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January, 1920 THE MODERN HOSPITAL--ADVERTISEMENTS 95 V\y f * MODERN HOSPITAL <$$$>S S'-. SILENT i SIGNAL SYSTEMS f: *'> ;v A*#- ^RELIABLE ps^Tn service FLEXIBLE in construction Private Room Calling Station POSITIVE in operation SIMPLE to install FREE from dangers of high tension current Lamp Annunciator for Duty Room and Diet Kitchen (Closed) ECONOMICAL \ to maintain MANUFACTURED AND GUARANTEED Ward Calling Station with Lamp and Emergency Buttons BY STANLEY PATTERSON A. S. DEVEAU mSs Hm8 t JHHt Regular Corridor Pilot Station WRITE Director Factory Sales West & Hubert Sts. NEW YORK Corridor Pilot Station with Regular and Emer gency Lamp For Bulletin No. 30--A Card from You Will Bring It Promptly-^TM* WR.ITE ,v0i Hg S##: .pi 1 Mil!,:!.:"! r Keeping Down the Upkeep Cost m IS 1C This is a problem that confronts all hos pital superintendents. Sometimes even the most obvious solution is overlooked. Two items, repainting and redecorating, can" and should be kept down. Paint your walls with Dutc h Boy White-Lead Mixed with Dutch Boy Flatting-Oil r\ v;- * \ . . T ' >:}\403 /. K >; ctC 'A \ \ Y'/'.Y : \ / J Kj 0" x' */t y / Walls painted with this material not only last longer but are truly washable. Thus it is possible to have a freshly painted effect at all times. Lettered Hospital Towels The finish is a soft, velvety, non-gloss, cheerful one that can be tinted any color. Aa Our .Hospital and Institutional Decoration Service , is: at your disposal. '-fyp- NATIONAL LEAD Three soft, bleached, absorbent huck towels that will give the maximum amount of service. No'. 401 Lettered hospital towels in two sizes, 17x32 and 18x36. No, 402 Embroidered or plain physicians* towels, size 13x20. No. 403 Embroidered or plain patient's towel, size 17x34. You will find Geo P. Boyce Co. the best house in the country from which to secure large orders of lettered towels or small orders with embroidered names. COMPANY - : 1,... Write today for quotations New York Boston ' St. Louis ' Buffalo Chicagcr - - Cleveland San Francisco Cincinnati (John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., Philadelphia) (National Lead & Oil Co., Pittsburgh) !i!i!iiij!!!!l!!!!!!!i!ili!;!l!S" lliiiii!.-* GEO. P.BOYCE:& CO. 35-37 White St. New York, City 805 Empire Bldg1.. Atlanta, Ga. Consult The Modern Hospital YEAH BOOK for catalog inf' ation. See paze 22b this July, 1920 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Figure Economy Any Way You Like /V\7HETHE you figure cost by the | V V gallcm|piuare yard, or years of 'service, Dffth Boy White-Lead mixed with Dutch Boy Flatting Oil makes the most economical paint for interior walls and woodwork. Labor cost is very important nowadays --and this paint brushes out so easily, covers so thoroughly, that your labor expense is held to a minimum. . Any Color, Washable as Tile Because the color is stirred in during : the mixing of this Dutch Boy paint, your painter is able to produce for you just the tints you desire. . The surface produced is impenetrable to dirt, impervious to water, and can be washed as often as necessary, with out discoloring or streaking. Dull Finish The use of Dutch Boy Flatting Oil. with Dutch Boy White-Lead insures a soft, lustreless finish, restful to the patient's eyes--a real aid to recovery. ' = Our Hospital and Institutional Deco ration Service is at your command. : Write our nearest branch. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland St. Louis Chicago Cincinnati SanFancisco John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., Philadelphia National Lead & Oil Company, Pittsburgh Adv. H7 Hll 148 Adv. 2HS1 ... THE MODERN HOSPITAL Vol. XVI, No. 1 Cheerful and Restful Walls Hospital walls painted with Dutch Boy White-Lead and Dutch Boy Flat ting Oil are restful to the eyes and nerves of the patient, because the finish is soft, flat--wholly free from .gloss or glare. Any color you choose -- warm, friendly buff, delicate green, light cream or dainty pink--tints vastly more cheerful and agreeable than glar ing white or stony gray. , Dutch Boy walls can be washed as often as necessary, without injury. Our Hospital and Insti tutional Decoration Serv ice is at your command. Write our nearest branch. h o s p ii 1 AT . & JU BEDS Direct from Manufacturer to You f7 r " |d|TU: 1M! I3 1! : ` ) I i- : -u ~~ I 11 j i "Ni J - * . 'i 3 -- 3 i `` This is No. 17--excellent for private rooms We make the right Bed for you--the' strong kind complete in all details. Our variety in- ,--^ eludes suitable Beds for private rooms,| for wards, for nurses. |l -* ,1 >] . Page 238 Send for Catalog and Prices AMERICAN BED CO. St. Louis NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleve land, St. Louis, San Fran- JOHN T. LEWIS & BEOS. CO. ' Philadelphia NATIONAL LEAD & OIL CO, Pittsburgh Consult the 1920 Year Boole for Catalog information. Adv. 171 Clean and bright hospital walls The old-time barren .cheerlessness of hospital walls is being replaced rapidly by tasteful declara tion that radiates cheerfulness and. cleanliness........ Are the walls of your hospital as.attractive and cheerful as they might be? Dutch Boy - JUSi, White-Lead and Flatting Oil An ideal paint for hospital .walls. Gives a soft, ; restful finish--devoid of unpleasant "glossiness." -Walls painted with this Dutch Boy lead-and-oil paint can be washed as readiE as tile--with soap, water and a cloth. ; ' And such walls do not chip, peel or scale. There-. fore, the cost of upkeep is considerably less wher ever this famous paint is used. . Our Decorative Department is at your service at all . : tinit's. Write its about the paint needs of your hospital. W NATIONAL ; LEAD ' COMPANY //T; fw-y -Hi a' -i'S'o T-yfi > : -a, ..,^1 f* UL j? t -k *a .-i 1 Ee'T/XX '5 vv f jji, ' A Now York Cleveland Boston " Buffalo Cincinnati Chicago San Francisco St. Louis JOHN T. LEWIS & BEOS. CO., Philadelphia NATJONAL LEAD & OIL CO.. Pittsburw'h Consult the Td20 Year Book for Catalog information. Color--the doctor's assistant WALLS finished in cheer ful tints are sure to have mind strength and courage, which suggest spring, the time a restful, beneficial influence onf recuperation and new life. a patient who has not much else to look at during' the long, weary days spent in bed. Cer tain colors not only create Dutch Boy flat paint gives a covering that can be kepi clean and fresh with soap and pleasurable sensations but pro water as. often as hospital sani duce mental reactions which tation requires. Does not come are reflected in more rapid off in chips. Free from glare. physical recovery. Economical to use, because, Wany hospitals get these with its spreading power, less cheerful colors with Dutch Boy is needed. flat paint, made of Dutch Boy White-Lead and Dutch Boy Flatting Oil. It can be tinted with the proper amount of col oring matter to give the colors Our advisory staff is ready at all times to assist in the proper decoration of your hospital. Write us. which generate in the patient's Ask for Painting Helps No. 1. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New Tr ork Cleveland Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco St. Louis JOHN T. LEWIS & BROS. CO., Philadelphia NATIONAL LEAD & OIL CO., Pittsburgh Dutch Boy Products for Interior Painting When using advertisements see Classified 7mh>-x nlvr. 1'pfi.v vFii? rt'nru-r 38 Adv. THE MODERN HOSPITAL Yol. XXIII, No. 1 Reception room in the Fifth Avenue Hospital, Xew York City, where colors are used to help yice a homelike atmosphere and make the visitor forget he is in a hospital How your reception room can welcome visitors with color i WISH I hadn't come." "Hos pitals are such depressing places." These are the thoughts of many people as they enter a hospital. Reassuring words often fail to change such a mental attitude. But the right colors in your recep tion room can cheer and soothe the mind. Color can do what words fail to do. Physicians and hospital executives have found that carefully selected color schemes fill the depressed minds of both patients and visitors with hope and courage. Many hos pitals today have replaced cold, white-painted walls and ceilings in reception rooms and throughout the hospital with warm colors. . Color experts regard the use of the right colors on walls and ceil ings of the hospital reception room as especially important. Those colors which have a soothing, cheering influence are the ones suggested to put the visitor in the right frame of mind to cheer up the patient he comes to see. "What colors shall we use?" This question can be answered only after careful consideration of the rooms to be decorated and the use to which those rooms are put. No color scheme can be ideal for every reception room, for instance. In our Department of Decoration are men who are color experts, fully qualified to select the proper color schemes for any room in a hospital or for an entire building. If you will send photographs of the rooms to be decorated, a de scription of the use to which those rooms will be put, the amount of illumination each room receives, and height and size of the rooms, we can suggest color schemes for them, without obligation. More than one scheme for each room will be submitted for use under different lighting conditions. With our recommendations we will also send actual painting formulas and color samples for walls, ceilings and trim and give the light-re flecting values of the colors. How to get these colon's For walls, ceilings and woodwork you can easily get the colors you want to use by adding coloring matter to Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil. This combination gives tinted flat fin ishes of unusual beauty and soft ness. It reflects the light evenly, without glare. It gives a rich, solid, rubbed-down effect that you cannot get with other flowed-on paints. There is one great advantage in using Dutch Boy white-lead and flatt'ng oil. It gives a paint cover ing that can be washed with soap and water as often as hospital regulations demand. Such a paint can be kept looking like new for years. This one quality that saves the cost of frequent repainting makes it an economical paint to use. Send for color booklet Write for free booklet, "Interest ing Wall Effects Suitable for Hos pitals and Public Institutions." It gives detailed information about artistic wall finishes, such as twotone figured finishes, two-tone mottled ef fects, two-tone glaze and Tiffany finishes, which can be obtained economically with paint. It discusses the question of flat versus gloss finishes and gives detailed fs5!X*osuriia,taj" , information on the advantages of Dutch Boy flat ting oil for hospital use. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York,, 111 Broadway; Boston, 131 State St.; Buffalo, 116 Oak Street; Chi cago, 900 West 18th Street; Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue; Cleveland, 820 West Superior Avenue; St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street; San Francisco, 485 California Street; Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Avenue; Phila delphia, John T. Lewis & Bros, Company, 437 - Chestnut Street. When using advertisements see Classified Index, also refer to YEAR BOOK. Asbsv,t>`` Tanuary, 1925 '' - .