The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-08
PRACTICAL vE0ETARIANIsM.

The Dan.elitea Ia the name of new order
or sect which has sprung up IL England and
ID attracting some attention. 1t dates IT. ex-
istence from tho first of September, 1870.
when one I. W. Richardson. q medical stu.
dent and q vegetarian. undertook to start Nh
organization which would tend to bring vege-
tarians or akreophagists (as the Danielltes
prefer to call themselves) together, and at tho
same time be the means Of spreading
their principles Mr.. hichardon found
some dietetic reformers equally ar
dent with himself. and the organ
ixatlon was soon got into ship-shape
and '.aoated." Like the order Of Good Tenn.
plars, the DAnielites have form Of Initiation.
with degrees, badges, soarfs. etc. The latter.
however. are only the outward and visible
signs. Before Initiation tho neophyte must
take vow To abstain absolutely from fish,
flesh and fowl, malt and spirituous liquors,
tobacco and snufY. When he has made such
solemn promise and gone through the In
itiAtory process, the newly created DAniellte
IL permitted 70 enter the garden" The
garden" Ia the Daniellte term for lodge.
And herein the founder showed himself
man Of originality. He was about to found
a sect who should train themselves to live
on garden truck" alone. Why not, there
fore, term their place or assemblage gar
den2" And inasmuch Us they were, by re-
forming the habits Of the world, about to In
augurate new golden age. why not call the
central lodge the Garden Of Eden2" Such,
one may imagine, was the query put to him
self by the founder. Whatever may have been
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calling their chief court or lodge the Garden
Of Eden. II Ia sald that the head official In
each garden Ia called the chief gardener. and
his vice the junior gardener. The order is
divided into two degrees. The second Is the
| s'life degree" only those who take the vows
for life being permitted to enter 1t. The first
degree IL for those who feel that, In spite Of
good resolutions. they may have uneasy
hankerings after the tesh-pots Of Egypt, and
80 be tempted to backslide. For the bene-
tit OF these It Is conveniently provided
that they may give up their vows and quit the
garden and It's delights at weeks notice.
The sect has no theological bias. A member
may hold any religious views he likes pro-
viied he believes 10 a Supreme Being. There
is nothing OF the benefit or friendly society
about the order. It Is simply bond to live
together Id peace and piety and to eat vege-
tables. Since the first PRONUNCIATION OF the
] principles Of the order 1t has made
rapid progress, for 1t Is one Of the
principles of the Danielites that they shall
10 all they can ito set free the slaves OF
fashion and Of vitiated customs, and teach
tAfn how to live 80 that they may enjoy the
highest possible moral and physical develop.
p3snt." 1t Is not known, positively, that the
order has been established In the United
States, although 1t Is stated that the parents
Of the bunder-who. by the way. as 10 the
cass q Mohammed, appear to have been
among his first disciples recently made
. prolonged visit to this country
and cast seed about broadcast. 90 that no dis