The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-02-09

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tons Who are imbibing ideas from the
Battle Greek home. and what Il stands
Tor.
For Three Decades.
For more than three decades the
present institution las been The
center OF a wonderful educa-
tional, philanthropie and reform
movement which has anally culmin
ated in success ~undreamed OF a few
years ago. and IN this connection a
brief history Is most np~portune. In
February. 1909. the two main buildings
OF the Sanitarium were destroyed by
FIRE. For a short time the days were
hard TO build Il up. But strong hearts
are not to be awed By misfortune,
and a new building sprung from the
ashes upon the old site.
The dedication took place May 81
and June /. 1903. An elaborate pro
gram vas carried out and many men
Of national reputation made speeches
and highly eomplimented the managers
and their co-Workers on their good
work. Invitations were sen 90 all
patients. rich and poor. who had yer
been at the S~anitarium. Many re-
sponded In person. and hundreds sent
letters Of regret
One OF the prettiest sights IN con.
nection with the whole even was the
procession Of nurses and matrons
which formed on the college grounds.
opposite tho new Sanitarium building.
and marched through the audience 20
reserved seats az the right and left
OF the speakers stand. The mstruns
In their usual cream white uniform.
the nurses In blue and white. and the
gentlemen nurses clad Ia 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. bus none
just like that al Battle Greek. Il being
the FIRST Of the kind. so far as known,
where an attempt has been made. and
crowned with success. 70 bring to
gether In 4 place and under oze
management all rational healing
agencies. giving special prominence
10 those physiological or natural heal
ing agents the scientific knowledge OF
which has been chiefly developed
within the last century. especially
hyp~rOtherspy. electrotherapy. mas.
sage. exercise. diet. sunlight. mental
and moral influences. rest. and gen
eral health culture.
or course the nrst thing to be taken
Into consideration was the constFue'
tion OF the building Z be occupied
for much depended upon that But
after Il had been discussed pro and
con . plan entirely satisfactory wal
adopted and the structure to-day plays
no small part Ia the healing process
that goes on from day 10 day a
Battle Greek.
A Return 70 Mature Movement.
The philosophy Of the Battle Creel
sznitRrium may be defined as the ne
tunto-naturc idea. The doctors teach
the use Of natural foods. natural life
the use Of natural agents Ia the treat
ment Of disease. A great amount q
attention Is given TO d~ietetics. Fruits
nuts and nut preparations. cereal food
aud easily diEeEtiblc vegetables arr
the basis for the delicious menu
which are daily served IN the grea
S~anitarium dining room, az which 81
down hundreds Of intelligent men Al
women from al parts OF The unlte'
states and even from foreign oouu
tries Milk. eggs and other dairy prod
ucts are also freely used. Great car
h taken 20 provide the very best an'
choicest % everything edible. OF Whicl
the physicians approve,
During the year which has Jus
closed a vast amount Of these thing
were required TO provide for the arm,
OF patients who visited the sAnltarium
for several thousand sufferers houses
there during the twelve months q
1904. A. 20 the expense Tor the pas
year Il was considerable amounting q
a total of 1897 iSa.ss. divided as fo'
lows: Nat foods. so tons, Y2s,T6s so
cereal foods. ioi.est pounds, ts.b2i.ie
bread. 6soa6 pounds. g. 6sTtss cannes
goods. 3.Csa eaHcu sl0.sosss frui
juices. etc. made on the place. Has
gallons. sa0S0.ao: fresh fruii. SIS
bushels. y0.soSt6; vegetables. Sis
bushels. ta6sBso; sundry Erocer
items, Ai.bSS pounds. H.9s62s; eEE'
aB.s0i dozen. t67sa.ss; hutter, mad.
on the place. ea.set pounds, ss.ssi69
cream eS.65s quarts. so, 90; mill
b7.aes quarts. ul6s4ts; coal ATt.
tons. ta0.o00.0o; labor. tsiS5SS.6s.
total. t327.lssss.
The amount OF charity dispense
during the past ten years AZ ,hi
sanltarimm amounted to $685.. 6io
To care for the patients an average q
rs maa and Women were emplqyei
during each year. and an average @
$50 patients are under treatment 3
this saaiiarlnm every day In the yeal
, We have given our readers only
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