% r\ , f ,,I THE MODERN HOSPITAL Dutch Boy white-lead and flat ting oil make an economical and sanitary paint for hospital interi ors. It can he tinted any color, can be washed repeatedly, and does not crack and scale. Adv. 173 How colors were selected for Colorado's new hospital HE University of Colorado Medi cal School and Hos pital, recently com Scientific method of color selection is now available to any hospital interested in securing color treatments that embody both decorative and therapeutic value assistance. Your color suggestions appeal to all as logical and most attractive -- a happy pleted, presents a convincing example studied to determine the important ele solution to the difficult problem of of the new use of color instead of bare white walls in hospitals. For every one of the 658 rooms, colors were chosen primarily for their proved ability to aid in healing the sick and for their favor able influence over student and surgeon. The task of selecting the proper col ors and of harmoniously relating them was considered by the hospital author ities and by Biscoe, Fisher and Fisher, Denver architects, as "of the utmost importance" and one that needed the attention of color experts. So they passed this work over to the Depart ments, such as purpose, size, height, floor covering and amount of natural illumination. The particular use of each room received special attention. This is one of the factors that largely deter mine the proper color selection for hos pital interiors. Appropriate color treatments were then prepared. These included: 1. pan els of the colors selected; 2. formulas for producing them; 3. reasons for their use in each room; 4. their light reflec tion factor; and 5. specifications and practical painting directions. correctly decorating these new' buildings." In this same thorough manner our Department of Decoration will gladly work with any hospital administration board, superintendent, architect and others who realize the tremendous im portance of scientifically selecting col ors for hospital decoration. This val uable service is rendered without any obligation on your part. You are free to use it whether your decorative prob lem concerns but a single operating room, a solarium, or an entire building. ment of Decoration of National Lead Company. Suggestions delight Dean NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY A staff of color specialists who have in charge New York, 111 Broadway; Boston, 181 Slab; Street; back of them a wealth of experience in color therapy as it relates to hospital decoration were put upon the problem. First blueprints and other data were ..carefully -analyzed. Each room was Not only were the architects well satis fied with the recommendations, but they also write us: "The Dean of the School of Medi cine is particularly delighted with your Buffalo, 11C Oak Street; Chicago, 1*00 W. lHlh Street; Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue; Cleveland, 8^0 \V. Superior Avenue; St. Louis, 7'H Oie>lnut Street; San Franeiveo, 485 California Street; Pit l-burgh, 'Na tional Iaoid & Oil Co. of Pa., 81 fi Fourth Avenue; Philadelphia, John T. Lewi., 4c Jiro-. Company, 407 Chestnut Street. When using advertisements see Classified Index, also refer to YEAR BOOK. *' V 'w > July, 1925 /'y--i^s: *`'WSs9& 'f0 3f* .< Jans Dutch Boy white-lead and flat-,, ting oil make an econom/ca! and sanitary Jraint for hospital interi ors. It can be tinted any color, can be washed repeatedly, and does not crack and scale. THE MODERN HOSPITAL Adv. 185 How colors were selected for Colorado's new hospital 'pHE University of . * Colorado Medi cal School andi Hos pital, recently com- Scientific method, of color selection is now available to any hospital interested in securing color treatments - embody both decorative and therapeutic value assistance. Your color suggestions appeal to all as logical and most attractive -- a happy : pleted, presents a convincing example studied to determine the important ele solution to the difficult problem of of the new use of color instead of bare - white walls in hospitals. For every one . of the 658 rooms, colors were chosen primarily for their proved ability to aid in healing the sick and for their favorl able influence over student and surgeon, f , The task of selecting the proper colI ors and of harmoniously relating them ! was considered by the. hospital author ities and by Biscoe, Fisher and Fisher, Denver, architects, as "of the utmost : importance" and one that needed the ; attention of color experts. So they passed this work over to the Depart- ments, such as purpose, size, height; . correctly decorating these new floor covering and amount of natural buildings." illumination. The particular use ofeach In this same thorough manner our room received special attention. This Department of Decoration will gladly , is one of the factors that largely deter- . work with any hospital administration mine the proper color selection for hos board, superintendent, architect and pital interiors. . / others who realize the tremendous im Appropriate color treatments were : portance of scientifically selecting col then prepared. These included: 1. pan ors for hospital -decoration. This val els of the colors selected; 2. formulas uable service is rendered without any for producing them; 3. reasons for their obligation on your part. You are free use. in. each room; 4. their light reflec to use it whether your decorative prob tion factor; and 5. specifications and lem concerns but a single operating ; practical painting directions. room, a solarium, or an entire building. . ment of Decoration of National Lead ...Company. ...V Suggestions delight Dean NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY - A staff of color, specialists who have back of them a wealth of experience in color therapy as it relates to hospital decoration were put upon the problem. First blueprints and other data were carefully analyzed. Each room was in charge Now York, 111 Broadway; Boston, 131 Slate Street; Not only were the architects well satis fied with the recommendations, but Buffalo, 110 Oak Street; Chicago, 900 W. 18th Street; Cincinnati, 059 Freeman Avenue; Cleveland, 820 \V. Superior Avenue; St. Louis, l-H Chestnut .Street; San they also write us: Francisco, 43.5 California Street; Pittsburgh, Na ----- J.`.The Drw.n of-the School- of-M-edi------ tional f.c.jd & Oil Co. of Pa., till) Fourth Aveiuir; `TMibd.irtw; Jj-hii '1*. Lewis & Bros. Company, 437 cine is particularly w lighted with your CheMMUt xsftS? f o re e f u` l Wri. 1 yJiSfspe ciairooms asm, ^ q*- ?- r<$ T TNTENSE red can be asr . * harmful in its way as g!ar-: ' ing white oh Hospital walls and ceilings. Because white ' produces a feeling of cold' ness and depression, it is i being avoided by many hos 6A7T.V. Hospital authorities are exercising more and A\OlC. mon carf (ojay -n ihe se]ection 0J the proper colors for decorating interiors. With that in mind this article and others to follow have been written. Future pages will discuss the uses to which green, white and gray have already been put. These articles have been prepared by M. Rea Paul, consulting colorist of National Lead Co. are easily obtained by tint ing paint made of Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil with the proper coloring pigments. But remember that every room should be considered pitals of the country. Be- as a separate problem. The *' cause red in its fully saturated state creates a feeling interiors of your hospital may necessitate lighter or of irritation and excitement in the patient's mind, it darker tints or shades than the same interiors in also is unsuited for general hospital use. But because of its tendency to produce a stimulating effect on the mind, red has found its way into special rooms in many hospitals. The room into which melan choly patients are temporarily placed is an example. Thered usedisnot an intense redbutonemodifiedbyadmixturewith other colors. The predominatinghue is red still, but it is limited in its ability to arouse irritation. another. All that we can do here is to suggest the possible uses of a color which should bg modified to suit conditions varying according to illumination, the size of the room, and the use to which the room is put. It is inadvisable to adopt any particular color treat ment for any part of your hospital simply because other hospitals have used it or because it is recom mended as standard. In these rooms for melancholy patients pure white- Specialists at your service lead, such as Dutch Boy white-lead, is tinted with red and small amounts of yellow and such other tints as are necessary to give side walls the required red tinge. Patients are exposed to the atmosphere created by this color for a short time and are then removed to their regular wards. Red in X-Ray room ANOTHER place in which LX. red is frequently used by modern hospitals is on YOU can with no expense obtain the co-operation of our Department of Decoration in selecting the proper colors for any room in your hospital or for the entire building. The men in this department have made a special study of hospital decoration and the therapeutic valueattributed to colot. They are working today with hospital administration boards, superintendents and architects on the subject, preparing paint specifi cations, paint formulas and actual color samples. the walls of the'X-Ray room. The color is a violet-red, with the red predominating. Here again a too strong color is avoided. When properly neu tralized the violet-red has proved ideal because of its low light-absorption factor, lhe subdued violet tone ex More than 200 hospitals throughout the country are successfully using the color treatments recommended by the department. If you wish for further in formation regarding the way in which the depart ment can be of service to you, write to the Depart ment of Decoration in care of our nearest branch. erts a quieting effect on the patient. The amount of deep AST""' red in the mixture is just enough to offset any depressing quality the violet may have. All colors m which red is the predominating hue NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY Nevy Yoik, ill Broadway; Boston, 131 -Sratf Stuff: Buffalo, I if Oak Srrcto; Cint DOO Wrsf Stt'-er; Oincinnati, f5<> freeman Aveii tie; Cleveland. Wf-r Loui 7.7-:::. Chest nut Stiff t; Him l;ram m < , ; California St! t-t:r . P; Naunnal I.end 6: Hi! C-j . of lYmui., 31^1 fourth Avcii m.: i'hiliulfiplua. John I Hro-. Co., -}37 Cia-rtmit Street. When usini; advertisements see Classified Index, also refer to YEAR BOOK. mu 18 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Vol. XXVII,'No. 1 Glowing...............Stimulating A color so forceful is used only in special rooms TNTENSE red can be as y^te: Hospital authorities are exercising more and more care today in the selection of the proper are easily obtained by tint A harmful in its way as glar ing white on hospital walls and ceilings. Because white , produces a feeling of cold ness and depression, it is colors for decorating interiors. With that in mind this article and others to follow have been written. Future pages will discus' the uses to which green, white andgray have already been put. These articles have been prepared by M. Rea Raul, consulting colorist of National Lead Co. ing paint made of Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil with the proper coloring pigments. But remember that every being avoided by many hos room should be considered pitals of the country. Be as a separate problem. The cause red in its fully saturated state creates a feeling interiors of your hospital may necessitate lighter or of irritation and excitement in the patient's mind, it darker tints or shades than the same interiors in also is unsuited for general hospital use. another. All that we can do here is to suggest the ' But because of its tendency to produce a