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er's wife was engaged to take care of the place and 

 attend to the needs of the visitors. It was made a 

 rule that no limit whatsoever must be put on the food. 

 Guests were to have eggs, butter, cheese, milk and 

 vegetables, meat all they wanted and could consume. 

 Of course the Committee supplied these needs free of 

 charge. 



The sanatorium existed for over a year and the re- 

 sults were splendid. With what gratitude did the ail- 

 ing ones who arrived there pale, with hollow cheeks, 

 leave the place after a stay of five to eight weeks, gain- 

 ing sometimes from twenty to thirty pounds. 



The people of Woodbine began to feel that they 

 were entitled to a synagogue. For years they had wor- 

 shipped in temporary quarters; but the Woodbine 

 Brotherhood decided now to build its own house of 

 worship. (This was, in itself, a sufficient sign that 

 the colony had become a success!) They subscribed 

 very liberally toward the erection of the building. The 

 Baron de Hirsch Fund loaned them money on the 

 first mortgage ; two-thirds of the entire cost in all. The 

 brick used in building was made on one of the farms 

 where the soil was clay, and the structure was amply 

 planned: fifty feet wide and two stories high. The 

 lower one, which was particularly well lighted, was 

 used for years as a school room for the Congregation. 

 Religious instruction was given in the afternoon, kin- 

 dergarten classes were held there in the morning, and 

 evenings and Saturdays the various clubs and organ- 



