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

I anu NAN WIN has uuk btkuA- AAo blN1N
work Is to como from rising genera
tons who are imbiblng ideas from the
Battle Creek home, and what II stands
Tor.
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 culmin-
ated In success undrcamed OF few
years ago, and in this connection a
brief history IS mosr opportune. In
February. 1902. the two main buildings
OF the Sanitarium wero destroyed By
fire. For a short time the days were
dark for those who had worked so
hard 10 build u up. But strong hearts
are not 10 be awed by misfortune,
and a new building sprung from the
ashes upon the old site.
The dedication took place May 81.
and June J. 1903 An elaborate pro
gram was carried out and many men
OF national reputation made speeches
and highly complmented the managers
and their co.workcrs on their good
work Invitations were sent 10 all
patients rich and poor who had ever
been az tho Sanarlum Many re
sp0ndCd I'm person and hundreds sent
letters of regret
one OF the prcttlest sights in con
ncction With the whole event was the
procession az nurses and matrons
which formed on the college grounds.
opposite the now Sanltarium building
and marched through the audience 90
reserved seats at the right and left
on the speakers stand The matrons
n their usual cream white uniform.
the nurses Ia blue and white. and the
gentlemen nurses clad in new white
duck suits presented sight which
moved the audience 10 one s.multan.
cous burst OF applause
Sanitary Ideas
As before stated there are many
saniiariums IN the world but none
Just like that at Battle Creek. Il being
tho first or the kind so far as known.
whore an attempt has been made, and
crowned with success. 70 bring 70.
Gcther In one place and under one
management all rational healing
agencies, giving special prominence
70 those physiological or natural heal
ing agents the scientific knowledge OF
which has been chiefly developed
within the last century. especially
hyprothcrapy. clectrothcrapy mas
sage. exercise. diet, sunlight. mental
and moral influences, rest, and gen.
eral health culture
or course the Grat thing 10 be taken
, into consideration was the construc-
tiou OF tho building TO be occupied
for much depended upon that But
after Il had been discussed pro and
con 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 10 Nature Movement.
The phlo ophy OF The Battle Greek
SIuuarium may bg defined as the re-
muto-natur idea The doctors teach
the use ot natural foods. natural life.
tho use ~ NATURAL agents in the treat
mont oi di-rasc a great amount OF
attention les given 90 diot.tiCs. Fruits,
nuts and mt preparatons cereal foods
aud easily di#c-tiuie vegetables are
The basis Cor the delicious menus
which are daiiy#ecrtrd iu#thc great
SanItayum dining room NJ which sin
down hundreds Of intelligent men and
women from all parts ol the United
States and even from foreign couu
tries Mir Gags and other dairy prod
uc arc also freely used Great care
Isl taken 10 provide The very BEST and
choicest ui everything edible az which
The physician approve
During Tic year which has Just
closed a >aNt amount ot these things
were required tu provide for. the army
OF patients who visited The .antarum.
for several Thousand sufferers housed
there during the twelve months 90
1898 As ia the expense for The past
year u was considerable. amounting "a
total az 327lS9.9a. divided as fol
lows Nut foods. 80 tons $40 7Gs so:
cereal foods lnl 99l pounds s9,52l19,
bread 5000 pounds S2.G57i canned
goods $500 cases s10,50G 65 fruit
Juices etc made on the place u $50
gallons. 5000 ao fresh frut 57S3
bushels ti0ap3 g.. vegetables. 51a7
bushels $500 20 lndry grocery
items il55N pounds $a6as EGGS
e5.30l dozen ttTSaC1 button made
Dn the place 2H aGl pounds t59al5a.
cream 6SG1S quarts Sina231p. mlt
l12Gs quarts, sfe2 q, roal a.7lt
tons S2uuuuru labor S2t35la 81:
total s8e1ISgaa
The amount 20 cuH 81 d.erfuscd
dum tio mast ton srat- 20 his
mariun Amounted to $685. iu.
To care Tor the patient an average ~
525 men auu women were employed
during each year and an average ~
$50 patients arr under treatment az
tai. HanHafium every dnt iu the wear.
W. have gi,cn nur rradcr- only
hrtrt Stance 90 the workings at this
unique crtabh hmcut Another article
would bc required to give something
uf fUr "details gf fhp daily routine ~ A