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I owe my obligation to the above-mentioned League which by publishing the HUmanitarian magazine and numerous books, booklets and pamphlets, has advanced the cause of vegetarianism and brought immense relief to our much useful domestic animals by stopping many animal-sacrifices and converting thousands of our people to vegetarianism. Those who wish to go deeper into this vitally important subject of vegetarianism will do well to go through all the publications of this League and make themselves thoroughly acquainted with the inestimable knowledge they yield of right living.
Now, the Tamil work that appears in the following pages consists of four parts of which the first two are taken from my large Tamil work on 'Long Life'. The third part which deals with the huimanitarian teachings of the great religions of the world was written many years ago and it appeared in many periodicals that were then in existence. It is now inserted here, so that it may be of permanent use to the Tamil reading public. The fourth and the last part is newly written to meet in a plain scientific spirit the arguments raised against vegetarianism by the adherents of the Tamil atheistic movement that is now set of foot.
Pallavaram
9th May 1929.
VEDACHALAM
