The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-03-21
THE OPEN AIR TREAT
MENT.
HAS SAVED THE LIFE OF a CON-
sUMPTIvE.

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Has Slept Out in the Open Air ali
Winter.
No doubt many of the readers
of the Sentinel have read and
heard of cases whore people have
been cored of consumption or other
pulmonary troubles. by resorting
tc what is often referred to as the
"Opsn Air Treatment" but proba.
bly, few. if any. of these cases nave
been heard of in this particular
section.
| "A Sentinel reporter today. now
ever, learned of case of this char
actsr which actually exists in
4 Wood county, aud one in which
the open air treatment, from al in
dications, is going to prove posi-
tive cure The case referred to is
that of Mrs. augustus O. Loiheau,
who resides at Roosevelt Postofice,
who was afflicted with consrmp-
ton and in mid GUNNER of 1905,
was given up by the physicians
who were treating her, and it is
said they informed Mr.. Loiseau
that his wife would probably not
live more than month.
Mrs. Loiseau had heard of the
"Open Air Treatment" and deoid-
ed tn At che would not give up life
without some heroic effort on her
part, and about the middle of last
August commenced sleeping out
in the open air on the versnda of
their home, and to live out in the
open air as much as possible At
the time she commenced the treat.
ment she was in decidedly weak
ened condition, and was able to
walk but few steps without ex-
haustion.
From the very start she began
to show slight sign of improvement.
which becomes more perceptible
as she continued to follow this
course, and she gradually began to
gain strength. and has continued
to sleep out of doors mp to the
present time. Since she commeno-
ed to follow this course, she has
gained forty pounds in weight, and
every day walks from four to six
miles, and. has every appearance of
being in fair health.
After she had gained sufficient
strength, she began to make a
speciality of raising chickens and
engaging in such other work as
would keep her employed in the
open air. One of her duties in the
care of her chickens is to hunt up
all the old chookery ware and dish
es, which she msshes up fine. using
this as substitute for oyster she ellis
which are used by many chicken
fanciers.
This substitute is not used es
peoially as a matter of economy,
but for the purpose Of affording
her one way in which to occnpy
her time in the open. In addition
to raising chickens. che takes care
of her cow, which is kept a half
miles from the house, on quite a
high hill, to which point Mrs. Loi-
seau walks twice day to milk the
oow.
Mrs. Loiseau, who WAS in the
oity day OF two ago, was relating
her experience to a promir ent
busine 8 man, when he asked her
neighbors and friends in the Ioeeli
ty in which she resides, thought
of her in pursuing such a course
She replied that they thought she
was crazy. but said she did not
mind what people thought about it
80 long as she is recovering her
health She stated further that in
continuing in this plan Of treat
ment she had every confidence in
her health being permanently re
stored.
The gentleman to whom Mrs
Luiseau was relating her expert.
enoe stated that he would have
thought she would have frozen to
death during such weather as we
had not long since the Thermometer
registered zero. She stated that
she usually slept between two
blan kets and that she did not notice
the cold to any extent, and that
usually when she uses an extra