The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-07-30

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Il d ne eff a he iaie senaiT Rad
Geld Proctor And Il i dgaiaiai II be
syef boa gresisf interest N sry strait
lar enterprise than be dia in cssAisishs
iug ibS lass aBa greatest beavtaeian
for his naive STATE
Some tue years ag5. sFnsi0r Prof.
i0r snnopuetd hIs inseuion y making
iAas giit fef zee sAke ~ bls thii1ma
vboef personal Interests % Tn rrnsade
against luhtlralosis bad determined
I him " establish such 10 institution ior
lhs psblis benefit. AZ soon A. the ssis
bad bsen selected charitable corpora.
il6n aas organized, according n Tie
plan u senator Proctor q nci lass than
/ alisen nor more than lpeuiy oRt irus'
tees.
The present sRuai1rium exeee'ss y
sire. completeness saa pcfmanence q
eousirnciion tha original plans q lhe
senator bot be readily welcomed ans
suggestions for iis enlargement aod
encouraged The trustees " make 4 q
perfect aud complete A. possible. A.
result. The State ~ Vermont non
possesses The finest aud beet equipped
public institution Of is kind ID ths
Inited Sisics ia this shnaiorium, whiel
may b. ranked in efficiency among ihs
foremost private sanaioria IL The eoan'
TRY.
Located ia The beautiful town o.
pitssfosd ia the heart Of the Green
Mountains. The institution has az RI
most IDEAL situation which was pro
nounced tho best ia chs State by sever
81 toe national exports. The grounds
consisting Of about 80 acres, are tray.
ersed for more than half mile BY
clear mountain stream flowing through
A deep rasiue near The building wbiei
from their location AZ the front Of
high gravity plateau command snper'
valley and mountain views in all direc
tons.
The architects. Messrs. Scopes an'
Foustmann, we're peculiarly fitted 70
| their task as they had both been iuber
culosis patients aud we're familiar wit
both European and American ssna
toria, thus adding peculiar cxper
fence to their professional skill. Thei
plass were evolved as the result Q
their endeayor 10 secure for the patient
the same treatment that has been de
yeloped al the Adirondack Cottag
Sanaiorium. Trudeau, N u, aud tn
Reception Hospital at Saranac Lake
In. ", by Drs, Trudeau, Baldwin am
Brown. These plans were the sublee
Of much study and criticism and wer'
adopted only after the advice OF lead
| ing experts had been gained and th'
experience Of other sanatorla consult
ed. The result is a triumph Of beauty
and convenience and Furthermore pro
vides for degree Of priyacy for eacl
patient which may be found 10 no 9th
er public institution.
The sanatorium consists OF an admin
istraiiou building and two cottages con
nected by covered and glass-enelosed
curved corridors, making total front
age Of four hundred feet. The exterior
treatment is Colonial, Of brick veneer
construction, with trimming Of native
marble. The interior finish IL natural
ash.
On the first floor of the admInlstra-
ton building IS the large general NV
ing room. 1t is artistically furnished
in mission style and has fireplace. a
small library, bedroom and bath for
the inferno, examination room, labora-
tory and drug room are also on this
floor. On each side Of the entrance
hall is located n patients courtroom with
connecting toilet. The business Off.
ces. directly opposite the living room,
are so situated as to furnish quick ac-
cess TO both the front entrance and SER
vice portion OF the building, The large
dining hall is placed IN one story
wing extending east Of the main build
ing and ,kosely connected is the kitchen
with it, various serving room. aud pan
tries. Across the front Of the second
door is the iuiirmary, consisting Of
eight single rooms for the sieker
patients. All beds IN these rooms can
be wheeled directly onto the porches.
Besides the iniirmary. dining q
linen store-r0om, hathand toilet rooms,
suite for the nurses is on this floor.
This consists Of three bedrooms, sit
ting room, bathroom and private slecIe
/ ing porch. On the third floor are
twelve additional rooms for servants
aud additional nurses.
The two cottages are exactly alike.
except that the one devoted to The wo-
men patients has the interior finish in
birch. They are planned for the ac-
eommodaiion Of twelve patients, SIX on
each floor. All rooms have direct
light. A private porch is provided for
every two patients and the doors are
so arranged that the beds may easily
be wheeled directly onto the porches.
for there The patients sleep ai wight.
Each cottage bias siiting'room with
fireplace on each floor in addition 20
the patients room and the toilet and
bathrooms.
The bindings are lighted by cleo.
trieity ard contain complete system
Of csll bells aud telephones, The com
pIeie furnishings Of the building, which
4 both artistic and convenient. II prac-
ticalIy the sole work Of Miss Proctor.
the senator's daughter.
Senator Proctor borr the entire cost
o. the construction and equipment Of
the building. amounting 70 sli0, 900,
snA II ndditiou gave h tho institution