Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1905-03-23

Thls institution at Battle Creek wa
not quilt up In day-it took year
OF toll to reach the perfected STATE
! and the work has but begun-the grea
work is TO come from rising genera
lions who are imbibing ideas from tn
Battle Creek home, and what it stand
for.
For Three Decades.
For more than three decades tn,
present institution has been tn,
center of wonderful educa
tional, philanthropic and reform
movement which has finally culmin
ated In success undreamed OF a few
years ago, and in this connection q
brief history is most opportune. 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 Sc
hard to build 1t up. But strong hearts
are not to be awed by misfortune,
and a new building sprung from the
ashes upon the old site.
The de- .catiOn took place May 81,
and June l, 1903 An elaborate pro-
gram was carried out and many men
of national reputation made speeches
and highly complimented the managers
and their co-workers on their good
work. Invitations were sent to all
patients, rich and poor, who had ever
been at the Sanitarlum. 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 matrons
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 a 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
and moral influences, rest, and gen.
eral health culture.
or course the first thing to be taken
into consideration was the construC
ton of the building to be occupied.
for much depended upon that. But
after 1t 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 Greek.
Return to Nature Movement.
The philosophy of the Battle Creek
Sanitarium may be defined as the re-
turn-to-nature idea. The doctors teach
the use of natural foods, natural life,
the use of natural agents in the treat
ment of disease. A great amount of
is given to dietetics. Fruits.
nuts and nut preparations, cereal foods
al atah
the basis for the delicious menus
which are daily served in the great |
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
he physicians approve.
During the year which has Just
closed vast amount of these things
we're required to provide for the army
If patients who visited the sanitarium,
or several thousand sufferers housed
here during the twelve months of
9O4. AS to the expense for the past
ear ii was considerable, amounting to
total of 1927, 1899. divided as fol-
ows: Nut foods, so tons, $26. 1858 80;
ereal foods, l01 1894 pounds, s9,521.19;
read, 65026 pounds, s2.65743: canned
Gods, 3,699 cases, S10,506.65; fruit
ices, etc, made on the place, 11,430
allons, $2.03O.90; fresh fruit, 5,7S3
ushels. s10.20346 vegetables, 5137
lshels, s3695.2O; sundry grocery
ems, 4l,55S pounds, s3,396.3S; eggs,
1901 dozen. s6,7S9.65; butter, made
1 the place. 29,961 pounds, $5,S51.59;
cam 6S.67S quarts. s10,32370; milk,
1856 quarts, $l,69245; coal, STA
ms, $2O0oo00; labor, $213.553.59;
tai, 1927, 1899.
The amount of charity dispensed
ring the past ten years at this
nitarium amounted to $5S5,610.
, care for the patients an average of
5 men and women were employed |
ring each year, and an average of ,
0 patients are under treatment at |
is sanitarium every day in the year |
We have given our readers only a
lief glance at the workings of this r
ique establishment. Another article
the details of the daily routine of q
est at the Sanitarium, and of the i
,thods which have given to this in r
tuition its worldwide reputation as a /
,eea for sick folks 1;