{"id":16133,"date":"2016-05-10T12:31:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T19:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=16133"},"modified":"2016-06-30T21:42:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T04:42:45","slug":"progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Progress of the Humane Diet Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><h4>An article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/ernest-bell\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Ernest Bell,<\/a> writing in Sept. 1914.<\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"First_some_notes_%E2%80%93\"><\/span>First some notes &#8211;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_this_article_Ernest_Bell_is_reflecting_on_his_40_years_of_being_a_vegetarian_He_started_to_be_an_animal_rights_activist_in_1873_He_had_stopped_eating_meat_in_about_1874_He_%E2%80%98veganized_books_which_he_published_His_consumption_of_animal_products_such_as_milk_seems_to_have_been_%E2%80%98O\"><\/span>In this article,\u00a0Ernest Bell\u00a0is reflecting on his 40 years of being a vegetarian. He\u00a0started to be an\u00a0animal rights activist in ~ 1873. He had stopped eating meat in about 1874. He &#8216;veganized&#8217; books which he published. His consumption of animal products such as milk seems to have been &#8216;O&#8217;.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>~ &#8230;a little over twenty-five years&#8230; ~<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0Ernest Bell\u00a0is thinking of the period between 1847 and 1874. The Vegetarian Society had been founded in 1847 &#8211; by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/london-vegans-meeting-in-1856-elizabeth-and-william-horsell-plus-many-of-their-friends\/\"  target=\"_blank\">William Horsell<\/a> &#8211; a &#8216;vegan&#8217; &#8211; but had almost immediately been &#8216;taken over&#8217; by egg, milk &amp; honey consuming <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bible_Christian_Church_(vegetarian)\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Bible Christians<\/a> from the Manchester area.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong>~ In those early days there was no place at all in London where one could get a vegetarian meal, except tea and cakes or bread-and-cheese and beer. ~<\/strong> &#8211; he is talking about 1873\/4. London&#8217;s first vegetarian restaurants started to open from 1879 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/the-alpha-restaurant-review-london-feb-7-1880\/\"  target=\"_blank\">more here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>The London area was where most of the &#8216;vegans&#8217; were based. It was a London &#8216;vegan&#8217; &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vegsource.com\/john-davis\/dr-william-lambe---father-of-vegan-nutrition-and-his-vegan-biographer.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Dr. William Lambe <\/a>&#8211; who had greatly influenced both British and American humanitarians to leave all animal foods in the very early 1800s. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/london-vegetarian-society-pin\/\"  target=\"_blank\">More here<\/a> &#8211; with a UK focus &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/abandoning-all-animal-food\/\"  target=\"_blank\">more here<\/a> &#8211; with a US focus.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Interviews where\u00a0Ernest Bell\u00a0talks more about his\u00a0&#8216;conversion&#8217; &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/the-alpha-restaurant-1879\/\"  target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4>Ernest Bell\u00a0&amp; Henry S. Salt\u00a0 both writing about early &#8216;veganism &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/veganism-a-life-containing-no-logical-contradictions\/\"  target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0&amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/planting-the-seeds-of-veganism\/\"  target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_now_know_that_there_is_slight_mix_up_in_the_dates_%E2%80%93_the_referenced_Spectator_review_actually_appeared_in_1876_We_have_the_benefit_of_Google_Search_%E2%80%93_Ernest_Bell_was_thinking_back_almost_40_years\"><\/span>We now know that there is slight mix up in the dates &#8211; the referenced <em>Spectator<\/em> review actually appeared in 1876. We have the benefit of Google Search &#8211; Ernest Bell was thinking back almost 40 years.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_have_added_a_few_images_to_break_up_the_text_The_original_journal_pages_are_duplicated_below_this\"><\/span>We have added a few images to break up the text.\u00a0\u00a0The original journal pages are duplicated below this.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Keep_in_mind_that_this_was_written_102_years_ago\"><\/span>Keep in mind that\u00a0this was written 102 years ago.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sweet_history_from_our_%E2%80%98ancestor%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Sweet history from our &#8216;ancestor&#8217;&#8230;&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ernest_Bell_%E2%80%93\"><\/span>Ernest Bell &#8211;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_header.