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Fruit Juices During a recent visit to Bristol, an opportunity occurred to visit, the factory of H. W . Carter 6? Co., Ltd., "Specialists in Vitamin Fruit Juices." The chief chemist, Dr. V. L. S. Charley, is perhaps the greatest authority on the production of natural fruit juices in. this country. His description of the research and experiments carried out during recent years was most stimulating, but the encouraging feature was the information that the firm is about to open a large model factory in the Forest of Dean, where they intend to produce, large quantities of fresh juice from apples, oranges, grapes and blackcurrants for popular consumption. Many of these will be free of preservative and will be marked either "Natural" or "Pure." 'We: look forward to general supplies being available in the near future.. Recently we have had several enquiries as to whether any animal, product was used in the preparation of Rose Hip Syrup and Blackcurrant Syrup and Puree. Dr. Charley was able to assure us that: all these were entirely free of animal matter. Of course, when white sugar is an ingredient, the question becomes doubtful, as explained, by Mr. Criddle in his article in this issue. F.K.H.
OBITUARY It is with profound sorrow that we learn of the passing of Miss; JANET GRAHAM, of the Carlisle Vegan Group. Her colleague,. Mr. Alfred Brisco, Organising Secretary of The National Equine Defence League, writes : " She was Correspondence Secretary for our Junior Section, ' The Animals' Guardians,' and devoted her life toAnimal and Child Welfare. She resigned from school-teaching t o join in this work, and for a quarter of a century has given splendid service to our cause as a staunch vegetarian, and a Vegan for the past year (very conscientious). I would like to send The Vegan Society an annual donation in her memory." Her charming little poems about bird and animal life make a special appeal to both old and young, but it is for her sweet nature and gentle disposition that she will be-, best remembered. • * * * With the death of DR. W . H. W H I T E we have lost one of the pioneers of Veganism in this country. With his partner, Dr. Cyril V. Pink, he founded Stonefield Maternity Home, and advocated' vegetarian or Vegan diets for the mothers and their babies. In 1938, in London, he gave the Arnold F. Hills Memorial Lecture, "Health Without Dairy Produce," and an excellent address, which was afterwards printed in pamphlet form, and is still available through us. All during the war period Dr. White remained at Blackheath, and his great faith was most inspiring, and his tremendous courage banished fear from all his patients in the dangerous days of bombing.