith of my own, a Creed of Kinship, I call it, a belief that in years to come there will be a recognition of the brotherhood between man and man, nation with nation, human and sub-human, which will transform a state of semi-savagery as we have it, into one of civilization, when there will be no barbarity as warfare, or the robbery of the poor by the rich, or the ill-usage of the lower animals by mankind. Such is my faith; and it is because I hold all supernatural doctrines taught under the name of religion to be actually harmful in diverting attention from the real truths, that I believe them to have a tendency, as Ingersoll expressed it, to petrify the heart.&#8221; &#8211; from another of our websites &#8211; http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/studies\/essays\/humane-influences-of-henry-salt \n. \nWho was Ingersoll? What does &#8220;&#8230;petrify the heart.&#8221; mean? &#8211; see FAR below this &#8211; down, down, down. \n.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-5\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-38\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Our_Projects\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-39\"  >Our Projects<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#The_Henry_Salt_Archive_is_one_of_our_almost_completed_projects\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-40\"  >The Henry Salt Archive is one of our, almost completed, projects.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#The_Humanitarian_League_is_our_Hong_Kong_registered_charity\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-41\"  >The Humanitarian League is our Hong Kong registered charity.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#The_Ernest_Bell_Librarys_primary_objectives_are_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-42\"  >The Ernest Bell Library\u2019s\u00a0primary objectives are to: \u2013<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Collect_all_of_Ernest_Bells_book_non-book_works_and_make_them_easily_accessible_to_everyone\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-43\"  >Collect all of Ernest Bell\u2019s book &amp; non-book works and make them easily accessible to everyone.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Collect_the_literature_of_vegetarianism_and_all_the_other_humanitarian_movements_in_which_Ernest_Bell_was_so_deeply_involved\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-44\"  >Collect the literature of vegetarianism and all the other humanitarian movements in which Ernest Bell was so deeply involved.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Assist_students_and_scholars_in_their_research\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-45\"  >Assist students and scholars in their research.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Introduce_all_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_including_his_writings_campaign_work_influences_and_his_circle_of_friends\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-46\"  >Introduce all aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life, including his writings, campaign work, influences and his circle of friends.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Undertake_our_own_research_into_missing_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_and_work\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-47\"  >Undertake our own research into missing aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life and work.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#We_already_have_more_than_300_pieces_of_Ernest_Bells_own_writings\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-48\"  >We already have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell\u2019s own writings.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#We_are_also_actively_building_a_collection_of_examples_of_promotional_material_campaign_material_fundraising_marketing_activities_etc_%E2%80%93_related_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-49\"  >We are also actively building a collection of examples of promotional material, campaign material, fundraising &amp; marketing activities etc. \u2013 related to: \u2013<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#vegetarian_products\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-50\"  >veg(etari)an products.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#vegetarian_books_other_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-51\"  >veg(etari)an books &amp; other publications.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#vegetarian_organisations\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-52\"  >veg(etari)an\u00a0organisations.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#vegetarian_businesses\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-53\"  >veg(etari)an businesses.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#animal_rights_organisations\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-54\"  >animal rights organisations.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#animal_rights_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-55\"  >animal rights publications.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#humanitarian_organisations\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-56\"  >humanitarian organisations.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#humanitarian_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-57\"  >humanitarian publications.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#rambling_clubs_run_by_members_of_the_above_groups_related_publications\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-58\"  >rambling clubs run by members of the above groups &amp; related publications.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#the_work_of_Richard_St_Barbe_Baker_the_%E2%80%98Men_of_the_Trees_organization_its_many_sub-branches\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-59\"  >the work of Richard St. Barbe Baker &amp; the \u2018Men of the Trees\u2019 organization &amp; its many sub-branches.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#There_are_currently_more_than_2000_items_in_the_Ernest_Bell_Library\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-60\"  >There are currently more than 2,000 items in the Ernest Bell Library.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#We_will_complete_the_cataloging_of_the_collection_as_when_adequate_funds_are_available\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-61\"  >We will complete the\u00a0cataloging of the collection as &amp; when adequate funds are available.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#It_is_long_past_time_for_the_library_to_go_online\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-62\"  >It is long past time for the library to go online!