Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-15
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.
LINDEN LODGE.
A Restful Country Home on Historic
Ground.

A New Development ON the Retreat Es-
tate, which Promises 20 Bring Many
Desirable Visitors to Brattleboro Every
Year.
1t is probable that, so quietly has the
work gone on, there are but few people in
Brattleboro who know what an important
and promising local enterprise has grown
up on the historic spot facing the old New
fame road where once stood the Wells
mansion, followed in later years by the
Miles Military School, and the Summer
Cottage for women. 1t is from the latter
benefcent institution that Linden Lodge
has been developed durin the last two or
three years. The spot is ideal for a resort
of this kind. The buildings stand on a
broad, high table-land, looking out over
the valleys of the West river and Connect
cut river, a scene of rare beauty and peace
fulness. In the rear rises a mountain side
park covered with great pines, through
whose spreading branches the health Civ
ing breezes descend to the level below.
The whole place is flooded with sun
shine. A broad lawn covered with a
beautiful turf, shrubbery and trees,
stretches on either side of the buildings
east and west The air is dry and malaria
is a visitor absolutely unknown.
The water supply comes in generous
abundance from hillside springs. Only a
few rods away is the "Cold Spring" visit
ed bv so many hundreds of Brattleboro
guests for scores of years past, and cele-
brated for the large percentage of iron
which it contains. The surroundings of
this spring, by the way, will hardly be
recognized by the casual observer, cob
ble-stone arch having been built over and
around it, and a cobble stone arch also
spanning the little stream which flows
down over the rocks above.
The arrangement of Linden Lodge-we
mean of the main building-is ideal for the
purpose to which it is devoted. A broad
veranda entirely surrounds the building,
and 10 times around it makes before
breakfast walk of mile, if a guest chooses
to so order a days beginning. Besides
the spacious main rooms in front, there
are beyond a drawing-rOom, with out
door sun.parlor adjoining a dining-room,
billiard and smoking rooms. On the floor
above are rooms single and en- suite, ele-
gantly and daintily furnished. So care
fully have all the wants of the modern
guest been studied and cared for that a
clark ROOM with every requisite for the
successful development of Photographic
plates, has been provided. Advantage is
taken of the abundant water supply to pro.
vide an unusual number of bath rooms
which are equipped with the very best of
modern sanitary plumbing. The whole
seeming of the house suggests commodi-
Gus, well appointed and restful resort for
men and women who are seeking health
and recreation in place of quiet seclusion,
but with the world at large in immediate
contact.
The intention of the management of the
Lodge has been to provide here a place
where victims of the wear and tear of life,
business or social, those who are nervous
ly exhausted, and such as need to have
for a time, freedom from the ordinary
cares and surroundings of life may find a
congenial home.
The Lodge is not a sanatorium, and grea'
pains have been taken to avoid all hospita
and sanatorum appearance. No nurse:
are employed and no physicians are about
though the Retreat physicians may be con
suited daily if desired, and companions are
furnished for guests at short notice upon re
quest. In the matter of medical attendance
guests may employ any physician whom
they choose.
The Lodge is the outgrowth of &
CONVICTION LudJ IL is lar DeIItT 10 pre-
vent a mental breakdown in case of nerv
GUS disturbance than to wait until the
blow has fallen, and then try to restore the
disordered mind, and after all fail to plucl
from the memory its bitterest wound
The house was filled with guests during
the summer of 1898 and 1899. 1t is oper
throughout the year, and there are man!
applications for the present season. Plan:
for future development are broad and fa
reaching. Cottages will be built at differ
ent points on the plateau, and on the pine
covered hillside. The landscape garden
ing effects will be greatly extended and {
park of deer, moose, aud other animal
will in due time be an adjunct of interes
on the rolling land to the west, All in al
Linden Lodge promises to become one o
the beneicent institutions of New England
1t is an interesting fact that DR.. Henri,
NJ. Hurd, the noted alienist of Baltimore
on a recent visit here, pronounced the in
stitution to be not only unique, but idea
in its inception and development.
While the Lodge is part of the Retrea
estate, its management is in every respec
entirely separate and Independent.