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Sidney Hartnoll Beard
Born(1862-02-14)14 February 1862
London,England
Died20 October 1938(1938-10-20)(aged 76)
Putney,London, England
Occupation(s)Vegetarianism activist, writer
SpouseAnnie Patterson

Sidney Hartnoll Beard(14 February 1862 – 20 October 1938) was an Englishfruitarian,vegetarianactivist and writer. He was President of the international animal rights society, theOrder of the Golden Age.

Biography[edit]

Beard was born inLondonon 14 February 1862.[1]He became avegetarianin 1894.[2]He re-established theOrder of the Golden Agein 1895.[3][4]The Order's headquarters were located at Beard's residence inIlfracombe.[2]In 1904, the Order's new headquarters were located at Barcombe Hall inPaignton.[2][4]

Beard was the editor of theHerald of the Golden Age(1896–1918), the official journal for the Order of the Golden Age.[3][5]The aim of the journal was to promote the "fruitarian system of living, and to teach its advantages."[5]The journal promoted vegetarianism from a Christian perspective. Beard believed that a vegetarian diet should be pursued as a moral duty.[6]Charles W. Forwarddescribed Beard as having "militant enthusiasm, intense earnestness and unswerving faith".[7]

Beard was married to Annie Patterson.[3]Beard and his wife werespiritualists.[2]He campaigned for the humane treatment of animals as part of his Christian spiritual belief system.[8]

Beard authoredA Comprehensive Guide-Book to Natural, Hygienic and Humane Diet,in 1902. The book was criticized by health writerCarl Malmbergfor making extremist claims.[9]Beard died inPutneyon 20 October 1938.[2]

Fruitarianism[edit]

Beard argued that "the first step must be abstinence from the flesh and blood of animals and birds", fish was allowed in the diet as a transitional stage towards the goal of fruitarianism.[10]

Beard andJosiah Oldfieldlectured on the benefits of fruitarianism at theCambridge GuildhallCouncil Chamber in 1908.[11]Similar to Oldfield, Beard's type of fruitarianism was not strict and includeddairyandeggs.Beard defined fruitarianism as "systematic living upon the various fruits of the earth, instead of upon the products of the shambles."[11]He stated that fruits of the earth included all kinds of cereals, seeds and every variety of nuts, all fruits and every kind of vegetable and this could be supplemented by dairy and egg products.[11]Beard argued that fruitarianism helped one to live a humane and hygienic life with freedom from the butchery of animal flesh.[11]

Selected publications[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Nonconformist Registers, 1694–1921. London, England: London Metropolitan Archives.
  2. ^abcde"Sidney H. Beard (1862-1938)".Order of the Golden Age. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. ^abcAnonymous. (1978).Who Was Who Among English and European Authors, 1931-1949.Volume 1. Gale Research Company. p. 114.ISBN0-8103-0400-7
  4. ^abGregory, James. (2007).Of Victorians and Vegetarians: The Vegetarian Movement in Nineteenth-Century Britain.Tauris Academic Studies. p. 109.ISBN978-1-84511-379-7
  5. ^abKuhn, Philip. (2017).Psychoanalysis in Britain, 1893–1913: Histories and Historiography.Le xing ton Books. pp. 73-74.ISBN978-1498505222
  6. ^Stark, James F. (2018).Replace them by Salads and Vegetables: Dietary Innovation, Youthfulness, and Authority, 1900–1939.Global Food History4 (2): 130-151.
  7. ^Forward, Charles W. (1898).Fifty Years of Food Reform: A History of the Vegetarian Movement in England.London: The Ideal Publishing Union. p. 169
  8. ^Bates, A. W. H. (2017).Anti-Vivisection and the Profession of Medicine in Britain: A Social History.Palgrave Macmillan. p. 82.ISBN978-1-137-55696-7
  9. ^Malmberg, Carl. (1935).Diet and Die.Hillman-Curl, Inc. p. 48
  10. ^Lyon, Phil; Kautto, Ethel (2022)."A healthy diet: British newspaper narratives in the 1920s".History of Retailing and Consumption.8(2): 107–129.doi:10.1080/2373518X.2022.2129190.{{cite journal}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^abcdThe Advantage of Fruitarianism: Explained at Cambridge.The Cambridge Independent Press (November 27, 1908). p. 3

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