The Democratic advocate., 1908-06-12
WHITE PINE SANITARJrv
Interesting Account as to tha r.
ment of Patients. %

The following interesting Accom-.
White Pine Sanitarium is taken ~
the Blue Ridge Zephyr, of W Warroa IRON
boro This camp is located Al St Its'
Alto, in Franklin county, and tbo 'Oa
cellent description will no DOM, y
interesting to our readers. Oe
They have short days at the ~.
Thirteen and three-quarters bours p' a
the length of them. The hours ole
not many but it is aimed 10 nool alV
every one of them health giving D4Ae ~
every patient is required to he in ~ NJ
open air as much as possible. ue
The day begins for the patients ..
6.45 a. M, and closes at $50 n D. a. a'
At $50 a. NJ, the watchman soma ~,
the rising bell. Then every one TS raS
enough understands that it is his dn.a
to get out of his bed and prepara ~,
breakfast. This is served AZ 7Ss
o'clock and then on through the dsv
there is succession of meals an5
lunches, for next to the open air comos
food, and an abundance of it, in tbs
treatment prescribed by DR.. Rothrocs
Here are the hours for the dsiT
meals:
7.30-Breakfast
1000-Milk and eggs.
1200-Dinner.
3.O0-Milk and eggs.
5.0O-Cooked supper. +
7.30-Milk and eggs.
Each meal is a substantial ono
Anything that is healthful can hs
eaten and in as great quantities as ths
patient desires. Chickens, beef, other
meats, potatoes and all other vege.
tables, etc., are served. Big ranges
are kept busy almost all the day pre-.
pairing the meals for the 131 patients
and the other people about the camps
Four cooks are at the ranges and
exerting all their skill to provide
tempting food for th= patients and ten
mattresses are working part of the day
in serving the meals, arranging the
tables and such like work.
of the food that is being got ready for
the table. Not even is a convalescent
permitted to pick the feathers off a
chicken.
Healthy men are engaged for that
work and for all other work about the
camps.
AS a matter of fact no patient is al.
lowed to do any work about the place
except to make his bed and tidy" his
room. If he is not strong enough to
do this without noticeable eXertiOn
orderlies (men engaged to look after
patients and to do work about the
camps) do it for him.
A particularly interesting sight is
the gathering of the patients at the
dining halls at the milk and eggs per-
iod. Three times a day-at 1000 300
and 7.30-the bell is rung and each
time from all parts of the camp Can
be seen the patients coming for theiI
lunch.
Each carries his own cup or bucket
for milk and each is given as much
milk as he can drink. Some have
small mugs; others have buckets tha
hold almost a quart.
At the same time each is Furnished
with an egg or two which he breaks
into his milk then drinks the two to
gether. Eggs and milk, as is vel
known, are two of the main helps thE
treatment calls into use.
1t is natural to suppose that there
is no inconsiderable quantity of thest
two food articles used each day bu
the exact amount will probably caus'
surprise to some.
At the lower camp there are nov
used daily 280 quarts of milk andl2
dozen eggs.
At the upper camp 80 quarts OF mill
are consumed daily and II dozens o
eggs.
All must be of the best quality ant
stand the test of inspection. The mill
is tested daily. 1t must be milk from
the COW" and if it fails to meet tn
test the vendor of 1t is given to under
stand that he need expect no more pa
tronage from the sanatorium.
All of the day is not occupied wit
the attendance upon meals. There ar
some vacant hours and these are spen
in different ways. If the patients ar
strong enough they indulge in plent
of walking about the camps. The OIL
custom of allowing them to wande
about over the mountain has bee
abolished as it too frequently resulte
in the expenditure of too muc