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Ihavefoundrepeatedly，oflateyears，thatIcannotfishwithoutfallingalittleinself-respect。Ihavetrieditagainandagain。Ihaveskillatit，and，likemanyofmyfellows，acertaininstinctforit，whichrevivesfromtimetotime，butalwayswhenI
havedoneIfeelthatitwouldhavebeenbetterifIhadnotfished。
IthinkthatIdonotmistake。Itisafaintintimation，yetsoarethefirststreaksofmorning。Thereisunquestionablythisinstinctinmewhichbelongstothelowerordersofcreation；yetwitheveryyearIamlessafisherman，thoughwithoutmorehumanityorevenwisdom；atpresentIamnofishermanatall。ButIseethatifI
weretoliveinawildernessIshouldagainbetemptedtobecomeafisherandhunterinearnest。Beside，thereissomethingessentiallyuncleanaboutthisdietandallflesh，andIbegantoseewherehouseworkcommences，andwhencetheendeavor，whichcostssomuch，towearatidyandrespectableappearanceeachday，tokeepthehousesweetandfreefromallillodorsandsights。Havingbeenmyownbutcherandscullionandcook，aswellasthegentlemanforwhomthedisheswereservedup，Icanspeakfromanunusuallycompleteexperience。Thepracticalobjectiontoanimalfoodinmycasewasitsuncleanness；andbesides，whenIhadcaughtandcleanedandcookedandeatenmyfish，theyseemednottohavefedmeessentially。Itwasinsignificantandunnecessary，andcostmorethanitcameto。Alittlebreadorafewpotatoeswouldhavedoneaswell，withlesstroubleandfilth。Likemanyofmycontemporaries，Ihadrarelyformanyyearsusedanimalfood，ortea，orcoffee，etc。；notsomuchbecauseofanyilleffectswhichI
hadtracedtothem，asbecausetheywerenotagreeabletomyimagination。Therepugnancetoanimalfoodisnottheeffectofexperience，butisaninstinct。Itappearedmorebeautifultolivelowandfarehardinmanyrespects；andthoughIneverdidso，I
wentfarenoughtopleasemyimagination。Ibelievethateverymanwhohaseverbeenearnesttopreservehishigherorpoeticfacultiesinthebestconditionhasbeenparticularlyinclinedtoabstainfromanimalfood，andfrommuchfoodofanykind。Itisasignificantfact，statedbyentomologists——IfinditinKirbyandSpence——
that“someinsectsintheirperfectstate，thoughfurnishedwithorgansoffeeding，makenouseofthem“；andtheylayitdownas“ageneralrule，thatalmostallinsectsinthisstateeatmuchlessthaninthatoflarvae。Thevoraciouscaterpillarwhentransformedintoabutterfly……andthegluttonousmaggotwhenbecomeafly“
contentthemselveswithadroportwoofhoneyorsomeothersweetliquid。Theabdomenunderthewingsofthebutterflystillrepresentsthelarva。Thisisthetidbitwhichtemptshisinsectivorousfate。Thegrossfeederisamaninthelarvastate；
andtherearewholenationsinthatcondition，nationswithoutfancyorimagination，whosevastabdomensbetraythem。
Itishardtoprovideandcooksosimpleandcleanadietaswillnotoffendtheimagination；butthis，Ithink，istobefedwhenwefeedthebody；theyshouldbothsitdownatthesametable。
Yetperhapsthismaybedone。Thefruitseatentemperatelyneednotmakeusashamedofourappetites，norinterrupttheworthiestpursuits。Butputanextracondimentintoyourdish，anditwillpoisonyou。Itisnotworththewhiletolivebyrichcookery。
Mostmenwouldfeelshameifcaughtpreparingwiththeirownhandspreciselysuchadinner，whetherofanimalorvegetablefood，asiseverydaypreparedforthembyothers。Yettillthisisotherwisewearenotcivilized，and，ifgentlemenandladies，arenottruemenandwomen。Thiscertainlysuggestswhatchangeistobemade。Itmaybevaintoaskwhytheimaginationwillnotbereconciledtofleshandfat。Iamsatisfiedthatitisnot。Isitnotareproachthatmanisacarnivorousanimal？True，hecananddoeslive，inagreatmeasure，b
