ssible._--[EDS.]

ST ALBANS.

In response to your invitation I am sending you my experience with
vegetarian dietary. Although, as you will see, this has not been
altogether "unfired," I think it should be of interest to many.

(1) I became a vegetarian at the time of my marriage, nearly three
years ago, my husband being already a vegetarian of eleven years. I
considered this a good opportunity to commence. Previous to this I
had for some time suffered from indigestion, which continued for a
few months after marriage. I attribute the cure to the change of
diet, and drinking hot water after meals.

(2) We have one child eighteen months old, totally breast fed for
twelve months, and another four months: on breast and Ixion Food
and some fruit juice.

She has never had any disease whatever, and so far her teeth are
perfect and she has cut them quite easily. She is a bonny, sturdy
little girl, and very intelligent.

(3) With regard to childbirth, I previously followed the advice of
Dr Alice Stockholme in "Tokology," avoiding flesh meats and
bone-making food and adopting a diet of fruit (chiefly lemons) and
rice, brown bread and nut butter, wearing no corsets and taking
frequent baths. The effect during pregnancy was highly
satisfactory. I enjoyed perfect health the whole time, free from
the usual discomforts, and at childbirth I received similar
results: a speedy and safe delivery. Indeed, since marriage, my
husband, baby and myself, have been singularly free from even
minor complaints.

(4) As we do not have the specially prepared, expensive vegetarian
foods (supposed to substitute meat), but mainly the simple foods, I
consider the diet less costly than the meat diet.

(5) We are honestly quite free from the craving for meat or meat
foods.

(6) In the summer-time we live principally on salads, cheese,
rissoles, etc., made from beans, peas, lentils, etc., fresh fruits,
brown bread and nut butter. In the very cold weather we seem to
need rather warmer stuffs, such as porridge (carefully cooked) and
cooked vegetables, etc.

D. GODMAN.

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BRIGHTON.

I have read with the greatest interest the correspondence in _The
Healthy Life_ on the unfired diet. As the majority of your
correspondents have not been living _exclusively_ on unfired food,
or hav