The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-08-23

hundred feet of white sand into a
sank from which it IS carried to all
the buildings.
Add to all then the fact that this i
the land of the long leaf !, ne and
You nave your first picture.
This means but little. M friend-I
rove to cal. this young physician my
Reimbursed to often tell me ali this.
hey meant but little to me. but
"hen went TO Montrose and walked
with nm over the location l found
that | had made q discovery; that the
state here had a fine property that
but few OF her citizens knew of but
of which all should know.
AS we came to the summit Of the
old volcano. DR.. Brooks said, turn
and look | turned and looked and
looked and turned. Never in all my
life have / ever beheld scenery quite
50 beautiful. Twenty miles away TO
where the trees kiss the sky, with the
eyes sweeping over all the lands lying
within the horizon. Twenty miles on
every side. a perfect circle with a ra-
dius OF twenty miles or more. and the
view is different, but still as beauti-
full. Their are trees on every side.
The strength of the oak. With the aris-
~tocratlc bearing Of the long leaf pine
with nlingling colors Of green, dark
and light.
spent hours moving to different
viewpoints. From any point the view
is one that holds with its simple beau
~ and its easy sweep away into the
distance.
[ sat in four OF the buildings. AS |
turned my head to look out of the
windows and doors my eyes rested
upon a cooling picture of calm beauty.
IT is beauty beyond words. Beauty
there always. One has but to open his
eyes and see. Stand anywhere, sit
anywhere; it IS there for him. one
could stand for hours to behold the
stretch OF blending colors; the fields.
and then the shadows; the patches of
sunshine, and withal. the majestic
easy sweep Of hat circle.
1t is true, that surroundings and
conditions do play no small part with
the sick. If those suffering with con
need rest and quietness, this
must be q good place. The very sur
roundings are beautiful and restful:
they pull one away from the worry
and rush. The psychological effect
OF surrounding cannot but be helpful.
There is rest and health just to sit
and look around. There is health in
the dry air as II comes from the pines
and the sand. There is baln and
strength IL the air, and rest in the
moan of the pines as it comes like
the hushed roar OF far-off waters.
] slept, 1t was sweet TO sleep as
the wind went always by. | awoke,
and was fuil Of life. | sat, and there
fell over me a mantel of rest. 1t was
good to be there.
Here it is that the work has been
begun. Four good buildings, nicely
painted and well lighted Y the hill.
One OF them is a club and rest
house; another is the home Of the
nurses and attendants, and two are
homes for the patients. In addition,
there is the kithen and dining room;
and at some distance away is the home
- 49, CO.; II ~nol I-,l1
ings with modern furnishings and
equipments. The two houses for pa
tients are on tn same plan; one is
two stories and the other one. In the
center is one large room with Il fire
place; outside Of his room are the
beds; the outside of this outer room is
made up of windows and they are kept
open.
But the work is hardly begun. Most
Of what has been done came from the
hands Of this dreamer; he dug the
stun1ps; he burned the brush: he has
trimmed the trees and bushes from he
park. that is to be: even now he is
planning more work, and the Board
of Directors will help him to realize
his plans.
/ asked for the treatment in the
sanito1ium. The reply was, rest, prop
er food, cleanliness, education. the
are of ones own body, and also iii
caring Tor OJnefS, plenty Oh steep, dHN
all out of doors.
The food is simple and wholesome,
with an abundance Of milk and eggs.
The construction Of the buildings puts
the patients out Of doors. The sweet,
cool, dry air and the restful sur
roundings give rest and sleep, and the
beauty makes contentment. The place
is clean.
1t is the cleanest place / have ever
seen; religiously clean; no dust; no
dirt, no bits of paper. The floors are
cleaned every day, the water basins
shine in whiteness; there is no trash
around.
I learned my lesson; one don't have
to kill flies! This is a clean place!
Clean and sweet under the kitchen
on all sides. and in two
days [ saw only one fly, not counting
five or six horse flies.