Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-03-24
CURED CONSUMPTION BY LIFE IN TENT
Well Marked Case of tuberculosis had De-
veloped in Left Lung, but Disease was
Checked when he went Outdoors.
Chicago, III, Saturday.

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Chicago, H., Saturday.
After winter spent in tent, erected in
the back yard of Hyde Park residence, a
Chicago man has cured himself of tubercu-
losis.
His identity is not revealed, but through
DR.. w. A. Evans the details of his success
full fight against the disease have been told.
DR.. Evans first referred publicly to the
case in a lecture urging air treatment for
consumption and has since obtained the
consent of the patient to the publication
of a full account of the experiment. It is
given in the latter's work as follows:
1.-THE tent is a common 10 K II, ten
ounce duck, stretched over light wooden
frame twelve feet high, the sides of which
are boarded up with light lumber to dis
tance Of five feet, leaving margin of one
inch at the bottom to permit the free circu-
lation of air. To this wooden frame the
wall of the tent is fastened.
'sThe floor of the tent is raised six inches
from the ground and covered with oilcloth.
The interior is equipped with small iron
bedstead, a mattress, so called Alaskan
sleeping bag, small table, two chairs and
one stove. The stove is used during the
day and in the early evening, as the patient
occupies the tent during those hours.
USES JARS OF HOT WATER.
sBefore retiring an earthenware jar hold
ing two quarts is filed with boiling water
and inserted into the sleeping bag. The
disrobing is done in the house. In addi-
tion to a night shirt cap Of light flannel
cite is donned, to cover the ears and back
of the meek and the head. On an unusu-
ally cold night a light smoking jacket is
used to protect the shoulders.
''When the temperature is above zero the
hot water bottle is kept in the sleeping bag
only until the time for retiring. When it
is below zero the hot water bag is pushed
down to the bottom of the sleeping bag,
and there, with the body it radiates enough
heat to keep one warm during the most
severe winter.
WINDOW is OPENED WIDE.
'.The fire in the stove is allowed to die
out soon after retiring, and the window is
opened wide. The only drawback found to
exist in sleeping under these conditions is
that the quietness and free circulation Of
air prevent awakening in the morning he
fore nine o'clock or so.
IA well marked case of tuberculosis had
developed, large area Of the left lung
being involved before diagnosis was made
Examination showed large quantities Of
Tuberculosis bacilli with mixed infection.
"From the beginning Of the experiment
of sleeping in the tent and of spending
there all spare time the disease has made
no progress. With the exception of a few
days, business has been attended to few
hours each day Fever sweats subsidized in
about six weeks, and there has been q
gradual and persistent improvement, until
at the present time practically normal
condition has been reached" !"
DIR. Evans theory has already found con
verts, and he has been informed that the
plan Of sleeping in tent will be tried by
two young men IN Lake View who are vic
TINS of tuberculosis and have been advised
to seek another climate.