Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-25
OUEEREST CRANK
DIES A MARTYR.
Sought to Regenerate Mankind
BY Founding an Eveless Gar.
den OF Eden.
BOUGHT A TROPICAL ISLAND.
believed il Would Form First Link
In u Chain Of similar Settlements
70 Girdlc the Earth.

CYDNTY. Australia Nov, BY the
Ndenth of August Enelehardt news OF
(which has lust been received here, the
world has lost its queerest crank. He
was the last survivor Of the little sect
~ naked, fruit.eating sun-worshippers
which he established on a tropical Is
land He sought to rogencrate mankind
by starting an Eveloss Eden sans fig
leaves. He and his two misguided fol-
lowers possessed the courage Of their
convictions and persisted rather than
abandon their experiment
Englehardt was no ordinary man. He
was native Of Bavaria n university
graduate and an author of considerable
merit, He might have made something
Of mark In the world II he had not
sIckened OF civilization and its ways.
II If said that the failure OF a woman
10 reciprocate his affection was the
cause of It, but this Is mere conjecture
and due to the fact that the fair sex
WIS tNNluutu rum MS StntlIp lOf re-
storing mankind to an earthly paradise.
He believed that whore woman came
the devil was sure to follow and he
didn't intend to run any risk OF getting
into the same sort of trouble that Adam
did.
WHAT HOPES WERE
1t was his opinion that the human
race originated in the 'sun blessed
tropics" and only there could It obtain
n fresh start on the right track. In
1901 he came to New Britain IN search
Of a suitable place for the establish
ment OF a community which he fondly
hoped would form the first link IN a
chain OF similar settlements that would
eventually grid the earth. He pur-
chased the little island of Kabakon sit
Uated IN the Duke OF York group and
about 10 miles from Herbertshoe, the
seat Of the German administration i'm
New Guinea. It Is 1856 acres in extent
and cocoanut trees flourish there album
dainty. He believed that living in the
primitive fashion required Of those who
Joined the order It would suffice to
maintain $50 men.
OPEN FRUIT GARDEN.
IT have proclaimed Kabakon an open
irult garden and sun grove he said In
letter setting forth his ideas. "for the
purpose OF retaining degenerate man
Kind 10 their true state of existence. /
VIII settle II with frult-eating SURVIVOR
shippers to rear great, pure, true. sane
men by giving its members natural con-
ditions Of life. ! will send out MS mis-
slonaries members of the sun Order
who have been tried and found to be
true, natural-living men. In this way
] shall establish similar colonies
round the whole equator. The more
people who join me and the greater the
means placed at my disposal the quick
~ VIII these colonies be formed"
MEMBERSHIP RULES.
Expecting rush OF applicants. -
laid down very stringent rules az to the
conditions on which candidates for
e0rthly perfection and human regenera-
Mon should be taken into HIS island
paradise. Among them were the fol-
lowing:
20 Only men OF noble and excellent
character viii be admitted.
"t2) Each applicant must be recon-
mended by two respectable credible per- |
sons, approved of by the leader OF IN, |
Sun order.
"(5) a payment OF $3.50 for such as |
ran afford that amount for less |
wealthy persons n sum corresponding to |
their means, and for the poor SURVIVOR |
shippers nothing at ALL"
ABOUT NAKED MAN.
Naked man comes into the world AMI |
naked he goes out Of Il. and naked he
should abide In Il according Ia the high
priest Of the -worshipers. lie In
sisted that his followers should never
under any circumstance wear vestlgc |
of clothing. He held that clothes poi
soned the system and that by intercept
ing the rays of the sun the source OF
itll life, of all mind and all strength"
they prevented the attainment of per-
iect humanity. Marriage he also 70.
sarded as an abomination and strict
'eltbacy was enjoIned Fruit which rip
'ned In the sun was alone To he eaten.
Houses were forbidden. He would toll
crate nothing that intcrfcrcd with lly-
ing close TO nature all the time BY go-
Ing around stark naked. bathing con-
SANITY IN the sun and eating nothing
bur fruit, he declared his followers
would eventually he able To subslst
without food or drink OF any sort and
gain the power Of transporting them
selves at will to any part OF tho world
without having to patrOnize railways
" steamships,
ALL But TWO Baked.
On taking possession of his islani
Englehardt stripped himself Of the bur
md armed with palm leaf TO keep
N flies, neas and mosquitoes. conf
lently awaited a host OF regenerating
'ecruits A lot OF folk in Germany had
gnfed their intention OF Joining him
When he got his paradise started, but
when II came to the scratch all but twn
backed out. Some pleaded for the
privilege OF at least being allowed GO
year shirts, others clamored for conces-
lions In the shape Of beef steak, AMI
ome base backsliders declared they
would not tackle the paradise job un-
ess permitted TO bring their best girls
With them. But Englehardt was ada
nant 10 all these appeals. He would
,dmit no one TO membership In the sun
)rder who was not willing to adhere 20
~ the rules and regulations which he
lad laid down for It's guidance, and
,hich he faithfully observed himself.
I two men who Joined him on thass