In the CountryIn August, 1901, while attending the Los Angeles camp meeting, I was in the visions of the night in a council meeting. The question under consideration was the establishment of a sanitarium in Southern California. By some it was urged that this sanitarium should be built in the city of Los Angeles, and the objections to establishing it out of the city were pointed out. Others spoke of the advantages of a country location. {7T 85.1} There was among us One who presented this matter very clearly and with the utmost simplicity. He told us that it would be a mistake to establish a sanitarium within the city limits. A sanitarium should have the advantage of plenty of land, so that the invalids can work in the open air. For nervous, gloomy, feeble patients, outdoor work is invaluable. Let them have flower beds to care for. In the use of rake and hoe and spade they will find relief for many of their maladies. Idleness is the cause of many diseases. {7T 85.2}

(85) I august, 1901, da jeg deltog i Los Angeles lejrmødet, var jeg i nattesynerne til en rådsforsamling. Oprettelsen af et sanatorium i Sydcalifornien var under drøftelse. Nogle hævdede at dette sanatorium skulle bygges i Los Angeles by og indvendingerne at etablere det uden for byen blev fremhævet. Andre talte om fordelene ved landlig beliggenhed. Der var een blandt os, som fremlagde dette meget klart og på aller-enkleste måde. Han sagde at det ville være et fejlgreb at etablere et sanatorium inden for bygrænserne. En sanatorium burde have landets vældige fordele, så at patienterne kan arbejde under åben himmel. Udendørs arbejde er uvurderligt for nervesvage, nedtrykte, matte patienter. Lad dem få blomsterbede at sørge for. Med brugen af rive, hakke og spade vil de få lindring for mange af deres sygdomme. Lediggang er årsag til mange sygdomme.