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16134\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16134 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_header.jpg\" alt=\"the-humane-diet-movement_header\" width=\"580\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_header.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_header-300x130.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h4>It is only when glancing back over a period of forty years, as a believer in and practical follower of the humane diet, that one realises the great progress which has been made in this cause. It is true that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegsoc.org\/history\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Vegetarian Society <\/a>had already been at work for a little over twenty-five years, but its home was in Manchester and its work had naturally been mainly in the north.<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9692 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/How-to-live-on-Sixpence-a-Day_0001.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/How-to-live-on-Sixpence-a-Day_0001-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/How-to-live-on-Sixpence-a-Day_0001.jpg 582w\" alt=\"How to live on Sixpence a Day_0001\" width=\"582\" height=\"905\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Our first introduction to the question was through an English-American, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/the-alpha-restaurant-1879\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Dr. T. L. Nichols<\/a>, whose booklet on \u201cHow to Live on Sixpence a Day&#8221; was <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.spectator.co.uk\/article\/8th-january-1876\/20\/how-to-live-on-sixpence-a-day\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">reviewed<\/a> in the <em>Spectator<\/em>. The reasoning of this and other books and pamphlets proved convincing, and we followed whither they led, as we think anyone must do who is influenced by sound argument. The difficulty in this and most forward movements is not that they are wanting in a logical basis, but that people are not so prone to be led by logic as by feeling, which in most cases means custom and prejudice &#8211; to prejudge the case and never allow the reasoning faculties a chance to assert their claims. For which reason it is generally useless to try to convert people by reason unless their feelings of altruism and sympathy are sufficiently cultivated, when reasons are no longer needed except as a justification of feelings.<\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_those_early_days_a_%E2%80%9Cvegetarian%E2%80%9D_was_a_rare_object_and_was_regarded_as_a_very_curious_person_His_sanity_was_almost_doubted_and_his_early_decease_was_confidently_predicted_If_anything_ailed_him_even_such_ordinary_ailments_as_a_cold_a_headache_or_even_a_stiff_neck_or_a_sprained_ankle_the_cause_was_traced_to_that_%E2%80%9Cabsurd_fad%E2%80%9D_of_his\"><\/span>In those early days a \u201cvegetarian&#8221; was a rare object, and was regarded as a very curious person. His sanity was almost doubted and his early decease was confidently predicted. If anything ailed him, even such ordinary ailments as a cold, a headache, or even a stiff neck or a sprained ankle, the cause was traced to that \u201cabsurd fad&#8221; of his.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Many_people_%E2%80%93_we_may_perhaps_say_most_people_%E2%80%93_did_not_know_what_a_vegetarian_was_and_had_no_idea_that_a_person_could_live_without_eating_meat_We_remember_one_housemaid_who_on_being_asked_if_she_had_any_objection_to_living_with_vegetarians_expressed_herself_as_quite_ready_to_do_so_and_was_found_afterwards_to_have_made_inquiries_as_to_what_kind_of_%E2%80%9Creligion%E2%80%9D_it_was_In_those_early_days_there_was_no_place_at_all_in_London_where_one_could_get_a_vegetarian_meal_except_tea_and_cakes_or_bread-and-cheese_and_beer\"><\/span>Many people &#8211; we may perhaps say most people &#8211; did not know what a vegetarian was, and had no idea that a person <em>could<\/em>, live without eating meat. We remember one housemaid who, on being asked if she had any objection to living with vegetarians, expressed herself as quite ready to do so and was found afterwards to have made inquiries as to what kind of \u201creligion\u201d it was. In those early days there was no place at all in London where one could get a vegetarian meal, except tea and cakes or bread-and-cheese and beer.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Compare_this_with_the_present_state_of_affairs_and_you_see_that_the_development_is_most_striking_That_there_is_still_a_strong_feeling_in_some_quarters_born_of_ignorance_and_prejudice_against_the_humane_diet_we_know_but_there_can_be_very_few_people_nowadays_who_have_not_heard_of_it_and_realised_through_some_friend_or_some_friends_friend_that_healthy_life_without_meat_is_at_any_rate_a_possibility\"><\/span>Compare this with the present state of affairs and you see that the development is most striking. That there is still a strong feeling in some quarters, born of ignorance and prejudice, against the humane diet, we know, but there can be very few people nowadays who have not heard of it and realised, through some friend or some friend&#8217;s friend, that healthy life without meat is at any rate a possibility.