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#_%E2%80%9CI_have_little_doubt_that_the_proposal_for_the_establishment_of_an_Ernest_Bell_Library_which_would_specialize_in_humanitarian_and_progressive_literature_and_so_form_a_sort_of_centre_for_students_will_meet_with_a_wide_response%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-63\"  >\u00a0\u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library,\u00a0which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature,\u00a0and so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Henry_S_Salt_%E2%80%93_writing_in_September_1934\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-64\"  >Henry S. Salt \u2013 writing in September 1934<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-6\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-65\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#If_anyone_would_like_more_information_please_send_an_email_to_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-66\"  >If anyone would like more information, please send an email to:\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#humanitarianleague_at_outlook_dot_com\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-67\"  >humanitarianleague (at) outlook (dot) com\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%93_or_message_me_through_HappyCow_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-68\"  >&#8211; or message me \u00a0through\u00a0HappyCow\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#https_wwwhappycownetblogauthorJohnnySensible\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-69\"  >https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-7\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-70\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#If_you_are_a_Tweeter_please_consider_sending_this_post_out_to_your_friends\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-71\"  >If you are a Tweeter, please consider sending this post out to your friends.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Thank_you\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-72\"  >Thank you!\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Me_%E2%80%93_JohnnySensible\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-73\"  >Me \u2013 @JohnnySensible<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#HappyCow_%E2%80%93_HappyCow\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-74\"  >HappyCow \u2013 @HappyCow\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-8\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-75\"  >\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Who_was_Ingersoll_What_does_%E2%80%9C%E2%80%A6petrify_the_heart%E2%80%9D_mean\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-76\"  >Who was Ingersoll? What does &#8220;&#8230;petrify the heart.&#8221; mean?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-77\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#_http_enwikipediaorgwikiRobert_G_Ingersoll_Robert_Green_%E2%80%9CBob%E2%80%9D_Ingersoll_August_11_1833_%E2%80%93_July_21_1899_was_a_Civil_War_veteran_American_political_leader_and_orator_during_the_Golden_Age_of_Freethought_noted_for_his_broad_range_of_culture_and_his_defense_of_agnosticism_He_was_nicknamed_%E2%80%9CThe_Great_Agnostic%E2%80%9D\" >. \nhttp:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_G._Ingersoll \nRobert Green &#8220;Bob&#8221; Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 \u2013 July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism. He was nicknamed &#8220;The Great Agnostic.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-78\" href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#http_thriceholynetTextsMistakeshtml_Colonel_Robert_G_Ingersoll\" >http:\/\/thriceholy.net\/Texts\/Mistakes.html \nColonel Robert G. Ingersoll<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Lecture_on_the_Mistakes_of_Moses\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-79\"  >Lecture on the Mistakes of Moses<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Excerpt_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-80\"  >Excerpt &#8211;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#For_instance_here_is_a_man_seventy_years_of_age_who_has_been_a_splendid_fellow_and_lived_according_to_the_laws_of_nature_He_has_got_about_him_splendid_children_whom_he_has_loved_and_cared_for_with_all_his_heart_But_he_did_not_happen_to_believe_in_this_Bible_he_did_not_believe_in_the_Pentateuch_He_did_not_believe_that_because_some_children_made_fun_of_a_gentleman_who_was_short_of_hair_God_sent_two_bears_and_tore_the_little_darlings_to_pieces_He_had_a_tender_heart_and_he_thought_about_the_mothers_who_would_take_the_pieces_the_bloody_fragments_of_the_children_and_press_them_to_their_bosom_in_a_frenzy_of_grief_he_thought_about_their_wails_and_lamentations_and_could_not_believe_that_God_was_such_an_infinite_monster_That_was_all_he_thought_but_he_went_to_Hell_Then_there_is_another_man_who_made_a_hell_on_earth_for_his_wife_who_had_to_be_taken_to_the_insane_asylum_and_his_children_were_driven_from_home_and_were_wanderers_and_vagrants_in_the_world_But_just_between_the_last_sin_and_the_last_breath_this_fellow_got_religion_and_he_never_did_another_thing_except_to_take_his_medicine_He_never_did_a_solitary_human_being_a_favor_and_he_died_and_went_to_heaven_Dont_you_think_he_would_be_astonished_to_see_that_other_man_in_hell_and_say_to_himself_%E2%80%9CIs_it_possible_that_such_a_splendid_character_should_bear_such_fruit_and_that_all_my_rascality_at_last_has_brought_me_next_to_God%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-81\"  >For instance: here is a man seventy years of age, who has been a splendid fellow and lived according to the laws of nature. He has got about him splendid children whom he has loved and cared for with all his heart. But he did not happen to believe in this Bible; he did not believe in the Pentateuch. He did not believe that because some children made fun of a gentleman who was short of hair, God sent two bears and tore the little darlings to pieces. He had a tender heart, and he thought about the mothers who would take the pieces, the bloody fragments of the children, and press them to their bosom in a frenzy of grief; he thought about their wails and lamentations, and could not believe that God was such an infinite monster. That was all he thought, but he went to Hell. Then, there is another man who made a hell on earth for his wife, who had to be taken to the insane asylum, and his children were driven from home and were wanderers and vagrants in the world. But just between the last sin and the last breath, this fellow got religion, and he never did another thing except to take his medicine. He never did a solitary human being a favor, and he died and went to heaven. Don&#8217;t you think he would be astonished to see that other man in hell, and say to himself, &#8220;Is it possible that such a splendid character should bear such fruit, and that all my rascality at last has brought me next to God?