stimulating effect on the mind, red has found its way into special rooms in many hospitals. The room into which melan choly patients are temporarily placed is an example. The red used is not an intense red butone modified by ad mixturewith other colors. The predominating hue is red still, but it is limited in its ability to arouse irritation. possible uses of a color which should be modified to suit conditions varying according to illumination, the size of the room, and the use to which the room is put. It is inadvisable to adopt any particular color treat ment for any part of your hospital simply because other hospitals have used it or because it is recom mended as standard. In these rooms for melancholy patients pure white- Specialists at your service \ lead, such as Dutch Boy white-lead, is tinted with red and small amounts of yellow and such other tints as are necessary to give side walls the required red tinge. Patients are exposed to the atmosphere created by this color for a short time and are then removed to their regular wards. Red in X-Ray room ANOTHER place in which Tl red is frequently used by modern hospitals is on the walls of the X-Ray room. The color is a violet-red, with the red predominating. Here again a too strong color is avoided. When properly neu tralized the violet-red has proved ideal because of its low light-reflection factor. The subdued violet tone ex erts a quieting effect on the YOU can with no expense obtain the co-operation of our Department of Decoration in selecting the proper colors for any room in your hospital or for the entire building. , The men in this department have made a special study of hospital decoration and the therapeutic value attributed to color. .They are working today with hospital administration boards, superintendents and architects on the subject, preparing paint specifi cations, paint formulas and actual color samples. v`.. ' "R:"-'..- More than 200 hospitals throughout the country are successfully using the color treatments recommended by the department. If you wish for further in-, formation regarding the way in which the depart ment can be of service to you, write to the Depart ment bf Decoration in care of our nearest branch. ' i patient. The amount of deep red in the mixture is just enough to offset any depressing quality the violet may have. . ./ - All colors in which red is the predominating hue NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, in Broadway; Boston, 131 State Street; Buffalo, Il6 Oak Street; Chicago, 900 West 18th Street; Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue; Cleveland, 820 West: Superior Aavvenue,; S01t., Ll uouius, 722 Chestnut Street; San FFranci*sco, 485 1California Street; Pittsb* urgh** , NationCaloL.e,a^d &ciSOeiml CSo'i. owf P"e.n'na., 316 Fourth Avenue; Philadelphia, John T. Lewis k For data on all equipment and supplies consult the YEAR BOOK Au^tui \'i7-> 18 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Yol. XXYIJ' No. 2 Golden.... Bright YELLOW Lik e sun on cifpte , Hospital authorities are exercising * more and more care today hi the se lection of the proper colorsfor hospital interiors. -With that, in mind this article and others to follow have been written. Future pages will dis cuss uses to which green, blue, white and gray have already been pul. These articles have been prepared by M. Rea Paul, consulting colorist of National Lead Company. : > ! in jn \\ ^ ifi - 'if: rii S?f Hi * iY si ||li r GONE are the days when white alone was used for hospital walls and ceilings. With the discovery that certain colors were an aid to mental and phys ical recovery from sickness it was learned that some ofthe colors were more effective than others. Yellow is one of the more effective group. The use of yellow today in paint for walls and ceilings throughout the hospital can safe ly be said to be probably greater than any other color. The reason is simple. Yellow associates itself of your hospital may necessitate lighter or darker tints than the same interiors in another. All that we can do in this space is to suggest the possible uses .of a color which should be modified to suit conditions varying accord ing to the illumination, the size of the room and the use of the room. It is inadvisable to adopt any particular color treatment in your hospital simply because other, hospitals have used it or because it may be recommended as standard for all wards, or lobbies, or corridors. in the minds of patients with the warm, bright, lifegiving qualities of the sun. It has both a cheering and a stimulating effect. Specialists at your service . *Y. JL <ouur can obtain at no expense the cooperation of Department of Decoration in selecting the ,/ Three types of yellow proper color treatment for a single room in your hos AMONG the colors in which the yellow plays an . important part, and which have been used by pital or for the entire building. The specialists in this department have made a special study of hospital decoration and the therapeutic value attributed to some large institutions, are light yellows, buffs and colors. They are working today with hospital admin tans. Pure white-lead, such as Dutch Boy white-lead, istration boards, superintendents and architects, pre tinted with yellow, gives the light yellows. The buffs paring paint specifications, are obtained by adding to these painting formulas and color - light yellows small amounts of samples. red and black. 'This mixture is More than 200 hospitals in" then deepened to give the tans." all sections of the country are The suitable yellow demand successfully using the schemes ed by individual conditions brightens many wards that would ordinarily seem cold and lifeless. Because of its high reflecting power yellow is often used to lighten dark corridors. of color treatments mended by the de partment. If you wish for further information, regarding its work and have a decision to recom- Buffs are widely used todayin entrance lobbies, wait make regarding color treatments, write us a ing rooms,general offices and dining rooms.Tans can be letter and address it to the Department of found in diet kitchens,laundries, basement store rooms Decoration in care of our nearest and utility rooms as adadowithabuff-tinted upper wall. branch. . All these tints are easily obtained by.mixing the proper coloring matter with paint made of Dutch Boy N A TIONAL LEAD COMPANY white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil. But remember that every ward, corridor and room in a hospital should 1be cons"id1ered1 as a separate problem. The interiors New York, ill Broadway, Boston, 131 State Street; Buffalo, 116 Oak Street; . Chicago, 900 West 18th Street; Cincinnati, <559 Freeman Avenue; Cleveland, 820 West Superior Avenue; St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street; San Francisco, 4S5 Cali fornia Street; Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co. of Penna., 316 Fourth Avenue; Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., 437 Chestnut Street. For data on all equipment and supplies consult the YEAil BOOK 18 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Yol. XXVIXo. 3 . Hospital authorities are exercising more and V more care today in the selection of the proper colors for decorating interiors. With that in mind this article : and the others in the series were written. The previous articles were on red and yellow, while those in succeeding issues will discuss white, blue and green. ` '-- These articles are by M. Rea Paul, consulting colorist of National Lead Company. " ' -b/"***-**$* kJ 'e u t r a l Oj. 'D 0 V-. A* .( A. It can be made to create an GRAY is a color that is suitable for operating atmosphere of warmth in some hospital, rooms and rooms, private rooms, wards, and corridors. It has been coolness in others. in another. All that we can do here is suggest the possible uses of a color which should, however, he modified to suit found to have' a soothing, conditions varying according quieting influence on pa to the illumination, exposure, tients' minds. the size of the room and the There are many types of use to which the room is put. gray--ranging from the light est gray, which borders on white, to the darkest gray, which approaches black. In an ordinary room that re ceives a normal amount of P ?!< Let color specialists help you YOU can with no1 expense obtain the cooperation of our Department of Decora natural light, a gray that re tion in selecting the proper flects 47% of that light gives colors for any room in your the proper amount of illumi hospital or for the entire nation. building. The specialists in ; But not all rooms in a hos this department have made a pital receive a normal amount study of hospital decoration of light; some get too much, and the therapeutic value at others too little. A gray, to tributed to color. They are serve efficiently as a side-wall working today with hospital decoration in' over-illumi administration boards, super nated rooms, should be dark- A intendents and architects on er than the gray referred to in. the reflect the proper amount of illu the subject, preparing paint speci preceding paragraph. In rooms mination. fications, paint formulas and actual which receive less than normal light, In rooms or wards having a north- the gray should be lighter. % ; , ern exposure, adding a touch of red Grays for specific rooms or yellow to gray relieves a feeling of coldness. In rooms having south SELECTING the proper gray for ern exposure, adding a touch of blue operating rooms is an especially or green to gray overcomes a feeling important matter because it is nec of excessive warmth. essary to get a side-wall treatment that will not distract the surgeon's All colors in which gray predomi eyes. The gray to be used must be nates are easily obtained by tinting carefully lightened or darkened, to paint made of Dutch Boy white- counteract the possible lack of suffi lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil cient illumination or the presence with the proper coloring pigments. color samples. More than 200 hospitals through out the country are successfully using the color treatments recom-. mended by this department. If you wish further information regarding the service that this de partment can render to you, write to the De partment of Decoration in care of nearest branch. of too much light. But remember that every room NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY What may be considered as two should be considered as o a. c^mrnt-o 5>epd.ld.ic other types of gray are the warm ' : problem. The interiors ofyour hospi- ! ; .. J - j ,r grays and the cool grays, which also tal mav necessitate lighter or darker , , , ? . ,,may/be; lightened or darkened to /tints or shades than Similar interiors New York, h i Broadway; Boston, Ijjt State Street; Buffalo, 1 i6 Oak Street; Chicago, 900W. iSth Street; Cincinnati, 659 Freeman .Avenue; Cleveland, S20 W. Superior Avenue; St, Louis, 722 Chestnut Street; San Francisco, 485 California Street; Pittsburgh, National Lead Jr Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Avenue; Philadel-.. phla, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., 43 7 Chestnut Street. : For data on all equipment and supplies consult the YEAR BOOK irgsss^ HT-#C > < 5;;*.; ;/>V ';.' . * .* /? , 7r~ ..!