Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-05-28

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Your correspondent paid Il very brief
but pleasant visit to the above instltn-
tiCn, located upon State street, ON the
block adjoining the Wright House. | IL
der the guidance OF the able principal.
Dr. A. Ii. Spinney. the scribe was IN
troduced to all the salient features in
this new addition foralleviatngthe ills
J and ailments to which poor humanity
is subjected. which in this article will
\ he briefly summarized. The Alma
Medical and Surgical Sanitarium IS
another of the lasting monuments Mr..
Wright has built up in magnificent
character as will be seen by reference
70 the cut on the first page There is
no healthier locality in the Northwest
than Alma for an institution of this
mature, and especially for those suffer-
inc through malaria or kindred diseases.
md the pure atmosphere is III itself
|conducivet0 health and the atagoniSm
of al miasmatic influences.
TIE BUILDING.
AS will be noticed in the cut, the IN
'tion is built with special reference
Wants of anticipated invalidS.
1the form of an IL. Withmain
M four and one-half stories high.
Net, while the ~ IS @oNS3 feet
A of the same height as the
The design OF the whole
s chastc and architcctmally
q to the eve. 1t is built Of white
and finished within i'm natural
Is. devoid of all paint and simply
The heating and ventilation is
most perfect obtainahle. and has all
DccfN superintendent 10y Dr. Splnney,
who proposes and Justly So to make
the Alma Sanitarium second to none III
America The halls are wide. and sup
Piled with movable strip Of carpet
which can he busted every day. thus
avoiding all atmospheric impurities
The building is fully supplied with fire
escapes and fire prcycntatiycs OF all
y necessary kinds. while an elevator and
the widest and easiest of stairWays give
access to all parts of the SanitaIum
with ease to the most feeble
The baths are the most perfect OF tie
kind. embracing all the known medical
improvements eXtaut and entirely
separated from the main body Of the
- aiding. thus obyiatng all possible I'M
eanliness and Inconvenience. Here
ill he found Turkish Russian. Vapor.
Pedle shower. cectrO-thcrmal. Roman,
medicated. alcoholic and mineral
baths. The diseases most
Ally treated by this bath system
are rheumatism. govt. paralysis, dropSy,
klyspepsia. bronchitis. kidney. liver,
4 .,1n 1,ff ia IL
DO the Sanitarium is very excellent
neral spring. the medicinal proper
of which are said to he fully equal
the celebrated St Louis mineral
Hter. and is highly beneficial as an
antagonist of nervous troubles
LECTRICTTY AND SWEDISH MOVEMENT
The potent nstrumentality of elect
rcity is made use of largely in the cure
of ,hronc troubles, and what is known
lthe Swedish Movement is made
ty, and Il room 3ONl0 feet IN size
kpart for the treatment by this
stun ad oning the "SWcd-
T. room is the Santarum
kLere. in Il 30N40 high cell
of the most perfect
the country is establish
found all modern APP
I'm first-clasS institution
md all under the care and
IF competent instructors.
GENERAL FEATURES.
lct that large pamphlet, with
bticulars. will he furnished free
|lication obyiates amy very eX-
remarks i'm this article. The
lbeds. rooms and nursing are all
t character intended To do good
lild up reputation. The build
endowcr of the institution. MI
Wright, has not established it as
y making speculation. as he has
)f the latter. but rather as Il
Iropist who designs the good of
humanity. Consequently
ture of the Alma Sanitarum
pended upon as being above
nd intended to perpctuatc
record of its worthy
design and supervision
Itrlction is the work of Fred
ster, architect, of Saginaw,