The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-27
A PRIZE In PROSPECT.
rROHABILITy OF A GREAT sASiTAR.
iuM FOR THE CITY.
Honolulu n splendid Location The Plan
Has High Merit - Some
Details

The people Of this city will un.
doubtedly be pleased to learn tina,
there is good prospect that a med.
ical and surgical sanitarium will be
located in or near Honolulu in the
near future.
An organization in the United
States, known as the Medical Mis-.
sionary and Benevolent Association
has i'll the past few years established
sanitariums at different points in
America, as well as in foreign coun-
tries, and now contemplates starting
a similar institution in one of the
tropical islands. The president of
this association, and the leading
spirit oft, is J II. Kellogg, NJ. d.. /,
whose reputation is almost world
wide. DR.. Kellogg is president of
the new American Medical Mis-
sionary College, member of the
British and American Association
for the Advancement OF Science,
also member of several other med
ical and scientific societies, super
intendent of the Battle Creek,
Mich, Medical and Surgical San
itarium, superintendent of the San
itarium Laboratory of Hygiene,
editor Of the coed HeaiM, and author
of the Hand Book of Domestic
Hygiene and Rational Medicine, "
Man the Masterpiece, " THE La
dies Guide" and number of small
er works, all of which are having
an immense circulation.
The Battle Creek sanitarium is
the Oldest OF the health institutions
controlled by the above named
association, and it is the larges,
and best equipped sanitarium of its
kind in the world. The next one
in size and importance is the St.
Helena, Cali, sanitarium. Several
Honolulu people have been patients
at this institution, among whom
may be mentioned Judge Hart, G.
P. Castle, Mrs. B. +. Dillingham;
and her daughter, Mrs. Frear, Mrs.
l.. B. Kerr, w. F. Wolf and Mr..
Steiner.
Institutions conducted OH the
same principle have been establish.
ed at Boulder, Solo, Chicago, ILL.,,
Portland, Ore. College View, Neb.,
Guadalajara, Mexico, Cape Town,
South Africa and Basic, Switzer-
land. A distinguishing feature OF
these institutions is that they con-
fine their remedial efforts to nc
single method Of treatment. They
neither profess nor attempt to cure
all diseases with one medicine. The
agencies for the relief of the suffer.
ing are numerous, and are employ.
ed as the knowledge OF the parti.
cular case demands.
In the treatment of chronic
diseases, rational methods are EN-
| ployed, and the treatment is in all
instances adapted to the malady o.
each patient. Among the agencie.
employed are electricity, in every
form; massage and Swedish move
ments (by trained manipulators)
pneumatic and vacuum treatment
baths Of every description, such a.
Turkish, Russian, electric, vapo
aud the electric light baths. Mucl
attention is paid at these institu
tons to the subject of healthfu
diet. The advantages of such al
institution in Honolulu can be sect
without any arguments. 1t is t,
be hoped that the citizens OF thi
Paradise of the Pacific" may Civ,
to this proposed institution al
needed encouragement, that moth
ing may prevent securing such
desirable addition to our man,
other good institutions.