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e-list No. 64

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Balneology & Related Sanitariums, Healing Waters, Spas, Camps & Of Course, Camps for the Children It’s all about the Children…

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Sheryl Jaeger & Ralph Gallo

860.872.7587

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This list features brochures and booklets promoting different forms of balneology,

sanitariums, camps, spas, medical facilities and more. It includes theories on different

water cures, specialized facilities for men, women and children and economically and

socially underprivileged individuals.

Sanatorium/Sanitarium

1. [Consumption][ Tuberculosis][ Hebron Maine][ Health and Welfare] The Maine State

Sanatorium Association for Pulmonary Diseases. The Maine State Sanatorium Association for

Pulmonary Diseases, The Maine Sanatorium: Greenwood Mountain. Tucker Printing

Company. Portland, ME. 1905. The booklet is intended to give an introduction to the Maine

Sanatorium in the Greenwood Mountains of Herbron, Maine. The Sanatorium was established

for the treatment and cure of people with pulmonary diseases, specifically tuberculosis. There is

a brief history of the Sanatorium, as well as a description of the premises and the amenities.

There are also ten (10) printed photographs throughout of areas like the dining room, the living

spaces, and the sleeping quarters. Information regarding the prices and treatment plans are

included as well. 32 pages, illustrated paper wrappers with a stapled binding. Measures 7 ¾” x 5

½”. (#29100225) $100.00

A bit of wear. There is a tape repair done to the inner binding at the middle.

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2. [prescription][ Sanatorium][ baths][ mineral water][ animal rights] Blank Prescription Form of

Dr. Albert Leffingwell & the Sanatorium. The Sanatorium. Dansville, NY. [1890]. A single

fold blank prescription form of Dr. Albert Leffingwell (1845-1916) for the Sanatorium, a health

resort in Dansville, NY that used a natural mineral spring for its supposed health benefits.

Leffingwell was a physician who owned a private medical practice in New York City, but also

owned a stake in the Dansville Sanitorium along with his brothers and cousin. The front page of

this form contains a chart listing the available treatments at the Sanatorium and a section for

Leffingwell to prescribe what treatments and the length of treatment. Some of the treatments

listed are: moliere bath, Turkish bath and massage, electro-thermal bath, and hot sponge of

spine. The interior of the form describes the sanatorium and provides information on

Leffingwell's consultation hours, procedures for afternoon visits, calls in rooms, and what to do

in the event of an emergency. Leffingwell was also a well-known advocate for vivisection

reform and animal rights. Measures 9 ½” x 6 (folded), 12" x 9 ½” (unfolded). (#29100220)

$100.00

Age toning.

A scarce item.

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3. [diet][ hay diet][ diet][ sanatorium][ health][ weight][ spa] William Howard Hay. The Hay Way

to Health. Pocono Haven. Mount Pocono, PA. 1936. An 8 page booklet advertising "The Hay

Way to Health", otherwise known as the Hay diet created by Dr. William Howard Hay (1866-

1940). Hay was an American physician who was the owner and director of Pocono Haven, a

sanatorium in Pennsylvania. The booklet describes Hay's thoughts on how to obtain good

health, which according to him "depends on vital foods, fresh air, exercise, rest, sunshine, water,

and recreation." The booklet continues on describe the treatments options available at Pocono

Haven, in particular the 'Hay diet', which is a food combining diet that separates food into three

groups: alkaline, acidic and neutral. Alkaline foods were carbohydrates such as rice, grains, and

potatoes. Acidic food were the proteins, like meat, fish, and diary. Neutral food were vegetables

and nuts. 8 pages, printed wrapper. Staple binding. Measures 6 ¼” x 3 ¾”. (#29100221)

$90.00

Age toning and soiling.

4. [mineral spring][ sulfur springs][ baths][ sanitarium][ health resort][ spa] The Dillsboro

Sanitarium Advertising Booklet. The Dillsboro Sanitarium. Dillsboro, IN. [1915]. An

advertising booklet for the Dillsboro Sanitarium, a health resort, established in 1912 that used

mineral springs to cure a variety of ailments. On of their advertised 'secret of out treatment' was

elimination, as the mineral water had laxative properties. This particular side effect of mineral

water means that it was a sulfur spring. The booklet features seven (7) black and white printed

photographs of the resort and grounds. At the end of the booklet there is a lists of their rates and

a time table for the local trains stopping in Dillsboro. 16 pages. Printed wrappers. Staple

binding. Measures 6" x 3 ½”. (#29100222) $75.00

Age toning. Minor foxing. Small tear on bottom of front cover. Corrections to the times have been made in

pen on the back cover.

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5. [spa][ baths][ sanitarium][ health resort] Dr. Strong's The Saratoga Springs Sanitarium. Dr.

Strong's The Saratoga Springs Sanitarium Advertising Booklet. Howe Printing Company.