* ''_..... . -.. " rT- /( NOTE. The new note in modern hospitalsis More Color,. The use oftints and shades on walls and ceil* mgs, in draperies and other furnishings in leading institutions is no longer a question for discussion* It is a fact* And from the use of certain colors has come proof to replace theories and beliefs about their therapeutic value. This article and others to follow are written to help spread knowledge of what has already been done in hospitals in putting colors on walls and ceilings and wood trim* ow man Three opinions advanced regarding the number needed on interior walls and ceil ings . . . Why a fixed number fails to meet CHOULD hospitals standardize on one color throughout? Should the number of colors be limited to two or three? the requirements ofall hospitals... Factors which determine the colors. rooms, special rooms, such as X-ray, deep therapy, ear, eye, nose and throat dormitories. All should have special considera These questions came up re tion. cently in a discussion of colors to be After selecting the colors for your hos used in decorating the walls and ceilings pital, if the treatments are carried out of a new hospital in the Middle West. with flat paint, made of Dutch Boy white- One opinion was that a single color, a blend of ivory and cream, carried through an entire hospital would serve all purposes. Another recommendation was to standardize on two or three colors as sufficient for all needs. A third opinion was presented by the lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil, you are sure of getting a durable, as well as a very beautiful and economical interior finish which can be safely washed and cleaned as often as necessary. Another thing--shades and tints desired can be matched exactly with this paint for it is mixed specially for each job. representative of a body of men who have made a study of color and had long experience in selecting the proper colors for every type of hospital. This opinion briefly was that wo definite rule can be laid downas to thenumberofcolors which should be used. For a single room, or a small group of rooms, one color may suffice. For a section of a certain hospital, two or three colors may be best. For an entire building, more may be needed--to meet all conditions. In other words, every hospital, every section of a hospital, demands separate consideration. The psychologicalfactor First of all, standardization on colors for all hospitals is difficult because of the patients themselves. All who have given any study to the selection and use of color in the hospital agree that, when properly employed, it can do much .to assist a highly sensitive patient to re covery. But tests have proved that dif ferent colors cause different reactions Auditorium, Macon County Tuberculosis Hospital, D'catur, III, --if all of these rooms were about the same size--if they were all similarly equipped, received equal amounts of the same type of natural or artificial illumi nation--then the use of a fixed number of colors might be feasible. The very fact that hospital rooms are differently located, receive different amounts of illumination, are of different sizes, and are used for different purposes, makes necessary the use of different colors, and different tints and shades of those colors. It has been proved, for example, that a medium green-gray in a ward with a southern exposure absorbs much of the warm sunlight and helps to minimize glare. This same green-gray, however, if placed in a room shut off by some adjoining building from direct natural light, would provide a gloomy, depressing atmosphere for patients and staff. Aid in selecting colors To work with those hospitals which have problems in the selection and use of the proper colors for a single room or an entire building, National Lead Com pany has established a Department of Color Research and Decoration. This department has already served nearly 600 hospitals of all types by working with architects, hospital boards and su perintendents. It has recommended the proper colors, prepared paint specifica tions, furnished paint formulas and actual color samples of the recommended colors. If you wish further information on how the Department of Color Research and Decoration can help you select and use the proper colors, write to it in care of our nearest branch. r NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, 111 Broadway . Boston, 800 Albany St. * Buf falo, ! 16 Oik St. ' Chicago, and make standardization on one color Here is just one instance illustrating 900 West 18th St. i Cincinnati. or a limited number undesirable. The practical standpoint Standardization on any one, two or three colors is undesirable also from a practical standpoint. If all hospital `ooras were used for the same purpose the importance of the proper selection of colors for hospital interiors. Nothing has been said about other situations in other parts of the hospital--operating 659 Freeman Ave. * Cleveland, 820 W. Superior Ave. * St. Louis, 722 Chestnut St. r San Francisco, 23 5 Montgomery St. * Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Ave. r Philadelphia, John T. Lewis &. Bros. Co., 437 Chest nut Street. NOTE. The new note 5n modern hospitals is More Color. The use of tints and shades on walls and ceil ings. in draperies aod other furnishings in leading institutions is no longer a question for discussion. It is a fact. - And from the use of certain colors has come proof to replace theories and beliefs about their therapeutic value. This article and others to follow are written to help spread knowledge of what has already been done in hospitals in putting colors on walls and ceilings and wood trim. the new note in the modern hospital GRAYS Reds, yellows, grays, greens, and blues have important place in modern interior decoration. Reasons for their use on walls, ceilings and woodwork................. COLORS have come to stay in the deep therapy rooms, fluoroscopic and developing rooms, the hospital. At first, the use and radiographic rooms. of color was an experiment--a test of a theory. Aid in selecting colors Today hospitals throughout the To work with those hospitals which have problems in the country accept color as an aid in selection and use of the proper colors for a single room or interior decoration, especially of the entire building. National Lead Company has established ; walls, ceilings and woodwork. a Department of Color Research and Decoration. This de There are two reasons for this partment has already served nearly 600 hospitals of all types already widespread acceptance of throughout the country through superintendents, hospital color. The first is the scientific boards and architects. Its specialists are equipped to give fact that certain colors have defi most careful study to each particular problem because the nite value in helping to hasten the mental and physical re many factors to be considered will differ in every room and covery of patients. A green, for example, when used on ward and hospital. In addition to rec walls, tends to exert a quieting, soothing influence on the ommending the proper colors, this minds of highly nervous and excited patients. Department prepares paint specifica- A yellow helps to produce a tions, paint feeling of new cheerfulness and formulas courage in the minds of patients and actual who have become depressed and color sam melancholy, and pessimistic of their future recovery. NEARLY 600 HOSPITALS ples of the reco m - have been furnished with colortreatments mended Colored walls as sanitary as white The second reason for the readier recommended by National Lead Com pany's Department of Color Research and Decoration. The following hos pitals are taken at random from the list: colors. If you wish fur ther infor acceptance of color today is the realization that white surfaces are not absolutely necessary to Sanitation even where there are the most rigid requirements. By selecting pure , lead paint, made with Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil, and color Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 111. Chicago Lying-In Hospital, Chicago, 111. Michigan State Sanitarium, Howell, Mich. Hudson County Hospital, Jersey City, N. J. Clearfield Maternity Unit, Clearfield, Pa. Vermont State Hospital for Insane, Waterbury, Vt. Brooklyn State Hospital (Creedmore Div.), Creedmore, L. I. Children's Hospital and mation on how the Department of Color Research and Decora tion can help you select and use the proper colors, address it in care of our nearest branch. Future articles in this series will discuss in more detail why certain hospitals selected par ing it, a durable, as well as a very beautiful and economical interior Nurses' Home, Los Angeles, Cal. Walter Reed General Hospital,Washington,D.C. ticular colors for different rooms and wards. finish is obtained, which can be washed and cleaned as often as necessary without injuring the paint. Where to use these colors? The answer is found in the greens already used in wards and rooms for nervous, high-strung patients; in the yellows on walls and ceilings of reception rooms, convalescent wards and rooms for the hospital staff .(nurses especially); in the grays of operating rooms; and in the reds used for interiors of X-ray rooms, NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, 111 Broadway Boston, 800 Albany St. Buffalo, 116 Oak St. Chicago, 900 West 18th St. Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Ave. Cleveland, 820 W. Superior Ave. St. Louis, 722 Chestnut St, San Francisco, 255 Montgomery St. ____Pittsburgh,-National Lead & Oil Co. of Pa., 3l6 Fourth Ave. Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., 4 3" Chestnut St. For complete index of advertisements refer to the Classified Directory 42 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Gr a y ' Aprlj HZ? Vol. XXX, No. 4 , ..... "Which color for your operating room Sip# -____ --i2. NOTE. The new note in modern hospitals is More Color. The use IN modern hospitals an important white-lead paint to a question today is, "What are the gray by the addition correct colors to put on walls, ceilings of lampblack. and woodwork of different rooms ? " Second, we so design This question was raised in connec tion with the decoration of the operating rooms in a new hospital in the Middle West. the formula as to provide aflatpainted surface that will diffusely reflect the light which it re There existed a variety of opinions. ceives instead of re One suggestion was a green described flecting it back in as "eye-rest green"--another, "pearl- direct rays that pro gray or moss-green"--a third, "spinach duce glare as in the green"--and a fourth, "a gray-green or case of a paint pos warm gray." sessing high gloss. of tints and shades on walls and ceilings, in draperies and other furnishings in leading institutions is no longer a question for discus sion. It is a fact. And from the use of certain colors has come proof to replace theories and beliefs about their therapeutic value. This article and others to follow are written to help spread knowledge of what has already been done in hospitals in putting colors on walls and ceilings and wood trim. rooms with south ern exposure de mand different color treatment from those shut off partially or entirely from direct or re flected natural light. Color help for you All of these con The question was referred to the "Whether that siderations involve color specialists of the Department of gray is afterwards a careful, thorough Decoration and Color Research of tinted slightly off on analysis of con National Lead Company. Here was the a green or blue order, is quite unim ditions. Realizing this fact and desiring answer given to the hospital: portant, provided it still retains gray as to aid superintendents. National Lead "While you personally incline toward greens, others have recommended grays and greens without apparent reason. It its dominant characteristic." This is an example of the many ques tions which arise. Every part of a hos Company established its Department of Decoration and Color Research headed by color specialists. has been the belief that the sidewalls pital--indeed every room--offers a sep Superintendents, architects and hos should reflect as much white light as arate problem. The factors of illumina pital boards have obtained free help possible in order that the brightness of tion, room size, the use of the room-- in deciding on interior color treat the room could be increased to the high these and others vary constantly. Private ments which have been produced most est possible degree. This is an entirely successfully with flat paint made of mistaken idea. Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil. Color should absorb light One of the most important func tions of the sidewall in an operating room is to absorb to a very appreciable extent the direct light which strikes it. When an operation is being carried on, sufficient illumination is provided for the surgeon at the point of operation by di rect rays coming as a rule from some artificial source close at hand. The walls, acting as absorbers of light rather than high reflectors, should offer relief to the surgeon on glancing up from his work. "To provide a surface that absorbs father than reflects light, we first deepen NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, 111 Broadway * Boston, 800 Albany St. * Buf falo, 116 Oak St. / Chicago, 900 West 18th St. * Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Ave. / Cleveland, 820 W. Superior Ave. * St. Louis, 722 Chestnut St. * San Francisco, 235 Montgomery St. * Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Ave. / Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., 437 Chest-' ........nut Street. Washable paint finishes This paint, tinted as desired, gives durable and economical finishes which can be washed as often as desired. Shades and tints can be matched exactly at any time with this paint, for it is mixed specially for each Job. If you wish to avail yourself of the free service of our Department of Decoration and Color Research in se lecting and using the proper colors in a single room or the entire building, write to it in care of our nearest branch. 7#v Why black is not considered most efficient for walls and ceiling ofX-Ray developing room ra% or more of the red light it receives. Here then is - a more efficient color for the developing room--a color that is often recommended and used also in the fluoroscopic room. And in the. eye,.ear, nose and . throat room., of the-hospital as well. " The suitable shade of violet-red in the developing room creates a THE opinion has been expressed lighter and brighter place which that "the business of a dark helps to increase -the operator's room is to be dark"; that "everyefficiency without damaging sensi surface of a dark room should be tive plates. In the fluoroscopic black and lustreless. " But should it ? room this shade does away with the gloomy, black-painted Walls The dark or developing room in and ceiling which have a depress the X-Ray group depends upon ing effect on operator and patients artificial light for its illumination. alike. Many hospitals have done Most of the time the operator away with black. works under ordinary white light. During the remaining period he is Care in color selection under a dim light, usually red. The selection of the proper colors, . Black vs. violet-red for these rooms and of the correct shades of the colors shows anew the The lustreless black once specified for a dark room shows a maximum necessity for careful consider- ` ation of every room in your light reflection of only about 3% hospital. of the artificial white light thrown against walls and ceiling. On the other hand, the violet-red often recommended for this room reflects Factors of illumination, room size, the use of the room, vary con stantly. Conditions governing the about 35% of the white light. use of color differ in all hospitals and in the several sections of a single hospital. How to obtain colors One fact you can be sure of is that any desired color can be obtained exactly with - flat paint made of Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil. This paint is mixed and tinted specially for every job. It gives long-lasting, economical finishes which can be washed as often as necessary. A color department at your service If you desire help in selecting color .: treatments, you can get it from our Department of Color Research and Decoration. This depart ment, headed by specialists who have made a study of hospital conditions, will make at. your 3 request a thorough analysis of $ your problem' and aid you as it % has hundreds, of hospital superin- ; tendents and architects. Simply address the Department in care of our nearest branch. Under the red light, black sidewalls and ceilings reflect probably a fraction of 1% of the light, where as the proper shade of violet-red, corresponding as nearly as possible to the color of the red light, reflects NATIONAL LEAD.COMPANY New York, 1x1 Broadway . Boston, 800 Albany Street - Buf- .ff, falo, 116 Oak Street . Chicago, 900 West 18th Street . Cin cinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue . Cleveland, 820 West Superior ^7 Avenue . St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street . San Francisco, 235 "fpi Montgomery Street . Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co. * of Pa., 316 Fourth Avenue . Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & v ..Bros. Co., 437 Chestnut Street 1 U-W-S- i `lap 38 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Vol. XXX, No. 6 Yes... for every part of the hospital For operating room, and diet kitchen --forprivate room or ward and storage room there's a definite color treatment. How more than 600 hos pitals have received help in deciding what colors to use in their interiors Wm SsiSt 1 m ass "Much has been printed about the right color out impairing the very pleasing decora to use in the operating room. I have read of tive effect. desirable color schemesfor wards andprivate rooms . . . even for the X-ray group. The important point of all is to obtain the most suitable treatment for each room "But what of color in other sections of the or group of rooms. hospital--the general kitchen, the diet kitchen, Then make sure you get exactly the tints thestoragerooms, the dining roomsforpatients?" or shades you select by specifying flat paint made with Dutch Boy white-lead and ARECENT inquirer about color in the hospital asked this questioa. His an Dutch Boy flatting oil. This paint is mixed and tinted specially for every job. It gives swer is in many modern hospitals that have long-lasting, economical finishes which put colors on interior walls, ceilings and can be washed as often as necessary. woodwork in every part of the building. For help in the selection of the proper They have learned that color today has an color treatments you can go to specialists important place in reception rooms, wards, in our Department of Color Research and corridors, private rooms, and solariums. Decoration. This Department has already And these same hospitals have found that served more than 600 hospitals, recom color has both a decorative and a utilitarian mending color treatments, supplying color role in the working quarters of the hospital, samples, sketches and formulas. the laundries, kitchens and storerooms. ? If you desire free help and advice on What colors are these hospitals using? colors, simply address the Department of Yellows, greens and reds form Color Research and Decoration in the basis for most of the color ' - 'care of nearest branch. ' treatments. Of these the yellows --and the buffs, tans and browns ATIONAl LEAD C OMPANY obtained from yellow -- are tec- c ommended and used most fre- .Wv* mvm: ! quently.: And the tans are particularly suited to hospital quarters 'J * because they are better able to . withstand mechanical injury with- ....New York, lit Broadway . Boston, 800 Albany Street . Buffalo, 116 Oak Street. Chicago, 900 -.-^West 18th Street . Cincinnati, 659 Freeman .^Avenue . Cleveland, 820 West Superior Avenue St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street . San Francisco, ^* 235 Montgomery Street . Pittsburgh, National ^ Lead & Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Avenue . Phila delphia. John T. Lewis & Bros. Co.,. 437 Chestnut Street m * suit -' ! **? Mt pm j mm OS- UlI via. January, 1929 THE MODERN HOSPITAL 241 Why black is not considered most efficient for walls and ceiling ofX-Ray developing room npHE opinion has been expressed y JL that "the business of a dark room is to be dark"; that "every surface of a dark room should be black andlustreless. " But should it ? The dark or developing room in the X-Ray group depends upon artificial light for its illumination. Most of the time the operator works under ordinary white light. During the remaining period he is under a dim light, usually red. Black vs. violet-red The lustreless black once specified for a dark room shows a maximum light reflection of only about 3% of the artificial white light thrown : against walls and ceiling. On the 'other hand, the violet-red often recommended for this room reflects 'about 35% of the white light. 12% or more of the red light it receives. Here then is a more efficient color for the developing room--a color that is often recommended and used also in the fluoroscopic room. And in the eye, ear, nose and throat room of the hospital as well. ..... - - j The suitable shade of violet-red in the developing room creates a lighter and brighter place which helps to increase the operator's efficiency without damaging sensi tive plates. In the fluoroscopic room this shade does away with the gloomy, black-painted walls and ceiling which have a depress- . ing effect on operator and patients alike. Many hospitals have done away with black. '% Care in color selection \ . The selection of the proper colors for these'rooms and of the correct shades of the colors shows anew the necessity for careful consider ation of every room in your hospital. ; Factors of illumination, room size, the use of the room, vary coni standy. Conditions governing the use of color differ in all hospitals and in the several sections of a single hospital. - How to obtain colors ^ ..... . One fact you can be sure of is that any desired color can be obtained exactly with flat paint made of Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil. This paint is mixed and tinted specially for every job. It gives long-lasting, economical finishes which cart be washed as often as necessary. A color department at your service If you desire help in selecting color treatments, you can get it from our Department of Color Research and Decoration.- This depart ment, headed by specialists who have made a study of hospital conditions, will make at your request a thorough analysis of your problem and aid you us it has hundreds of hospital superin tendents and architects. Simply address the Department in care of our nearest branch. -rT""7, the sujjice and i Under the red light, black sidewalls and ceilings reflect probably a fraction of 1% of the light, where- ' as the proper shade of violet-red, corresponding as nearly as possible -to the color of the red light, reflects n a t io n a l l e a d c o mp a n y New York, nr Broadway . Boston, Soo Albany Street. Buf falo, 116 Oak Street . Chicago, 900 Yiest iSth Street . Cin cinnati, 650 Freeman Avenue . Cleveland, f>o West Superior Avenue . St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street San Francisco, 235 Montgomery Street . Pittsburgh. National Lead Sc Oil Co. of Pa., ji6 Fourth Avenue . Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., .{37 Chestnut Street 214 for ect ion and Administration Rooms ? Jhe anstver is to be found in colors that create a feeling offriendliness and hope . . . . that banish the institutional atmosphere. T)IGHT inside the main entrance . . . the reception and administra tion group of rooms ... is a logical place to begin in considering what colors to use in hospital interiors. These rooms, separately or as a group, are the first rooms seen by visitors. They should create a favorable impression of the hospital and, insofar as it is possible, induce feelings of friendliness, courage and hope in the minds of wor ried and anxious friends and relatives. But how can this be done? Here is where color plays an impor tant role. By using skilfully selected tints and shades of the proper colors on walls, woodwork and. ceilings, you can go far towards solving the problem of creating a favorable atmosphere. Several suitable colors A number of colors are suitable for use generally throughout the reception and administration groups-yellow, buff, tan, light gray, or gray green. After'the selection of one of these, however,' comes the real problem which is to choose the correct'tint or shade for, each room. This selection depends on definite factors--the amount of natural illumination, the use to which the room is put, its relation to other rooms in the group, its height and size. For instance, the head nurse's office, the waiting room and general office shown above have northern and east ern exposures. Therefore, the. lighter, brighter, warmer tints of a color should be employed here to aid natural illumi nation. Rooms with southern exposure would take darker shades of color to reduce glare from brilliant sunlisht. Another consideration is that the use to which a room is put determines whether other than a plain treatment is permissible. In the waiting room, for example, more elaborate treatments such as blended and figured effects are appropriate and decidedly helpful in producing the proper atmosphere. Color service for hospitals ;It is in planning the detailed treat ments and in suggesting the proper tints and shades that our Department of Color Research and Decoration can be of service to hospital superinten dents, architects and boards. If you state your color problems, as many hospitals throughout the country have already done, you will receive without charge com plete help, which includes defi nite recommendations as to the proper colors to use, the correct tints and shades of those colors, This diagram shows a typical grouping of reception and ad ministration rooms in a hospital. Here one general color can be used throughout. In the selection of the exact tints and shades for individual rooms our Depart ment of Color Research and Decoration can be of help to you, and actual paint formulas to aid in producing the desired treatments. By using flat paint, made with Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil, you can easily carry out the recom mended treatments exactly. The re sulting finishes reflect light without glare. They are washable, sanitary, long-lasting and, therefore, economical. To obtain the co-operation of our De partment of Color Research and Deco ration, simply write to it in care of our nearest branch. v NATIONAL READ COMPANY New York, 111 BroadwayrBoston, 800 Albany Street'Buffalo, 1160ak Street I Chicago, 900 West 18th Street < Cin cinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue * Cleve-. land, S20 West Superior Avenue * St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street ' San Fran cisco, 235 Montgomery Street > Pitts-. burgh. National Lead & Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Ave. t Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., Widener Bldg.  ikh'-'' *< Apr:( Ifzq 203 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Vol. XXXII, No. 4 how to use it in the operating room group What colors are best suited? How some hos pitals decideivhattouse This diagram shows a typical operating room group in a modern hos pital. Properly selected color serves a vitalpur pose here. HE surgeon lifts his eyes from the Toperating table today and finds instant relief in color. Strained eyes rest. .. tired nerves relax momentarily sideration. After that, there still remains ... and turn back to guide skilled hands the selection of the exact tint or shade in what may be a struggle for'a life. of the color to be used for the rooms Again color serves a vital purpose in in this group. This is determined by the hospital. , considering, such factors as the amount What a difference between color, on of natural and artificial illumination, modern walls and ceilings and the un- the height and size of the rooms and relieving, glaring white that hospitals their relationship to one another. And once used. Hospitals today bar white here is where we can help you. painted walls from the operating room. They banish them also from sterilizing, anaesthetizing, and scrubbing-up rooms Color service for hospitals in the operating group, just as they do It is in choosing the exact tint or shade from other parts of the building. They cover walls and ceilings with properly colored flat paint. Colors suitable throughout the oper ating room group are grays, greens, or p gray-greens. These colors in flat paint give the desired amount of light re flection without glare '. . . eliminate deep shadows and bright high-lights ... are refreshing and restful to the eye. : Some hospitals use a gray. Others de ... in planning the detailed color treat ments ... for rooms in the operating group and in any other part of the hos pital that out Departments of Color Research and Decoration can be of service to hospital super intendents, architects and boards. If you state your color problems, as many hospitals throughout the country have already done, you will receive without charge com cide on a green. But the selection of plete help, which includes definite this dominant color is not theentirg'con-- recommendations as to the proper colors to use, the correct tints and shades of these colors, and^the actual paint formulas to aid in producing the desired treatment. By using flat paint, made with Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil, you can easily carry out the recom mended treatments exactly. The result ing, finishes reflect light without glare. They are washable, sanitary, long-last ing and therefore, economical. To ob tain the cooperation of our Department of Color Research and Decoration, simply write to it in care of our nearest branch. "SVaOveUtgheseuarlfly-/cWem.3.,,rf;-. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, in Broadway Buffalo, 116 Oak Street 'Chicago, 900 West iSch Street Cin cinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue Cleveland, 820 West Superior Avenue Sc. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street *San Francisco, 23s Montgomery Street Boston, National-Boston Lead Co., Sco Al bany St. Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co.; of Pa., 316 Fourth Avenue Philadelphia, John T. Lewis 5c Bros. Co., Widener Building.  ttfr rhi'K*Z , & * * -** x 4a 4-n~ a* * * *w* ** *** * ->* * r~ -- - . ~v- -- - -- 204 THE MODERE HOSPITAL May iU<J YoL XXXII, No. 5 w^ y*fev8t for the dining rooms A cheerful and restful atmosphere is de sirable in these rooms. Careful selection of the proper colorsfor walls and ceilings is essential to create the best effect. TTe most modern hospitals in the decoration and furnishing of their din ing rooms create interiors that suggest more the dining room of a well-ap pointed club than that of an institution. In accomplishing this, they rely to a great extent on the use of colors op walls and ceilings. But what colors pro vide the desired favorable atmosphere? For walls, ceilings and wood trim there are several suitable colors and color combinations. Buffs, gray-greens and light tans are preferable generally. Small dining rooms with a southern exposure and an abundance of daylight might receive a gray-green, which would present a subdued side wall treatment and would suggest a room of greater dimensions. Large rooms with an abundance of daylight might receive a buff treat ment sufficiently warm to overcome any feeling of coldness that a big room might give without providing too bright a color. A light tan would be appropri ate in dining roomsjffiatdepejidlargely on artificial illumination. There still remains, however, the selection of the exact tint or shade of the color to be used for the rooms in this group. This is determined by con- . sidering such factors as the amount of natural and artificial illumination, the height and size of the rooms and their relationship to one another. And here is where we can help you. Color service for hospitals It is in choosing the t . \t tint or shade __in planning the de v'Jed color treat ments . . . for the dii room group and for any other part or the hospital that our Department of Color Research and Decoration can be of service^ to hospital superin tendents, archi tects and boards. If you state your color problems, as many hospitals throughout the coun try have already done, you will receive without charge com-' plete help, which includes defi nite recommendations as to the proper colors to use, the cor rect tints and shades of these colors, and the actual paint formulas to aid in producing the desired treat ments. By using flat paint, made with Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flat ting oil, you can easily carry out the recommended treatments exactly. The resulting finishes reflect light without glare. They are washable, sanitary, long-lasting and therefore, economical. To obtain the cooperation of our De partment of Color Research and Dec oration, simply write to it in care of our nearest branch. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, 111 Broadway < Buffalo, 116 Oak Street x Chicago, 900 West ISth Street t Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue * Cleveland, 820 West Superior 'Avenue* St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street San Francisco, 235 Montgomery Street Boston, National-Boston Lead Co., 800 Albany St. * Pittsburgh, National Lead &Oil_Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Ave. Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., Widener Building. ZLo&`b#,-r*p`r '**-*s*r ' 220 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Vol. XXXII, X ttxq awiis .vWtSP8fc nn px l|^^Spl#spl X *a X-A3 .......?i*..... :*.,...;X C* ,- I .....,...,i rooms? *rii *^ 'X * /H * "X X W$SM%bI Jw Al / H/ /*w X!S"`'lAiX,l**lA'^ll X*i -fVf; Us; /<? proper color treatment of walls and ' ceal the mechanical injury to which this portion of the wall is subjected. ceilings serves a purpose ; Two Questions to Answer here as xvell as in otherparts There are two problems that come first of the hospital in your use of color. What color will dominate in the treatment of walls and ceiling in any room--or group of IN THE march of color throughout rooms? And, then, what tint or shade the modern hospital no group of of that color should you use to create rooms need be omitted. The color may the desired mental impression or to be chosen for its influence on patients accomplish the utilitarian effect? and staff or for its utilitarian value. But wherever it is properly chosen its value far outweighs that of cheerless, cold, negative, institutional-looking white once used universally. The answers to these questions de pend on several important factors-- such as the natural illumination in the room, the use of the room, its relation to nearby rooms, and its height and size. Even in the group of storage and utility rooms color serves a purpose. A buff for wntlls and ceilings and a dark tan dado are recommended and used frequently. These rooms are usually dependent on artificial illumination. A color on a light buff order provides a sufficiently high reflection factor to give greater room-brightness. To help you in' selecting the detailed color treatments and in suggesting the proper tints and shades, we have a De partment of Decoration and Color Research. This depart ment has been of service to many hospital superinten dents, architects and hospital boards. If you state your Shelves and cupboards not in nat color problems, as many ural wood color can be painted the deep hospitals throughout the tan color used for the lower part of the country have already done, wall. This darker color helps to con- / you wi receive without charge complete help, which includes definite recommendations as to the proper colors to use, the correct tints S and shades of those colors, and actual paint formulas to aid in producing the a tfSSS desired treatments. By using flat paint, made with Dutch ^ . Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting'? oil, you can easily carry out the recom mended treatments exactly. The result- -i ing finishes reflect light without glare,,.; mThey are washable, sanitary, long-last- ' ing--and, therefore, economical. To obtain the cooperation of our. Department of Color Research and Decoration, simply write to it in care of our nearest branch... ' c*-* NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY NewYork, 111 Broadway^Buffalo, 116 Oak Street * Chicago, 900 West ISth Mi Street'Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Ave nueClevel and, 820 West Superior Ave -2,6f nue * St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street SanFrancisco, 235 Montgomery Street ,, . ^ Bosjon, National-Boston Lead Co.. 800 Albany St. > Pittsburgh, National Le 1 & Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Ave. Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. ' Co., Widener Bldg. -0 226 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Vol. XXXIII, No. 1 Why black is not considered most efficient for 'walls and ceiling ofX-Ray developing room 12% or more of the red light it receives. Here then is a more efficient color for the developing room--a color that is often recommended and used also in the fluoroscopic room. And in the eye, ear, nose and throat room of the hospital as well. The suitable shade of violet-red in tfie developing room creates a THE opinion has been expressed lighter and brighter place which that "the business of a dark helps to increase the operator's room is to be dark"; that "everyefficiency without damaging sensi surface of a dark room should be tive plates. In the fluoroscopic black and lustreless. " But should it? room this shade does away with The dark or developing room in the X-Ray group depends upon artificial light for its illumination. Most of the time the operator works under ordinary white light. the gloomy, black-painted walls and ceiling which have a depress ing effect on operator and patients alike. Many hospitals have done away with black. During the remaining period he is Care in color selection under a dim light, usually red. The selection of the proper colors Black vs. violet-red for these rooms and of the correct shades of the colors shows anew the The lustreless black once specified necessity for careful consider for a dark room shows a maximum ation of every room in your light reflection of only about 3% hospital. of the artificial white light thrown against walls and ceiling. On the other hand, the violet-red often recommended for this room reflects Factors of illumination, room size, the use of the room, vary con stantly. Conditions governing the about 35% of the white light. use of color differ in all hospitals and in the several sections of a single hospital. How to obtain colors One fact you can be sure of is that any desired color can be obtained exactly with flat paint made of Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil. This paint is mixed and tinted specially for j every job. It gives long-lasting, : economical finishes which can be i washed as often as necessary. A color department at your service If you desire help in selecting color treatments, you can get it from our Department of Color Research and Decoration. This depart ment, headed by specialists who ; have made a study of hospital ; conditions, will make at your : request a thorough analysis of; your problem and aid you as it has hundreds of hospital superin- i tendents and architects. Simply ' address the Department in care of ; our nearest branch. - ' Under the red light, black sidewalls and ceilings reflect probably a fraction of 1 % of the light, where as the proper shade of violet-red, corresponding as nearly as possible to the color of the red light, reflects "NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, HI Broadway . Buffalo, 116 Oak Street . Chicago. ^V 906 West 18th Street . Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Ave. . Clave- N land. 820 West Superior Avenue . St. Louis. 722 Chestnut Street, . San Francisco, 2S5 Montgomery Street . Boston. Natlonal Boston Lead On., 800 Albany St. . Pittsburgh Lead A : Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Avenue . Philadelphia. John T Lewis A Bros. Co., 437 Chestnut Street \ '} <, , * , '- I si- 188 THE MODERN HOSPITAL Vol. XXXIII, No. 2 Wh a t Co l o r s for Reception and Administration Roomsi The answer is to be found in colors that create a feeling offriendliness and hope .... that banish the institutional atmosphere. TTIGHT inside the main entrance . . . the reception and administra tion group of rooms ... is a logical place to begin in considering what colors to use in hospital interiors. These rooms, separately or as a group, are the first rooms seen by visitors. They should create a favorable impression of the hospital and, insofar as it is possible, induce feelings of friendliness, courage and hope in the minds of wor ried and anxious friends and relatives. But how can this be done? Here is where color plays an impor tant role. By using skilfully selected tints and shades of the proper colors This diagram shows a typical grouping of reception and ad ministration rooms in a hospital Here one general color can be used throughout. In the selection of the exact tints and shadesfor individual rooms our Depart ment of Color Research and Decoration can be of help to you. on walls, woodwork and ceilings, you can go far towards solving the problem of creating a favorable atmosphere. Several suitable colors Another consideration is that the use to which a room is put determines whether other than a plain treatment and actual paint formulas to aid producing the desired treatments. i! By using flat paint, made with Dutch A number of colors are suitable for use generally throughout the reception and administrationgroup--yellow, buff, tan, light gray, or gray green. After the selection of one of these, however, comes the real problem which is to choose the correct tint or shade for each room. This selection depends on definite factors--the amount of natural illumination, the use to which the room is permissible. In the waiting room, -.-Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting for example, more elaborate treatments oil, you can easily carry out the recom such as blended and figured effects are mended treatments exactly. The re-' appropriate and decidedly helpful in suiting finishes reflect light without producing the proper atmosphere. glare. They are washable, sanitary, long-lasting and, therefore, economical.^ Color service for hospitals, To obtain the co-operation of our De-r It is in planning the detailed treat ments and in suggesting the proper ; tints and shades that our Department partment of Color Research and Decof ration, simply write to it in care'.bF our nearest branch. is put, its relation to other rooms in of Color Research and Decoration can the group, its height and size. . be of service to hospital superinten For instance, the head nurse's office, dents, architects and boards. If r the waiting room and general office you state your color problems, as shown above have northern and east- ' many hospitals throughout the ern exposures. Therefore, the lighter,' " country have already done, you ; brighter, warmer tints of a color should will receive without charge com be employed here to aid natural illumi- plete help, which includes defi s nation. Rooms with southern exposure nite recommendations as to the - would take darker shades of color'to proper colors to use, the correct reduce glare from brilliant sunlight.. - tints and shades of those colors, ' ' i * ' ~ ,1' , .. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY, New York, 111 Broadway; Buffalo. 116 Oak Street; Chicago, 900 "West , 18th Street; Cincinnati, 659 Free-i man Avenue; Cleveland, 820 West s Superior Avenue; St Louis.' W Chestnut Street: San Francisco^ 235 -Montgomery Street; Boston** National-Boston Lead Co., 800 Al bany St.; Pittsburgh, National- Lead & OH Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth, Ave.; Philadelphia, John T. Lewi ,& Bros. Co., Widener Bldg. " , c\ sf&i . - .-.' ' <t &,5 162 THE MODERNJiQSPITAL--September, lots COLOR And how to select it forprivate rooms Interesting treatments are possible that create envi ronment favorable to the patient's peace of mind and speedy convalescence. Choice ofcolors depends on several important factors. I S m JK-'" .vC THE tide of color continues its sweep through the modern hos pital. In private rooms, especially, is it transforming the traditional institutional aspect and creating interiors that in appearance and atmosphere suggest sections of a well-appointed club or hotel. In these private rooms variety and individuality of color treat ment have replaced the monoton ous repetition of white . . . and have done so without throwing This diagram shows a group of private rooms in a large, modem ' hospital Where once white would he used throughout, now colors in a variety of carefully chosen tints and shades can be selected to help give mental stimulation to patients. overboard any part of the sanitary code. Color has softened the marks of harsh efficiency and mere utility. Modem thought recognizes the value of color in the hospital. The question at once becomes more specific. What colors are the best to use to gain the desired favorable atmosphere in private rooms? , Colors for private rooms offset glaring, brilliant sunlight. For rooms with a northern expos ure, a warm buff aids the natural illumination and relieves the cold ness of the light. For rooms with western or eastern exposure, a green or green gray is ideal. Another point to decide is whether to keep side" walls per fectly plain or to decorate them with figured finishes, striping ef to the proper colors to use, the correct tints and shades of those colors, and actual paint formulas to aid in producing the desired treatments. By using flat paint, made with Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil, you can easily carry out the recommended treat ments exactly. The resulting fin ishes reflect light without glare. For