Those who bear the responsibility at the sanitarium should be exceedingly guarded that the amusements shall not be of a character to lower the standard of Christianity, bringing this institution down upon a level with others and weakening the power of true godliness in the minds of those who are connected with it. Worldly or theatrical entertainments are not essential for the prosperity of the sanitarium or for the health of the patients. The more they have of this kind of amusements, the less will they be pleased unless something of the kind shall be continually carried on. The mind is in a fever of unrest for something new and exciting, the very thing it ought not to have. And if these amusements are once allowed, they are expected again, and the patients lose their relish for any simple arrangement to occupy the time. But repose, rather than excitement, is what many of the patients need. {4T 577.4}

Dem som bærer ansvar for sanatoriet bør i høj grad bevogtes, så forlystelser ikke skal være fornedrende for kristenhedens standard og bringe denne institution ned på andres plan og svækker (578) den sande gudsfrygts kraft hos dem, som er knyttet til den. Verdslig eller teatermæssig underholdning er ikke nødvendig for sanatoriets vækst, eller for patienternes sundhed. Jo mere de har af den slags underholdning, jo sværere er de at gøre tilfredse, medmindre noget af den slags hele tiden føres frem. Sindet er i en urolig feber efter noget nyt og spændende, for netop de ting der ikke burde være. Og hvis disse fornøjelser en gang har fået lov, forventes de igen og patienterne mister deres smag for et enkelt arrangement, der udfylder tiden. Men mange patienter har mere brug for hvile end for spænding.