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shown by them. Let us try to improve our moral nature, the distinguishing feature of humanity, Let us not inflict suffering with auy objeet in view, if it can be avoided even with sufferings on our own self. It is not necessary for me to deal elaborately on the subject (almost exhausted) of vegetarianism. S. Benediet, S. Paul, S. Dominas Order, S. Basili Order, the Vegetarian Societies of England, Germany, Switzerland etc. several medical and scientific men of the present times and many others have done much towards the preaching of the subject.
Plea they may find for the use of meat. Arguments they may put forward to prove the beneficial effect of meat on the human body and mind; but what of that ? Appeal to our common sense and see what it says. Stand at the field looking at ploughing, sowing and other agricultural business. Your heart is elated throughout, though true it is that, the destructive business is going on all along on an extensive and gigantic scale. But it is not so at the butcher's shop or slaughter-house or even at the so called altar where animals are killed for sacrificial purposes. We tremble at the sight, a shrinking thought pervades throughout our entire system from top to toe, so much so that, we are
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