Saratoga Springs, NY. [1910]. A uniquely designed advertising booklet for Dr. Strong's The

Saratoga Springs Sanitarium. It has green wrappers with silver-gilt stamped floral design that

opens like a tri-fold brochure. Attached to the center fold of the cover is a 12 page stapled

booklet. Inside the is a description of the sanitarium, and the treatments it offers. The facilities

included billiard rooms, bicycle rooms, gardens and gymnasium. Some of the treatments offered

were: equalizer or vacuum treatment, Sprague's hot-air, and Turkish baths. The booklet features

printed black and white photographs of the facilities at the sanitarium as well as an illustration

of the maps of the grounds. Measures 6 ¼” x 3 ½” (folded), 10" x 6 ¼” (unfolded).

(#29100223) $150.00

Age toning and soiling.

Age toning. There are corrections done in pen to the rates and index at the back of brochure.

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6. [sanatorium][ Leffingwell][salt springs][ correspondence][ health resort] Jane Elizabeth Jackson

Leffingwell. Letter from Jane Elizabeth Leffingwell to her Nephew Henry A. Jackson. Glen

Springs Sanitarium Company. Watkins, NY. May 6, 1895. A letter written by Jane Elizabeth

Jackson Leffingwell (1817-1907) to her nephew Henry A. Jackson and his wife Carrie. At the

time the letter was written, Jane was staying at the Glen Springs Sanitarium, which is owned by

her son, William Elderkin Leffingwell, and her great-nephew James Arthur Jackson. The Glen

Springs Sanitarium in Watkins, NY was a health resort that was also known as the "Neuheim of

America" due to its salt springs which were similar to the famous curative salt springs in Bad

Neuheim, Germany. The letter is written on the sanitarium's stationary which features an

engraving of the sanitarium itself. The Jackson/Leffingwell family also owned and operated

another sanitarium, called the Jackson Sanitarium, in Danville, NY.

The letter consists of three double-sided pages and discusses a variety of family issues including

some financial and possible marriage troubles of Henry and Carrie. Jane at one point writes, "I

do hope you are together again, and even if it is hard work, and all the way up hill, you can

share the burden and two are ever so much better than one alone." The letter continues on as

Jane updates Henry on the family news. Elisha D. Leffingwell and his wife, Lucy (Jane's son and

daughter-in-law) had just returned from a tour of the South. Based on the information provided

in the letter, it appears as though the tour might have been prompted by their inability to have

more children and Elisha decision to leave the family sanitarium business, and was meant for

them to come to peace with life change. "They are both looking so very well and are much

happier for having resigned their connection to the Institution. Elisha will soon be 46 years old

and he does not care to do active work any longer. They will never have a large family, for

whose future they must have a good forecast. Like yourselves they will not be burdened in this

direction and they mean to take life easy." (Elisha and Lucy only had one child together.) Lastly

the letter notes the birth of Jane's new grandson Albert Fear Leffingwell, the son of Albert Tracy

Leffingwell, the well known animal rights and antivivisection. Her grandson would grow up to

become a well known mystery novelist who wrote under the pen names Dana Chambers and

Giles Jackson.

Item includes 3 double sided pages on hotel stationary and the corresponding mailing envelope.

Measures 9 ½” x 5 ¾”(pages). (#29100226) $50.00

Age toning.

Jane Elizabeth Jackson was born August 23, 1817 to James Jackson (1778-1829) and Mary Ann Elderkin Jackson

(1771-1858) in New York. She had two brothers Dr. James Caleb Jackson (1811-1895) and Giles W. Jackson (1814-

1878). It is Giles' son, Henry A. Jackson (1838-?) and his wife, Caroline "Carrie" Jackson (1846-?), that Jane is

writing to. Jane married Dr. Elisha Leffingwell (1805-1871) on November 26, 1839. Together they would have five

children: Dr. Dr. Albert Tracy Leffingwell (1845-1916), Arthur Elderkin Leffingwell (1846-1870), James Jackson

Leffingwell (1847-1854), Dr. Elisha Dyer Leffingwell (1849-1916), and William Elderkin Leffingwell (1855-1927). She

died on January 7, 1907 in Cortland, NY. Other family members of note or mentioned in the letter are Dr. James Caleb

Jackson's son, Dr. James Hathaway Jackson (1841-1928) and his wife Dr. Katherine "Kate" Johnson Jackson (1841-

1921). Dr. James H. Hathaway, along with Jane's sons Elisha, Albert and William owned the Jackson Sanitorium in

Dansville, NY together. Dr. James H. and Dr. Kate Jackson's son James Arthur Jackson (1868-1922) built the Glenn

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Springs Sanitarium with his uncle (Jane's son) William. Lastly, the birth of Jane's grandson, (Albert Tracey

Leffingwell's son)Albert Fear Leffingwell (1895-1946) is mentioned in the letter.

7. [referral card][ referral][ sanatorium][ health resort][ female doctor] Torbett Sanatorium.The

Torbett Sanatorium Physician's Referral Card. Marlin, TX. [1920]. A physician's referral card

for the Torbett Sanatorium,

located in Marlin, TX.