&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Or_let_us_put_another_case_You_were_once_alone_in_the_desert%E2%80%94no_provisions_no_water_no_hope_just_when_your_life_was_at_its_lowest_ebb_a_man_appeared_gave_you_water_and_food_and_brought_you_safely_out_How_you_would_bless_that_man_Time_rolls_on_You_die_and_go_to_heaven_and_one_day_you_see_through_the_black_night_of_hell_the_friend_who_saved_your_life_begging_for_a_drop_of_water_to_cool_his_parched_lips_He_cries_to_you_%E2%80%9CRemember_what_I_did_in_the_desert%E2%80%94give_me_to_drink%E2%80%9D_How_mean_how_contemptible_you_would_feel_to_see_his_suffering_and_be_unable_to_relieve_him_But_this_is_the_Christian_heaven_We_sit_by_the_fireside_and_see_the_flames_and_the_sparks_fly_up_the_chimney%E2%80%94everybody_happy_and_the_cold_wind_and_sleet_are_beating_on_the_window_and_out_on_the_doorstep_is_a_mother_with_a_child_on_her_breast_freezing_How_happy_it_makes_a_fireside_that_beautiful_contrast_And_we_say_%E2%80%9CGod_is_good%E2%80%9D_and_there_we_sit_and_she_sits_and_moans_not_one_night_but_forever_Or_we_are_sitting_at_the_table_with_our_wives_and_children_everybody_eating_happy_and_delighted_and_Famine_comes_and_pushes_out_its_shriveled_palms_and_with_hungry_eyes_implores_us_for_a_crust_How_that_would_increase_the_appetite_And_yet_that_is_the_Christian_heaven_Dont_you_see_that_these_infamous_doctrines_petrify_the_human_heart_And_I_would_have_everyone_who_hears_me_swear_that_he_will_never_contribute_another_dollar_to_build_another_church_in_which_is_taught_such_infamous_lies_I_want_everyone_of_you_to_say_that_you_never_will_directly_or_indirectly_give_a_dollar_to_any_man_to_preach_that_falsehood_It_has_done_harm_enough_It_has_covered_the_world_with_blood_It_has_filled_the_asylums_for_the_insane_It_has_cast_a_shadow_in_the_heart_in_the_sunlight_of_every_good_and_tender_man_and_woman_I_say_let_us_rid_the_heavens_of_this_monster_and_write_upon_the_dome_%E2%80%9CLiberty_love_and_law%E2%80%9D\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-82\"  >Or, let us put another case. You were once alone in the desert\u2014no provisions, no water, no hope, just when your life was at its lowest ebb a man appeared, gave you water and food and brought you safely out. How you would bless that man. Time rolls on. You die and go to heaven; and one day you see through the black night of hell, the friend who saved your life, begging for a drop of water to cool his parched lips. He cries to you, &#8220;Remember what I did in the desert\u2014give me to drink.&#8221; How mean, how contemptible you would feel to see his suffering and be unable to relieve him. But this is the Christian heaven. We sit by the fireside and see the flames and the sparks fly up the chimney\u2014everybody happy, and the cold wind and sleet are beating on the window, and out on the doorstep is a mother with a child on her breast freezing. How happy it makes a fireside, that beautiful contrast. And we say, &#8220;God is good,&#8221; and there we sit, and she sits and moans, not one night but forever. Or we are sitting at the table with our wives and children, everybody eating, happy and delighted; and Famine comes and pushes out its shriveled palms, and, with hungry eyes, implores us for a crust. How that would increase the appetite! And yet that is the Christian heaven. Don&#8217;t you see that these infamous doctrines petrify the human heart? And I would have everyone who hears me, swear that he will never contribute another dollar to build another church in which is taught such infamous lies. I want everyone of you to say, that you never will, directly or indirectly, give a dollar to any man to preach that falsehood. It has done harm enough. It has covered the world with blood. It has filled the asylums for the insane. It has cast a shadow in the heart, in the sunlight of every good and tender man and woman. I say let us rid the heavens of this monster, and write upon the dome &#8220;Liberty, love and law.&#8221;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#Walt_Whitman_on_Bob_Ingersoll_%E2%80%93\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-83\"  >Walt Whitman on Bob Ingersoll: &#8211;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/deo-gratias\/#%E2%80%9CIt_should_not_be_surprising_that_I_am_drawn_to_Ingersoll_for_he_is_Leaves_of_Grass%E2%80%A6_He_lives_embodies_the_individuality_I_preach_I_see_in_Bob_Ingersoll_the_noblest_specimen%E2%80%94American-flavored%E2%80%94pure_out_of_the_soil_spreading_giving_demanding_light%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Walt_Whitman\" class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-84\"  >&#8220;It should not be surprising that I am drawn to Ingersoll, for he is Leaves of Grass&#8230; He lives, embodies, the individuality, I preach. I see in Bob [Ingersoll] the noblest specimen\u2014American-flavored\u2014pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding light.&#8221; &#8211; Walt Whitman<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deo_Gratias_thanks_be_to_god_any_god\"><\/span>Deo Gratias =\u00a0thanks\u00a0be\u00a0to god (any god).<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grace_a_short_prayer_at_a_meal_asking_a_blessing_or_giving_thanks\"><\/span>Grace =\u00a0a short prayer at a meal asking a blessing or giving thanks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_129_years_ago_%E2%80%93_here_we_have_Henry_S_Salt_%E2%80%98spoofing_a_prayer_%E2%80%93_6_verses_attempting_to_make_meat-munchers_think_reflect\"><\/span>From 129 years ago &#8211; here we have Henry S. Salt &#8216;spoofing&#8217; a prayer &#8211; 6 verses attempting to make meat-munchers think \/ reflect.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_1_%E2%80%93_refers_to_%E2%80%98meat\"><\/span><strong>Verse 1<\/strong> &#8211; refers to<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> &#8216;meat&#8217;<\/span>.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_2_%E2%80%93_Oxen_%E2%80%93_over-driven_bruised_and_sore_%E2%80%93_stumbling_to_the_shambles_door_shambles_private_slaughterhouse\"><\/span><strong>Verse 2<\/strong> &#8211; Oxen &#8211;\u00a0over-driven, bruised, and sore &#8211; stumbling to the shambles\u2019 door. (shambles = private slaughterhouse)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_3_%E2%80%93_Cod_%E2%80%93_plucked_from_the_sea_%E2%80%93_gasping_for_air_%E2%80%93_killed_with_a_knife\"><\/span><strong>Verse 3<\/strong> &#8211; Cod &#8211; plucked from the sea &#8211; gasping for air &#8211;\u00a0killed with a knife.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Crimp = a<a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodsofengland.co.uk\/crimpedfish.htm\" title=\" &quot;Crimped fish is quite an English speciality. ... But does this barbarous method, which stiffens and contracts the flesh of the fish, affect its quality so materially as connoisseurs would have us believe?&quot;\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">\u00a0method of preparing fish<\/a> by slashing them while alive and leaving an hour or so in water before being plain boiled. This unusually English procedure was described in<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fromoldbooks.org\/Grose-VulgarTongue\/c\/crimp.html\" title=\"Crimp (Grose 1811 Dictionary)\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\"> Francis Grose&#8217;s &#8216;Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue&#8217; <\/a>as &#8220;a cruel manner of cutting up fish alive, practised by the London fishmongers, in order to make it eat firm; cod, and other crimped fish, being a favourite dish among voluptuaries and epicures.