The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-10-12
From The Journal Of Health.

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| 1t is much to be regretted, that in cons
nection with the various Improvements which
the style of building, and the internal ar
rangement of our houses have undergone
within thu last ten years, more attention has
not been paid to the means for iDsurIng
| free ventilation throughout every apartment.
! In the large and sumptuous dwellings OF the
! rich. the wide halls and lofty ceilings, and
| free communication existing between the
| principal apartments, prevent, it is true, most
! of the causes of complaint in this respect
but in the more numerous and humoie
dwellings,, occupied by the laborer, as well
as BY the industrious mechanic and artisan,
and in the buildings appropriated for work
shops, stores, and ware houses, the means
of ventilation have in too many cases been
sadlv neglected. AS a necessary conse-
cuerce cleanliness is prevented, and the
health and co... "",Sft VI inc 'n"aV. I.ss ~
inmates prejudiced to greater ~
tent. A free circulation of air, in and apous
building, is of too much Importance
allow Of its being sacrificed from nlosi's9
Of economy, avarice or mere convenience.
| Air, when it is confined for any time within
room, or rendered stagnant by any other
means, soon becomes, not only unified for
/ respiration but absolutely destructive tolifs.
1 Under such circumstances, its composition
/ is quickly changed from various causes
while at the same time, it is loaded with
dust and deleterious exhalations given out
by the human body, even in health, or pre-
duced from the decomposition Of animal or
vegetable substances. Every one who has
entered a room that has been completely
shut up for even a few days, whether in
habitsd or not, must have been struck with
the peculiar smell of the air. in it, and exps-
| rienced the disagreeable sensation caused
by It's admission int the lungs. The walls
and furniture are soon covered with damp
mold, every thing within the apartment Of
a perishable nature, falls quickly into de-
cay, and affords materials for the still fur
Their visitation of the atmosphere. Many
complain of the unpleasant smell and damp
ness of their houses, without suspecting for
a moment that this is merely the result of a
defective ventilation.
1t is all-important, therefore, that the air
from without should be allowed to enter
freely into every part of the building, if not
in a continued current, at least at frequent
intervals, so as fully to expei that previously
existing in the several apartments. The
causes ofdeficient ventilation are, either the
location of the building in crowded courts,
or alleys-the want of free communica-
ton between the different rooms, in each
story-the improper position of the doors
and windows or the want of an open space
Insufficient extent in the rear of the house /;
3 in consequence of which the free circula-
ton of the air is entirely prevented. The
healthiness of dwelling is increased very
considerably by allowing it capacious
yard, which may either be we'll paved, laid
down in grass, or cultivated as flower
garden. IN
In the largest and best constructed hous-
es, ventilation should be promoted, by leay-
ing the doors and windows open several
hours during the day, in fair weather, and
when the air is driest, and closing them
carefully before nightfaA. Even in winter.
proper opportunity should be taken during
the day.. to admit freely the external air in
every apartment of the house, especially
y the bed rooms; the ventilation of work
:. shops and manufactures can be maintain
!. ed by proper furnaces which, while thew
; supply current of heated air, for warming
: the apartment, cause its atmosphere to be
constantly renewed.
Y BEAUTIFUL Extract. cit cannot be
: that earth is me- rs only abiding place. II
+; cannot be that our life is bubble. cass y. -,
!, by the ocean of eternity, to float moment
4 upon Its waves, and sink into notbingneas
# Else why is it that the high and glorons
: aspirations, which leap like angels from
}, the temple of our hearts, are for ever wan
a dsrlng about unsatisfed? Why is it ina,
8 the rainbow and the cloud Gene over us
# with beauty that's not of earth, and then
o pass on ana leave us to muse upon their
: faded loneliness? Why is it that the stars
/ which hold their festival around the MI.
G night throne,' are set above the grasp Z,
e our limited faculties: for ever mocking ms
s, with their unapproachable glory? And e.
= naiIy, why Is 1t that bright forms of human
1t beauty are presented to our view and then
2. taken from us; leaving the thousand
=. streams OF our affections to flow back IN a n
y AIplhe torrent upon eur hearts We are
N born for higher destiny than that of earth.
D. There ls a realm where the rainbow never
I'd fades-where the stars will be spread out
V. before us like the Islands, that slnmber on
Of the ocean, and where the beautiful beings
Al which here pass before us like shadows,
d will stay IN our presence for ever"
e Tag PLAGUE. NJ. Pariset, who has
% spent some time in investigating the causes
C and nature of the Plague, has established
l. three propositions, as the result Of his Ia
e bors that Egypt is the sole focus of he
d plague, that it did not appear in the world
: until Egypt ceased to embalm the dead.
/, and, in order to extirpate it, Egypt must re-
n turn to her ancient custom or adopt general
means of police and health, as in Europe
Q We are not furnished with the train nf
s reasoning, by which NJ. Pariset has arrived
>, at this valuable discovery, lift be one. He
states that in the grotto Of Eamoun, series
if of vast and lofty saloons connected bv lpas-
e sages go narrow that he was obliged to crawl
i upon his knees, he found the mummies Of
E crocodiles of all sizes, ranged in LAYERS
from the floors to the roofs, to the number
of several millions, wrapped in immense
; quantities of linen; they are better cloth
: ed than the Egyptian peasantry of the pres
: entday.-Enghsh paper.
How TO GET ALL YoU ASK. Desire the
women to take all you have, and the me a
to give you nothing, and both will be- sur