Letter (1910)

AUTHOR: Freshel, Emarel

KEYWORDS: animals, dress and fashion, ethical veganism, food, vegan lifestyle

 

SUMMARY (Deborah Madsen)

In this short letter to the editors, Freshel announces that J. Howard Moore will visit as her guest. She takes the opportunity to emphasize her ethical vegan lifestyle, remarking that “he will be in a home which has never been polluted be the odor of a burning carcass, and where the motto carved in the dining room fireplace is, 'Thou shalt not kill.' The candles in use, are not the product of any part of a dead thing; the soap used is pure, not polluted by animal fat; his hostess' shoes have no leather about them, and he is sure to approve her furs, since they have not cost any creature its skin, but are warm, beautiful plush and wool imitations of the beautiful garments for which some of our little brothers are slain.” (104)

She states that she does not use kid gloves and does not even think about feathers, proclaiming, “you see I am gradually proving that nothing needs to die that I may live” (104).

 

Last updated on October 11th, 2024

SNSF project 100015_204481

@VLS@veganism.social | VeganLiteraryStudies | @veganliterarystudies | @vegan_lit_studies