Founded in 1908 by John

Walter Torbett, Sr (1871-1949)

and specialized in the

diagnosis and treatment of

chronic diseases. The institute

had 100 baths, and was

capable of running 400 baths

daily. It also had various

laboratories, x-ray

capabilities, and employed

physiotherapy methods. The

institute is still in existence today, but it is now know as the Falls Community Hospital and

Clinic. The referral card is double sided, with a picture of the sanatorium on the front with a list

of resident physicians. Uniquely for the times, there is a female physician on staff, a Dr. Mary L.

Webber nee Wilson (1869-1948), who was head of "General Chronic Diseases and Gynecology".

The back side of the card emphasizes that "a full staff of experience physicians always present".

Below are a few blank lines for the name of the incoming patient and the doctor who send them.

Below that is a humorous line warning individuals of scams.

"BEWARE of 'Boosters' and Commission Men who will mislead you on trains and at hotels

when you arrive. They don't work for free; the victim pays the bill." Measures 4" x 2 ½”.

(#29100230) $75.00

Age toning. Otherwise fine.

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8. [Sanitarium][ nonprofit][ health resort][ spa][ water cure][ hydrotherapy][ sulfur springs][

mineral springs] Clifton Springs Sanitarium. RX: Tranquility for Health at Clifton Springs.

[1930]. An advertising brochure for Clifton Springs Sanitarium, which would later become

Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic, and is still in operation today. The majority of the brochure

features images from photographs of the sanitarium, including its facilities and grounds, and

various treatments. Some of the rooms/treatments shown are: Lobby, Solarium, music room,

chemical laboratory, blood count laboratory, pathological laboratory, operating room, x-ray

room, needle bath, sulphur bubble bath, Ultra Violet treatment, library, diary farm, golf course,

gardens and recreation room. The majority of the time there are multiple photographs on each

page, but they are labeled, and each page comes with a small description of the

rooms/treatments shown. 22 pages, illustrated wrappers with green border, staple binding.

Measures 9" x 6".

To view images, click: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Fi36hHtqct2e3AW9A

(#29100228) $120.00

Covers mostly detached with several blue stains on front and back covers. Age toning.

Founded in 1850 by Dr. Henry Foster, he used the sanitarium in order to promote what he described as the "water

cure", otherwise known as hydrotherapy. The sanitarium used a local sulfur spring for its water cure, and as the

popularity of the sanitarium grew, they added a variety of other therapies, such as hand massage, Turkish and salt

baths as well as a gymnasium for exercise. Unlike most other sanitarium's of the time Dr. Foster's believed in a holistic

and comprehensive approach to medicine, using a combination of traditional western medicine and homeopathy

techniques to treat his patients. As such the sanitarium was the second hospital in the nation to have x-ray capability,

and Foster pioneered the opening of a laboratory for the study of and diagnosis of disease. After Foster's death, the

sanitarium was ran as a nonprofit institution and provided free or low cost rest and recuperation for missionaries on

furlow.

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9. [tuberculosis][ chronic disease][ Sanatorium][ spa][ rocky mountains] Bethesda Sanatorium.

Bethesda Sanatorium, an Advertising Folding Brochure. The Smith-Brooks Press. Denver, CO.

1917. An eight page folded brochure for Bethesda Sanatorium, a Christian Institution

specializing on the treatment of tuberculosis. Located in Denver, CO, overlooking the Rocky

Mountains, the institution sits at about five thousand feet above sea level. This high altitude,

that is 'light and dry' was supposedly "not so irritating to the respiratory tract, and [it] gives a

better opportunity for healing of the diseased tissues." What is interesting about this sanatorium

in particular is that it stresses that "the institution is not a hospital in any sense of the word. The

Sanatorium is a Health University, where patients are taken and taught methods of living by

which they are able to effect an arrest of the disease." Most of the sanatoriums around this time

consistently made claims that they could 'cure' all types of diseases, including tuberculosis,

rather than stressing teaching their patients how to manage and live with chronic diseases. The

brochure also includes nine (9) printed photographs of the facility, grounds and staff. 8 folding

pages. The institution is still open today, but is now known as the Bethesda Christian

Counseling Midwest, Inc. Measures 9" x 4" (folded), 16" x 9" (unfolded). (#29100229)

$150.00

Age toning, otherwise fine.

10. [spa][ health resort][ mineral springs][ chronic disease][ underground tunnel][ sanitarium] Buie

Clinic and Hospital, Marlin Sanitarium Bath House. The Buie Clinic and Hospital, Marlin

Sanitarium Bath House and the Falls Hotel Brochure. Marlin, TX. [1920]. An eight page

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folding brochure for the Buie Clinic and Hospital which was a sanitarium and bath house in

Marlin, TX, which claimed to help cure a variety of chronic diseases. The baths of the sanitarium

were connected to the 'Falls Hotel' via an underground tunnel. The water used in the baths was

supposed similar to those found in European bath houses, and the brochure even features a

comparative chemical analysis between Buie's waters and Carlsbad, Bohemia. The brochure

features 8 images from photographs of the facilities, grounds and connecting hotel. The inside of

brochure has a piece that folds out to list all the doctors who worked at the Clinic. Measures 6

¼” x 3¼” (folded).