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mayor.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16147\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16147 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mayor.jpg\" alt=\"mayor\" width=\"580\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mayor.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mayor-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Our newspapers now freely allow the matter to be discussed in their columns. They report meetings, and many publish vegetarian recipes, especially in the summer months, and some even advocate the diet. A new spirit has also come into our restaurants. A friend of ours recently showed us a printed list of some hundreds of restaurants in England and on the Continent where vegetarian meals could be procured, and a number of dining-rooms, in which meat is supplied, now cater for the humane dietist to the extent of providing one or more vegetarian dishes daily. Largely through the influence of the late <a href=\"http:\/\/christianvegetarianarchive.blogspot.hk\/2011\/01\/rev-prof-john-eb-mayor-1825-1910.html\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Professor Mayor<\/a>, who was President of the Vegetarian Society, such very conservative institutions as the colleges at Cambridge and Oxford now in some cases provide vegetarian tables in the dining-halls. There are also quite a number of schools about the country where the boys and girls can have a meatless diet.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VCAC.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16146\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16146\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VCAC.jpg\" alt=\"VCAC\" width=\"580\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VCAC.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VCAC-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Forty years ago the athlete in his training was subjected to a perfectly outrageous diet. We ourselves have been at \u201ctraining breakfasts&#8221; in our time, and have a most unpleasant recollection of the heating oatmeal porridge &#8211; enough in itself for a meal followed by semi-raw beef-steaks, boiled eggs, and other foods of the most stimulating, kinds that could be found. The not unnatural result was that it was quite usual for some member or members in any team to succumb to boils and other skin eruptions during the training, and have to undergo special treatment to purify the blood again. This is all altered now: the <a href=\"http:\/\/vegetariancac.org\/club-history\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club<\/a> has shown the world that the best results on the cinderpath are obtainable without recourse to the overstimulating meat diet, and the numerous records they have broken supply the best practical evidence of the efficacy of a meatless diet.<\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Evidence_of_progress_of_a_very_different_sort_may_be_found_in_the_members_of_the_various_bodies_which_represent_advanced_thought_of_different_kinds\"><\/span>Evidence of progress of a very different sort may be found in the members of the various bodies which represent advanced thought of different kinds.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fabian-society.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16148\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fabian-society.jpg\" alt=\"fabian-society\" width=\"580\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fabian-society.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/fabian-society-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fabians.org.uk\/about\/the-fabian-story\/\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Fabian Society<\/a>, for instance, which is a purely politico-economic organisation, and is a body has no interest in dietetic questions, contains amongst its members enough vegetable feeders to make it worthwhile to have a special table for them at their Summer Schools.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/annie-besant-2.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16150 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/annie-besant-2.jpg\" alt=\"annie-besant-2\" width=\"580\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/annie-besant-2.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/annie-besant-2-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Annie_Besant\"><\/span>Annie Besant<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h4>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ts-adyar.org\/content\/early-history\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Theosophists<\/a> in like manner are not concerned at all specially with questions of diet or health, but they contain in their ranks a large number of reformed dietists, and Mrs. Besant as their leader has issued a pamphlet in which she urges on her followers that, as consistent adherents of the movement, they ought to give up the eating of flesh foods.