The Springfield herald., 1905-02-10


of toll to reach the perfected state.
and the work has but begun-the great
work is to come from rising genera
tions who are imbibing ideas from the
| BattleaCreek home, and what it stands
for.
For Three Decades. ,.
For more than three decades the
present Institution has been the
center of wonderful educa-
tional. philanthropic and reform
movement which has finally culmip-
ated in success undreamed of a few
years ago. and in this connection n
brief history. is most opportunc. In
February, 1902, the two main buildings
of the Sanitarium were destroyed by
fire. For a short time the days were
dark for those who had worked so
hard to build it up. But strong hearts
are not to be awed by misfortune,
and n new building sprung from the
ashes upon the old site.
The dedication took place May 81,
and June /, 1908. An elaborate pro-
gram was carried out and many men
of national reputation made speeches
and their co-workers on their good
| work. Invitations were sent to all
patients, rich and poor, who had ever
been at the Sanitarium. Many re
sponded in person, and hundreds sent
letters of regret.
One of the prettiest sights in con-
nection with the whole event was the
procession of nurses and matrols
which formed on the college grounds,
opposite the new Sanitarium building,
and marched through the audience to
#, reserved seats at the right and left
of the speakers stand The matrons
| in their usual cream white uniform.
the nurses in; blue and white and the
| gentlemen nurses clad In new white
duck suits presented sight which
moved the audience to one simultan-
eous burst of applause.
Sanitary Ideas.
AS before stated there are many
sanitariums in the world, but none
| just like that at Battle Creek. 1t being
| the first of the kind. so far as known.
where an attempt has been made, and
crowned with success, to bring to-
| gether in one place and under one
management all rational healing
| agencies, giving special prominence
| to those physiological or natural heal
| ing agents the scientific knowledge Of
which has been chiefly developed
| within the last century. especially
| hyprotherapy electrotherapy, mas
sage, exercise, diet. sunlight. mental
i,,n
eral health culture.
OF course the first thing to be taken
f, into consideration was the construc-
tio,i of the building to be occupied,
for much depended upon that. But
after it had been discussed pro and
con a plan entirely satisfactory was
adopted and the structure to-day plays
no small part in the healing process
that goes on from day to day at
| Battle Creek.
A Return to Nature Movement.
The philosophy Of the Battle Creek
| Sanitarium may be defined as the re-
turn -to-natuia idea. The doctors teach
the use of natural foods, natttaI life,
the use of natural agents In the treat
! ment OF disease. A great amount OF
attention is given to dietetics. Fruits,
nuts and nut preparations, cereal foods
and easily digestible vegetables are
the basis for the delicious menus
| which are daily served in the great
Saritarium dining room, at which sit
| down hundreds of intelligent men and
women from all parts of the United
| States and even from foreign coun-
tries. Milk, eggs and other dairy prod.
| ucts are also freely used. Great care
is taken to provide the very best and
choicest of everything edible, of which
the physicians approve.
4 During the year which has just
closed vast amount of these things
were required to provide for the army
of patients who visited the sanitarium,
| for several thousand sufferers housed
there during the twelve months of
1901. AS to the expense for the past
year IL was considerable. amounting to
a total Of sSg7, 1899, divided as fol.
| lows: Nut foods. 80 tons, $26, 6,76S.S0; I;
| cereal foods. 1O1 1874 pounds. $9,521.l9;
4 bread, 5000 pounds. s265L43: canned
| goods, 3.G99 cases. s1o.5O665; fruit
| Juices, etc, made on the place, II, ,430
! gallons, s203O90; fresh fruit, 5,7S3
bushels, $40, 2O3.i6; vegetables. 5.137
bushels. S3,695.20;.. sundry grocery
items, 41,55S pounds, $3,3963S; eggs,
25, ,3of dozen. S6.7S96j; butter. made
on the plade,a29,96i pounds, s5,951.59;
cream, 6S,G7S quarts, Sl0,S23.70; milk,
57.26G quarts, $1,69245; coal. 5,714
tons. s2OOOO.OO labor; S2l3,553.59;
total. s327189,S9. ,.,
The amount OF charity dispensed
during the past ten years at this
sanitarium amounted to S5S5, SO
To care for the patients an average of
1875 men and women were employed
during each year, and an average of
| $50 patients are under treatment at
this sanitariiim every day in the year
We have given our readers only a
brief glance at the workings of this
unique establishment. Another article
| would be required to give something
of the details Of the daily routine of a
| guest at the Sariitarium, and of the
methods which have given to this in
/ stitution its worldwide reputation as
| Mecca for sick folks.