The state herald., 1905-02-10
Battle Creek Sanitariun.

''oes'S CIeeh! w Hdl memories ludt
| name conjures up-memories OF other
fays-even the pioneer days, when the
&admen OF the northern lake region
pt the bow and smeared their faces
h keal-braided their flowing locks
th feathers of the porcuplne and
Hid eagle. that they might appear
more wild. If possible. than before.
And as they painted the cheeks and
braided the hair, the squaw-women
sharpened the flint arrow heads and
shaped new bows, that their lords
might do battle to the death with
oth0r redmen.
And here at Battle Creek, way up
In Michigan. a great battle one day
did occur, and when 1t was over, and
the sun kissed the range to the far
west, the tom-toms were muffled and
the sQuaw-women wrapped their heads
In vartcolored blankets and wept, for
with the going down of the sun, many
braves passed to the proverbial happy
hunting grounds.
But that was many, many moons
ago. as the Indians measure time, and
new era has long since dawned.
True, 1t is Battle Creek" to-day, Just
rs 1t was decades ago, but, instead of
the cry of the savage, is heard the
hum Of industry; the throb OF life;
the greeting of men and women of
the Anglo Saxon race-the shouts of
happy boys and girls. who know of
Battle Creeks former history only
by tradition. And here on the site
OF the famous battle between the red
men stands now one OF the fairest
cities of the great Northwest; city
sought out among thousands. for in II
dwell, month after month. rs the
years come and go, men and women
who find within the charmed circle
that which they have long sought else
whers-health.
Vixen one speaks of health, the
mind naturally wings itself to Battle
Greek, for up there health 70 to be
found as at few other places on earth.
Forty years ago there began In Bat
tie Creek return to nature move
ment, with purposes and pricinples in
many respects similar to those which
led to the famous Brook Farm Exper-
iment" twenty years before and to The
Grahamite movement OF that period.
This movement, while religious. was
avowedly non-sectArian, and was in n
broad sense philanthropic, altruistic
and reformatory. The immediate re-
suits were the establishment of
monthly journal now known as Good
Health and shortly afterwards the
erection of health institution called
The Health Reform Institute" The
chic. features Of the institute at this
early period were diet reform. dress
reform and the use of water as cura,
tive agent.
In 1876 the present management
took charge of the institution and with
the consent and cooperation OF tho
Board Of Directors Cthe institution
having been incorporated ten years
before). thorough reorganization was
effected. Broader plans were intro
duced, the methods Of treatment were
placed upon a substantial and thor
oughly scientific foundation. and the
name was changed to the Battle Greek
Sanitarlum. Since this time ;he
growth of the institution has been con.
stnnt and rapid.
From year to year aecommoda-
tions for patients and facilities for
treatments were enlarged TO meet
the increasing patronage until Feb
ruary. 1909. when great hre swept
away the two principal build
ings OF the establishment The ercc-
ton of now building was speedily
begun. and the following year. May IL.
1903. the present fireproof main build.
Ing. erected at a cost OF more than
100000. was dedicated. The cost OF
he entire establishment. Including
equipment, twenty dormitories. cot.
tagcs and other buildings has amount.
ed to more than Sl,2O0.000.
The Battle Creek Sanltarium rs II
stands to-day is recognized the world
over MS the most complete and thor
oughly equipped establishment OF it's
sort and the headquarters for physio-
logic therapeutics or natural methods.
Connected with the San!tarium 10 n
Training School for Nurses. In which
rom two to three hundred nurses are
constantly under training.
These principles and methods have
penetrated to the remotost parts OF
the civilized world. and scores of mon
md women who have been trained In
these methods are doyotlng their lives
% medical missionary work In heather
lands.
The Battle Crock sanitarium may be
regarded as m eritomc of tho return.
tonaturo" idea In practical operation.
Its success IN the restoration Of sick
people TO health bring. TO IL annually
many thousands of men and women,
many OF whom have been pronounced
lneurable. but who. nevertheless. with
rare exceptions. rctrfn few morthn
later 10 their homes prepared TO enter
again upon tho battle Of llfo.
There are many sani,ariunH In the
world. bu, few. II any. that ar. con.
ducted on the fnmo plane as that al
Battle Crock. This hayoL Of rost and
health In In NO sense monoy.mak.
Ing scheme. and every cent that Is
made fron patients who are able 10
pay for their accommodation Is used
TO help those who hsyo nothing bu,
broken health. All over This country.
and even beyond the seas. branch In.
sti,utions are nprinsing up-creopors
from tho motho: pant at Battle
Crock. Ono point In Wow Ia down ON