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chiropractic thing,” Scott said. “If you had stayed healthy,
you ate well, you drank well, you don’t smoke, you don’t
drink, you exercise regularly, and you get your chiropractic
adjustments periodically, that you’d live a long and happy
life.” Scott recalled that no one in the family ever visited a
medical doctor or took any medication, and chiropractic
adjustments were given to the family members for any
symptoms.^88
Forbidden activities in the family were smoking, swear-
ing, and having headaches. It was also forbidden to be
unhappy, pessimistic, or dishonest. The children were not
allowed to drink coffee until they graduated from school,
or drink alcohol until age 21. Joshua also collected ground
wheat directly from local farmers to avoid unnecessary
contamination, and during both the winter and the sum-
mer, he took a swim each day.^94
In 1950, the entire Haldeman family, includingWinnie
the plane and a Cadillac, moved to South Africa. The reason
why they decided to leave Canada is unclear. Joshua had
never visited the country before, but he left a number of
clues.^88
The decision to move could have been based on politi-
cal protests. Joshua was active in the political landscape in
Canada and had once ended up in jail because of his politi-
cal views. He thought the political system had deteriorated
because of a rapid growth in the power of the government
to control the citizens. He also thought the moral standards