The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-01
vasarIes versus Realities.

Vagaries Versus Realities.
oLuisville Courier.Journal.
News comes from Zurich that an
aggregation of either whole or semi.
lunatics calling themselves the Nat
ural Mans Colony have about decid-
ed to disband permanently, IL no
suitable climate can be found in
which to practice their. creed, or
temporarily If they are more sue.
cessful.
The Natural Mans Colony is de.
generate organization masking its
degeneracy under pretense of re.
ligion. The members are clearly en-.
titled to the comforts of padded cells
also to their views. II they think
that they think men should rve Just
as Adam and Eve lived in the Garden
of Eden, no one should dispute their
title to the thought If they believe
that they believe that the human race
should contine its diet to vegetables,
they have right to the belief-a great
many sane and admirable persons ad.
here to this much of their creed. II
they believe that they believe men
and women should emulate the exam
pie of Adam and Eve and roam around
perfectly nude, they probably could
prove clear title to the belief. But
just as they have right to their opin.
ions SO have other folks al right to
have opinions Of their opinions.
1t seems that the last named plank
of their theological platform is the
one that has proved their undoing.
They have been browsing around in
the Alps. clothesless. The chronic.
lers do not mention that they wore
even SO much as the traditional fig.
leaves that were considered quite
the thing by the illustrious twain
whom they are now generating as
patron saints. OF late the chill
breezes and icy paths have been
putting up pretty strong argument
against their faith. It got SO that
he apostles presented the paradoxi.
cal spectacle Of shivering with their
bodies while. through chattering
teeth, they spoke with their tongues
of the glories and idealism OF hab,.
tual exposure of person. The mar
tyrdom of spirit was beautiful even
II the nakedness Of the body was re-
voting. But men and women canno.
live by ideaiism alone, and SO a little
of the shivering of limbs and chat
tering of teeth went long way.
Now the human curiosities are ready
to sacrifice their spiritual ideals on
the altar Of physical comfort I'm.
less they can find a spot where they
can go naked comfortably they will
dissolve theid organization. Thus
have the Alps played havoc with
theology. Thus have some lunatics
been put out of business by the
weather.
There are other freak organiza.
tons and visionary agitators who.
from time to time, like the Natural
Mans Colony, meet their fate by
contact with common sense and i'm.
mutable physical laws. Some OF them
are indecent, some are clean enough.
but mistaken. One of the vagaries
Of the modern age is what Is COM
monty designated as Socialism, and
among the agitators of the doctrine
are certain sons OF rich men, who are
beneficiaries of that which they by
word or mouth rail against. They
think-or profess to think-that i'll
is wrong for non-producers to pos.
sess wealth; without discussing the
economical merits of the matter, the
fact remains that while they assume
that position they themselves do not
produce. They say 1T is sinful for
some folks to ride in automobiles
while others starve, and daily they
go spinning along the boulevards In
touring cars which were purchased
either with money they themselves
obtained from their parents or else
were purchased by their parents with
funds acquired under the system
which the "parlor Socialists" con-
denim.
This is freak Socialism sorely
wounded when 1t goes up. against stern
realities Tirus does the lunacy Of the
Natural Mans Colony collapse when
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