The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-03-31
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springs
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lsast 81 sav me Advertisements
The s2nira-1un Z Duit T Z rise Of
.auo aDou- three hundred feet above
he river Pal river AMI on'y twenty
tc tveu-v-fve RODS away from il i uu
-ns same ieve, Approaching the
building ope travels III rising ground,
On Of j; very steep. e distance in
height eQual u FIVE or SIX stories Of
{ business block, g. different paris Of
ne asceut are fights % stsirs amount
.ug Il 81 u one-hundred and forty
seven steps.
The site was formerly E nil higher
rEal -bs DONE CO t.e building, which
vas leveied down &t considerable ex-
ye-se % The government Now the
ground lies Ike the bottom Of 81 in
verified pla,e To accomplish this work
several deep ravines with which Hot
Springs is abundauuy supplied were
filed up.
II is now d beautiful situation over
looking the city, while across the val
ley is z fine view Of cur own State
Soldiers Home Battle Mountain on
one side and Mount-Kathofcon on the
other furnish US level prairie fellows
an ever interesting view. often causing
Us 20 wonder how hills can be so high
The sanitarium building itself is
wonderful. II was planned by the
notorious Stanford White ano is a
magnificent monument 10 his ability as
an architect. II is a great pity that
his morals did not equal his brain
power.
But the building, one must see il,
words. in a short letter like this, can
not describe il. ! do not mean es-
p~ecially by this the piles Of stone and
granite, but its internal arrangement
as well, for the convenience Of the
veteran soldier. It's management is
wonderfully different from what one
would expect in a government institu-
ton controlled by government, or
army officers.
OF course those in control are in
government employ, yet the manage
ment resembles that of the better
class of private hospitals.
| have seen no red tape" only suf-
ficient forms to keep it in order and
protect the interests of the government
and the inmates.
DIR. James f. Miller, governor and
surgeon is in command. He is a plain,
unassuming gentleman. He walks
among the "old boys as one of them,
converting with them in a friendly
manner, caying a good word, often of
advice, to the younger Philippine sol
Hiorc aud words nf hnnrtu chnnr RI tho
veterans of the civil war.
The o%fficious style of army service
seen by many of us in the sixties, is
not in vogue here. The governor
meets us as II citizen meets another,
the friendliest Of the friendly. In his
oversight of the premises he seems
anxious to have everything clean and
healthful and in his walks through the
arcade, | have seen him stop 70 pick up
little scraps of paper, string, or any
little thing astray and carry it to a
waste basket or other receptacle for
refuse as carefully as if he we're a
workman whose sole duty is to keep
these premises clean.
BY these title attentions he shows
his desire to have the place in order,
and loses none of the respect the vet
Grams have for him. But when cases
OF discipline arise he Is every inch a
soldier. I have never heard a criti-
cism against him. His friendly ways
toward the men, instead Of lowering
him tend to elevate them. Similar
courtesy In manifested by his assist.
ants. Doctors Vernon and Roberts,
who treat their patients with the same
care and kindness AN does n home or
family physician.
Most ~ the work about the building
In dm,s by tho soldiers. at fair prices,
Hhss n considers that they receive
both bssrd and clothing In addition.
Inspection Of the work and the wards
is regularly made every Saturday
morning. sa. 8. any other time, some
one who has authority to inspect may