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_4_%E2%80%93_Veal_calves_%E2%80%93_taken_from_their_mothers_%E2%80%93_the_blood_drained_from_their_bodies\"><\/span><strong>Verse 4<\/strong> &#8211; Veal calves &#8211;\u00a0taken from their mothers &#8211; the blood drained from their bodies.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_5_%E2%80%93_Turkeys_pigs_%E2%80%93_slaughtered\"><\/span><strong>Verse 5<\/strong> &#8211; Turkeys &amp; pigs &#8211; slaughtered.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Verse_6_%E2%80%93_refers_to_%E2%80%98corpses\"><\/span><strong>Verse 6<\/strong> &#8211; refers to<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> &#8216;corpses&#8217;<\/span>.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_whole_%E2%80%98Grace_is_reminding_callous_folk_that_they_are_eating_a_succession_of_corpses\"><\/span>The whole &#8216;Grace&#8217; is reminding callous folk that they are eating a succession <span style=\"color: #000000;\">of corpses.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Henry_S_Salt_was_%E2%80%98one_sharp_cookie\"><\/span>Henry S. Salt was &#8216;one sharp cookie&#8217;.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/April1885.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11036 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/April1885.jpg\" alt=\"April1885\" width=\"580\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/April1885.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/April1885-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Dietetic_Reformer_and_Vegetarian_Messenger\"><\/span>The Dietetic Reformer and Vegetarian Messenger<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"April_1st_1885\"><\/span><span class=\"lighten\">April 1st, 1885<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">An image of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/our-etymological-past\/\" title=\" \u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library, which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature, and so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response.\u201d Henry S. Salt \u2013 writing in September 1934\"  target=\"_blank\">Ernest Bell Library<\/a>\u00a0copy of the 1885 magazine page<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DEOGRATIAS.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11037 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DEOGRATIAS.jpg\" alt=\"DEOGRATIAS\" width=\"586\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DEOGRATIAS.jpg 586w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/DEOGRATIAS-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">More of Henry S. Salt&#8217;s verses \/ poems &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/bibliography\/verses\/\" title=\"Henry Salt \u00bb Works \u00bb Verses \"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-2\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Deo_Gratias\"><\/span><span class=\"ajaxSearch_highlight ajaxSearch_highlight1\">Deo<\/span> <span class=\"ajaxSearch_highlight ajaxSearch_highlight2\">Gratias<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_grace_before_meat_dedicated_to_our_flesh-eating_friends\"><\/span>[A grace before meat, dedicated to our flesh-eating friends]<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_fairer_sight_can_earth_afford_Than_hungry_friends_round_festive_board_With_hearty_grace_before_their_meat_%E2%80%9CFor_what_we_are_about_to_eat_God_make_us_truly_thankful%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>What fairer sight can earth afford<br \/>\nThan hungry friends round festive board,<br \/>\nWith hearty grace before their meat,<br \/>\n\u201cFor what we are about to eat<br \/>\nGod make us truly thankful!\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/OX.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11030 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/OX.jpg\" alt=\"OX\" width=\"583\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/OX.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/OX-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desibucket.com\/animals\/ox-image\/\" title=\"This picture was submitted by amarpreet.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Photo Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_soup_concocted_from_the_tails_of_oxen_brought_from_distant_vales_Till_over-driven_bruised_and_sore_They_stumbled_to_the_shambles_door_God_make_us_truly_thankful\"><\/span>First\u00a0 soup, concocted from the tails<br \/>\nof oxen brought from distant vales,<br \/>\nTill over-driven, bruised, and sore<br \/>\nThey stumbled to the shambles\u2019 door:<br \/>\nGod make us truly thankful!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/COD.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11031 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/COD.jpg\" alt=\"COD\" width=\"584\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/COD.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/COD-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cod#mediaviewer\/File:Gadus_morhua_Cod-2b-Atlanterhavsparken-Norway.JPG\" title=\"Gadus morhua Cod-2b-Atlanterhavsparken-NorwayCC BY-SA 2.5 Hans-Petter field'' - Own work\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Photo Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Crimped_cod_comes_next_delightful_dish_Plucked_from_the_sea_a_lordly_fish_He_gasped_awhile_but_soon_alack_They_cut_the_notches_in_his_back_God_make_us_truly_thankful\"><\/span>Crimped cod comes next, delightful dish;<br \/>\nPlucked from the sea, a lordly fish,<br \/>\nHe gasped awhile, but soon, alack,<br \/>\nThey cut the notches in his back:<br \/>\nGod make us truly thankful!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/VEAL.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11032 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/VEAL.jpg\" alt=\"VEAL\" width=\"579\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/VEAL.jpg 579w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/VEAL-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ciwf.org.uk\/farm-animals\/cows\/veal-calves\/\" title=\"Veal production is closely linked to the dairy industry, as male calves can\u2019t be used for milk production.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Photo Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Veal_cutlets_delicately_white_A_calf_it_was_that_frisked_light_Then_taken_from_its_mothers_side_Was_slowly_bled_and_bleeding_died_God_make_us_truly_thankful\"><\/span>Veal cutlets, delicately white,<br \/>\nA calf it was that frisked light,<br \/>\nThen, taken from its mother\u2019s side,<br \/>\nWas slowly bled, and bleeding died:<br \/>\nGod make us truly thankful!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TURKEY.