The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08
Battle Creek Sanitarium.

Greek to be. appreciated 10 us IT,
worth.
This institution at Battle Greek was
not built up in a day-it TOOK years
of toll to reach the perfected state.
and the work has but b~egrn-the great
work is to come from rising genera
tions who are imbibing ideas from the
Battle Creek home, and what it stands. =
for.
For Three Decades.
For more than three decades the
present institution has been ~.
center Of a wonderful educa-
tiOnal. philanthropic and reform
movement which has finally cu.nir-
ated in success undreamed Of a few
years ago. and in this connection a
brief history Is most O%ppOrtune. 10
February. 1902. the two main buildings
Of the Sanitarium were destroyed BY
fire. For a short time the days wer.
dark for those who had worked 50
hard to build it up. But strong hearts
are not to be awed by misfortune. e.
and a new building sprung from the
dSUeS upon the OlU Sltt.
The dedication toOk place May 81.
and June 1. 1908. An elaborate pro
gram was carried out and many men
of national reputation made speeches
and highly complimented the manages
and their cO-wOrkers on thei good
work. Invitations were sent To al
patients. rich and poor, who had ever
been at the Sanitarium. Many p
spOnded in person, and hundreds sen;
letters of regret.
One of the prettiest sights in cor
nectiOn with the whole event was H.
procession of nurses and natrons
which formed on the college grounds.
opposite the new Sanitarium building.
and marched through the au.si'ence -
reserved seats at the right and len
of the speakers stand. The mats'hs
in their usual cream white uniform.
the nurses in blue and white, and trs
gentlemen nurses clad in new wh,ra
duck suits presented a sight which
moved the audience To S.multan.
eOus burst of, applause
Sanitary Ideas.
As before stated there are man
sauitariums in the world. but ncLe
lust like that at Battle Greek, il t.,L-
the first of the kind. so far as known.
where an attempt has been made. ant
crowned with success. TO bring -
sether in one place and under o1e
manacemen all rational nealIrs
agencies. giving special prom!nenc~
To- those physiological or natural l.ra.-
ing agents the scientific knOwledse OF
which has been chiefly developed
within the last century. e~spe:a'F
hyp.Otherapy. electrotherapy. mas
. exercise. diet. sunlight. m1nt.
and moral Influences. rest, and s"L-
eral health culture.
OF course the first thing 10 be taken
into consideration was the construt-
ton of the building to- be o~ccuplet,
for much depended upon that. H;'
after it had been discussed pro am
con a plan entirely satisfactory was
adopted and the structure to-day piaya
no small part in the healing process
that goes on from day TO day a:
Battle Greek.
A Return to Nature Movement.
The philosophy of the Battle Greek
Sanitarium may be defined as h re-
turn-tO-nature idea. The doctors teaCh
the use of natural foods, natural Lie.
the use of natural agents IN the treat
ment OF disease. A great amount OF
=. o;yap rn IintCricS ETIIif~
nuts and nut preparations, cereal foods
and easily digesti5le vegetables are
the basis for the delicious menus
which are daily served in the srea-
Saritarium dining room, at which ST
down hundreds OF intelligent men and
women from all parts of the Unltet
States and even from foreign conn
tries. Milk. eggs and other dairy pr'd-
ucts are also freely used. Great care
is taken to provide the very best ant
choicest of everything edible. of whieh
the physicians approve.
During the year which has JuSt
closed a vast o of these thing
were required 10 provide for the army
of patients VINO visited the sanitariuU.
for several thousand sufferers housed
there during the twelve months ~
1904. AS to the expense for the pas.
wear il was considerable. amounting 10
a total of $327.1S9.99. divided as 90.
lows: Nut foods. 80 tons. S26.7tN-Ho.
cereal foods. 1O1 1874 pounds. $9.52If:
bread. G5.O2S pounds. $2,65743; canned
goods. $500 cases. s10.5HS.65: fra
juices. etc. made on the place. 1850
gallons. S2.O3O.9O fresh frgis. 5.1>t
bushels. $1O.2O34 40: vegetables. 5l"I
bushels. s3.695.2O; sundry grocety
items. 41.55S pounds. s3,396-3s; esc-
25.3O1 dozen, S6.7S9.s5; butter. mac"
on the place. 29.961 pounds. $50
cream, sS.67S quarts. s!0.323.0: mil;
1896 quarts. 81 .692.45: coal. ST
tons. S2O.06o.G": labor, s213,55".5'
total. s321.lS9.99.
The amount of charity dispen-'
during the past ten years az IN
sanltarium amounted to $5S5.hie
To care for the patients an average ..
125 men and IN were employ
during zach year. and an average az
$40 patients are under treatment -
this sanitarium every day IN The year
We have given our readers only =
brief glance at the workings OF thu
unique establishment. Another artiCi.
would be required to give sOmethinc
of the details of the daily routine OF a
guest at the Sanitarium. and of tn
methods which have given 10 this III
stitutiOn its worldwide reputation As =
Mecca for sick folks.