(#29100231) $75.00

Age toning.

11. [sanitarium][ Seventh-Day Adventist][ spa][ health resort][ bath house][ Hydrotherapy] St.

Helena Sanitarium and Hospital. Over Fifty Years of Service, a Brochure of St. Helena

Sanitarium and Hospital. Sanitarium, CA. [1920]. Located in the Napa Valley Region of

California, the St. Helena Sanitarium and Hospital (SHS) was founded in 1878 by a group of

Seventh-Day Adventist. The institution is still in existence today, but is now called, Adventist

Health St Helena. This brochure also help celebrate the over fifty (50) years of which the

sanitarium had been in business, and their ability to "guide the human wayfarer, that he may

proceed along life's highway intelligently." Their buildings and patient rooms had all the

modern conveniences available, such as elevators, electric lights, steam heat, call bells, long-

distance telephone service, and private baths. The institution enforced the notion that "nature

has already provided within [one] forces sufficient to cure all curable diseases... pure air,

temperance, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water, sunlight and trust in the Great Healer

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are nature's true remedies." Hydrotherapy, in all its forms (baths, packs, salt rubs, vapor, steam,

douches and sprays) were one of the most used treatments, often in conjunction with diet and

exercise. The brochure includes nine (9) printed photographs and one illustrated map of the

ground and facilities. Additionally each page features a yellow decorative border with small

engravings of nature scenes. 20 pgs., blue illustrated wrappers, staple bindings. Measures 6" x 3

½”. (#29100233) $175.00

Age toning. Minor stains on front cover.

12. [sanitarium][ mental illness][ mental disease][ spas][ insane asylum] Milwaukee Sanitarium for

Nervous and Mental Diseases. Milwaukee Sanitarium For Nervous and Mental Diseases.

Wauwatosa, WI. [1915]. A brochure for the Milwaukee Sanitarium for Nervous and Mental

Diseases in Wauwatosa, WI. In the late 19th century, care for the mentally ill started to become

more humane, and several states, including Wisconsin passed laws to fund humane state run

mental hospitals. Due to their overcrowding, shortly there after, private run mental institutions

began to crop up. The Milwaukee Sanitarium was founded in 1884 as one of these privately run

mental health institutions. It was first run by Dr. James H. McBride, who believed that fresh air

and open country were the best medicines to use to promote mental health. After McBride

retired in 1895, Dr. Richard Dewey took over. The brochure, printed circa 1915, showcases the

improvements made under Dewey's tenure, include the additions of a private "cottage system",

training program for attendants, bath house, and a gymnasium with a zander apparatus- a

machine designed for passive exercises such as vibratory treatment. The brochure features

twenty-five (25) images from photographs of the grounds, facilities, patient rooms, and

treatment rooms. At the back of the brochure is a section on the types of clothing and personal

belongings patients are allowed to bring, as well as a short note on when and how friends and

family can visit. The Milwaukee Sanitarium is still in business today, and in 1954 it changed its

status from a for-profit institution, to a nonprofit, and is currently known as Aurora Psychiatric

Hospital. 30 pages, printed wrappers, staple binding. Measures 6" x 4".

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(#29100234) $135.00

Age toning and soiling. ¾”inch tear on top of back strip.

13. [sanitarium][ health resort][ sulfur springs][ mineral springs][ hydrotherapy] Crane Sanitarium.

Crane Sanitarium Brochure. Wm H Gallo & Son, Printers. Chicago, IL. [1910]. A brochure for

the Crane Sanitarium located in Elmhurst, IL, and founded by Milo A. Crane. The slogan of this

sanitarium was "The place where sick people get well and the tired ones rest." The sanitarium

sourced its water supply from Mammoth Mineral Springs, located only a few miles away from

the town. The water was "highly charged with radium activity and also with sulphur [sic] and

iron and many other mineral remedial agents of a nature so necessary for the health of the

body." Mammoth Mineral Springs also supplied the water for the entire town of Elmhurst until

it was depleted in 1916. While the mineral water was used for various forms of hydrotherapy,

the sanitarium also provided other services such as a specialty diets- such as the milk cure-,

massages, exercises and Swedish Medical Gymnastics. These treatments were specifically

designed to help cure 'chronic non-contagious diseases' such as catarrh, ulcers, diarrhea,

constipation, nervous disorders of digestion, congested liver, liver atrophy, gastroptosis,

enteroptosis, arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure, Bright's disease, bronchitis, and asthma. The

sanitarium also has a variety of 'amusements and recreations' such as tennis and croquet. At the

end of the brochure is a section about the Diamond Lake Sanitarium, which was a popular resort

that was transformed into a sanitarium during the summer months to handle to overflow of

persons wanting to stay at the Crane Sanitarium. The brochure has twelve pages of printed

photographs- some pages have up to five printed photographs- and one black and white

illustration of Diamond Lake Sanitarium. 24 pages, brown printed wrappers, staple binding.