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11033 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TURKEY.jpg\" alt=\"TURKEY\" width=\"579\" height=\"690\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TURKEY.jpg 579w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/TURKEY-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domesticated_turkey#mediaviewer\/File:Male_north_american_turkey_supersaturated.jpg\" title=\"Male north american turkey supersaturatedCC BY-SA 3.0 Uploaded by Nordelch\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Photo Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_turkey_next_from_dunghill_reft_With_sausages_to_right_and_left_Sliced_ham_the_flesh_of_measly_swine_God_spare_the_health_of_those_who_dine_And_make_them_truly_thankful\"><\/span>A turkey next, from dunghill reft,<br \/>\nWith sausages to right and left;<br \/>\nSliced ham, the flesh of measly swine:<br \/>\nGod spare the health of those who dine,<br \/>\nAnd make them truly thankful!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PIG.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11034 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PIG.jpg\" alt=\"PIG\" width=\"584\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PIG.jpg 584w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PIG-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Domestic_pig#mediaviewer\/File:Sow_with_piglet.jpg\" title=\"Sow with piglet Public Domain Scott Bauer, USDA\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Photo Source<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"But_here_we_pause_%E2%80%98twere_long_to_tell_What_corpses_still_the_banquet_swell_How_many_a_beast_and_bird_has_bled_For_which_that_hearty_grace_is_said_%E2%80%9CGod_make_us_truly_thankful%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>But here we pause; \u2018twere long to tell<br \/>\nWhat corpses still the banquet swell;<br \/>\nHow many a beast and bird has bled,<br \/>\nFor which that hearty grace is said:<br \/>\n\u201cGod make us truly thankful!\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/life\/biography\" title=\"Henry Shakespear Stephens Salt was born on 20 September 1851 in Nynee Tal, India, the son of Colonel Thomas Henry Salt of the Royal Bengal Artillery. He was christened Henry Shakespear Stephens Salt and shortly after his birth Salt's mother, Ellen Matilda Salt, return to England with Henry. Much of his childhood was spent in the Shrewsbury home of his maternal grandparents, the Allnatts. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, before returning to Eton as a master. However, from about 1880 largely through his brother-in-law and fellow Eton master J.L. Joynes, he was introduced to the leading social reformers of the day including Henry George, William Morris and Edward Carpenter; and the then unknown George Bernard Shaw. Also, by gradual degrees he was beginning to question his diet and developing an interest in vegetarianism. By 1884 the conviction grew on him that Eton masters &quot;were but cannibals in cap and gown - almost literally cannibals, as devouring the flesh and blood of animals \u2026 and indirectly cannibals, as living by the sweat and toil of the classes that do the hard work of the world&quot;.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Henry S. Salt<\/a> &#8211; in &#8211;\u00a0<span class=\"lighten\">The Dietetic Reformer and Vegetarian Messenger, April 1, 1885<\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-3\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/life\/biography\" title=\"Henry Salt Biography\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\"><strong>Henry Shakespear Stephens Salt<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was born on 20 September 1851 in Nynee Tal, India, the son of Colonel Thomas Henry Salt of the Royal Bengal Artillery. He was christened Henry Shakespear Stephens Salt and shortly after his birth Salt&#8217;s mother, Ellen Matilda Salt, return to England with Henry. Much of his childhood was spent in the Shrewsbury home of his maternal grandparents, the Allnatts.<\/h4>\n<h4>He was educated at Eton and Cambridge, before returning to Eton as a master. However, from about 1880 largely through his brother-in-law and fellow Eton master J.L. Joynes, he was introduced to the leading social reformers of the day including Henry George, William Morris and Edward Carpenter; and the then unknown George Bernard Shaw. Also, by gradual degrees he was beginning to question his diet and developing an interest in vegetarianism. By 1884 the conviction grew on him that Eton masters &#8220;were but cannibals in cap and gown &#8211; almost literally cannibals, as devouring the flesh and blood of animals \u2026 and indirectly cannibals, as living by the sweat and toil of the classes that do the hard work of the world&#8221;. &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/life\/biography\" title=\"Henry Salt Biography\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">more<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_11035\" style=\"width: 591px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/henry_salt_and_cat.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11035\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/henry_salt_and_cat.jpg\" alt=\"Henry S. Salt &amp; a cat friend\" width=\"581\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/henry_salt_and_cat.jpg 581w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/henry_salt_and_cat-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 100vw, 581px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry S. Salt &amp; a cat friend<\/p><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Henry S. Salt &amp; a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/bibliography\/articles\/good-word-for-the-cat\" title=\"For my own part, I like the aloofness, the fastidious waywardness of the cat; and I think that the friendship which needs some effort for the making of it is, perhaps, better worth having than that which is offered almost ready made.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">cat <\/a>friend<\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/life\/images\/henry-salt\" title=\"Henry Salt &amp; a cat friend\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Photo Source<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-4\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Henry_S_Salts_%E2%80%98religious_faith\"><\/span>Henry S. Salt&#8217;s &#8216;religious faith&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1415669531604_56487\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"I_have_made_two_sections_bold_%E2%80%93_the_original_piece_was_hand-written_Henry_Salt_died_in_Brighton_Sussex_on_19_April_1939_At_his_cremation_service_his_friend_Bertram_Lloyd_read_out_the_testament_that_Salt_had_written_for_his_friends_for_the_occasion\"><\/span>I have made two sections bold &#8211; the original piece was hand-written<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nHenry Salt died in Brighton, Sussex, on 19 April 1939. At his cremation service his friend Bertram Lloyd read out the testament that Salt had written for his friends \/ for the occasion.