The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-16
WHITE OAKS FARM HIGHEST TYPE OF
SANATOR|UM THAT HAS BEEN BUILT
EITHER IN MARION OR ELSEWHERE
Marvellous Institution Constructed Just Outside the Marion City limits
Every Convenience Imaginable has Been Incorporated Patients Build
nS are all one Story Built in Form Of Eclipse and Connected by In
closed Walk-DeSCriptiOn Of Recently Completed Place.

After dreaming and planning for q
period OF many years; after gathering
data and visiting nearly every sana-
torium, hospital, and public institution
In the country that would assist In
giving inspiration for the plans of q
new institution, DIR. c. IL. Sawyer
went at last to Southern California
20 study in the natural element the
form of the southern bungalow. one
day he walked into the offices of Ar
thur Hnamon In Los Angeles, Cali
forna, that architect OF international
reputation, and divulged to him, in
the rough, the plans for constructing
n new sanatorlum. "You are the man
that / have been looking for for
twenty years" said Mr.. Hinamon,
come into my offices and make them
your headquarters. With snow cap
red mountains bending in a great
horseshoe twenty-four miles TO the
north and east; with the great Pacific
shlmmering and swelling miles 10 the
west; among the fruits and flowers OF
the seml-tropical climate, the plans
of the Sawyer Sanatorium as II
stands today, on the White OAKS
farm, within seeing distance of the
city bounds, were rounded out and
completed.
This marvellous institution Is the on
ly one of It's kind in this country. It
stands within natural grove OF gil
gantic forest trees on table land
forty feet above the city of Marion.
almost on n. level with the cornlce Of
the court house. on the north
stretches vista of velvet green, fall
Ing seventeen feet to the artificial
lake constructed jus, within the park
limits On the south and west, great
oak trees, the like of which no arr
chitect or generation could produce.
and Wide stretches Of lawn and YER
dant shrubs complete a park that, in
the estimation OF the Drs. sawyer,
viii be one of the most important re-
commentators OF their sanatorlum-
that of keeping the patients close to
nature.
just Outside City.
The White oaks farm Is Just outside
the city limits, and within a. short
time, the city cars with ten minute
service win make the White oaks sta
ton their southern terminus At pres-
tnt the brief ride Is made on one OF
the interurban cars. Upon allghtlng
az the pretty little private station.
one secures view OF the law cloister-
ed buildings, guarded by the tall trees,
some of which rise from the court
yard in lts midst wide cemented
walk leads up TO the administration
buildings and an observer will imme-
diately notice the effect Of the low
broad porch and portecochere supported
ly great square pillars. These
GO 6lumns are built of brick ana are
covered with rough cement with a
splashed finish. The ceiling like the
exterior of all of the buildings II
brown and beamed In rustic style. All
of the walls and partitions of tho
buildings are constructed Of tile
rendering them entirely sound proof
These walls on the exterior are COW
ed with two coats of cement then
with a stlple finish making them fire,
storm and vermln proof. The roof is
of deep gray. and Is also fire proof
being prepared from asbestos paper
and tar.
There are fifteen buildings, and all,
with the exception of the administra-
ton building face the inner court,
These are connected by a cloister 1000
feet long, hall four feet In
width which extends about every
building, with the exception of the
administration. The main entrance TO
this cloister Is through the admin
isiration building although doors at
close intervals open onto the park.
The walls of this hallway are almost
OF glass, rendered so by the great
glass windows some with few in
ohes of each other. These are also
made to swing open for warm wealth
er.
Administration Building
Upon entering the administration
building one enters into large re-
ception room and office with low cell
ing, beamed and finished In bog oak
and furnishings OF soft browns TO
the left are a suit of offices for DR..
C. E. Sawyer and on tho right are
found DIR. Carl w. Sawyer's pleasant
Offices. In the rear of the reception
hall are the professional rooms. Two
rooms contain complete pharmacy.
another room OF snowy white, the
laboratory; here Is found complete
equipment for analysis, bacteriol-
cgical research, and blood count 4
centrifuge making 1900 revolutions a
minute gives the precipitate of the
excretions within a short period when
only short time ago such analysis re-
quired "a hours.
A stanton blood pressure instru-
nent of the latest equipment, for an
alysing rheumatic and nervous trou-
BILE. is also among these wonderful in
-; uinents
The physical examination room
is marvel OF whiteness and soothing
colors In this room is kept the daily
record Of every patient within the