Measures 7 ½” x 5 ¼”.

To view images click: https://photos.app.goo.gl/9rN1bB1a3LPTRgzr6

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(#29100227) $110.00

Age toning. Staple are rusting.

14. [sanitarium][ sulfur spring][ mineral spring][ spa] Zoar Indian Springs Mineral Water Flyer.

Zoar Mineral Springs Sanitarium Co. Zoar, Ohio. [1913]. A flyer

for Zoar Indian Springs Mineral Water. The water was

supposedly "soft and pleasing to the taste" and that "liberal use of

this soft and pleasant water will be found [to be] beneficial in the

treatment of Bright's Disease, nervous troubles, rheumatism and

gout, catarrhal condition, kidneys and skin affections." Printed

also on the flyer is a chemical examination of the water done by a

J. G. Spenzer. Based both on this chemical analysis (sodium

sulphate is 0.1950 parts per million) and several geological

surveys from the late 1800s, this particular mineral spring, is a

sulfur spring. It is now known that while soaking in sulfur water

might improve some health conditions- specifically skin

conditions- drinking sulfur water does not. In fact, it causes

diarrhea. Printed in black with red accents. Measures 6" x 6 ¾”.

(#29100150) $75.00

Minor tear on top and left edges.

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15. [mineral springs][ baths][ lecture][ spa] S. A. Fisk & James G Bacon. On the Medicinal Character

of Hathorn Spring Water Booklet. Van Benthuysen Printing House. Albany, NY. 1878. A

booklet containing to articles on the health benefits of mineral waters for the purposes of

advertising Hathorn Spring Water. The first article is actually a reprint of a lecture given by S. A.

Fisk printed in the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal on June 10, 1875. Fisk originally gave

the lecture on May 12,1875 to the Hampshire District Medical Society. In the lecture, beyond

discussing the benefits of mineral waters in general, Fisk specially mentions the benefits of the

springs found in Saratoga, NY, as well as a trip he personally took to the Hathorn Springs in

Saratoga which cured him of his insomnia. The second article is by James G. Bacon and is

entitled, "Mineral Waters". Bacon's article gives the history of Hathorn Spring Waters- which

was discovered in 1868- as well as the specific ailments it is supposed to cure. In between the

two articles and at the end there are specific advertisements for the spring, as well as a list of

where the water is bottled and sold and its prices. 32 pages. Pink wrappers. Staple binding.

Measures 5 ½” x 3 ½”. (#29100153) $150.00

Covers and first leave separated from text block. Age toning.

16. [photographs][ resort][ nature resort][ hotel] Board of Directors for Valeria Home. Valeria

Home Photographic Brochure. Oscawana, NY. [1920s]. Valeria Home was a resort in

Oscawana, New York, that provided "unusual opportunities for rest and outdoor recreation",

that combined the "forest, hills and lake with the best results of landscape architecture... [to]

create an environment which is especially pleasing to those who love the beautiful in art and

nature." Featuring only one page of text, this photographic brochures showcases the facilities

and grounds of Valeria home, including but not limited to: the dining room, sunken gardens,

solarium, tennis courts, and swimming pool. 13 leaves. Printed Wrappers. Arts and Crafts

influenced furnishings. Staple binding. Measures 7 ¼” x 5 ¼”. (#29100361) $65.00

Age toning.

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Special Treatments for Women

17. [spa][ baths][ sanitarium][ health resort][ women's health][ fire][ fire safety][ mineral springs]

Dr. Stong's Sanitarium Brochure. Dr. Stong's Sanitarium. Saratoga Springs, NY. [1905]. A

detailed brochure for Dr. Stong's Sanitarium, a health resort in Saratoga Springs, NY, that used

mineral waters to help cure diseases. The brochure describe the various buildings and their

'modern' luxuries, such as steam heating, ventilation, gas lamps, and elevator. The brochure also

makes a point of stating the various protections it employs against fire, such as the fact that the

building is made from brick and that each room has a 'strong fire escape' as well. Next the

various treatments provided are described: electricity (both galvanic, static and faradic),

compressed air, massage, Swedish movements, and baths (Turkish, Russian, Roman, electro-

thermal and hydropathic vibrations). The resort used these treatments to help cure the diseases

of respiratory organs, nervousness and of women. The brochure features black and white

engravings of the ground and interior views of the resort. The front cover has an engraving of

the mineral spring gushing from the earth with a mountainous landscape in the background. At

the end of the brochure is list of rates and an index. 48 pages. Green illustrated wrappers.

Measures 8 ½” x 5 ½”.

To view images, click: https://photos.app.goo.gl/A8P6vvBKS4FE7ErB8

(#29100224) $160.00

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18. [mineral spring][ spa][ bath house][ women's health] Norman Bedortha. Saratoga Water Cure

and Hygienic Institution Pamphlet and Letter. Saratoga Water Cure and Hygienic Institution.