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"i\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">It included these words: &#8211;<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;I wholly disbelieve in the present established religion; but I have a very firm religious faith of my own, a Creed of Kinship, I call it, a belief that in years to come there will be a recognition of the brotherhood between man and man, nation with nation, human and sub-human, which will transform a state of semi-savagery as we have it, into one of civilization, when there will be no barbarity as warfare, or the robbery of the poor by the rich, or the ill-usage of the lower animals by mankind. Such is my faith; and it is because I hold all supernatural doctrines taught under the name of religion to be actually harmful in diverting attention from the real truths, that I believe them to have a tendency, as <strong>Ingersoll<\/strong> expressed it, to <strong>petrify the heart<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/span> &#8211; from another of our websites &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/studies\/essays\/humane-influences-of-henry-salt\" title=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/studies\/essays\/humane-influences-of-henry-salt\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/studies\/essays\/humane-influences-of-henry-salt<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nWho was <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Ingersoll<\/strong><\/span>? What does &#8220;&#8230;<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">petrify the heart<\/span><\/strong>.&#8221; mean? &#8211; see FAR below this &#8211; down, down, down.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-5\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Projects\"><\/span>Our Projects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h4><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\/info\/\" title=\"The Henry S. Salt Archive is run and maintained by the site editors on the behalf of its patrons. However, we welcome and encourage anyone interested in the project to contribute.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">The Henry Salt Archive<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is one of our, almost completed, projects.<\/h4>\n<h4><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/reviews\/the-humanitarian-league-kowloon-39395\" title=\"Operating in Hong Kong alongside 'The Ernest Bell Memorial Library.' Republishing classic humanitarian books &amp; pamphlets. The Humanitarian League has been established to enforce the principle that it is iniquitous to inflict avoidable suffering on any sentient being. \"  target=\"_blank\">The Humanitarian League<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is our Hong Kong registered charity.<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/remembering-vegetarian-pioneers-henry-s-salt-ernest-bell\/\" title=\"&quot;I have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library, which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature, and so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response.&quot; - Henry S. Salt\"  target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>The Ernest Bell Library\u2019s<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0primary objectives are to: \u2013<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collect_all_of_Ernest_Bells_book_non-book_works_and_make_them_easily_accessible_to_everyone\"><\/span>Collect all of Ernest Bell\u2019s book &amp; non-book works and make them easily accessible to everyone.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collect_the_literature_of_vegetarianism_and_all_the_other_humanitarian_movements_in_which_Ernest_Bell_was_so_deeply_involved\"><\/span>Collect the literature of vegetarianism and all the other humanitarian movements in which Ernest Bell was so deeply involved.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Assist_students_and_scholars_in_their_research\"><\/span>Assist students and scholars in their research.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduce_all_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_including_his_writings_campaign_work_influences_and_his_circle_of_friends\"><\/span>Introduce all aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life, including his writings, campaign work, influences and his circle of friends.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Undertake_our_own_research_into_missing_aspects_of_Ernest_Bells_life_and_work\"><\/span>Undertake our own research into missing aspects of Ernest Bell\u2019s life and work.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_already_have_more_than_300_pieces_of_Ernest_Bells_own_writings\"><\/span>We already have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell\u2019s own writings.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_are_also_actively_building_a_collection_of_examples_of_promotional_material_campaign_material_fundraising_marketing_activities_etc_%E2%80%93_related_to_%E2%80%93\"><\/span>We are also actively building a collection of examples of promotional material, campaign material, fundraising &amp; marketing activities etc. \u2013 related to: \u2013<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_products\"><\/span>veg(etari)an products.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_books_other_publications\"><\/span>veg(etari)an books &amp; other publications.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_organisations\"><\/span>veg(etari)an\u00a0organisations.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"vegetarian_businesses\"><\/span>veg(etari)an businesses.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"animal_rights_organisations\"><\/span>animal rights organisations.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"animal_rights_publications\"><\/span>animal rights publications.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"humanitarian_organisations\"><\/span>humanitarian organisations.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"humanitarian_publications\"><\/span>humanitarian publications.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"rambling_clubs_run_by_members_of_the_above_groups_related_publications\"><\/span>rambling clubs run by members of the above groups &amp; related publications.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_work_of_Richard_St_Barbe_Baker_the_%E2%80%98Men_of_the_Trees_organization_its_many_sub-branches\"><\/span>the work of Richard St. Barbe Baker &amp; the \u2018Men of the Trees\u2019 organization &amp; its many sub-branches.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_currently_more_than_2000_items_in_the_Ernest_Bell_Library\"><\/span>There are currently more than 2,000 items in the Ernest Bell Library.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_will_complete_the_cataloging_of_the_collection_as_when_adequate_funds_are_available\"><\/span>We will complete the\u00a0cataloging of the collection as &amp; when adequate funds are available.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_is_long_past_time_for_the_library_to_go_online\"><\/span>It is long past time for the library to go online!