Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30

reading habit II strongly encouraged
among patients.
THE BAKERY.
Moving eastward on this basement
floor Of the administration building, we
come 10 the bakery The fact h pleas
antly announced by the fragrance OF
opena the door. Reforr masgive
Dutch oven stands the baker m the act
Of taking out the weli-brownod lnuvoH.
We watch him silently Tor time. when
one party remarks II like 10 see u man
work who knows how 10 work" and
truly u was novel slFht. How one
man can bake Tor three hundred and
nfty people may puzzle those who have
not visited the asylum, nor those who
have. one thousand eight hundred and
sixteen louNCs. In nvo haklugH. sliced hy
this same baker az they are called FOR.
besides great baskets Of cookies and
other HwcctmDutH, represents the week
contribution from the bakery.
We have been struck from our fire.
entrance with the perfect order and
ncutnctH everywhere. but here rlenU-
ness pToclnimH itself Not 70 speck ls
anywhere visible The walls arc white.
the Dutch oven IL white the floor b.
white, tho kncadlng tables are secured
ana blcachrd TO whltcnoss. even the
baker u In white fresh from the lnun-
dry, We cannot refrain from asking
permission Co taste that bread. Surely
tho unfprtunntcs above need not stun.
Die for the want OF d perfect stan OF
life.
THE KITCHEN
Is on the opposite side Of tho hall. one
cook with "a HlHklo assistant. prcHidcs
here. The cooking Is evidently an done
by heat from the bullor-room. The air
n .aN o.. HHH a.
"The kitchen work inynyoa three
things says our guide. whose gr.nt
characteristic h TO classify "Ol prep
aratiun, Oh cooking, tcl distribution"
" " evident that these three have been
divided again ana again. Tor things
move here uH elsewhere like small Cog-
wheels IN big ones, Everything sccms 10
hand. The products OF the garden and
the orchard are within easy reach, and
the dairy H. IN an adjoining room.
Three warm meals are cooked each day
ana the menu Is changed every day In
the week The food though simple IL
exceedingly well.cooked and therefore
wholesome.
THE LAUNDRY.
Who does the washing FOR the asy-
Mmf What army " ACrubbefa can
possibly keep pace with the demands OF
this numerous and largely helpless coll
ifty beds 10 keep clean and sweet In
covcrlcta and sheets, the same number
OF suits Of undcrClothinW 20 b. washed
every week, 10 say nothing OF other and
finer work. And then the lroningi We
are surprised 10 learn that two woman.
a luundresA and one assistant. with the
uld OF seven or eight women patients.
who assist only au they nHk for the
privilege get through each week with
1900 pieces u clothing. n you uHk the
secret, the answer ~. modern machine
cry. We notice. however. that a num-
bor OF old-fashloncd tubs with wash
boards are stlll 10 be- seen IN the room.
HEATING, POWER AND LIGHT.
Thus far we have seen evidences OF
the power. heat, and light center OF the
institution. but now we are to visit IL.
The electric plant, the boiler room, the
heat distributing connections, with the
order, neatuosa, economy and adapta-
bllity OF this department interest US,
but there ia no room 10 tell OF H. The
present engineer X evidently "a genius
Ia his way, During the last three years
he has reduced the cost Of heating
lighting and power over 90 per cent, by
rcadluHtmcut. inventions, and self-cOn-
trivcd appliances. The system iH almost
perfect, and the superintendent declares
that no offcr yet made by electric CONE
panivs can reach the low figure at which
this plant produces light for the nsti-
tuition.
Connected with aud under the super
vision Of this department are the water
Hupply--whlch lH partly from q spring
high ON thu mountainHlde. partly by
connection with the Provo watcrworl0a
the ventllntlng system, the sewerage.
the FIR prevention, and ilre-oxtinguish-
Ing appnratus-all OF which are com
pletely modern and up 20 date,
Space will not perult mentioning tho
many interesting details connected with