The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-02-25
Battle Creek Sanitariurn.

With keal-braided their flowing locks
with feathers OF the poreupine and
Wild eagle. that they might appear
moro wild. II possible. than before.
and as they painted the checks and
irsided the hair. the squaw-women
shsrpened the flint arrow heads and
shaped new bows. that their lords
Might do battle TO the death with
other redmen.
And here at Battle Creek way up
n Michigan. a great battle one day
did occur. and when II was over. and
the sun kissed the range TO tho far
west, the tom-toms were mufliod and
the squaw-women wrapped their heads
In varlcOlored blankets and wept, for
with the going down OF the sun. many
braves passed 20 the proverbal happy
hunting grounds
But that was many. many moons
go as the Indians measure time. and
a new era has long since dawned.
True, ID As Battle Creek" to-day, just
AS Il was decades ago, but. instead OF
the cry OF the savage, IS heard the
hum az industry the throb OF lie;
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
nen stands now ono OF the falre8t
cities OF the great Northwest: a city
sought our among thousands. for In 10
dwell month after month. as the
years come and 90. men and women
who find within the charmed circle
that which they have long sought else.
wberc-h health
When one speaks of health, the
mind naturally wings itself TO Battle
Greek FOR up there health is to be
found us az few other places on earth.
Forty year ago thorc began IN Bat
tie Creek return TO nature move
msnt. with purposes and pricinplos In
many respects similar Co those which
led 70 the famous Brook Farm EXpcr-
imeut' twenty years before and 10 The
Grahamitc movement az that period
This movement, while religious was
avowcdly non gcctarian, and was in
broad sense phianthropic altruBtic
and reiormatory The immediate re-
sul,s were the establishment ~
monthly Journal now known as Good
Health and shortly afterwards the
erection of a#hcalth institution called
"Thc Health Reform Institute The
chief features OF the institute at this
early period were diet reform. dress
reform and the use OF water as "A cura-
tive agent.
In 1876 the present management
took charge or the institution and with
the consent and cooperation % the
Board Of Directors (thc institution
having been incorporated ten years
beforel. thorough reorganization was
effected Broader plans were intro.
duced the methods of treatment were
placed upon substantial and thor
onghly scientific foundation and the
name was changed "a the Battle Creek
Saniiarium Since this tmc ;he
growth NJ rh' Institution has .Iten= con
slant and rapid
FROM year tu year uccommut~a
tions for patients aud facilities FOR
treatments were enlarged l9 meet
the increasing patronage until Feb
ruary l902 when q grca, fire swept
away the two priucipa build.
ings OF the establishment The crcc
tion 81 naW building Was speedily
begun and tho following year lut gls
1903. Tho present hrepruoi main build
ing erected al "a cost at more han
5000 600. was dedicated The cost or
tho entire establishment including
equipment twenty dormitori"s, cot
tagcs and Other buildings has amount
cd 20 more than 5 100000
Tho Battle Creek Saultarium ae ID
stands today s recognized the world
over as the most complete and thor.
.uughly equipped establishment of it9
sort and the Headquarters for physIo
lorlc therapeutics or natural methods.
Connected with tile Sauitarmm is
Training School for Nurses In which
from two 60 three hundred nurses are
constantly under trimming
These principle and methods have
penetrated 90 the tcmotest parts of
the civilized world and scores Of men
and women who have been trained In
these methods are devoting their lives
go medical missionary work in hoalhcu
lands
The Battle Greek SanIlarium may hc
regarded as an epitomo 81 the return
tonaturp' idea 100 practical operation
It's success Ia he restoration Of sich
people to health brings Ia u auunalls
many thousands of men Nnd wnmCs
many OF whom have been pronounced
incuTablc. bus who nevertheless with
rare exceptions return "a tow months
later 20 their homes prepared =to enter
again upon tho battle ur lie
There are many sanlariuma iu De
world Do. few. II amy thtt are con
Quoted on the same plane a- that 49,
Battle creek This hat,n. 0l rrst aud
health Is 10 no sense money MAX
inE scheme ana every cent ttnt Ia
made frim patients who arc au.c to
pay for their accommodation .s used
20 hoip those who have nothing but
broken health All otc, this country
and oven beyond lhr seas branch in.