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_%E2%80%9CI_have_little_doubt_that_the_proposal_for_the_establishment_of_an_Ernest_Bell_Library_which_would_specialize_in_humanitarian_and_progressive_literature_and_so_form_a_sort_of_centre_for_students_will_meet_with_a_wide_response%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>\u00a0\u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>a<\/strong><strong>nd so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Henry S. Salt \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/remembering-vegetarian-pioneers-henry-s-salt-ernest-bell\/\" title=\"Sir, From the letters that have reached us, I have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an Ernest Bell Library, which would specialize in humanitarian and progressive literature, and so form a sort of centre for students, will meet with a wide response. I would now suggest that it would be a most helpful step if individuals who favour this idea would lend their names to strengthen the appeal that will have to be made to some Public Institution for the use of a room, and if Societies and Journals would also express their agreement. Such a Memorial would be so personally suitable, in view of Mr. Bell\u2019s many and long continued services, and so valuable to the cause of humane progress in general, that it is difficult to see how any objection could be made to it: the sole question is whether the initial difficulties can be overcome. I trust all friends of the humanitarian cause will lend their aid. HENRY S. SALT\"  target=\"_blank\">writing<\/a> in September 1934<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-6\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_anyone_would_like_more_information_please_send_an_email_to_%E2%80%93\"><\/span><strong>If anyone would like more information, please send an email to:\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"humanitarianleague_at_outlook_dot_com\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">humanitarianleague<\/span> (at) <span style=\"color: #800080;\">outlook<\/span> (dot)<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> com<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%93_or_message_me_through_HappyCow_%E2%80%93\"><\/span><strong>&#8211; or message me \u00a0through\u00a0HappyCow\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/\" title=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/\"  target=\"_blank\"><strong>https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/author\/JohnnySensible\/<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-7\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TweetThis.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10408 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TweetThis.jpg\" alt=\"TweetThis\" width=\"577\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TweetThis.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/TweetThis-300x69.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 577px) 100vw, 577px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_you_are_a_Tweeter_please_consider_sending_this_post_out_to_your_friends\"><\/span><strong>If you are a Tweeter, please consider sending this post out to your friends.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thank_you\"><\/span><strong>Thank you!\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Me<\/span> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnnySensible\" title=\"John Edmundson @JohnnySensible Ernest Bell Memorial Library &amp; The Humanitarian League - helping to run both . Promoting animal friendly vegan projects worldwide.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">@JohnnySensible<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">HappyCow<\/span> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HappyCow\" title=\"HappyCow Guide @HappyCow Your source to vegan \/ vegetarian restaurants and health food stores worldwide.\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">@HappyCow<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-8\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_was_Ingersoll_What_does_%E2%80%9C%E2%80%A6petrify_the_heart%E2%80%9D_mean\"><\/span>Who was <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Ingersoll<\/strong><\/span>? What does &#8220;&#8230;<strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">petrify the heart<\/span><\/strong>.&#8221; mean?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_G._Ingersoll\" title=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_G._Ingersoll\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_G._Ingersoll<\/a><br \/>\nRobert Green &#8220;Bob&#8221; Ingersoll (August 11, 1833 \u2013 July 21, 1899) was a Civil War veteran, American political leader, and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for his broad range of culture and his defense of agnosticism. He was nicknamed &#8220;The Great Agnostic.&#8221;<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/thriceholy.net\/Texts\/Mistakes.html\" title=\"http:\/\/thriceholy.net\/Texts\/Mistakes.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">http:\/\/thriceholy.net\/Texts\/Mistakes.html<\/a><br \/>\nColonel Robert G. Ingersoll<\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lecture_on_the_Mistakes_of_Moses\"><\/span><strong>Lecture on the Mistakes of Moses<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Excerpt_%E2%80%93\"><\/span>Excerpt &#8211;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"For_instance_here_is_a_man_seventy_years_of_age_who_has_been_a_splendid_fellow_and_lived_according_to_the_laws_of_nature_He_has_got_about_him_splendid_children_whom_he_has_loved_and_cared_for_with_all_his_heart_But_he_did_not_happen_to_believe_in_this_Bible_he_did_not_believe_in_the_Pentateuch_He_did_not_believe_that_because_some_children_made_fun_of_a_gentleman_who_was_short_of_hair_God_sent_two_bears_and_tore_the_little_darlings_to_pieces_He_had_a_tender_heart_and_he_thought_about_the_mothers_who_would_take_the_pieces_the_bloody_fragments_of_the_children_and_press_them_to_their_bosom_in_a_frenzy_of_grief_he_thought_about_their_wails_and_lamentations_and_could_not_believe_that_God_was_such_an_infinite_monster_That_was_all_he_thought_but_he_went_to_Hell_Then_there_is_another_man_who_made_a_hell_on_earth_for_his_wife_who_had_to_be_taken_to_the_insane_asylum_and_his_children_were_driven_from_home_and_were_wanderers_and_vagrants_in_the_world_But_just_between_the_last_sin_and_the_last_breath_this_fellow_got_religion_and_he_never_did_another_thing_except_to_take_his_medicine_He_never_did_a_solitary_human_being_a_favor_and_he_died_and_went_to_heaven_Dont_you_think_he_would_be_astonished_to_see_that_other_man_in_hell_and_say_to_himself_%E2%80%9CIs_it_possible_that_such_a_splendid_character_should_bear_such_fruit_and_that_all_my_rascality_at_last_has_brought_me_next_to_God%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">For instance: here is a man seventy years of age, who has been a splendid fellow and lived according to the laws of nature. He has got about him splendid children whom he has loved and cared for with all his heart. But he did not happen to believe in this Bible; he did not believe in the Pentateuch. He did not believe that because some children made fun of a gentleman who was short of hair, God sent two bears and tore the little darlings to pieces. He had a tender heart, and he thought about the mothers who would take the pieces, the bloody fragments of the children, and press them to their bosom in a frenzy of grief; he thought about their wails and lamentations, and could not believe that God was such an infinite monster. That was all he thought, but he went to Hell. Then, there is another man who made a hell on earth for his wife, who had to be taken to the insane asylum, and his children were driven from home and were wanderers and vagrants in the world. But just between the last sin and the last breath, this fellow got religion, and he never did another thing except to take his medicine. He never did a solitary human being a favor, and he died and went to heaven. Don&#8217;t you think he would be astonished to see that other man in hell, and say to himself, &#8220;Is it possible that such a splendid character should bear such fruit, and that all my rascality at last has brought me next to God?