The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-10-01
A LETTER FROM BATTLE CREEK.
All About the Great Sanitarum and the SeventrDay
Adventists.
BY Mrs T. N. Green. In Washington (Gs.) Gazette.

atom am. It is standing in the august pres.
ence OF q colored "bead walter. .
There are no ave inspiring head waiters
here, but sweet. pretty. modest girls. THAT'S
what We have here.
And last, but not least, Imagine hotei
presided over by n chaplain! That's what
don't Know how all this may strike moat
people, but 10 me IL In the sweetest and pleas
auiest thing about the place; II conduces 10
peaceiuluess and tranquility OF mind; there
il . restfuinsss and serenity here that pave
never found elsewhere. No wonder people
got we'll.
We have too much OF, and that In the Sabbatn.
There are two Sundays here. and between the
two, am afraid We do not keep either one.
The Adventists are as rigid In theis oosei.
vance Of the Sevenih day m the old Puriians
were OF Sunday. and we are 10 measure
forced 10 observe IL. Then, when sunday
comes. We feel that We have kept our day 81
rest and grow iaX. so there II goes. III
CHRISTIANS should ever become divided on
In In question. the end OF IL Will De, there w!il
be no sabbath nt all.
This sanitariuin Is not o commercial, enter.
prize, NO one onnected with 10 In benented hy
la success, ex cept IA saiaried employee. II
IA Incorporated under the laws OF MichiRAn
aa Benevolent Association. It's ptontS go
10 various charitable purposes. II educaies
aries. supports a home for for orphhns. one
for old women. and various other things.
IL claims TO be the head Of = reform move
ment. looking towards closer ie,auon 10
nature In The pels tion or food. and the treat
ment OF disease. There are patients mere rom
every state In the union. and almost every
country In fhe world. ] talked win n 'ady
Yesterday from Australia. who told she ana
her husband had heard and read oi the meth.
ods employed here, had tried them 10 far as
was In iheir power. and nnally determined 10
come and see, and learn. They han actually
travelled all the way from Australia for the
purpose. They are very intelligent people
There are students. nurses. scientinc men,
and doctors here, quietly observing aud learn.
treated annually. with the number steadily
Increasing. II Is the largest saniIarium In
the world.
They are erecting new building which will
without doubt be the moht up-to- date and
perfect of It's kind Oh the globe. My fear ID
mat their prices will 90 up accordingly, 10
that persons OF moderate means Will mot be
able 10 come. and the air OF fquietude and SIM
changed from ways more eStravasant ana
worldly.
uses II has its own vegetable. fruit ana
dairy farms, and electric light plants.
There are two lsrge establishments where
la serealH and nut products are made ana
a score OF other health foods" that are man
ufactured, and shipped from Battle Creek
with which the Ranitarium has nothing 10 do
said at the beginning OF this letter that
,ns4u ne ',,,i aii ;ns ,;m..6uf was mistakep-
sscp m o,her and ih.t nj her is sonnet h ing
- sa, relieve next 10 the subject OF love
80 n,a wha, IN eat interests eyeryb
.'.,. iran anv,hino else TbeIe Iefors I Will
III =, ,ha rsny GOOD and curious tpip we
IT, ~ -, NC
I'M nr,, w n -, d,.has IN IN great that one
TUG sy ,.s. =" 80, .nd animal iais IL In
never , naro 80, ae,,.,"ms and wondsriuI com
r..,t"n ,hav m. b a of yev, tx bles gralus and
nwis
Eirs, of ALL they excel In soupa I believe
ali ,,f these latter day cream soups originated
a, pa,,ia cresk sanItarium There In q rice
sonn ,hst exceIs ANYTHING I ever tasted. II
~ MADE OF milk. water, cream and rice. II IL
hoiIed fonr mr. five hours In q double bOi Ter.
Then there is a fruit soap that IL nectar for
the gods. IL is made OF fruit juices thickt n.
ed with ssgo. IL In served hot like any other
soun
Here are some of the dishes that appear
tho menn "Roast i'm perisI, Golden SAUCE"
"Nut Lisbon Steak" "Sut Irish Slew.
.p,r,,.a Cn,,s,a "protose Hanburyer
seal nd so on protose In a com bin a, ion
NJ v.ye,ahies and nuts. made In Imitation OF
m..t and such n good Imitation that one
=. N AGO really ieil he is NOT eating meat.
WhiIe These dishes satisfy the most capri.
c,ons mr. the mOst ravenn,is OF appetite~. yet
thsy ayrer p.r fectIy with the most delicate
.iomacbs.