Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-16

the country he had so charmingly
pictured with his pen and spend here
the remainder of my life in order TO
ward off, If possible. the development
of the white plague that is a part or
my heredity.
At the Home school at Lexington,
Mass, there were scores of girls who
had been taken TO the institution on
beds, not being able to sit up, but by
out door life, diet and exercise they
were soon transformed into most per-
feet specimens of physical perfection.
This was the case with Mrs. DR.. Lewis,
who, when her husband first met her.
was lying, as was supposed, at the point
of death from lung disease which she
had inherited. She soon recovered
robust health and has attained ripe
old age.
My present wife, when We were mar
ried, had been an invalid for more
than a score of years. and had been
pronounced hopeless by half that num-
Der of physicians. By outdoor life,
diet and exercise, cutting out the use
of drugs and living in camp wagon
most of the time for the past eight
years, she has become a remarkable
example of good health for a woman
73 years old.
Our experii ent of living in "a
homo on wheels" has enabled me to
make many little Improvements one
after another until l have made a
crude model of a portable hygienic
home that I hope may be the means
of saving many poor suffering ones
who, without it's aid, are destined to
cough their lives away and drop into
untimely graves. Hotels and board
ing houses will not admit this class of
guests, fearing contagIon. Homes of
this kind, already furnished, could be
rented before leaving for this Edo
RADIO and at far less expense than the
less healthful boarding house.
Home on Wheels
The following is by no means a full
description of the home on wheels.
The bed is not less than twelve or
fourteen feet long and about half
that wide, and not less than six feet
in height, with q space of two or
three inches between the roof canvas
and the oilcloth overhead. This is to
prevent dampness and protect against
heat and cold. The canvas at the SIDES
is also lined on the inside. This Will
prevent dampness and secure protec-
ton from heat and cold.
Two large windows, hinged at the
top, can be opened at any time by
means OF a cord and secured at any
angle, so that the air may come in and
the sun be l6lI out. IHG l1lSluG SeiH ~
converted into four rooms in a moment
or be thrown into one by means of
screens, like window shades, drawn
down from the ceiling. A little in
front of the doors. near the center
of the room, a stand is stationary on
which two tables are. hinged, so they
can pc raised or lowered when de-
sired. On the bottom of each is Il
large mirror, and When the tables are
raised they form part of the partition.
The two tables will seat eight Or ten
PEOPLE On each side, under the WIN
dows, in front, are seats that can be
turned over to be used as beds, large
enough for two. Under the seats there
is ample room for bedding during the
day The front part can be used for
a short bed on one side and for a
sink and for bath and earth closet
on the other side. One corner can be
used for a cupboard, another for a
pantry. and the other two for ward
robe and bookcase. Racks over the
windows ran he used for papers.
Trap doors can be made in the floor
to boxes underneath. At each corner
en- the outside five-gallon can may
be placed for oil, gasoline and water,