These were produced in London.
The London Vegetarian Society was the ‘most vegan’ group in the UK at this time.
Henry S. Salt & Ernest Bell were writing about 100% vegetable diets.
A ‘vegan’ recipe book was published in London in 1910 – No Animal Food And Nutrition And Diet With Vegetable Recipes by Rupert H. Wheldon
Almost as rare as rocking horse s7!t!
The Children’s Garden – subtitled – Magazine of the Juvenile Vegetarian Movement, – Nos. 1 to 12 – Vol. 1 – January to December 1900 – The Ivy Leaf Society, London.
From Frances L. Boult’s 1906 introduction to this, the first ever magazine for vegetarian children (see update – below).
~ The world is slowly beginning to recognise that Vegetarianism is no Fad, but a great Truth, the keynote of which is Love. We find the unperverted taste of a child is nearly always opposed to flesh food, and the daily experience of half the world at least, shows that it is not necessary for health and strength. A great scientist has said, “The Future is with the Vegetarians,” and if this be so, the way thereto is surely through the children.
We plead, therefore, for the purer and more humane diet for the young. We desire to show parents the danger of stimulating food and drink in fostering evil passions. ~
“The Future is with the Vegetarians,” – this is a famous quote from Professor Rudolph Carl Virchow (13 October 1821 – 5 September 1902) – a German doctor, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician, known for his advancement of public health. Referred to as “the father of modern pathology”, he is considered one of the founders of social medicine.
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The Bodleian Library in Oxford has a copy of Vol.3 of – The Children’s Garden – plus a couple of loose monthly issues. A .pdf file of their catalog..
Their items –.
The CHILDREN’S GARDEN, ed. by Frances L. Boult. [bound vol.] Vol. 3, nos. 1-12, Jan – Dec.
1902. London: Ivy leaf society, 20.7 x 13.3 cm. Opie JJ 854 .
The CHILDREN’S GARDEN [monthly] Vol. 4, no. 8, Aug. 1903. London: Ivy leaf society, 20.4
x 13 cm. Opie JJ 158.
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After Frances L. Boult died the Vegetarian Federal Union / the London Vegetarian Society started to publish another children’s magazine – The Children’s Realm. The first issue is from January 1906. George Bedborough was the Editor for much of its existence.
A. F. Hills = Arnold Frank Hills – In these years Arnold F. Hills was President the London Vegetarian Society, the Vegetarian Cycling Club, the Vegetarian Federal Union and a London Vegetarian Rambling Club.
A teaser! Ernest Bell’s bound copies of – The Children’s Realm.
We are looking after 84 consecutive issues of – The Children’s Realm – from Vol. 1 Issue 1 to Vol. 7 Issue 12..
We are raising funds to preserve & duplicate these. If anyone would like to help, please contact us..
The little magazine ran through to the end of 1914 – the British Library in London also has the 1913 & 1914 issues..
The offices of the London Vegetarian Society were bombed in the London ‘Blitz’ in 1941. What was saved of their archives is held at the Vegetarian Society UK..
A related book by George Bedborough – Stories from the Children’s Realm – discussed here..
A sample article from The Children’s Realm – on the artist & author Lawrence Hayter – discussed here.
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Correction – Sept 10, 2014 – Samantha Calvert, Bronwen Humphreys & John Davies have reminded us of an earlier children’s magazine. Thank you.
‘The Daisy Basket’ or ‘Daisy Leaves’
.A few issues are in the archives of VSUK.
1) Image above is from – July 1894 – John Harvey Kellogg in his Good Health Vol 29 No. 7
– http://docs.adventistarchives.org/docs/HR/HR18940701-V29-07__C.pdf. .
2) ~ Daisy Leaves. Occasional magazine of the “Daisy Society” (Children’s Branch.) Tinted paper. M. , by post 1d. ~ – in an 1890/1 list of publications sold by The Vegetarian Society – https://archive.org/stream/shelleysvegetari00axonuoft#page/n17/mode/2up
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3) ~ The Daisy Society, founded by W.M. Wright (see Vegetarian, 9 June 1888, p. 153), was funded by a legacy from the zoophilist Matilda Cooper. ~ – from p248 – Of Victorians and Vegetarians: The Vegetarian Movement in Nineteenth-century … By James Gregory
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The Ernest Bell Library’s primary objectives are to: –
- Collect all of Ernest Bell’s book & non-book works and make them easily accessible to everyone.
- Collect the literature of vegetarianism and all the other humanitarian movements in which Ernest Bell was so deeply involved.
- Assist students and scholars in their research.
- Introduce all aspects of Ernest Bell’s life, including his writings, campaign work, influences and his circle of friends.
- Undertake our own research into missing aspects of Ernest Bell’s life and work.
We already have more than 300 pieces of Ernest Bell’s own writings.
We are also actively building a collection of examples of promotional material, campaign material, fundraising & marketing activities etc. – related to: –
- veg(etari)an products.
- veg(etari)an books & other publications.
- veg(etari)an organisations.
- veg(etari)an businesses.
- animal rights organisations.
- animal rights publications.
- humanitarian organisations.
- humanitarian publications.
- rambling clubs run by members of the above groups & related publications.
- the work of Richard St. Barbe Baker & the ‘Men of the Trees’ organization & its many sub-branches..
There are currently more than 2,000 items in the Ernest Bell Library.
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