The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04

over that floor ! could hear that gentle tapping
and that unobs' rusiye, kind voice saying. 'Ele-
was strangely impressed in this new and
quiet Atmosphere, of this place which seemed
more restful than any, other ! had ever been;
10 bc s~kcptical Of their Judgment outside, you
could not feel il right 20 Indulge in Il there.
voice which had in sucR a winning way said,
Elevator for prayers and do YOU know ] really
felt disappointed, somewhat forgotten, and ven-
turrd TO Inquire about II. 'Oh, we didn't want
but hoped, Il you ielt like.i g, YOU would come
quito pleased, aud so we let IL GO I told them |
wanted the elevator to stop and TO hear the
and when H. continued again ! felt almost as
though was myself one Of the community, with
somethInS OF me sane purp2ses; ,.o, o. ,o
heard in the halls at each door. 1t was very
Kind, too, but not so winning as the other. II
"Therei Is a gymnasium In the place, and every
evening the help. as the employees are called,
wonld. assemble with all the others. There is a
skilled teacher Of gymnastics there, and he gave
sundry instructions. of interest. They do not
dance, properly speaking but on these occasions
ing, and they also formed the grand right and
LETT. IL was n queer, swinging kind of a motion,
spccts The men and women were like children,
yet. children in school nrc interested in parties
had other things TO talk about, yot they were so
simple and quiet rs to make them remarkable
as subjects Tor contemplation.
Inc T cbapsc seTp ,Has " Inn mS ws q p I%ev tsaatty ,S Ss s paH-
pie they cnll the. helpless. They were all simply
like a lot of good children. They were not like
actual men and women in tho world.
They pay great attention TO what they have
food and the houses, is scrupulously clean.
There are but two meals a day, breakfast being
served at = and dinner at 3. III a guest desires
anything later, y Is served on q tray In the
are little letters of the alphabet blossoming out
there and here.
/" One is puzzled at first whatto make Of them,
finally II appears that the letters and figures,
to something below. Then at the bottom will he
found corresponding letters and figures, all com
priscd In a note to the reader. thus:
"NorT.-l. Food most fermentable. 2. Foods less fer.
.. MIlk and foods cooked In milk. Foods
not numbered not likely to cause fermentation.
=" tal-Eools requiring least time for digestion.
7" requiring medium time for digestion.
"tcj-FOOdS requiring longest time for digestion.
Among the members of the community |
one old man. who, being n native OF SMYRNA,
In Asia, was supposed to know something es-
pcCinlly about figs, and part Of his work was to
employ himself In the orchards. He was an
Armenian, and had been u trader in CONSTANT
nOple. IL appears that some years ago some of
the adventist missionaries. who have been scat
tered to all parts Of the world, had fallen in 1.
him and he had been converted.
There il n Board of Directors that rules the
affairs Of the community. One DR.. Maxon IL
are three or four other physicians about there.
livery conceivable kind of u bath may be had.
Take II oil in all II IL the strangest commun-
" of which | have heard or read-a colony of
hat are Icing done outside OF their own habita- |
on the great mountain. 10 surpasses any
hing In the books. and altogether furnished me
much to think OF for many n day"