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What the Doctor Told the Widow
GREAT interest has been arous
ed among Atlantans in regard
to the Kenyon take-down
houses since my story of the com
fort 1 found in mine. So many
inquiries have been made that I
shall, try to answer many at once,
for the J. M. High Company rath
er holds me responsible for the
publicity given these houses
through my enthusiasm about my
own "House in the Woods.'' I
have agreed to attempt another
explanation of the practicability
of combining home comforts with
outdoor contentment and refresh
ment .
I’erhaps the little story I heard
« day or two ago will in part con
vince you that the keen interest
shown in the Kenyon take-down
bouses has resulted in good.
\ lew months ago a young wid
ow with four children received
ominous intelligence. Her kind
doctor informed her with gentle
ness which did not cloak firmness
that het eldest child, a girl of
twc|\e years, needed all care ami
attention to arrest the progress of
the White Plague." which was
io an incipient stage. This meant
mu »nlv extreme anxiety, but a
sting of bitterness to the loving
mother.
It was a real task for her to
provide the necessities lor her
children. and this she was able Io
do by working al) day in a down
town office. Often her mind wan
dered to the little flat where her
1 hildren awaited her return ami
s *’" had to bring her thoughts
hack with an effort to her work,
longed to do her very besl for
’hem The doctor's edict that her
little daughter was in immediate
need of special care seemed to re
flect upon her motherhood. If
now she tailed to provide the nec
essary care, it would mean the
gracing frailness of Marjorie and
an empty place in the household,
amount of stoicism could ever
relieve the heartache this death
would cause.
s he remembered nhat the doctor
’’ad specified fresh air and nour
i'huig food as the requisites for
dar.iorie § upbuilding. The lasi
'■'i' 1 had always sought to provide.
! "it she realized with a pang that
*he little flat seemed very stuffy
*' times, even after the atmos
f'lmre of the downtown office. Il
'■’s tresh air that Marjorie
needed.-
' '‘ ttl in the woods seemed to
''' t* l ' her as the best resori for
J’" 1 ' delicate child. She 'could
~;n' c her four children in charge
'lie maid and know that Ihev
'' happy ami getting stronger.
''mild have it located within
distance of her work ami
go back and forth each day.
I 11 'his in mind sh< went to the
High ('ompauv's stoic to im
' "'t i gate.
| l , ‘ r attention was called to a
r, tible house erected i n th,. High
'"’Phoiise. H was „ two-room
■ spacious, comfortable and I
I he windows were screen
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In her opinion it seemed an ideal
summer home for those of moder-1
ate incomes
The tenl idea had been her last I
resort, for she had soon no other I
way to pro\i<|c the fresh air on
which her child's life depended.
Nft she had dreaded the diseom ■
fort which she realized would as •
feet them all ami which might
counterbalance the benefit the I
fresh air would gin- in Marjorie’s :
case. The thought of weary little |
Marjorie tossing on warm nights
within the tent where no air was
stirring had not made her very
optimistic about this venture.
The Kenyon take-down house
sett’led it all Here was ample pro
vision for the whole family ami
the change and fresh air so specifi
cally recommended for Marjorie.
It would be a joyous change for
the quiet little girl who daily
grew pnore languid and delicate.
The Kenyon lake-down house I
could be erected in their own back ’
yard, if she wished. But she con
sidered that just now a change of
environment would effect a more
speedy recovery. A two-room
Kertkon take-down hous’e just a
short distance from a good car
line would mean no loss of lime to
Iter and a gain in strength for the
four children. She bad but to
make arrangements for a place
to pitch her tent no. her Kenyon
take-down house and all would |
be well for a summer's attempt Io
restore health to a precious child.
Her employers, hearing of her
anxiety, willingly granted her a
two weeks’ vacation. She felt
that two weeks of her personal su
pervision would make a great <|if i
I'ereuee in Marjorie’s future aud ! fui
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she put her whole heart into her
mission.
