The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-25

makes him optimistic, and the first glimpse
of the two-storied building of pine wood,
in the midst of the forest, gives him a
thrill of happy anticipation. 1t is a big
building that he first sees, that reminds
him of the Noahs arks of his childhood
days. II seems to be all windows and
during the year they are only closed in the
most severe weather. The willing, eager
patient shiveTs a little as he thinks of the
warm furnace-heated rooms to which he
has been accustomed
The valley is over 1850 feet above the
sea level, and is protected from the winds
of the north by high mountains, whose
sides are covered with dark, odorous pine
trees. To the south and southwest II is
open that the warm winds may have full
sweep. The pretty little huts of the peas
autry may be seen here and there in the
distance, and beautiful indeed, is the view
spread out before one hill, valley and
mountain side, and the soft skies making
a perfect picture that Is made only more
perfect by the quiet over ALL the soft
silence, unbroken except for the hum and
whirr of nature. Winding paths intercept
Ing the wide road indicate the way trod-
den by weary feet TO the three hospitals
In different parts of the valley are these
houses, which contain only bed rooms.
The Speise-Saal is the large building, and
about five minutes walk from II is the Sec
ond hospital building, which also is notice
able for the long rows of open windows
The chief building is the Anstalt, which is
the Noahs ark-like place one sees first
Another building is a small Catholic chap
e which, however is little used, and as
The distance is too great to walk to the
nearest place of Protestant worship the
inmates content themselves vii occasional
services, when q minister is among the in
mates. For hygienic reasons, such gath
erings of the inmates are discouraged
Presently the inmates appear, walking SO
slowly that one concludes at first that
there must be some disease of the loconno-
tor muscles prevalent This is familiar
TO the patients as the Kur-schritt. and the
gait at which one proceeds indicates the
degree of recovery. The only persons who
walks with the swing and the stride OF
other men is the doctor.
The first interesting event at the "cure"
Is the invitation TO the dinng-room. This
is a long hail. with the table the fun
length Of it, arranged very tastefully and
situated in a thorough draueht. In fact
there are no windows in the frames during
the greater part of the year. Looking at
the brown happy faces of those seated
around the table one can scarcely realize
that only a short time ago the majority Of
them were confined to the beds in the hos
pltal. which no one is allowed TO leave I'M
iii he has conquered by rest good food and
fresh air the consuming fever, and has
maintained a normal temperature for some
time.
Besides German and English, there. are
many other nationalties at the beard
There is the amusing babel that IS made
by the Russian. Swedish, Norwegian, Dan
ish and American, and the best of good
fellowship prevails each being dependent
on the others for companionship. The top
les of the day are as lively q source of in
terest as in the haunts of the more fortu>
nate. At every plate is a glass, holding
about a pint of milk and this must be
drunk by the patient, the persistent little
serving maids insisting and refusing, any.
thing else until the doctors orders have
been carried out. 1t is useless to try to
bride them, although the story goes that a
man with a camera once succeeded In get
ting exemption upon the presentation of
the girls photograph. The next day, how
ever. she was as inslstent as ever The
great object aimed at was the proper pro-