Book Title: Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1910 Book 06
Author(s): Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Conference
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1. The flesh-eating animals also do not enjoy as long a le ise of fe as is allotted to the herbivora. The lion, the Hyena, the wolf and le panther are but short lived as compared with the elephant, the rinoceros, the bullock and the cow; nor are the foriner stronger and ippler than the latter'; gorilla, a kind of monkey found on the eastern past of Africa is described to be more than a match for a lion; the rength and weight of an elephant are enough to crush two ions at
time and the deer is more active and agile than a wolf or a janther. 'hose who have had the good fortune or misfortune-whatei rone lay call it--of travelling through the Satpura ranges might oft haver ben a tiger or a panther kept at bay and sometimes even kille by : air of wild cows. Can anyone who has seen a deer eluding pursuit, orget even for a moment its agility and shrewdness ? A frout of the act that agility is the outcome of non-flesh diet may be foun in the node of training and bringing up of hounds; the keepers, nowing ull well that flesh diet brings on laziness, give to these dogs : trictly non-flesh diet.
The flesh-eating animals are known for their idleness, Cerocity, vant of the power of physical endurance and lack of de erminel Serseverance. A flesh-eating man possesses all these qualities in common vith his brethren-the flesh-eating animals. Almost all useful animals ome from the herb.eating class; the bullocks that plough our fields, he horses which carry our loads and guns, the mules whic. are 80 useful in mountainous regions and the camel which is the ship of the lèsert are all vegetarians. In strength also the vegetarians are far superior to flesh-eaters. The present-day athletic Competitio: s prove hat flesh-dietis utterly unsuited for those who wish to win r: nown in he world of athletes, wrestlers and pugilists. Frank Melvile, a v getarian, covered a distance of about 14 miles in 1 hour, ms 17 and 4 secs and secured the first rank in a running race in Germany. Sir Joh Sinclair describing the postal system of India in 1818 wrote that the Pattawar Hindus crossed the distance between Calcutta and Bombay vithin 25 jay's travelling 82 miles on the average per day. The Indian Gymnasts who are famous for their colossal strength and marvelous Jower of
