Rocky Ford enterprise., 1905-02-10
Battle Creek Sanitariurn.

Creek to be appreciated to Its full
worth.
This institution at Battle Creek was
not built up In q day-it took years
OF toll to reach the perfected state.
and the work has but besun-the great
work IL to come from rising genera.
tions who are imbibing ideas from the
Battle Greek home. and what II stands
for.
For Three Decades.
For more than three decades the
present institution has been the
center OF q wonderful educa'
tionai. philanthropic and reform
movement which has finally cuimin.
ated In success undreamed OF . few
years ago. and In this connection .
brief history Is most opportune. In
February. 1902. the two main buildings
Of the Sanitarium were destroyed by
hre. For q short time the days were
dark for those who had worked 20
hard to build II 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 Ma0 81.
and June ]. 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 SanItarium. Many re.
spondcd in person. and hundreds sent
letters of regret. r-
One Of the prcttiest 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 nj the right and left
OF the speakers stand. The matrons
In their usual cream white uniform.
the nurses In blue and white. and tho
gentlemen nurses clad In new white
duck suits presented q sight which
moved ths 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. Il being
tho hrst Of the kind. no far as known.
where an attempt has been made. and
crowned with success. to bring TO.
gcthcr 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. clcctrothcrapy. mas
sage. exercise. diet. sunlight. mental
/ and moral influences. rest. md gen
eral health culture.
OF course the nrst thing TO be taken
! Into consideration was the construc.
tion OF the building to be occupied.
for much depended upon that. But
after II had been discussed pro and
con n plan entirely satisfactory was
adopted and the structure to-day plays
| no small part In the healing process
that goes on from dny to day At
Battle Creek.
A Return to Nature oDovement.
The philosophy Of the Battle Creek
| Sanitarium may be defined as the re-
turn.to.naturc 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
attention Is given to dietctics. Fruits.
nuts and nut preparations. cereal foods
and easily digcstiblc vegetables are
the basis for the delicious menus
which are daily served In the great
Sanitarium dining room, Mt which sit
down hundreds OF intelligent men and
women from all parts OF the United
States and even from foreign coun.
tries. Mix. 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 n 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 II was considerable. amounting to
n total OF 3327.1S9.99. divided rs fol-
lows: Nut foods, so tons. $26.76S.S0;
cereal foods. 101, 1894 pounds. 39.521.19:
bread. 65.026 pounds. 32.657.43: canned
goods. 3.699 cases. SlO.506.65: fruit
Juices. etc. made on the place, 1880
! gallons. $2.030.90: fresh fruit, $3.50
bushels. S1O.203.46: vegetables. 5,l37
bushels. $3.695.20: sundry grocery
items. 41.55S pounds. $3.3s6.3s: eggs.
25,3O1 dozen. $6.7s9.65: butter. made
on the place. 29.961 pounds. $5.951.59;
cream, 6s.67s quarts. s1o.a23.7o; milk.
57.366 quarts, 3l,692.45: coal. 5.714
tons. $2O.OOO.0O: labor. $213,553.59;
total, $327.1s9.99.
The amount Of charity dispensed
during the past ten years at this
.a.i.a ri,,.., nmonnfad To Sh2h 61n