The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-29
THE S0CIETAS FRATERNIA.
LYING WHOLLY ON UNCOOKED VE0E-
TABLES AND FRUITS.



tiou of Starving n ChIId-PecuIIar Tenets.
Fon n. In Areel. EErre.
The Anahelm Uos Angeles Co., Cali Gazette
recently called attention to the fact that a child
Society had been weaned when eight months old
on diet 81 scraped apple, and had subsisted on
the same fare since, varied only by occasional
indulgence in dried figs. oranges. rqsins, or
something OF that sort; that under this rigid
vegetarian diet the child had been reduced TO
hunger. The statement was further TO the effect
that the mother q NE poor furnished ehiiai
Thsn remonstrn,ltea win On ner course ours sn,a
be lost to her. The affair seemed to be one Of
which called loudly for official Interference.
The District Attorney OF Los Angeles sent Dep
The soc dt Fraiernia." so called. consists
OF three adult persOns-Dr. Schlesinger. the
oHpdor Of The faith and President oTg@a
elytes and entire congregation. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hinde have family OF four children, Including
thestarvsd baby. The members OF the society
own and occupy In common small farm OF
about twenty five acres about four miles north
east OF Annheim. The dwelling is very fino
peculiar In It's architecture, every room in the
building being circular IN form, THIS style OF
TO promote ventilation. He holds that. with the
ordinary square room. the air is liable TO settle
with the circular wall. II can find no lodgment.
but must circle round and round. propeled ny
constant currents, ana mus De kept pure. Inc
twenty five acre farm seems 20 be all planted In
vegetables and fruits. AccordinRt TO the modest
WAY, Of living adopted by the S9eietos; INC
Land Is no doubt capable OF supplying double
the quantity OF cold turnip banauets aud grcen
pea collntions required by the little colony To
caHs Re ey ma %
| living. more they do not want As Tor money
making by tho pursuit OF any ordinary voca-
The members OF the society we're thrown into
| CONSERVATION whel Officer Ling arrived and
Of The child. especially. was in high dudgeon,
She expatinted at length on the abundance and
| excellence OF the nourishment furnished her
offspring. enumerating among the vast array OF
vegetables scraped. dessicated. and mncoiated,
such Injuries us rice water and barley water;
| She said the child was tecthing. and not
very well any way. and that It would get better
II left alone Tho poor little thing. the officer
| The vital spark seemed to DO only nickerng in
| its fral body, Though yenr old. It did not ap-
on OMIT lis head "a I the face was bloodess and emac
ated and as 1t lay upon its mothers lap. II had
not vitality enough. apparently to move or utter
scented by the older children. They were poor.
gaunt. and bloodless, and they moped about ~
bodies. A lad about 10 or l6 years OF age, tho
Oldest OF the four, had the PROPORTIONS
EemndSa the ccea q ae sr SS4S u po
tato sprouts in a dark cellar. They were
totally morbid and wanting IN the attributes
| The adults presented much the same bloodless
appearance, and in addition. had a pinched.
wrlnkled and weazened LOOK about thoir faces
| Dr. Sehles niger appeared to be an old man with
| Hebrew German cast OF countenance. his halr
and beard tlnged with gray Discussing me mat mat
should We eat? Why, what nature gives us, OF
course--fruits and vegetables-not cooked. be-
| they grow. Do you want me to eat meat and DO
sn9H ,nr or eggs and DO cockf or drink milk
| While waiting for developments. Oficer Ling
| stepped out OF doors and lighted cigarette,
He had hardly taken his second pun when the
| Doctor rushed out to him. apparently In the
greatest CONSERVATION. and begged him to de-
sist. Ho could not have the premises so pro
Before starting for town. the Doctor declared
that he must have supper. and he drew up TO
required by the tenets Of the society. The first
| course was oranges. The Doctor laid hold OF
the fruit and Quilted il In a rayenous, way. snc-
| Restive OF a pig eating pumpkins. He ate I'VE
oatmeal. which he shovellod Into his mouth
pint There was not so much as drop OF
water or pinch Of salt In Il to give Il eo1sis,,
down as though its consumption was hard
duty. Then followed walnuts cracked and eaten
at leisure, and. lastly by way OF dessert. dried
moistsned. The table throughout the meal was
innocent OF knife or fork. water. salt, pepper
faction. the Doctor assumed n devotional ntii-
tude and thanked the spirits for the meal. Then
he said he was In readiness 10 go. As n supple
ment 10 the repast. however and by way OF be-
guiling the tedium Of the iapnt he threw a
knapsack upon his back filled with oranges
which he ate on the way In 10 the number oi q
dozen or fifteen.
The societas Praternia was at length duly
arraigned before Justice Bailey OF Anaheim,
charged with misdemeanor In neglecting and
refusing 70 provide necessary sustenAnce fol
the infant child Capt Thorn. on the part oil
the prosecution said that he was not ready to &C
into Investigation and the case was post poned
until next Saturday morning the sseu.ed sei ~,
their appearance. Mrs. Hinde was TAX 10 the
house OF DR. Ellis TO remain over night The
an ofiieer should accompany the mother TO tbs
s3e , place take he child away away and Leave
could cS be prop properly ii cared Tor. The mother
seemed 70 be perfectly willing TO give the child
up oa the order q the Court Pr3ceedinSf are
aguardian appointed TO take permanent charge
ofthe baby. and. perhaps OF the other chill dren
Prom a< AsaAss~ ea,ene
George P. Hume one Of the members OF the
society. is an EnRllshman who arrived in Ana
helm. accompanied by his family In 1876
having been guided 6ither by spirit ri Influence
diatey upon his arrival purchased the tract o.
land and set about erecting the peculiar house
arrived, also guided by spirit Influences aud
although he had never seen Mr.; and Mrs
and took up his habitntion with them. The trio
concluded that they had been thrown together
In order TO accomplish some grand purpose
were destined TO be the founders OF q new
religious society. Shortly after Dr. Schles
myers arrival the Societas FrateTnia wal
or0anized-not. as they explained. in
worldly sense. but only in a spiritual way
The Doctor occupies a position analogous
to that OF President. George p. Hind'
is Secretary. and Ira Carpenter. Treasurer, Th'
society is in many respects entirely dlneren
from any other OF which any account has beer
given. Spiritual communion is the great cen
trail truth-the anchorage as II were. OF the so
ciety The leaders claim TO receive direct in
struction from the spirit world as 20 every act
Nothing is done OF their own voltlon. TIT
mass OF spritualists have only q blind belief II
their faith. but these people have actual knowl
edge OF the spiritual world and in this respec
are far above the ordinary believers in spirit
ualism. II is vouehsafod to them not only 4
, see the spirit forms. but also 10 feel them ant
converse with them just as II they were OF yeri
table flesh and blood.
; But the most remarkable feature Of this soci
ETY. is the strange views they hold rs TO wha
should be eaten--or rather, what should no
constitute mans diet They eat no meat of an
, kind. no eggs. milk, butter. cheese. bread II
| fact. nothing but fruits and vegetables and theI
only such can be eaten uncooked. The
believe that nature furnishes everything 70
mans subsistence. Nothing passes their lip
except that which grows from the ground. AM
II must be eaten as It grows, They run to tn
extreme In everything. They contend tina
" all substances in nature contain n spirituA
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