Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-12-10
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Why, brfnre marriage they are fit for
nothing but To be looked at and admi' !
red for their delicacy of form; and at.
,erwarls arc worth nothing but to trans
nit to pnserity disease and suffering.
A great sensation is produced when one
Commits suicide. But which is worse,
murder committed in an instant, or mur.
der wrought by slow degrees Muir.
der that eleprives but one person of life,
or murder that involves self aud all pos.
,erity in,its tor,ures : There arc mole
nnlimcly deaths from contracting the
chest and breathing confined air than
from all olher sources together. IL
shnpld De remembered here, that air
once hreathed is unfit TO breathe again.
In order to make this plain, will say
that pure atmospheric air is composed
Of two easscs called nitrogen and oxy.
gen. BY some strange process, about
the operation of which scientific writer's
disagree, the air in the lungs loses its
natural qualities, and when thrown out
il fund tu he carbunic acid gass which
is deadly poison. This shows the i'm
pnrlance IF admitting freslrair frequent
ly intu all Of our aPa'tments; and the
necessity of avoiding the use of law
ligh, rooms for sleeping or sitting rooms
In cases Of levers, &C., much harm is
ofteu done TO patients through fear of
fresh air, when al the same time j, is of
more real Importance than medicine
A word here ahnnt schonl rooms. This
point deserves particular attention in
this region at the present time. HaT'
ing been accustomed to ruund.log, pa
per.winduwed, puncheon.a""red, open
Schoul-hnuses. in their young days. pa.
rents remember their suficrings, aud
seem determined in many places at least
to have their children more comfortably
situated, und so they build frame houses,
PLASTER them inside, make the doors and
windows mir tight, have the ceiling low,
and then finish by placing stove in the
centre. In room so constructed, per.
haps not more than 16 feet square, be.
tween thirty and forty children arc con.
fined from eight in the morning till four
in the evening, with not more than an
hour and a.lIalf of recess; and during
thi. time, the teacher las ignorant very
frequently Of Physiology and Chemis-
try az his youngest pupil) Keeps tho
dnor closed fur fear of letting in some
cnll air! What effect can this warm,
aud hundred times rebI eathed air
has. on the blond Of those ppnr innu
ceut sufferers! No wonder they nestle
aud screw from side to side. No won.
der they pant for freed"m, nnd in their
anxiety for nnon,ime, forget the spelling
aud grammar. Aud no wonder that
many of them turn pale, and sicken
aud die before the return Of the next
winter session. A remark about cloth.
ing and this article will be finished.
We have seen why clothing should hc
worn luose. Now let US see why it
should be light. The whole surface of
the body is covered with minute pores
which perform kind of respiration by
throwing of currupt, unwholesome h"'
mors. aud also absorbing portion Of
atmospheric air. A grea, deal depends
on the proper action of these tiny pores.
If too much clothing is worn the air
cannot pepetrate it so as to carry of
the moisture from the surface, and this
being retained, clogs the outlets of the
skin aud predisposes to disease. Again,
it too little clothing is worn tho perspi-
ration is up, to be checked, and this will
prove Injurious, s9lhat parents should
avoid the extreme iaei,her case, and re.
member at all times, 10 consult health
aud c"m(on in preference to f'lly and
fashiun. SEBA.
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