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mary_Baker_Eddy.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16151 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mary_Baker_Eddy.jpg\" alt=\"Mary_Baker_Eddy\" width=\"580\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mary_Baker_Eddy.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Mary_Baker_Eddy-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mary_Baker_Eddy_%E2%80%93_founder_of_%E2%80%93_Christian_Science\"><\/span>Mary Baker Eddy &#8211; founder of &#8211; Christian Science<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h4>Again, amongst the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianscience.com\/what-is-christian-science\/mary-baker-eddy\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Christian Scientists<\/a>, a large and increasing body, in whose teaching there is no prominent or vital pronouncement on the question, there is an increasing number of meat abstainers amongst the most thoughtful, and they are pleased to be able to show that their books do contain recommendations to abstain from meat diet.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Suffragettes_Meeting01_full.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16185\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16185 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Suffragettes_Meeting01_full.jpg\" alt=\"Suffragettes_Meeting01_full\" width=\"580\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Suffragettes_Meeting01_full.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Suffragettes_Meeting01_full-300x154.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_A_suffragette_meeting_in_London_circa_1909\"><\/span>\u00a0A suffragette meeting in London circa 1909<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_the_great_Womens_Movement_also_which_is_social_and_political_and_not_in_any_way_hygienic_we_again_find_amongst_the_advanced_spirits_a_strong_tendency_to_adopt_the_more_enlightened_diet_Many_of_their_gatherings_have_been_held_at_vegetarian_restaurants_which_also_are_crowded_by_their_adherents_on_their_days_for_organized_meetings\"><\/span>In the great Women&#8217;s Movement also, which is social and political and not in any way hygienic, we again find amongst the advanced spirits a strong tendency to adopt the more enlightened diet. Many of their gatherings have been held at vegetarian restaurants, which also are crowded by their adherents on their days for organized meetings.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CHA.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16149 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CHA.jpg\" alt=\"CHA\" width=\"580\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CHA.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CHA-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CHA-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_Co-operative_Holiday_Association_%E2%80%93_pin\"><\/span>\u00a0Co-operative Holiday Association &#8211; pin<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<h4>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Arthur_Leonard\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Co-operative Holiday Association<\/a>, a society founded simply to give the opportunity of a pleasant holiday on reasonable terms to the brain-workers in our towns, also in like manner provides a vegetarian table wherever desired in its holiday resorts.<\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_might_continue_the_record_but_think_these_cases_will_be_enough_to_show_that_where_there_is_any_advanced_thought_and_desire_for_progress_there_the_non-meat_diet_is_becoming_more_and_more_recognised_and_adopted\"><\/span>We might continue the record, but think these cases will be enough to show that, where there is any advanced thought and desire for progress, there the non-meat diet is becoming more and more recognised and adopted.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_evidence_to_our_progress_of_a_different_kind_is_furnished_by_the_very_noticeable_change_in_public_estimation_in_which_the_movement_is_held_1_amongst_meat-eaters_and_2_amongst_vegetarians_themselves_We_remember_well_the_time_when_we_were_objects_of_ridicule_and_really_had_to_apologise_for_daring_to_be_so_eccentric_as_to_attempt_to_live_without_meat_The_reverse_is_now_the_case_We_constantly_have_people_apologising_to_us_for_not_being_vegetarian_Many_a_one_now_assures_us_that_he_or_she_would_like_to_be_a_vegetarian_that_he_really_takes_very_little_meat%E2%80%93only_once_a_day_and_not_much_then_and_that_only_because_a_doctor_recommends_it_or_a_wife_is_delicate_or_a_husband_does_not_like_it_or_some_other_equally_feeble_excuse_called_a_reason_Amongst_vegetarians_themselves_there_seems_to_us_also_to_be_a_strong_tendency_to_view_the_matter_in_its_higher_aspects_There_are_no_doubt_and_will_still_be_for_a_long_time_many_who_will_see_only_the_hygienic_and_economic_aspects_of_the_question_but_there_is_an_increasing_number_who_feel_the_moral_and_spiritual_aspect_of_the_movement_and_realise_that_the_humane_diet_is_an_important_aid_to_the_higher_life_and_a_necessary_condition_of_our_further_progress_in_many_directions\"><\/span>Further evidence