The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1926-08-14
JUDGE BROWNE
WRITES CITIZEN
!. FROM MICHIGAN
REPORTS CONDITION OF KEY
WEST PATIENTS UNDER
TREATMENT AT BATTLE
CREEK SANITARIUM

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Browne from Battle Creek, Mich,
reporting the condition of Key
West patients now under treat
ment at the sanitarium in that
city, all of whom are said to be
getting along very nicely. The
letter follows:
"There are three Key Westers
at the Battle Creek Sanitarium,
and / think our friends would like
to hear from us, but as we cannot
write to them all, take this meth
cd of sending them a message.
"My daughter Susan (Mrs.
Kea ing) is doing extremely well
and looks anything but an invalid.
She weighs 1921. When one
speaks of weight" here, it means
of the person, and not the clothes.
"Arthur Gomez came here, a
confirmed hypochondriac. He
knew he had one or two maladies,
and suspected more.
at requires about week for
one to take all the tests and get
reports on them. AS report after
report came in and he found that
they all were negative, so far as
any evidence of illness was con-
cerned, he began to beam, and he
is now enjoying, not only good
health, but the consciousness of
it. The only test in which he was
not normal. was that for blood
pressure, and in that he was a
bit below normal. lie is taking
treatments, diet, baths, exercises,
etc. etc, which arc toning him up,
and his blood pressure will soon
be normal and he can qualify for
a prize fighter.
"This institution is a combina-
ton of a physical training school
and a religious camp meeting, and
one is never sure whether he is
coming out an athlete or preach
er. l think Arthur will be the
athlete.
"What one has to avoid here,
are the exciting diversions that
this place affords. There is no
drinking Tin sight no smoking in
the building or on the grounds;
no dancing; no card playing.
Barring these, one may indulge in
any of the exciting pastimes that
the institution affords.
"Some other Key Westers about
whom it may interest our people
to hear, are Mr.. and Mrs. James
Campbell and their son Colin, who
are spending the summer in their
old home in Grand Rapids.
'They invited me over for he
week end, and drove there on
Friday and returned Monday.
They are occupying the home
Of. J. t. Byrne, who is spend
ing the summer on his ranch in
Wyoming. The estate is about
two miles from the heart of Grand
Rapids, and the huose, which is
a most artistic one, stands on a
knoll at the entrance to a four
acre tract which slopes in a beau
tiful lawn down to a stream bor-
dered by majestic black walnut
and ash, and dotted with groups of
Lombardy poplars.
"on Saturday night, she enter
tanned for me, at delightful din
ner. Thirty guests, who included
some of Grand Rapids most sue
cessful business and professional
men and their families, were
seated around a gu" shaped table
on the lawn.
after dinner we repaired to
the drawing room where Mrs.
Campbell read her story of a dog,
that has just been published in
Munsey's Magazine. 1t is as
good a short story of a dog as |
have ever read.
During the reading, an incident
occurred that was ,ribute to its
realism. A gentleman who had
been the life of the dinner party,
with his effervescent good nature
end clever badinage, had for ten
years owned dog that he was de
voted to, hat died few days be-
fore. During the reading of the
story. when the dogs affection
for his mistress and her devotion
10 il was beng NEST poignantIy
described, he was overcome by his
feelings and left he room. That
reminded ME Of the line from the
poem we used 20 recite at school,
"Ah, friend, l fear the lightest
hearts. make oftt;nes heaviest
mourning"
Another IN eresting event, was
90 meet on this occasion, gentle
man who came TO Grand Rapids
with his partner from North Car
0lina. twenty years ago, and has
made a remarkable success in the
furniture business. S, ID. Young.
He is grand nephew of
thai much loved ara respected
citizen of Tallahassee in the years
gone by. DIR. A. b. Hawkins, whore
! knew so wen and in whose home
I was so often entertained.
There may be none left in Key
West who remember Or. Hawkins,
Es be moved from Tallahassee fir
teen or twenty years Aen and re-