walls, ceilings and wood trim fects, or stencilled designs that give They are washable, sanitary, long- there are several suitable colors further opportunity for variety in lasting--and, therefore, economical. and color combinations. Grays have the treatment of many rooms on To obtain the cooperation of our been used, as have buffs, greens the same floor. Department of Color Research and and green grays. But selection of It is in planning the detailed Decoration, simply write to it in the proper predominating color is treatments and in suggesting the care of our nearest branch. v ^ only the first step. The real prob proper tints and shades that our lem arises in the choice of the cor Department of Color Research and rect tints or shades of the selected Decoration can be of service color. And that depends on impor to hospital superintendents, ^NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY tant factors, such as the natural illumination in the room, the use to which .the room is put, its rela tion.to other rooms in the group,* and its height and size. 5 Take just the illumination factor. Where private rooms face the * south, a gray may be desirable to architects and boards. If f'ou state your color prob- i. ems, as many hospitals throughout the country . have already done, you will receive without charge corn; plete help, which includes definite recommendations as " New York, 111 Broadway* Boston, 800 Albany Street* Buffalo, 116Oak Street Chicago, 900 West 1.8th Street * Cin cinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue * Cleve land. 820 West Superior Avenue * St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street* San Fran cisco, 235 Montgomery Street * Pitts-1 burgh, National Lead & Oil Co. of Pa., . 316 Fourth Ave. * Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., Widener Bldg. yg -fc j- HiliSliS r i /a * Isf - - ~ * * > t- - ^ g, ? - f -i.i' '2 154 THE MODERN HOSPITAL--October, 1929 fit how to use it in the operating room group What colors are hesf suited? How some hos pitals decide whatto use This diagram shows a typical operating room group in a modern hos pital. Properly selected color serves a vitalpur pose here. THE surgeon lifts his eyes from the operating table today and finds instant relief in color. Strained eyes rest... tired nerves relax momentarily sideration. After that, there still remains colors to use, the correct tints and ... and turn back to guide skilled hands the selection of the exact tint or shade shades of these colors, and the actual in what may be a struggle for a life. of the color to be used for the rooms paint formulas to aid in producing the Again color serves a vital purpose in in this group. This is determined by desired treatment. the hospital. considering such factors as the amount By using flat paint, made with Dutch What a difference between color on of natural and artificial illumination, Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting modern walls and ceilings and the un the height and size of the rooms and oil, you can easily carry out the recom relieving, glaring white that hospitals their relationship to one another. And mended treatments exactly. The result once used. Hospitals today bar white here is where we can help you. ing finishes reflect light without glare. painted walls from the operating room. They are washable, sanitary, long-last They banish them also from sterilizing, Color service for hospitals ing and therefore, economical. To ob anaesthetizing, and scrubbing-up rooms tain the cooperation of our Department in the operating group, just as they do It is in choosing the exact tint or shade of Color Research and Decoration, from other parts of the building. They .. in planning the detailed color treat simply write to it in care of our nearest cover walls and ceilings with properly ments . . . for rooms in the operating branch. ' *- ' .. t; colored flat paint. group and in any other part of the hos-; Colors suitable throughout the oper pital that our Departments of ating room group are grays, greens, or Color Research and Decoration "Syaovuentheejir-<a^.g^/L- gray-greens. These colors in flat paint can be of service to hospital super give the desired amount of light re- intendents, architects and boards. ? flection without glare . . . eliminate If you state your color problems, NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY m New York, in Broadway * Buffalo, rx6 Oak deep shadows and bright high-lights as many hospitals throughout the * 5-:. are refreshing and restful to the eye'. ' country have already done, you Street * Chicago, 900 Wese 18th Street Cin cinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue * Cleveland, 820 West Superior Avenue * St. Louis, 722 Chestnut 5 Some^hospitals use a gray. Others de- will receive without charge com Street San Francisco, 235 Montgomery Street Boston, National-Boston Lead Co., 800 Al 1% j cide on a green. But the selection of plete help, which includes definite thisdominant color is not theentirecon- ' recommendations as to the proper bany St. * Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co y of Pa., 316 Fourth Avenue . Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., Widener Building. j<r ^ j.-A ^ &>f sit * -? 168 THE MODERN HOSPITAL--November, 1929 CA *` for the dining rooms A cheerful and restful atmosphere is de sirable in these rooms. Careful selection of the proper colorsfor walls and ceilings is essential to create the best effect. r JL he most modern hospitals in the There still remains, however, the decoration and furnishing of their din selection of the exact tint or shade of ing rooms create interiors that suggest the color to be used for the rooms in more the dining room of a well-ap this group. This is determined by con pointed club than that of an institution. sidering such factors as the amount of In accomplishing this, they rely to a natural and artificial illumination, the great extent on the use of colors on height and size of the rooms and their walls and ceilings. But what colors pro relationship to one another. And here vide the desired favorable atmosphere? is where we can help you. For walls, ceilings and wood trim there are several suitable colors and Color servicefor hospitals color combinations. Buffs, gray-greens It is in choosing the exact tint or shade and light tans are preferable generally. ... in planning the detailed color treat Small dining rooms with a southern ments . . . for the dining room group exposure and an abundance of daylight and for any other part of the hospital might receive a gray-green, which that our Department of Color Research would present a subdued side wall and Decoration can be of service to treatment and would suggest a room of hospital superintendents, archi- greater'dimensions. f tects and boards. If you state Large rooms with an abundance of your color problems, as many daylight might receive a buff treat hospitals throughout the coun ment sufficiently warm to overcome try have already done, you will any feeling of coldness that a big room , receive without charge com- ; might give without providing too bright ; plete help, which includes defi- ' a color. A light tan would be appropri- 'i nite recommendations as to the .' ate in dining rooms that depend largely ' proper'colors to use, the cor- A on artificial illumination." ifrectf tints' and shades of these!?2 colors, and the actual paint formulas to aid in producing the desired treat ments. By using flat paint, made with Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flat ting oil, you can easily carry out the recommended treatments exactly. The resulting finishes reflect light without glare. They' are washable, sarfitary, long-lasting and therefore, economical. To obtain the cooperation of our De partment of Color Research and Dec- oration, simply write to it in care of 'our nearest branch; ,' * d -7* NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY - - New York, 111 Broadway r Buffalo," V ,,-J 116 Oak Street * Chicago, 900 West w-^ 18th Street * Cincinnati, 659 Freeman'"?;.'; Avenue 'Cleveland, 820 West Sti, enir Avenue^ St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street ~4 Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros', ,, v-: ' Co., Widener Building. ' f?': %- , ?L ; " & r. mm mammm mm mtm mm. x *- m;/*? f ' ' / t , l$ - *-& - - v : |p|i#aiB} Pi tfg .. -.. <,.. ~.................y-_ ^..\ ~Mz, ^ 1 "' ' 7 storage and rooms? ...% the proper A typical grouping ofstorage and utility rooms in a modem hospital. Color serves here as well as in otherparts ofthe building color treatment of walls and ceal the mechanical injury to which this portion of the wall is subjected. ceilings serves a purpose Two Questions to Answer here as well as in otherparts There are two problems that come first of the hospital in your use of color. What color will dominate in the treatment of walls and ceiling in any room--or group of IN THE march of color throughout rooms? And, then, what tint or shade the modern hospital no group of of that color should you use to create rooms need be omitted. The color may the desired mental impression or to be chosen for its influence on patients accomplish the utilitarian effect? and staff or for its utilitarian value. But wherever it is properly chosen its value far outweighs that of cheerless, cold, negative, institutional-looking white once used universally. The answers to these questions de pend on several important factors-- such as the natural illumination in the room, the use of the room, its relation to nearby rooms, and its height and size. Even in the group of storage and utility rooms color serves a purpose. A buff for walls and ceilings and a dark tan dado are recommended and used frequently. These rooms are usually dependent on artificial illumination. A color on a light buff order provides a sufficiently high reflection factor to give greater room-brightness. To help you in selecting the detailed color treatments and in suggesting the proper tints and shades, we have a De partment of Decoration and Color Research. This depart ment has been of service to many hospital superinten dents, architects and hospital boards. If you state your Shelves and cupboards not in nat color problems, as many ural wood color can be painted the deep hospitals throughout the tan color used for the lower part of the country have already done, wall. This darker color helps to con vnu will receive without charge complete help, which includes definite recommendations as to the proper colors to use, the correct tints and shades of those colors, and actual paint formulas to aid in producing the desired treatments. By using flat paint, made with Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil, you can easily carry out the recom mended treatments exactly. The result ing finishes reflect light without glare. They are washable, sanitary, long-last ing--and, therefore, economical. To obtain the cooperation of our Department of Color Research and Decoration, simply write to it in care of our nearest branch. NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New York, 111 Broadway'Buffalo, 116 Oak Street * Chicago, 900 West 18th Street' Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Avenue>-Clevel and, 820 West Superior A ve nue < St. Louis, 722 Chestnut Street San Francisco, 235 Montgomery Street Boston, National-Boston Lead Co., 800 Albany St.' Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co. of Pa., 316 Fourth Ave. Philadelphia, John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., Widener Bldg.