The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-22
A QUEER CRANK
Dies Trying tc Found an Eveless
Eden i'll Australia.
MADE HIS CONVERTS
Go Entirely Naked. and Matrimony Was
Prohibited and His Followers Were
Restricted to Fruit Diet.
Only Had Two Recruit
TO His Views.

Only Had Two Recruit
to His Views.
By the death Of Anglehardt, news
Of which has just been received here
the world has lost it's queerest crank
He was the last survivor Of the little
sect Of naked, fruit-eating survivor
shippers, which he established on q
tropical island. BE sought to regen.
crate mankind by starting an EVeless
Eien, sans fig leaves. he and bis two
misguided followers possessed the cour.
age Of their con victions and perisheo
rather than abandon their expert
ment.
Eaglehardt was no ordinary man.
He vas a native Of Bavaria, univer-
sity graduate, and an author OF con-
siderable merit. BE might have made
something Of g mark In the world If
he had no5 sickened Ct civilization and
it's ways. 1t Is sad that the failure OF
a woman to reciprccate his sf c5ion
was the c use Of it, but this is mere
conjecture, and due to the fact that
the fair sex was excluded from his
scheme for restoring mankind to an
earthly paradise. BE believed that
where woman came, the devil was
sure to follow. and he didn't intend to
run any risk Of getting into tee same
SORT OF trouble that Adam di7,
Il was his opinion that the human
race originated il the "sua blessed
tropics and Only there could it ob.
tain a fresh start On the tight track.
Ia 1901, he went to New Britain in
search OF 3 suitable place for the es-
tablishment Of a community which he
tondly hoped would form the first link
In chain OF similar settlements that
would eventually grid the earth. He
purchased the little island Of Kaba-
kon, situated ip the duke OF York
group, and about Is miles from Her
bertshoe, the seat Of the German ad-
ninistratlon in New Guinea. 1t is
l65 acres in and coeoanut trees -four.
ish there in abundance. BE believed
that living In the primitive fashion
required OF those who joined the order:
it would suffice to maintain $50 men.
II have proclaimed Kabakoa an
open fruit garden and sun grove" be
said in a letter SETTING fourth his
ideas, Tor the purpose OF reclaiming
degenerate mankind to their true
state OF existence. I will settle 1t with
frui.-eatiDg sunWorshipers to rear
great, pure, true, same Zen by giving
its mea1 berS natural Conditions OF life.
I will send out as missionaries mem
bers Of the sun order whe have been
tried and found to bs true, natural.
living mep. In this way, | shall es.
tablish similar colonies round the
whole equator. The mofe people who
join ne and the greater the means
placed at say disposal, the quicker
will these colonies be formed"
Expecting a rush OF applicants, he
laid down very stringent rules as to
conditions OF which candidates for
earthly perfection and human regen.
Grafton should be taken int0 bis island
paradise. Among them were the tol.
lowing:
-. Only men OF noble and ezeel.
lent character will be admitted.
''2. Elch applicant must be recon-
meaded by two respectable credible
parsons, approved OF by the leader OF
the Sun oder.
"3. a payment OF $3.50 FOR such
as can sffyrd that anoeat; Tor less
wealthy persons sum corresponding
to theis means: and for the poor sun
worshippers nothing at all y
Naked man comes into the world
and naked ae goes cut OF it, and max
ed he should abide IN it, according to
the high priest OF the sun worship.
pers. He insisted that his followers
should never under any circumstances
wear vestige OF clothing. He held
that clothes poisoned the system, and
that by inte2capting the rays OF the
sun the source OF all Life, OF al mind
and all strength" they prevented the
attainment Of a perfect humanity.
Marriage he also regarded as ga aoon
ination and strict eslihacy was eDjoin-
I'd. Fruit which ripened In the sun
was alone TO be eaten. Houses were
forbidden. he would tolerate nothing
that intelfered with living close to
Nature all the time. By going around
stark naked, bathing constantly in
the sun and eating nothing but f:ult,
be declared his followers would even,
tually be able to suosist without food
OF drink OF any sort and gain the
power OF transporting themselves at
will to any part OF the world without
having to patronise railways OF steam.
ships.
On taking possession OF his island,
Englehardt stripped himself to the
bLf, and armed with a palm leaf to
keep Of flies, teas and mosquitoes,
confidently awaited host OF regener-
ating recruits. a lot OF folk in Ger
many had signihsd their Intention OF
joining him when he got his paradise
started, but when it came to the
scratch al out two backed out. Some
pleaded for the privilege Of at least
being allowed to wear skirts; others
clamored for concessions in the shape
OF beef steak, and some base back
sliders declared they would not tackle
the paradise job unless permitted to
bring their best girls with them. BuI
Englehards was adamant to all these
appeals. He would admit 10 one to
membership in the Sun Order who
was not willing to adhere to all the
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