The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-11-24
Dies Trying to Found an EveIess
Eden iii 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.

BY the death of Anglehardt, new
Of which has just been received here
the world has lost it's queerest crank
He was the last survivor of the littl
sect of naked, fruit-eating sun. wor
shippers, which he established on {
tropical island. He sought to rcgen
crate mankind by starting an Eveles.
Eien, sans tig leaves. He and his twt
misguided followers possessed the cour
age Of their convictions and perishet
rather than abandon their expert
ment.
Englehardt was no ordinary man
He was a native Of Bavaria, univer
sity graduate, and an author of con
siderable merit. He might have made
something Of mark In the world II
he had noJ sickened Of civilization ant
Its ways. 1t is sad that the failure o.
woman to reciprocate his s II ctior
was the 9 use Of 1t, but this is mere
conjecture, and due to the fact that
the fair sex was excluded from his
scheme for restoring mankind to ar
earthly paradise. He believed that
whore woman came, the devil was
ure to follow, and he didn't intend tt
run any risk Of getting into the sam
s)rt Of trouble that Adam did.
I5 was his opinion that the human
race originated in the sun blessed
tropics" and only there could it OBJ
tain fresh start on the right track
In 1901, he went to New Britain IL
search Of suitable place for the es.
tablishmept of q community which he
fOndly hoped would form the first link
In chain Of similar settlements that
would eventually glrd the earth. H.,
purchased the little island OF Kaba.
kon, situated In the duke Of York
group, and about IS miles from Her
bertshoe, the seat Qf the German ad-
ministratien In New Guinea. 1t is
/ 6b acres in and cocoanut trees flour
ish there In abundance. He believed
that living In the primitive fashion
required OF those who oined the order,
1t would suffice to maintain 160 men
II have proclaimed Ka6akon an
open fr4it garden and sun grove" he
said In letter setting fourth his
Ideas, TOR the purpose of reclaiminp
degenerate mankind to tbel} cru
state Of existence. will setple it witt
frult-satipg 9unw0rshipers TO rea
great, pure, true, same men by giving
It's members natural conditions OF lifr,
l Will send out as missionaries mem
hers Of the sun order who have beer
tried and found to be trNe, natural
living men. In this way, Shall es
tahlish siMllar colonies round the
whole equator. The more people VII,
join me and the greater the means
placed at my disposal The quicker
will these ,sulpniaS Ge formed"
! tsNpecGing rush Of applicants, he
laid down very stringent rules as tt
conditions on which candidates fol
earthly perfection and human regen
, eTation should be taken into his islan(
paradise. Among theps we're the fol
towing:
| II. only men Of noble and excel
! lent character Will be admitted.
p Il sch applicant must be recon-
mended by two respectable credible
persons, approved Of by the leader o
the Sun oder.
%. a payment OF $3.50 for sucl
as can tlf Jrd that amount; for les
wealthy persons SUM corresponding
TO their means, and for the poor SUI
woIshippers nothlng at all"
Naked man comes into the Worl
and naked he goes out Of IT ana max
cd he shou' d abide "a IL, according t
the high priest OF the sun worship
pars. lie insisted that his follower
should never under any circumstance
wear a vestige Of clothing. He hel
that clothes poisoned tho system, an
that BY inteieepting the rays Of th
tsun ''the source Of all life, Of all min
and all strength" they prevented th
attainment of perfect humanity
Marriage he also regarded as an abon
ination and strict celibacy was on i)ir
ed. Fruit which ripqnel in the su
was alone TO pe catch. Houses wei
forbidden. He would tolerate nothln
that Inter fered with living close I
Nature all the time. BY going aroun
stark naked, bathing constantly |
the sun and eating nothing hut srui
he d. clared his folloWara would ever
tually be able TO snbsist Without foe
or d}ink az any sort and gain I'll
lpoWer OF transporting themselves
will to any part Of the world withol
3 having to patrOnize railways or Stean
3 ships.
( On taking possession OF his islam
| Englehardt stripped himself to I'll
bLG, and armed with palm leaf
keep Cff flies, feas and mosquitoe
confidently awaited host OF regene
! ating recruits. a lot OF folk In Ge,
many had sIgnitled their intention
Joining him when he got his paradi
started, but when 1t came to I'll
I scratch all but two backed out. Son
. pleaded for tho privilege Of at lea
/ being allowed to wear skirts; othe
j, solamored for concessions In the sf,a
II of beef steak, and some base bac
n sliders declared they wopla .lot tack
s the paradise job, unless permitted
= bring their best girls with them. b
Englahardt was adamant to all the
appeals. He would admit no one
membership in tho Sun Older W
J. was not willing to adhere to all I
q rules and regulations which he h
X laid down for Its guidance, and viii
j. he faithfully observed himself. r
!, two men who joined him on the
u terms were Max Dutzow, q mnsicis
: who conducted an orchestra In Bsr
~ that bore hia name, and Heinrich L
!" kenS, native Of Heligeland, who Ii
D. settled In the same city. They &C
signed their clothing to the sea