Special correspondence: Berlin

The Berlin vegetarians have a fine new feather in their caps. In a walking match of 15 German miles, about 70 English miles, all the 6 vegetarians who started passed the goal in perfect condition, showing no trace of excessive fatigue, whilst of 11 non-vegetarians only one was able to hold out to the end, and he arrived long after the others and very weary. The vegetarian victor did the distance—comfortably from his account—in fourteen hours and a quarter. He was sent for next day by the medical department of the Prussian War Ministry, and interrogated as to his training, diet, etc. (BMJ 1898;ii:116)