Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-11


bent the bow and smeared their faces
with feathers OF the porcupine and
viA eagle. that they might appear
more vfld. II possible, than before.
And ~ they painted the cheeks and
braided the hair. the squaw-women
sharpeRed the nint arrow- heads and
shaped new bows. that their lords
might do battle 70 the death with
other redmen
And here At Battle Creek. way up
IN Michigan. . great battle one day
I'D occur, and when II was over. and
eAe sun kissed the range to the far
west. the tom-toms were muf1ed and
The sQuAw-women wrapped their heads
In vari-cobored blanxess and wept. for
With the going down Of the sun. many
braves passed to the proverbiai happy
hunting EroandA
But that vas many. many moons
ago. as the Indians measure time. and
. new era has long since dawned.
True, IL fs Battle Creek" to-day. just
rs II was decades ago. but. instead OF
the cry Of the savage. is heard the
hum Of industry: the throb of life:
the greeting OF men and women OF
the Anglo Saxon race-the shouts OF
happy boys and girls. who know OF
Battle Creeks former history only
by tradition. And here on the site
OF the famous battle between the red
men stands now one OF the fairest
cities Of the great Northwest: a city
sought out among thousands. for in 1t
ha
years come and 60. men and women
who find within the charmed circle
that vhicn they have long sought else
where-health.
When one speaks of health. the
mind naturally wings Itself to Battle
Creek. for up there health Is to be
found as at few other places on earth.
Forty years ago there began in Bat
tie Creek return TO nature move
ment. with purposes and pricinpies in
many respects similar to those which
led 70 the famous Brook Farm Exper-
iment" twenty years before and to he
Grahamite movement Of that period.
This movement. while religious. was
avowedly non-sectarian. and was in q
broad sense philanthropic. altruistic
onG sSA1S ne fS-
suits were the establishment of q
monthly Journal now known as Good
Health and shortly afterwards the
erection Of health Institution called
The Health Reform Institute" The
CHEZ features OF the institute at this
early period were diet reform. dress
reform and the use Of water as q cura-
tive agent
In 1876 the present management
took charge Of the institution and with
the consent and cooperation of the
Board Of Directors tthe institution
having been Incorporated ten years
before). q thorough reorganization WAS
effected. Broader plans we're intro
duced. the methods of treatment were
placed upon q substantial and thor
oughly scientihe foundation. and the
name was changed to the Battle Creek
6anitarium. Since this time the
growth of the institution has been con-
slant and rapid.
From year to year accommoda-
tions for patients and facilities for
treatments were enlarged to meet
he increasing patronage until Feb
iary. 1902. when . great fre swept
ay the two principal build
Of the establishment. The erec-
Of new building was speedily
IN. and the following year. May 81.
the present nreproof main build
erected at . cost Of more than
900. was dedicated. The cost OF
sntire establishment. including
nent. twenty dormitories. cot
cshor h.,t3ltc
o more than 81 l.200, 900.
re Battle Creek Sanitarium as II
DIS to-day Is recognized the world
as the most complete and thor
yhiy equipped establishment of its
and the headquarters for physio-
.ic therapeutics or natural methods
Connected with the Sanitarium is q
aiming School for Nurses. In which
,m two to three hundred nurses are
instantly under training.
These principles and methods have
netrated to the remotest parts of
civilized world. and scores OF men
4 women who have been trained In
Sc methods are devoting their lives
medical missionary work In heather
IL.
re Battle Creek Sanitarium may be
rded as an epitome Of the return
ture" idea In practical operation.
success In the restoration of sick
lie to health brings to Il annually
thousands Of men and women.
OF whom have been pronounced
able. but Who. nevertheless. with
exceptions. return . few months
to their homes prepared to enter
upon the battle Of life.
re are many sanitariums In the
&. but few. II any. that are con-
! ON the same plane as that ut
Creek. This haven OF rest ana
In In M aenao n snonou