to our progress of a different kind is furnished by the very noticeable change in public estimation in which the movement is held (1) amongst meat-eaters, and (2) amongst vegetarians themselves. We remember well the time when we were objects of ridicule and really had to apologise for daring to be so eccentric as to attempt to live without meat. The reverse is now the case. We constantly have people apologising<em> to us<\/em> for <em>not<\/em> being vegetarian. Many a one now assures us that he, or she, would like to be a vegetarian, that he really takes very little meat&#8211;only once a day, and not much then, and that only because a doctor recommends it, or a wife is delicate, or a husband does not like it, or some other equally feeble excuse called a reason. Amongst vegetarians themselves there seems to us also to be a strong tendency to view the matter in its higher aspects. There are, no doubt, and will still be for a long time, many who will see only the hygienic and economic aspects of the question, but there is an increasing number who feel the moral and spiritual aspect of the movement, and realise that the humane diet is an important aid to the higher life and a necessary condition of our further progress in many directions.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_progress_of_the_humane_diet_is_in_our_opinion_a_result_rather_than_a_cause_It_is_not_so_much_that_vegetarians_are_humanising_the_world_of_men_by_their_teachings_as_that_the_progress_of_the_race_the_growing_realisation_of_the_brotherhood_of_men_and_the_universal_kinship_of_all_animals_is_introducing_and_fostering_a_more_humane_spirit_and_making_it_impossible_for_the_thoughtful_people_of_the_world_to_condone_the_injustice_and_sacrifice_of_the_lower_brethren_involved_in_the_use_of_their_bodies_for_food_to_condemn_their_fellow-men_to_a_brutal_and_demoralizing_trade_or_to_hamper_their_own_spiritual_progress_by_clinging_to_a_primitive_and_barbarous_practice\"><\/span>The progress of the humane diet is, in our opinion, a result rather than a cause. It is not so much that vegetarians are humanising the world of men by their teachings, as that the progress of the race the growing realisation of the brotherhood of men and the universal kinship of all animals, is introducing and fostering a more humane spirit, and making it impossible for the thoughtful people of the world to condone the injustice and sacrifice of the lower brethren involved in the use of their bodies for food, to condemn their fellow-men to a brutal and demoralizing trade, or to hamper their own spiritual progress by clinging to a primitive and barbarous practice.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"E_B_Ernest_Bell\"><\/span>E. B. = Ernest Bell<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Original\"><\/span>The Original<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_0001.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16171\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16171 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_0001.jpg\" alt=\"the-humane-diet-movement_0001\" width=\"580\" height=\"881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_0001.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_0001-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_0002.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-16172\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16172 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_0002.jpg\" alt=\"the-humane-diet-movement_0002\" width=\"580\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_0002.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-humane-diet-movement_0002-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our_Projects\"><\/span>Our Projects<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\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. It cares for\u00a0<em><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\">The Ernest Bell Library<\/a><\/em>, which\u00a0was conceived in 1934.<\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_library_is_still_strong_very_active_eighty_years_later_%E2%80%93_its_primary_objectives_are_to_%E2%80%93\"><\/span>The library\u00a0is still strong &amp; very active eighty years later \u2013\u00a0\u00a0its primary objectives are to: \u2013<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/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<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_history_of_Democratic_Socialism\"><\/span>the history of Democratic Socialism.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"pre-WW2_Trade_Union_badges_pins_ephemera\"><\/span>pre-WW2 Trade Union badges \/ pins \/ ephemera.<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_We_will_complete_the_cataloging_of_the_collection_as_when_adequate_funds_are_available\"><\/span>There are currently more than 2,000 items in the Ernest Bell Library.\u00a0We will complete the\u00a0cataloging of the collection as &amp; when adequate funds are available.