Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-31
SEEK CURE TN TENTS
ODD EXPERIMENT TO De TRrro
WITH CONSERVATIVES.
Aim to Reduce Non ta e Savage
State, Tnen Build Hin Up
Again. Physically.

| Boston Letter: We ,are to see a new
experiment started here liz the aItempt
10 cure consumption and to fight Inc
most insidious foe of the human race
by heroic rather than medicinal means
Proper locations are being sought
and as soon as they can be selected a
number of camps for consumptives VIII
be started near this city.
The experiment may dissipate some
of the old fogy ideas in regard to The
possibility of curing consumption or
tuberculosis, as it is generally termed
/ The first camp, after which ten sue
cessive ones will be patterned, will CON
sist of ten piano-box tents arranged in
a circle, with an open air fire in the
center, surrounded by canvas wall
eight feet high. The tents viii each be
separately a consumptive's home and
the consumptive will sleep there even
through the most severe weather. with
no protection other than plenty of felt
blankets, felt sleeping boots and plenty
of hot water. The patients will lead
entirely an open air life and will wear
one heavy suit night and day They
will be required TO take one cold bath
a week and to eat three good meals
day. Coffee will be available for them
i at any time from o'clock in the morn
I ing until noon and hot chocolate viii
be available at all times of the day or
night.
The bill, OF fare will not be limited in
any way and will include milk. eggs
vegetables. bread and butter and meat.
beef chiefly, with mutton or pork as
an alternative, the meat to be broiled
oil roasted on splits before the fire q
I boiled down TO soup,
( The method to be tried is expected 20
make n cure OF most consumptiyes and
will be based upon experiments made
last winter in a tent on Huntington
avenue by DR.. JAWS. his genilemar
has about decided that life under th5
conditions that he figures on will ous-
the germs OF consumption from any
one. He made n personal test OF the
matter last January, during the coolest
part of the winter, staying until eariy
spring TO complete his investigations
His idea is that life under the coz
ditions he suggests will furnish a rapit
cure for consumption, as it fortifes
the bodily powers. and envolutes be-
fore il eyolutes, man back to his natur-
al Wild life. Under the treatment last
winter he found that the skin. nails and
.
ened aAli thickened. a sure outwar1
sign Of the restoration OF the system to
& normal condition 1t was also de-
morstrated that the pulmonary catarrh
stopped and hemcrrhages ceased Il
was shown that all the nervousness and
q supeTsensitiyenes of a civilized man
under the conditions Of this camp life
4 ceased and ever that his emotions
alst = ms 49,. r.
from sensitireness, bur al5soits..elr Eesr-
less to natural surroundings, his energy
all going TO nutrition while the intel
lectual centers remained dormant. the
powers being all concentrated on builG-
ing and repairs Of the system. Like an
animal he falls asleep al twilight sn5
awakes III dawn with a good health
appetite. He cares little for any inei4
GENITAL trouble which may befall hi-
and chan ges from hot house plant Re
an oak The main point Of the treat
nent is that he forEeIs the oustomsrv
fear and panic TO which consumptivas
are liable and has no dread Of hospit2l-
ism which drives more men into Their
graves than ANYTHING else. The csruns
are 10 be located within the re8ch ~
physicians from the city and VII be
purely for scientific experiment, Those
who cannot afford 70 pay for thar
treatment VIII be taken free
Arizona has been considered " tbs
medical faculty as q favorable spo1 fT
the cure Of consumptixes. 1t has teel
thought that its Grid climate wouln he
particularly available fo- Inei' restore
rlon slGce L seems that The disslse can
now only re stamped OH by rhs se--a-
CATION OF frs victims under rundiI IDS
That virtually mean outdoor lie SueE
conditions il 3 thought by wes-E-I
physicians who have made q srucv u
the disease are only available IL sratss
Use Arizona and some parts Of i1allic--
ia. v-here the t-eezes DO nut iTri-na
the cnuEh End The light air is as d-r
Gnd trHe from raparg Eff that nj tia caF
here gre also abundant chances ~ ~
tanning outdoor employment il A-tzc"@
which would lend q Favora bic euvs-
y eut tU those seeking 70 sEay tie t-.
discuss
Already several tsu1 colonies
been E~Js1 tha-e which have aeu
TED Victims materially Rud 7hF nU
q! thor sf0rLs wiz probsh,r
watched as closely there as hg-E
WILLARD FISH,.