Evening journal., 1900-08-15
NATURE HEALS
DISEASED LUNG
Air Treatment Cures /. s.
Kitchens Of Consumption
DOCTORS GAVE NO HOPE
As a Last Resort Physicians Prescribe
Fresh Air Without Medicine
and Patient Receivers
DOCTORS GAVE No HOPE

Consumption had selected for it's
victim Lindsay S. Kitchens, of near
Stanton, but the open air treatment is
defeating the design Of the deadly tu-
bercles, and Mr.. Kitchens is fast re-
gaining his health and strength. He
has been living and sleeping in the
open air for almost three months with
but a canopy over him, and has regain
ed lost flesh and has an excellent ap-
petite. He no longer has hemorrhages,
nor does he experience any pain in his
lungs. The glow of health has sup
planted the hectic flush of consump-
tion, and the young man who was
given up as being beyond the help of
medicine bids fair to again take his
place amongst the healthy and robust
farm lads and lassies Of that neigh
bOrhOod.
The invalid is the son of Joseph
Kitchens, a well-to-do farmer, residing
on a farm about twenty minutes walk
from Stantons railroad passenger sta
tion. He is 21 years of age, and was
taken i'll last January. He was at
tackled with hemorrhage of the lungs,
! and DR.. Springer, of Newport, his at
tending physician, pronounced the
case tuberculosis of the lungs. Medi-
cine failed to improve the young mans
condition, and the bleeding continued
until he had suffered about twelve
hemorrhages. DR.. Springer examined
him again, and the diagnosis revealed
large cavity in the upper part OF
the right lung. The patient was ap-
parently going to his grave at rapid
and alarming pace. DR.. Springer re-
quested that another physician be
called in consultation, and DR.. Charles
M. Ellis, of ElktOn, was chosen.
After the consultation the doctors
announced that they had decided that
the case should be left to nature, and
that the young man should live out.
doors and medicine should be given up
A tent was obtained and raised on
high ground near the house, and Mr.
Kitchens was placed on a cot in the
tent He was so weak that he could
not hold up his head. This was last
June, and he has been improving rap
idly ever since. At first his diet was
eight raw eggs and quart of milk PEI
day, but he now not only eats eight
raw eggs but can eat almost anything
The doctors will not allow him sail
pork, nor anything that has been curet
in salt.
On cold and rainy nights Mr. Hitch
ems adds a few more covers to his bed
and the damp air seems not to be det
rimental to him. His couch is covered
with a wooden frame, which is coveret
with mosquito netting, making it fl,
and mosquito proof. He receives
sponge bath every day, and declare.
that it is the most refreshing part O
his treatment.
When first placed in the open air Mr.
Kitchens weighed 124 pounds, and nov
he tips the scales at 1872, which is al
incerase Of eight pounds in thre
months.
He is in excellent spirits, and has
beautiful landscape to gaze upon dur
r ing his cOnvalescence. He can ais
[ see the main read, and delights II
examining each team or person pass
! ing. This he does with the aid of
b field glass. During the evenings hi
brothers and otner young friends cal
I on him and make merry until bed time
- During the day the cattle Craze nea
the tent, while five snow-white Eng
lish rabbits frisk about near the ten
AT night his favorite COW dog, Jacl
and his yellow beagle hound watch be
side his lonely couch and allow no in
trusion.
e Mr.. Kitchens parents are loud 1
= their praise Of the physicians who pre
e scribed this cpen-air treatment fc
1 their son and feel that he has bee
a snatched from the brink of the grav,
r and is being gradually. but surely, r,
L stored to them in perfect health
q He may be left in the tent all VIII
q ter, and the doctors believe that th
treatment will be all that is necessar
a for his recovery The physicians hay
a not been to see Mr. Kitchens since the
0 placed him out in the tent. but haS
n received reports Of his condition an
n Improvement from his parents.