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><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><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u201cI have little doubt that the proposal for the establishment of an <em>Ernest Bell Library<\/em>,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><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 <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/remembering-vegetarian-pioneers-henry-s-salt-ernest-bell\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" 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><\/span> in September 1934<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6-2\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026\u2026<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_our_connection_with_HappyCow\"><\/span>What is our connection with HappyCow?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HappyCow_is_now_very_%E2%80%98vegan_focused_and_in_our_opinion_is_very_effective_at_promoting_vegan_businesses_projects\"><\/span>HappyCow is now very &#8216;vegan focused&#8217; and, in our opinion, is very\u00a0effective at promoting vegan businesses &amp; projects.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_have_been_writing_reviews_on_HappyCow_submitting_new_listings_edits_since_2007\"><\/span>We have been writing reviews on HappyCow &amp; submitting new listings &amp; edits since 2007.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4>Our library team cooperates with, and post articles to, HappyCow, primarily because the site is busy with &#8216;our kind of people&#8217;. HappyCow\u00a0often gets 1,000,000+ visits each month &amp; our &#8216;message&#8217; gets out to many more times the number of people than it did when we used to post only\u00a0to our UK based site &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.henrysalt.co.uk\"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">www.henrysalt.co.uk<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"We_are_deeply_attached_to_the_history_humanitarianism_%E2%80%93_and_especially_attached_to_the_history_of_veganism_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%A6%E2%80%A6which_is_know_by_many_different_names_around_the_world_In_1905_Ernest_Bell_referred_to_veganism_%E2%80%98animal_rights_related_plant_eating_as_the_%E2%80%93\"><\/span>We are deeply attached to the history humanitarianism &#8211; and especially attached to the history of veganism\u00a0&#8211; &#8230;&#8230;which is know by many different names around the world.\u00a0In 1905 Ernest Bell referred to veganism \/ &#8216;animal rights related plant eating&#8217;\u00a0as the &#8211;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98%E2%80%A6wholesome_and_invigorating_diet_of_the_arboreal_ancestors_from_whom_we_inherit_our_canine_teeth_wrongly_so_called%E2%80%A6\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>\u2018\u2026wholesome and invigorating diet of the arboreal ancestors from whom we inherit our canine teeth (wrongly so called),\u2026\u2019 <\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>&#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/our-etymological-past\/\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\"  target=\"_blank\">more<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Luckily_for_all_of_us_almost_40_years_later_Fay_K_G_Allan_Henderson_with_input_from_Dorothy_Donald_Watson_thought_up_the_terms_%E2%80%93\"><\/span>Luckily for all of us, almost 40 years later, Fay K. &amp; G. 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Why is it so important to know our legacy?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">A)\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/idratherbewithmydog.net\/professor-with-a-big-heart\/\" title=\"Diane Beers, teacher and writer and lifelong animal lover. I was the kid who brought home the strays \u2013thanks to mom for always letting me do so\u2013volunteered at shelters, and now teach about the history of animal rights. \"  target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow\">Diane Beers<\/a> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2013\u00a0Animal advocacy has an amazing history, yet it is essentially an untold story. African American activists will often say, \u201cA people without a history is like a tree without roots.\u201d Indeed, if activists don\u2019t know the history of their cause, they can have no sense of their movement\u2019s struggles, long-term strategies, achievements and heroes. In addition, they can\u2019t promote their long impressive movement to the public, and their opponents\u2014the meat industry, medical research industry and the government\u2014will fill the void. They have been the ones most aggressively and successfully constructing negative images and outright myths of animal advocacy that the public often believes.<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An article by Ernest Bell, writing in Sept. 1914. First some notes &#8211; In this article,\u00a0Ernest Bell\u00a0is reflecting on his 40 years of being a vegetarian. He\u00a0started to be an\u00a0animal rights activist in ~ 1873. He had stopped eating meat in about 1874. He &#8216;veganized&#8217; books which he published. His consumption of animal products such as milk seems to have been &#8216;O&#8217;. ~ &#8230;a little over twenty-five years&#8230; ~ &#8211;\u00a0Ernest Bell\u00a0is thinking of the period between 1847 and 1874. 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