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FLOWERS AS CURATIVES. 



Applied Like Medicine. 



More and more the aesthetic poten- 

 tiality of flowers is becoming recognized 

 as exerting a powerful and quite prac- 

 tical influence. So current is this truth 

 becoming that publications throughout 

 the country of late years have been 

 printing articles to point out the value 

 of flowers as applied to various walks 

 of life. Along this line an article, en- 

 titled "The Therapeutic Value of 

 Flowers," in an issue of the Battle 

 Creek Sanitarium Idea, shows how flow- 

 ers are of benefit in the art of healing. 



"Please send flowers to Mrs. Smith, 

 Room 200." Although this does not 

 sound like a medical prescription, such 

 orders are frequently given to attend- 

 ants by sanitarium jjhysicians, states 

 the article; in fact, cut flowers and 

 blooming plants are a recognized cura- 

 tive agency at the Battle Creek Sani- 

 tarium. 



Kveryonc knows that ill health affects 

 the spirits. It is equally true that the 

 spirits affect health. Sorrow or disap- 

 pointment often cloud a disposition 

 which ordinarily is sunny, while a piece 

 of good news may make one forget 

 many minor ills. This principle of men- 



ticulture is well established in medicine 

 and lias an important part in the treat- 

 ment of disease, states the article. 



Flowers suggest beauty; beauty sug- 

 gests happiness; happiness is largely de- 

 pendent upon health. The floral de- 

 partment of the Battle Creek Sanita- 

 rium has long been considered as an in- 

 tegral part of the "Battle Creek idea." 

 You first become aware of it on seeing 

 the well kept lawns and the profusion 

 of flowers and shrubs, which make an 

 inviting park of the grounds surround- 

 ing the sanitarium. Each woman patient 

 on her arrival is jiresented witli a bou- 

 quet of cut flowers. 



A few roses or carnations, or in the 

 fall, some great, golden chrysanthe- 

 mums, add a fresh touch of color to the 

 room and help to dispel gloom, if it is 

 ]>resent. 



What Flowers Accomplish. 



Blooming plants also are always 

 available and some lovers of flowers pre- 

 fer these to the more perishable cut 

 flowers. They last longer and to watch 

 the daily development of the buds is an 

 interesting pastime, the writer remarks. 

 Potted plants may be had free of 

 charge, when desired by a patient. It is 

 merely necessary to apply to the green- 

 house or to the women 's medical office. 



There have always been enough of these 

 to meet the retjuirements. 



Many guests have been surprised to 

 receive bouquets as a birthday remem- 

 brance, with an appropriate card of 

 greeting. Some are undoubtedly mys- 

 tified as to how the physicians or nurses 

 learned the date, but are none the less 

 pleased because of the unexpectedness 

 of the remembrance. When a patient is 

 to receive a visit from a relative or 

 friend, flowers are sure to be in evidence 

 to mark the occasion. It is difficult to 

 imagine the delight and actual physical 

 uplift in some cases by a simple bou- 

 quet. Numerous notes of thanks tell of 

 the api)reciation of such courtesies. 



Usually the flowers go to women, as 

 there is a general notion that men do 

 not care for that sort of thing. When 

 such a gift does reach one of the sterner 

 sex, it almost invariablj- brings a grate- 

 ful response. 



The hospital stands high in the favor 

 of the floral department, as it should. 

 Persons who have undergone operations 

 are always liberally supplied with flow- 

 ers and plants. A constant supply of 

 clioice blooms for this purpose is always 

 under cultivation. 



Besides this individual use of flow- 

 ers, a wide range of greenhouse prod- 

 ucts is always on display in the lob- 

 bies, parlors and other public places. 

 The chief supply, of course, goes to the 

 dining rooms in the main building and 

 the annex. In the winter, cut flowers 

 are sometimes alternated with blooming 

 plants in ornamental jardinieres. Around 

 Christmas time poinsettias are favor- 

 ites for this purpose and at the Easter 