Alter two weeks of healthfq],
I liai py life in the comfortable Ken
yon house, little Marjorie begtin to
take an interest in the games the
other children played. Her re
| turning appetite made inroads on
j t he supply of nourishing food pro
vided and all indications were
I brighter than on the day the doe
| tor spoke so seriously.
The short trial convinced the
i mother than a summer of this out
jdoor life without the disagreeable
I features so usual to camping
i would terminate bi the happy way
Islw had anticipated. Marjorie
j grows stronger every day. the
other children are almost barbar
ically well ami she herself finds
that nights spent in the Kenyon
house bring dreamless sleep and
keep her fit for her daily work.
Today the young widow is in
1 her Kenyon house, going back and
I fori h to her work. The children
I are thriving, and. best of all. there
i will not be a heartache for little
.Marjorie laughs and sings and is
! getting well.
■ This jffory has proved to me that
j I have done no harm in giving
I publicity Io the Kenyon take
idown houses. Though I will be
) I rank to say it has caused me some
'trouble ami not a little time to an
swer the different questions which
I my stories in The Georgian have
I a roused.
I’he medical profession has solv
ed the great problem of treatment
for tuberculosis. It. may seem a
i paradox to say that they use no
' medicine. "ITesh air. more fresh
air. and again fresh air and nour
ishinir food is what rm doctor
told me would cure tuberculosis
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even after it had passed the first
stages.
The Indians lived in tents and
lin the open air and never knew
i tuberculosis. Today, when civili
jzation has placed them in air
proof houses the American Indian
is fast being exterminated bv the
"White Plague.’’
Since I have lived in my Ken
yon house I have appreciated the
value of good, strong nerves and
a contented mind. I can meet the
day with a smile, even with a burst,
ot laughter, for I rest well in my
Kenyon house. No wonder the
Indian was brave, fearless and
[keen; he slept where God's fresh
air could woo him to sleep.
Xow*adays nearly everyone un
derstands the importance of fresh
air at night. Architects find a
sleeping porch the first considera
tion of people about to build.
Many people have had these out
door living ami sleeping rooms
built on their houses, for they real
ized that health was a matter of
preservation, not of medication.
But every income will not admit
ol a house with this necessary fea
ture.
Eor the moderate income the
Kenyon take-down house is the
solution. Eor only the amount
paid to the landlord for several
months rent you can provide
yourself and family with a sub-'
stantial. water and damp-proof
house. It makes the summer va
cation a comfort instead of the
i insect-bitten. imagine-you-are-
J happy vacation* we have all ex-i
Iperienced. -i
I Should health demand it. the
i Kenyon house can be erected in
;the back yard and used all the
j.vear around by the invalid. In
inclement weather it c/n be as sc
leiirely closed as any other house,
and yet thoroughly ventilated, it
is a boon to those who need fresh
air Io counteract the insidious
germs which have begun to work
havoc with their health.
Il I had a little girl I should be
tempted to buy her a Kenyon
take-down playhouse. As it is, I
may allow my Kenyon house to
be the convention hall for the Boy -
Scouts. My sou will rejoice in thy
decision. I am sure, and I -will
| have the satisfaction of thinking
of him and his companions in a
sanitary house instead of in some
one s attic, which is the usual
meet ing place.
These Kenyon Imuses may he
obtained in all sizes from one room
up to five. Should you wish a
larger establishment than the five
room house provides, a detached
two-room house may lie used for
the kitchen and the servant’s
room. This gives sufficient space
for even the large house parties
vacation days make probable.
If I had a large estate, which I
haven’t, being merely a newspa
per woman and not a millionaire,
I would organize a Kenyon col
ony. The lawn would be dotted
with Kenyon houses where I could
see the color brought to pale
cheeks, the return of health and
the advent of joyousness. Here
would be true philanthropy. But
I am no philanthropist, merely a
hard-working woman who is feel
ing the benefits of the fresh air
in a Kenyon take-down house.
They have some interesting
booklets at the J. M. High Com
pany which tell all about these
Kenyon take-down houses. They
say they will gladly send them
for the asking.