Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-13

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f u. 5er CT the original vegetarian
ebony in Roswell, Colo, number of
saaIs a2o. has just bought 5000 q res
i re2s.gl land near here and founded
al original colony Of ron meat eaters.
3uUjGe Of this featule there are
at"ers which commend the colony to
those seeking things curious. Any
nan who eats anything but breakfast
food in original packages for his morn
ing meal is banished from the colony,
and one who swears or cheWs tobacco
must forfeit his citizenship, and 10 and
behold. the man who looks upon wo-
man and loves her at sight is doomed
70 everlasting disgrace.
Judge Conable has laid down some
strict rules to follow if one wishes to
enter the earthly paradise, as he is
reased to term it. He says he will
make his Pathfin park the real
Garden of Eden. That the idea is
popular one is evidenced by the un-
usual activity in the sale of mis- blocks
OF stock to followers of the principles
set forth in his bylaws. There are
1000 persons in the United States.
says the Judge, who believe in this
same doctrine. and he thinks he is
going to get his share of them.
T1v,if I'D tor
he told the writer, 'in search OF a,
colony ..where I thought the climate
and the soil was all to make one
Happy. And then l came to north Ar.
kansas. Here the north and south
seem to meet. so far as the climate
is concerned. This tract Of land In
the woods is all that could be wished
for an earthly paradise. and with the
right kind of people we can nave the
most entertaining colony in the United
States.
When your correspondent reached
Rogers all the talk on the streets OF
that little village was about the vege
tartan colony on the Frisco system not
EAR from town. The writer, accom-.
panied by several citizens of Rogers.
drove to the place. The 5000 acres
are covered with growth Of tall pines
and oak trees. while on the mountain
sides. according to the natives. is the
best kind of soil upon which to grow
apples, peaches and small fruit. Only
few inches beneath the soil lies the
rich black earth and the rock which
serves to hold the moisture during the
dry weather.
To quote from the judges own
mouthpiece. the Pathfinder, let the
doctrine Of this sect be told: Il pro.
pose to teach the people how to live to
attain the highest state Of physical
and mental culture. This embraces
all the extended periods Of fasting for
the publication Of the body and soul
and the elimination Of disease
The most extraordinary feature OF
the colony is that not even snake
may be killed upon the premises. 1t
one is sick, they fast. The services OF
no physicians are needed or accepted.
Often when the judge himself feels
disease and sickness approaching no
leaves of eating even simple fare
and starves out the approaching ILL.,
ness.
No meats Of any KIND are eaten by
the followers of Conable. No break
fast Is eaten except raw products. sucn
as whole wheat, sliced tomatoes. etc.
AS a rule, the members Of the colony
do not eat any morning meal at all.
Conable himself says that he never
eats meal of cooked food.
Their religion is likewise extraordf
nary. Conabie says:
"The Pathfinder (name OF sec') does
not believe in the existence Of per-
sonal God. It believes that God is
the universal life force that permeates
every living thing. It believes that it
is possible for man to so perfect him
, self physically az to come in absolute
, , harmony with the soul and live eter.
naliy in flesh"