The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-26
WORLDS QUEEREST CRANK IS DEAD Founded a "Sun GroveD on
 Tropical Island HE ABHORRED MATRlMONEY Inslsted on Absolute Celibacy and and Said Clothes Prevented Man
 Attaining Proper Growth.
 Dream Shattered.
HE ABHORRED MAI TRIM0NEY

Washington.-By the death of August Englehardt, news of which has just been received the world has lost its queerest crank, writes correspondent from syd- ney, Australia. to a local newspaper. He was the last survivor of a little sect of naked, fruit-eating sun worshippers, which he established on a tropical is- land. lie sought to regenerate mankind by starting an Eveless Eden. He and his two followers possessed the courage of their convictions and perished rather than abandon their experiment.
 Englehardt was no ordinary man. He was native of Bavaria, a university graduate and an author of considerable merit. He might have made something of a mark in the world if he had not sickened of civilization and It's ways It Is said that the failure of woman to reciprocate his affection was the cause 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. He believed that where woman came the devil was sure to follow. and he did not intend to run any risk of getting into the sort of trouble 1 that Adam did
 l It was his opinion that the human race l originated in the sun-blessed tropics and only there could 1t obtain a fresh start on the right track In 1901 he came to l New Britain in search of suitable place l for the establishment of a community which he fondly hoped would form the l first link in a chain of similar settle- ments that would eventually gird the l earth. He purchased the little island of 1 Kabakon, situated in the Duke of York group and about fifteen miles from Her bertshoe, the seat of the German admin istration in New Guinea. It is 165 acres in extent and cocoanut trees flourish there in abundance. He believed that, living in the primitive fashion required of those who joined the order. 1t would suffice to maintain 250 men.
 Made "Sun Grove"
 T have proclaimed Kabakon an open fruit garden and sun grove,' he said in q letter setting forth his Ideas, flor the pur- pose of retaining degenerate mankind to their true state of existence. l will settle it with fruit-eating sun worship pers to rear great, pure, true, sane men by giving it's members natural conditions of life. l will send out as missionaries members of the Sun Order who have been tried and found to be true, natural liv- ing men. In this way I shall establish similar colonies round the whole equator. The more people who join me and the greater the means placed at my disposal :, the quicker will these colonies be formed.
 Expecting a rush of applicants he laid 1 down stringent rules as to the conditions on which candidates for earthly perfec- i ton and human regeneration should be taken were the following:
 i 1. Only men of noble and excellent char acter will be admitted.
 70 Each applicant must be recommend ed by two respectable. credible persons, approved by the leader of the Sun Or der.
 a. A. payment of s25O for such as can afford that amount: for less wealthy per i sons a sum corresponding to their means; and for the poor sun worshipers nothing at all.
 He insisted that his followers should never in any circumstances wear vestige of clothing. He held that clothes poison ed the system. and that by intercepting 1 the rays of the sun 'Jhe source of all 1 life, of all mind and all strength they prevented the attainment of perfect hu- manity.