The Sanitarium in Calcutta
By Olive P. Ingersoll
The month just past has been a busy one at the sanitarium. The house has been full of patients, and on account of the extra work as the result of important surgical cases, we were obliged to call Sister Whites to help us. These patients are all doing well, and some of them may have gone home. Brother Hansen has been very busy with the improvements in the treatment rooms and in giving treatments. Our patients are now favored with such luxuries as electric-light and Russian baths, besides all the treatments which we were formerly able to give. For the perfection of our Russian bath, we have to thank an enthusiast of the institution — Brother Guinness — for the gift of a practically new boiler. This was a very timely present, as our old water heater was worn out, and this one can be used for a much greater variety of purposes. The native treatment rooms are beginning to be known, although we have no sign up yet. About thirty persons have been in during the month, many of whom have come several times for treatment, making an average of about three or four treatments daily. This we think is encouraging, in spite of the fact that the financial returns have been small. The Lord is gradually opening the way into the homes of the native people, for which we thank him.