Saratoga Springs, NY. 1871. A single fold pamphlet for Saratoga Water Cure and Hygienic

Institution with a short letter inside, written by Norman Bedortha, the owner and physician of

the institute. This flyer for the institution also appears to have been designed to function as its

billhead. The front page has an engraving of the institution on the top with a description of its

facilities and purported cures. On one of the insides pages there is a chemical analysis of the

spring. The rest of the flyer was left blank so that a handwritten note could be added.

Established in 1852, the institution was built across from the more famous 'Congress Springs'. It

was a large building that in addition to allowing its guests to soak in the spring "without

exposure to the weather", it had a hygienic table, gymnasium, and bowling alley. The waters

there supposedly helped to cure a variety of ailments such as "rheumatism, goat, neuralgia,

consumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma, ulcers, dyspepsia, liver complaint, colic, pile, scrofula,

skin diseases, cramps, sprains, convulsions, epilepsy, depression of spirits, hypochondria,

insanity, etc. In fact, any disease where the organism is not destroyed is most certainly cured."

Additionally, they had a doctor on staff specially designated to help cure 'diseases of females'

that "have baffled the skill of eminent physicians". More specially, they could help cure "all

displacements of the uterus, ulceration, leucorrhea, painful menstruation, tumors, etc." Norman

Bedortha, was a physician who believed strongly in the curative powers of mineral waters, and

was in fact also a founding member of the American Hydropathic Society. The letter on the

interior of the item is from Norman Bedortha to a Mr. Rand, regarding the deliver of four bottles

-presumably bottles of mineral water from the spring. Measures 8 ½” x 5 ½” (folded), 11" x 8 ½”

(unfolded). (#29100151) $150.00

2 ½” separation at the fold. Age toning.

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19. [education][ women][ nurse][ sanitarium][ Seventh-Day Adventist] N. E. Sanitarium, Training

School for Missionary Nurses. Graduation Invite for the Missionary Nurses Class of 1905.

Melrose, MA. 1905. A three page invite for the graduating class of 1905 for the New England

Sanitarium, Training School for Missionary Nurses. Located along the border between the two

Massachusetts towns of Stoneham and Melrose, the sanitarium and nursing school were apart of

a Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The sanitarium would later become known Boston Regional

Medical Center before it closed in 1999. This formal invite to the graduation of the class of 1905

has thick stock paper covers, with yellow string binding. The front cover of the program is has

gilt school seal and text. The interior pages features the event details, the school motto- "Not I,

But Christ"- and includes a list of graduates, eleven total- three men, and 8 women. Measures 5

¼” x 4". (#29100232) $55.00

Minor stains on covers, and a photo ghost on back cover. Age toning.

20. [spa][ tan][ tanning beds][ casino][ hotel] Haddon Hall, Health Baths for Men and Health Baths

for Women Flyer. Chalfonte-Haddon Hall. Atlantic City, NJ. [1930]. A single fold flyer, done in

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an art deco style, advertising Haddon Hall, a spa apart of the casino and resort known as

Chalfonte-Haddon Hall. The cover of the flyer features a sun with its rays of light shinning

down on two figures- a man and a woman each wrapped in a towel. The woman is on the front

of the flyer while the man is on the back. The interior of the flyer lists the benefits of their health

baths. These baths included the use of 'super-sun', which was ultra violet light and infra red

rays given out by specialized lamps. These lights were designed to give a 'healthily tan', much

like modern day tanning beds. Two illustrations are at the base of the flyer, depicting a man

getting a massage and a woman using the 'super-sun' lamps. Measures 8 ¾”x 3 ¾”(folded), 8

¾”x 7 ½” (unfolded).

(#29100152) $75.00

Age toning and minor soiling.

Camps

21. [dude ranchers][ horse][ ranches][ train][ Chicago][ Burlington][ Quincy Railroad][ cbq][ Crow

Indian][ Cheyenne Indian][ Indian Reservations] Dude Ranches in the Big Horn Mountains

Guide. Poole Brothers Inc. Chicago, IL. [1928]. A guide featuring over thirty (30) different dude

ranches along the Burlington Route- a Midwestern train route that was more formally known as

the Chicago, Burlington, Quincy Railroad, or the CBQ. This guide focuses on the dude ranches

along the Burlington Route in the Bighorn Mountains of northern Wyoming. There are

photographs and a brief description of each dude ranch. A variety of activities are offered by the

ranches, such as camping, fishing, horse back riding, hunting, and cattle wrangling. Some but

not all of the descriptions include the rates of the ranch. Several of the ranches also make

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reference to their proximity to the Crow Indian and Cheyenne Indian Reservations. At the back

of the guide is a pasted in map of the Big Horn Mountains, the ranches, and the CBQ route. The

maps folds out to measure 17" x 15 ½”. 56 pages. Printed wrappers. Measures 9" x 6".

(#29100362) $110.00

Age toning and soiling. Minor stains on covers.