&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Or_let_us_put_another_case_You_were_once_alone_in_the_desert%E2%80%94no_provisions_no_water_no_hope_just_when_your_life_was_at_its_lowest_ebb_a_man_appeared_gave_you_water_and_food_and_brought_you_safely_out_How_you_would_bless_that_man_Time_rolls_on_You_die_and_go_to_heaven_and_one_day_you_see_through_the_black_night_of_hell_the_friend_who_saved_your_life_begging_for_a_drop_of_water_to_cool_his_parched_lips_He_cries_to_you_%E2%80%9CRemember_what_I_did_in_the_desert%E2%80%94give_me_to_drink%E2%80%9D_How_mean_how_contemptible_you_would_feel_to_see_his_suffering_and_be_unable_to_relieve_him_But_this_is_the_Christian_heaven_We_sit_by_the_fireside_and_see_the_flames_and_the_sparks_fly_up_the_chimney%E2%80%94everybody_happy_and_the_cold_wind_and_sleet_are_beating_on_the_window_and_out_on_the_doorstep_is_a_mother_with_a_child_on_her_breast_freezing_How_happy_it_makes_a_fireside_that_beautiful_contrast_And_we_say_%E2%80%9CGod_is_good%E2%80%9D_and_there_we_sit_and_she_sits_and_moans_not_one_night_but_forever_Or_we_are_sitting_at_the_table_with_our_wives_and_children_everybody_eating_happy_and_delighted_and_Famine_comes_and_pushes_out_its_shriveled_palms_and_with_hungry_eyes_implores_us_for_a_crust_How_that_would_increase_the_appetite_And_yet_that_is_the_Christian_heaven_Dont_you_see_that_these_infamous_doctrines_petrify_the_human_heart_And_I_would_have_everyone_who_hears_me_swear_that_he_will_never_contribute_another_dollar_to_build_another_church_in_which_is_taught_such_infamous_lies_I_want_everyone_of_you_to_say_that_you_never_will_directly_or_indirectly_give_a_dollar_to_any_man_to_preach_that_falsehood_It_has_done_harm_enough_It_has_covered_the_world_with_blood_It_has_filled_the_asylums_for_the_insane_It_has_cast_a_shadow_in_the_heart_in_the_sunlight_of_every_good_and_tender_man_and_woman_I_say_let_us_rid_the_heavens_of_this_monster_and_write_upon_the_dome_%E2%80%9CLiberty_love_and_law%E2%80%9D\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Or, let us put another case. You were once alone in the desert\u2014no provisions, no water, no hope, just when your life was at its lowest ebb a man appeared, gave you water and food and brought you safely out. How you would bless that man. Time rolls on. You die and go to heaven; and one day you see through the black night of hell, the friend who saved your life, begging for a drop of water to cool his parched lips. He cries to you, &#8220;Remember what I did in the desert\u2014give me to drink.&#8221; How mean, how contemptible you would feel to see his suffering and be unable to relieve him. But this is the Christian heaven. We sit by the fireside and see the flames and the sparks fly up the chimney\u2014everybody happy, and the cold wind and sleet are beating on the window, and out on the doorstep is a mother with a child on her breast freezing. How happy it makes a fireside, that beautiful contrast. And we say, &#8220;God is good,&#8221; and there we sit, and she sits and moans, not one night but forever. Or we are sitting at the table with our wives and children, everybody eating, happy and delighted; and Famine comes and pushes out its shriveled palms, and, with hungry eyes, implores us for a crust. How that would increase the appetite! And yet that is the Christian heaven. Don&#8217;t you see that these infamous doctrines <strong>petrify the human heart<\/strong>? And I would have everyone who hears me, swear that he will never contribute another dollar to build another church in which is taught such infamous lies. I want everyone of you to say, that you never will, directly or indirectly, give a dollar to any man to preach that falsehood. It has done harm enough. It has covered the world with blood. It has filled the asylums for the insane. It has cast a shadow in the heart, in the sunlight of every good and tender man and woman. I say let us rid the heavens of this monster, and write upon the dome &#8220;Liberty, love and law.&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Walt_Whitman_on_Bob_Ingersoll_%E2%80%93\"><\/span><strong>Walt Whitman on Bob Ingersoll<\/strong>: &#8211;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIt_should_not_be_surprising_that_I_am_drawn_to_Ingersoll_for_he_is_Leaves_of_Grass%E2%80%A6_He_lives_embodies_the_individuality_I_preach_I_see_in_Bob_Ingersoll_the_noblest_specimen%E2%80%94American-flavored%E2%80%94pure_out_of_the_soil_spreading_giving_demanding_light%E2%80%9D_%E2%80%93_Walt_Whitman\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8220;It should not be surprising that I am drawn to Ingersoll, for he is Leaves of Grass&#8230; He lives, embodies, the individuality, I preach. I see in Bob [Ingersoll] the noblest specimen\u2014American-flavored\u2014pure out of the soil, spreading, giving, demanding light.&#8221;<\/span> &#8211; Walt Whitman<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deo Gratias =\u00a0thanks\u00a0be\u00a0to god (any god). Grace =\u00a0a short prayer at a meal asking a blessing or giving thanks From 129 years ago &#8211; here we have Henry S. Salt &#8216;spoofing&#8217; a prayer &#8211; 6 verses attempting to make meat-munchers think \/ reflect. Verse 1 &#8211; refers to &#8216;meat&#8217;. Verse 2 &#8211; Oxen &#8211;\u00a0over-driven, bruised, and sore &#8211; stumbling to the shambles\u2019 door. (shambles = private slaughterhouse) Verse 3 &#8211; Cod &#8211; plucked from the sea &#8211; gasping for air &#8211;\u00a0killed with a knife. Crimp = a\u00a0method of preparing fish by slashing them while alive and leaving an hour or so in water before being plain boiled. This unusually English procedure was described in Francis Grose&#8217;s &#8216;Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue&#8217; as &#8220;a cruel manner of cutting up fish alive, practised by the London fishmongers, in order to make it eat firm; cod, and other crimped fish, being a favourite dish among voluptuaries and epicures.&#8221; Verse 4 &#8211; Veal calves &#8211;\u00a0taken from their mothers &#8211; the blood drained from their bodies. Verse 5 &#8211; Turkeys &amp; pigs &#8211; slaughtered. Verse 6 &#8211; refers to &#8216;corpses&#8217;. The whole &#8216;Grace&#8217; is reminding callous folk that they are eating a succession of corpses. 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