Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-18
Spring at the sanatorium


 MT. Editor: Sure. we mean it, and we don't wear our hair up in back, either. No. We're just happy. That's all. Happy cause it's spring, and trying to spread it.
 Didn't know>it was spring? What! No, not 'Sprig idz here, ad l hab a gold i'd by head" Oh, no, rather:
 Spring. Spring. Glorious spring! Time for young lovers to dance on a string" You know When a young mans fancy" and all that sort of stuff finds. favor. l If you doubt our word, there is an easy way to prove it. Take day off, er-excuse us, MT. Editor, we forgot for the moment that poor editors never, never can take days off What we meant to say is: Assign the Cub | to interview Mir. Robin and Mr. Blue l bird, and the Misses White Birch, Pussy Willow and Trailing Arbutus of the spring symphony chorus now i playing in this vicinity and find out from them what is the meaning of this sudden settling of lacy clouds of delicate green tracery into the for | merly bare branches of the trees; and the strange activity of the grass and flowers and birds; and the frequent showers: and the generally fresh smell that pervades all things
 And then if he has a moment and really wants to get good stickful and find out the inner meaning-to get at the gizzards of the matter, as it were tip him off to drift down to Dr. Hugh's Home on the Hill-you know -the staidly white State T. B. sana- torium, over which Dr. Hugh Baird Campbell, M. D., presides. Tell the youngster to ease up to any of the fellows on the airy sun porches or down in the equally airy shacks, and whisper guilelessly: Why so happy, brother, why so happy? Wise me-
 Know what the answer will be- most likely? Just this-merely this, and nothing more: +Why, it's spring! It's spring. Smell it?"
 And such spring as it is. Strange; isn't 1t, but it takes the sick man to appreciate the beauties of Nature and the seasons. They have so much more time, you see, and so little else to amuse-though amuse is scarcely the word. At times worship would aI- most hit it. it is so acute. i A kiddie once had a bothersome tooth out, and when it was all over i he was asked: How did it feela' Kid like he hit it right on the head. i It hurted good,'' was the naive reply l That's the way it is down here now, Nature is so beautiful and beneficent it fairly hurts at times. Especially this year. You husky people know what l last winter was, but it was peculiarly indictment andahard for invalids, And l oh, how far away spring seemed, and l oh, how wonderful It seems now it is here
 But we are not selfish. We know how precious real joy and beauty are and we'd like to share them. DroI i out this way some Sunday soon
 Bring your friends. Get in on some
 of this wonderful witchery of Nature
 before it is gone. 1t will refresh you for weeks.
 And if you have time, and care tt
 see what a really up-to- the -minut, 1 T. B. sanaterium looks like-a publi, institution, which is as close to hom,
 and as far from the popular concep
 tion of public institutions as we'll cal be-just drop into the office and .b'
 shown through the place. pr. Hugl will be glad to see you, the patient
 will also, and you will be glad of tn
 experience, and richer in newer
 truer viewpoint on a fight~which vol and every father or mother shoult
 know tt lot about.
 Come early and often.
 | Sincerely,