The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-30

INFIRMARY AND ADMI while enclosed in glass as protection against the weather permits a view or the entire ward. The particularly soft, serni-direct lighting of the rooms is much appreciated by those who must lie for hours in it's rays
 The lower floor is for the women and the upper for the men. An ele- vator connects the floors, as do also several stairways and fire-eseapes. When the patients are well enough to be out they sit in steamer chars on the broad verandas, which face the river, and receive the full benefit Of the refreshing air which sweeps up the valley. A peculiar looking chute extends from each veranda to Lne ground that the beds or chairs or the patients may be readily rolled to safe tv in case of fire.
 All Are Cheerful.
 No air of dependency or of un- happiness prevades the. building but rather one of quiet comfort: The patfents smiled their pleasure at sec Sing new faces in the ward and the bright sunlight which streamed across the room breathed hope. If for each of the sufferers in those beds the last day of earthly pain at least. was a ShaD6o have been guessed from their attl- tudes.s
 Perhaps the most pleasing feature of the whole institution is the doc tors. There are two of them. pr. William Stockwen and Dr.. Harry Stilpher, stout, strong, and capable but best of all, men who haven't losr their sympathy with human suffering in atheir@ professionalism.
 Besides Dr. Stockwen ana pr. St1l-1 phen. the staff consists of Miss kathe- leen Keen, head nurse; Mrs Mary Merritt housekeeper; Miss May Gar K son. secretary; MT. GraveIand. who is zi,nertntendent of all the carpentry work of the sanitoriums of the state, and MT. Hoiser. who has charge or the engineering department ana or the manufacturing of the ice.
 While the new building is not at all what the members of the commits sion and aI1 who are interested in the work had at first planned for. it is still very splendid construction whose efficiency will be greatly e1- banded when more is added to it.
 The senni-weu Patients.
 situated on the very top of the hill ana reached by winding road are the shacks where the semi-Weh par1ents are confined. The women snack' which accommodates 2&, is short o1s-
 
 rrhe center of the former building is occupied with a rest room, locKer' and wash room, while on each sloe extend long wings entirely open 70 Che wind Two white iron beds are plac- ed in each stall which is not dissi1nilar to the one in which the horse has for ages been want to be encouched. Earthen ware jugs filled with hot water, heat up the beds when the pa tients retire and many folds or VVoo1en blankets keep them warm during the long night hours Each patient has a steamer chair and must sit out In the air most of the day. From 1:S0 to S:30 each afternoon all must rest
 The dining room is in tke mems de- partment The long tables are ranged attraetive1y enough to suit the most fastidious There is a piano in this large room and often musicals and entertainments are given there by peo- pie interested in the sanatorium-
 Make Own Ice.
 The kitchen and refrigerators, where in one is kept whole sides of beef, whole pigs, whole tubs of lard, etc., and in the other the milk, butter and eggs, are interesting but what claims most of the attention is the ice plant, sit uated in the basement of this build ! ing All the ice required on the san atoriunp is manufactured here and even in the summer months there is no dearth of this cooling substance
 Each man has a heavy fur coat to wear in the penetrating cold, and the icy winds which sweep up the val ley with unabated force bringing life to him.
 When we visited the shacks most of the men and women were within doors reading, playing cards or passing the tfrno with other light amusements.
 Dayss Program Simple
 The program for the day is simple, consisting principally of eating and resting. It begins with breakfast at T o'clock in the morning, at 1o:3o luncheon of milk and bisquit is serv- ed, at 12:30 a good dinner, at 2:S0 mi k and bisquit, at 5:3O a substantial SUD- per of meat and other foods and again at z o'clock bisQuit and milk. As all the milk, eggs and vegetables used are raised on the huge farm which is about the sanatorium. they are of the very finest procura ble- Some 1000 chickens. 400 ducks and about 100 cows belong to the farm, giving fresh eggs and milk for the patients every day.
 There are four such institutions in the state. Shelton, Norwich, Wa1ling- ford and Merfden. Patients are talk en to each of these from all over the state. A charge of $4 per week Is made each patient. the state paying the other $7 toward their keep No | one is refused admission because of lack of money, as the town from which they are sent will pay for them and often private individuals contribute the necessary sum.
 Warm Underwear Needed. The sanatorium is quite in need of warm underwear and bed clothing. The automobile which took us there the other day was well loaded with contributions of this order