Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-11
Battle Greek Sanitariurn.

Creek to bs appreciated to its full
worth.
This Institution at Battle Greek vas
not built up In . day-it took years
Of toll to reach the perfected state.
and the work has but begun-the great
work 10 to come from rising geaera-
tons who are imbibing ideas from the
Battle Greek hcme. and what Il stands
Tor.
Fer rsrss Oeeadsa
For more than three decades the
present Institution has been the
center OF wonderful educa-
ttonal. phiianthropic and reform
movement which has finally culmin-
ated In succesa undreamed Of . few
years ago. and In this connection
brief history is most opportune- In
February. 1909. the two main buildings
Of the Saaitarium were destroyed by
are. Fof . abort time the days were
dark for those Who had workei 70
hard to build It up. But strong hearts
are not to 80 swed by misfortune.
and new building sprung from the
ashes upon the old site
The dedication took place May 81.
and June !. 1908 An elaborate pro
gram was carried out and many men
Of national reputation made speeches
and highly complimented the managers
and their coworkers on their good
work. Invitations were sent to all
patients. rich and poor. who had ever
been at the Sanitarium. 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 q sight which
moved tbs audience to one simuitan-
eous burst OF applause.
Sanitary Ideas
As before stated there are many
sanitariums In the world, but none
just like that At Battle Greek. II being
the first OF the kind. 30 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.
OF course the nrst thing to be taken
into consideration was the conetruc-
tion OF the building to be occupied.
for much depended upon that But
after II had been discussed pro and
con \ plan entirely satisfactory Was
adopted and the structure to-dV plays
no small part in the healing process
that goes on from day TO day At
Battle Creek
A Return 70 Natt1o 0evsment.
The philosophy Of the Battle Greek
Sanitarium may be defined as the re-
turn.to-nature idea The doctors teach
the use OF natural foode. natural life.
the use OF natural agents In the treat
ment OF disease. A great amount Of
attention is given to dietetics. Fruits.
nuts and nut preparations, cereal foods
and easily digestible vegetables are
the basis for the delicious menus
which are daily served In the great
Sanitarium 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
the physicians approve.
During the year which has just
closed q vast amount of these things
were required to provide for the army
Of patients who visited the sanitarium.
for several thousand sufferers housed
there during the twelve months Of
1904. As to the expense for the past
year IL was considerable. amounting to
q total Of 1921. 1899. divided as fol-
lows: Nut foods, SO tons. 326.76s.s0:
cereal foods. 101 .ss4 pounds. S9.521.1s:
bread. 65.o26 pounds, $2.s57.43: canned
goods. 3.s99 cases. e10.50e.65: fruit
juices. etc, made on the place. 11.l30
gallons. $2.030.90; fresh fruit, 5.7S3
bushels, S10.203.46; vegetables. 6.i37
huahela A. Cos 20. Rundry 9rOceFv
items. 41,5ss pounds. 33.3Ss.3s; eggs,
q. .30l dozen. S6.7s9.65: butter. made
on the place. zs.961 pounds, 9s.ss1.s9:
cream, 6s.67s quarts. 3l0.323.70: milk.
s7.366 quarts. el.69..45; coal, 6.714
tons. 12O. 10000: labor. e213,ss35s:
total, $327 1889.
The amount OF charity dispensed