Ben Franklin studied a book on a vegetable diet and learned temperance in his food and drink. He said it " brought clearness of head and quicker apprehension. A vegan diet I guess is not new but, that was not my opinion from dietetics school. I think this is probably not the first time someone has taken an old concept and made it seem new. The younger generation always feel that their parents ideas are outdated. Their is a natural tendancy to assume something is new when in fact it may be hundreds of years old. Maybe this is why the D&C says we should not eat meat only in winter or times of famine. The vegan diet diverges from the bibel concept of everything on earth being for the benefit man either to please the eye or gladden the heart. I'm sorry but cows are for the benefit and use of man.
The other topic is related to Ben Franklin being beat by his brother who he was apprenticed to. From this he states that he detests arbritrary power. He hated being beat so much that he goes to great lengths to distance himself from it. He finds an opportunity to get out of the indenture and leaves town with the help of a friend away from the knowledge of his family. He finds himself in New York at 17 with little money. But, even with all that just like other abused people he blames himself partially for being beat. I wonder why it is human nature to blame oneself when suffering abuse.
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