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How I Get Fresh Air in the Woods
Bv MARTHA RANDOLPH
WHEN I told of the delights of
“Camping Out With Home
Comforts.” a Short time ago in
The Georgian’s Saturday Maga
zine Section, T had no idea that 1
would awaken the widespread in
terest that I did. Since that time
there have been many inquiries at
The Georgian regarding the beau
• tiful Kenyon take-down house
which 1 got at the J. M. High Com
pany, and this store has been vis
ited by many others who wanted
to enjoy life in the open as I am
enjoying it.
Now, after a couple of weeks of
such life, 1 feel like a new woman.
I feel as if 1 could never again be
cooped up in a house or an apart
ment. The way 1 feel about it
now. I think 1 shall continue to
live in my little house in the woods
. all the year ’round—spring, sum
mer. fall and winter. 1 may change
my mind when the cold winds of
November remind me that
Frost is about to present his visit
ing card. Rut 1 don’t believe I
' will.
It is just impossible for me to
tell how delightful it is to live as
I am now living in my Kenyon
take-down house. You can get an
idea of the environment in which
I am spending the summer by
looking at the picture accompany
ing my little fresh-air talk. There
is the Kenyon take-down house'
snuggling cozily among the trees,
and life for me seems well worth
living.
Those who have seen this have
• been captivated, and from what I
can learn, a life-in-the-open, fresh
air and good-health movement has
been started.
A hotel man down at the sea
shore got in touch with High’s,
S saw one of the Kenyon take-down
houses, and. like others, was de
lighted. The result was that he
made arrangements to increase the
size of his hotel by the use of these
Kenyon houses.
He pointed out that his hotel
was tilled with guests, but explain
‘ ed that he had ample grounds and
that he knew of hundreds of peo
ple who would prefer living in the
open and take their meals at the
hotel. After his plan became
known, he had trouble in keeping
guests in the hotel rooms. They
nearly all wanted to live in the
Kenyon houses.
Then,Goo, many have called at
High sand explained that because
the houses were absolutely mos-
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Here Is a Kenyon Take-Doivn House From the J. Nt. High Company Shown Cozily Resting in the Woods of Atlanta's Suburbs
quito-proof and fly-proof and
weather-proof, they wanted these
houses to use away from Atlanta
for thf summer. Some of them
are going to the seashore, while
others are going to the mountains.
And all of them will be near to
Nature. They will sleep well o’
nights without being bothered by
insects, and they will awake in
the morning with clear heads.
Their sleep will be refreshing and
their appetites will be good.
I KNOW because I have been
living in the open. My only re
gret is that I didn't get the Ken
yon take-down house habit long
ago.
They have two of these houses
set up at High s, one of them being
a one-room house like that shown
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY. JUNE 29, 1912.
in the photograph and the other
being a two-room house. They
were going Io set up a larger one,
but they didn’t have the room.
They have the houses, however,
and because of the delay in this
shipment reaching the store, they
have made arrangements to keep
well supplied in the future.
Inquiry of those interested has
developed the fact that the houses
are really cheaper than tents for
the reason that they are complete.
They are fully equipped with
floors, doors, screens, windows,
frame work—in fact, everything
to make them comfortable except
the furniture.
There is no necessity for hiring
carpenters nor for buying lumber.
1 know one lady out at East Lake
who put up a tent before she saw
a Kenyon take-down house. She
said the cost of the tent was only
a part, of her expense, and after
she had finished figuring she said
it would have been cheaper for her
to have bought a Kenyon house at
High’s. Even now, she hasn’t a
summer home as beautiful and as
cozy as mine. For I happened to
see a Kenyon house before I
bought a tent.
Eor those who didn't read what
I wrote about, these houses, I might,
mention that they come in sizes
from one to eight rooms, hi fact,
it is possible to get a child’s play
house, and if a house larger than
one with eight rooms is desired,
this is easily accomplished by
adding on units on the smaller
houses.
The demand, however, is for the
houses of the one, two and three
room variety.
The canvas fabric which covers
the very substantial framework
is very heavy and specially made.
It is of a rich, brownish hue, and
is treated by a process which ren
ders it not only absolutely weath
er-proof but also vermin proof.
Mosquitoes, Hies, frogs, snakes
or other objectionable creeping or
Hying things are unknown in my
Kenyon house. The floor is set
upon a stake foundation which
comes with the house, and there
are no openings in my little home
which are not screened with rust
proof screens. The windows,
which may be used in very inclem
ent weather, are made of fiberloid,
a flexible, transparent material,
and they consist of eight lights
each. These windows are operat
ed by cords from the inside. The
door is just like doors in other
houses except that it consists of
screen over the framework with a
canvas coyer when the weather is
too bad.
One of the nicest things about
these Kenyon take-down houses is
the ease with which the frame
work is erected. Every piece is
marked so that it is easily identi
fied. and it only takes a few min
utes’ work to put up the frame
ready for the canvas. Since 1
have had my house up 1 have slept
through some very heavy rain
storms, but the water was all on
the outside. The inside was as
dry as any other house—dryer
than some, for shingle roofs and
tin roofs have a habit of letting in
water frequently.
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There has been plenty of wind,
too, to demonstrate to me that I
• it
can safely weather any storm we
may have. I feel perfectly safe
and I am thoroughly enjoying my
self.
The one-room house which they
have set up in the furniture de
partment at High's is furnished
with appropriate furniture and it
looks very inviting. After a while
lam going to get similar furniture
for my house and then T am ready
to experiment with living in the
open next winter. I find that the
houses may be comfortably heated
and that the air is fresh at all
times because of the ideal way in
which they are ventilated.
I had occasion a few nights ago
to thoroughly appreciate the way
in which lam now living. I spent
the night in town with a friend of
mine in a room which was stuffy,
notwithstanding the fact that I
had every window wide open.
When I got up in the morning I
didn't feel as if I had rested at all.
The difference was surprising to
me. And it will he something ex
traordinary which keeps me from
my open air home another night.*
As T wrote before. T now know
what it is to enjoy the cool, fresh,
pure air of the open. I know what
it is to sleep -well and t« have good
health. From tvhat I have learn
ed recently I believe that hundreds
of others in Atlanta will do as I
have done.
I believe that Kenyon take-down
houses will spring up on vacant,
shady lots in the suburbs this sum
mer and that the«colony of open
air enthusiasts will be greatly en
larged.
If it is not in Atlanta, it will be
at the seashore or at the moun
tains. The rent of a summer home
would buy a good-sized Kenyon
house. A place to put it up is all
that is needed. And when it
comes time to move back home
for the winter, the Kenyon take
down house can be packed in a
few minutes and can be used in
Atlanta t during the winter or
stored away until next summer.
Mine will not be stored unless I
change my mind. For I feel that I
can be comfortable the year ’round
and I have all the comforts of
home.
And, best of all, I am happy
and—
Have good health.
The High store has interesting
booklets, handsomely illustrated,
telling all about these Kenyon
take-down houses, which will be
sent to those who do not find it
convenient to visit the store and
see just how delightful they are.