22. [camp][ nature resort][ fishing][ family] Attlean Lake Camps Brochure. Holden Brothers.

Jackman, ME. [1930]. A brochure for Attlean Lake Camps, a nature resort in Jackman, Maine, on

the shores of Attlean Pond. It features twenty-two (22) guest log cabins, most with private baths,

that can hold between 2 to 6 people each. The camp has a variety of activities available to their

guests such as fishing, hiking, swimming, and canoeing. The camp also features a large dinning

hall where a guest can enjoy their meals, or opt for 'to go' lunches. While billed as a family

resort, it also calls itself a 'sportsman paradise' as they have stocked the 'lake' with trout and

salmon. The camp itself was first founded in 1895, and in 1905 it was purchased by the Holden

brothers, Henry Lincoln Holden (1873-1952) and Ruel Evinder Holden (1876-1944). The camp is

still in existence today, under the name Attean Lake Lodge, and is run by descendants of Ruel

Holden. There is a die cut window on the front cover of the brochure that reveals a black and

white image of Attlean Pond. The wrappers themselves are a printed faux wood grain. 33

images from photographs, two of which are full page photo collages. The last page has list of

'General Information' on the camp, such as 'hay fever unknown', 'Reduced Rates for Children',

'Jackman contains two churches', and 'there is a flying field in Jackman confirming to

government regulations.' 20 pages, printed wood grain wrappers, staple binding. Measures 9" x

6 ½”. (#29100360) $90.00

Age toning. Minor light damage to back cover.

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It’s all about the Children

Materials in this section will always be about the children…

Children’s Camps

23. [boys camp][ fishing][ camping][ swimming] Camp Tonka'wa for Boys, Juniors and Seniors.

Chautauqua, NY. 1934. Camp Tonka'wa, pronounced Ton-ka-wa, was an all boys camp in

upstate New York. There the boys would spend their summer camping in tents on raised

wooden platforms participating in a variety of activities, such as tennis, golf, swimming, boating

and canoeing, aquaplaning (a form of water-skiing), nature study, drama, horseback riding, arts

and crafts, and model airplane construction. The brochure has fifteen (15) printed photographs

featuring the grounds and campers at play from earlier years. At the end of the brochure there is

a rip out application to Camp Tonka'wa. The camp rates are listed on the back inside cover ($150

for the whole season, $80 for a half season) as well as the additional charges for horseback riding

and laundry. The camp also provided tutoring services as needed, weekly reports, and a small

camp store for campers to get a few treats from. 16 pages, including illustrated wrappers. Staple

binding. Measures 9 ¾”x 7". (#29100364) $90.00

Age toning and soiling.

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24. [Girls Camps][ Women's History][ Campfire Girls][ Work and Leisure] Mr. and Mrs. J. Halsey

Gulick. The Luther Gluck Camps - Guide, Yearbook, Cover letter - Girls Camps. Evans

Printers. Concord NH. 1952-53. A small format 20 pp brochure with illustrated wraps. The

three camps are located in Saco ME and include Sebago Wohelo: Girls 12 to 17 years, Little

Wohelo: Girls 6 to 12 years and Timanous: Boys 6 to 14 years. Descriptions of each camp

including references to many of the Native American crafts and iconography of the Camp Fire

Girls organization throughout. An overview on the types of activities, accommodations etc.

Measures 7 ¾”x 5 1/3". The second is the "yearbook" for The Luther Gulick Camps - Summer of

1952". South Casco, ME. Consists of captioned images of photographs of the campers and their

activities only. Measures 9 ¼” x 6 ½”. The final piece in this lot is a cover letter to a potential

campers mother. Again, note the Campfire Girl iconography on the left margin.

(#29001769) $125.00

The camp was founded in 1908 by Dr. and Mrs. Luther Halsey Gulick, the camps for the past 25 years have been under

the direction of their son, J. Halsey Gulick and his wife, a former camper and counselor.

Luther Gulick, who founded the Campfire Girls along with his wife Charlotte.

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25. [boys and girls camp][ christian camp][ ymca][] Camp Spaulding Brochure. Young Men's

Christian Association. Concord, NH. 1923. A brochure for Camp Spaulding, a Christian

summer camp for young boys and girls in Concord, New Hampshire. The camp focuses on

offering "real opportunities to gain a greater appreciation of the wonders of Nature and a

reverence and loving thought for the Great Spirit within and around us." Each year the camp

hosts two sessions, one for girls in July and one for boys in August with each week of camp

costing $9.00. The brochure features nine printed photographs of the facilities and past campers,

and one black and white illustration of a camper's blanket which features a design representing

the camp's fourfold law. This 'law' is more like a code of honor, and it was for the 'Stone Face

Tribe', a social group within the camp for those who participate in woodcrafting. This code is

meant to enforce the more desirable characteristics of fortitude, beauty, truth, and love. This

design is also stamped the back cover of the brochure. Also within the brochure is a post card

application to Camp Spaulding. At the end of the brochure is a list of 'What to Take' for both

boys and girls, as well as information on the camp uniform. This list has been marked up by the

previous owner. This camp is still in existence today, but is now operated by the YMCA. 12

pages. Black stamped wrappers. Staple binding. Measures 8" x 5 ½”. (#29100363)

$95.00

Age toning. Tear along binding edge. Penciling on 'What to Take' page.

