Advantages of Wooden Structures
Brick and stone buildings are not the most desirable for a sani-
tarium, for they are generally cold and damp. It may be said that a
brick building presents a much more attractive appearance, and that
the building should be attractive. But we need roomy buildings; and
if brick is too costly, we must build of wood. Economy must be our
study. This is a necessity, because of the greatness of the work that
must be done in many lines in God’s moral vineyard.
It has been suggested that patients will not feel safe from fire in
a wooden structure. But if we are in the country, and not in the cities
where buildings are crowded together, a fire would originate from
within, not from without; therefore brick would not be a safeguard.
It should be presented to the patients that for health a wooden build-
ing is preferable to one of brick.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:83,
84
(1902).
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