To this point, the list we have explored sanitariums and camps benefiting affluent white

Americans. The remainder of the list explores recreational and camp opportunities for

the underprivileged and finally the development of playgrounds for Children of Color in

the 1920s.

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“Fresh Air” Camps

26. [children's charities][child poverty][social welfare][child welfare][recreation][outdoor

living] A small collection of materials relating to outdoor recreation and “fresh air”

for underprivileged city dwellers. 1894-1926. Materials relating to the camps and

supporting organizations include:

• The Annual Report of the Industrial Colony Association, Season of 1897. It was a

charitable camp for boys, age 12 to 15, that allowed them to create their own form of

self-governance. By following the laws and completing his work each boy receives

'payment' for their lodging and board. Boys too lazy to work would become paupers

within the community. This is the first annual report and it is a 24-page booklet

(cover is mostly detached) which includes a list of advisors, the Board of Trustees

and members, along with a report on the summer, pictures of the boys at work, a

treasurer’s report, list of donations, letters of commendation, the constitution of the

association, and the needs of the association for the next year.

• Two (2) items from the Summer Charities of the Children’s Aid Society of New York

City.

o The first is a short information pamphlet regarding the three charities it

sponsors, The Bath Summer Home (a 'fresh air' camp for young boys and girls),

The Health Home, West Coney Island (meant to house infants stricken by either

cholera-infantum or summer intestinal diseases), and the Sick Children’s Mission

(which supplies medicine and food to children in tenement houses). The back

side of the pamphlet has a black and white printed image of the Health Home.

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o The second item is a two-side sheet with eleven printed letters from children

detailing their time at the Bath Summer Home.

• A 16-page information packet from 1894 on the Ocean Parties, which is a charitable

organization that allows for children from tenement housing to stay at a Seaside

Home during the summer. The packet details the goals of the charity, the different

houses the children can be sent to, a list of donations and beneficiaries, and comes

with several pictures of the children they helped and black & white illustrations of

the seaside. In the beginning, the packet humorously states, that to be perfectly frank

with you, you cannot aid these people so well as certain charities can “therefore [it is

not] the part of wisdom to co-operate with a society? “In the back of the packet is a

hand-written poem entitled “The Child Garden’.

• The last “Fresh Air’ camp in this section includes four items from the 1920s relating

to the Berkshire Industrial Farm, now known as the Berkshire Farm Center and

Service for Youth, which helped young boys onto the path of “clean manhood’.

o An 8-page booklet entitled “Better than a Bank, Better than a Bond, Back a Boy’

which provides four short letters from boys stating the reasons why you should

back them. Additionally, there are several black & white photographs of the boys

and a short description of the farm and how your gift helps.

o A yellow pamphlet which includes a short description of the camp and a request

for donations along with several images of the camp grounds and the boys who

go there. There is also a small piece of paper that is the donation slip for the

pamphlet.

o The last item is a letter to a Mr. H. C. Rowley in July 1921 discussing his last year

donation of $50 to the camp and asking if he would be able to make the same

contribution this year. There is a small handwritten notation on the letter by

Rowley stating that he sent $25 as that was all he could afford that year.

(#27100100) $400.00

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Americans of Color

27. [parks][ playground][ recreation][ african american][ minorities][ segregation][ magazine] Ernest

T. Attwell. Recreation for the Colored America. The American City Magazine. New York, NY.

26-Aug. An article by Ernest T. Attwell (1878-1949) that appeared in 'The American City

Magazine' in 1926. The article is meant to help promote the building of recreational spaces for

African Americans. For this article the term 'recreational spaces' means local play grounds and

parks that children can access as well as camps which African Americans can attend. The first

part of the article discusses the current lack of spaces, and the benefits such spaces would

provide. The latter half of the article cites specific examples of recreational spaces that were

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created in the early 1920s. The majority of these newly created spaces are located in Southern

states, however there are a few in the Northern states. For example, the Mosley Recreation

Center in Chicago, IL. The picture on the top of the first page of the article is from the Mosley

Center and features a group of African American Children taking part in an Egyptian scene

during a pageant. There are three more images from photographs in the article, one shows

children of color playing tennis, and the last two feature a group shots of children after a

pageant and radio contest. This is captioned "The colored children did very well in the annual

city-wide contest in radio construction, Douglass Playground, Chicago". The author of the

article, Ernest T. Attwell, was an important pioneer in the development of recreational spaces in

America, particularly those aimed for use by minorities. 3 pages, double sided, numbered 161-

166. Non-related articles and photographs on pg. 161 & 166.

(#29018539) $65.00

Age toning. Small holes on edge where binding was located.

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