Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-04
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The Importance and Advantage Of vent-
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Few things are more 5insidiously under
mining the constitution and vital stamina Of
many "young people, than the want Of shop
ventilation, particularly in the evening, when
the gas is lighted.
There are many trades the occupation in
which is very light, and requires little or no
exertion. Stationers, fancy wool, toy shops,
and the like, nearly all keep their doors closed
''because itiis so cold" The result is that
the burning gas vitiates the air in the shop
and the assistants inhaling this, the eirnulat
ton of the blood is lowered, and the outward
cold is felt all the more. Again, there are
some shops the contents of which naturally
yield emanations of an unhealthy kind when
free current of air is excluded. Who, for
instance, can go into shoe shop, the doors
Of which are kept closed, without at once
being conscious Of the unpleasant odor of old
and new leather The same may be said Of
ready-made clothes depot-the peculiar
| odor Of the cloth and fustian, the burnt gas
and the confined breath Of the people serving
therein make il exceedingly disagreeable to
a stranger, on entering out-of the fresh air.
| If a remark be made by purchaser that
the shop Smells close" the assistant Is al
most sure to reply that "they don't notice
| it," What, howevet, they do notice, is head
ache, langour, loss Of appetite, ennui, debil-
| ity, pallor of the face, blotchy skin, redness
Of the nose, white face. All unheeded warn
ings to ventilate the dwelling-place, and if
not attended to, produce worse results.
Many drapers shops are badly ventilated;
some, where they drive good trade, have
been enlarged by the addition of neighboring
houses, all the freplaces have been removed,
and but one or two entrances are left to the
whole building. There are, on the other
hand, many trades where the doors are al
ways open; the result is that all engaged in
. II are healthy and never complain of being
l - \ d l. L. ~ .s..r,
] and healthy, because of the free ventilation OF
/ the shops or places of trade. lt.la
/, The nose is the gate to the lungs, and
! whatever Is indicative of unpleasantness is
! unhealthful, and should be shut out. In
| stead of closing the doors to keep the shop
/ warm, it is better if the cold is severe, to
wear warmer understanding, halt-gloves,
thick stockings, warm jackets, and woolly
neckerchiefs. In winter dress accordingly
, in warm clothes, and plenty of them. Aris-
/ ing from well-known causes, cold air, par
E ticularly fresh air, warns, the person thai
| breathes it more than warm air. 1t is pro
verbal that persons sitting quietly in a room
feel draught" from every Granny. "Fht
t key-hole blows enough to turn mill
{ though they Creep into the fire." and roas
, themselves, they have always one side cold
: yet little exertion in fresh, open air would
Y put them into glow. r5
E AS gas burns and people breathe, water il
t produced and exhaled; ift this steam has beer
: condensed on the inside Of windows, youmay
8 be sure the shop wants ventilation. Dust o
a every kind should also be avoided with scru
} pulous care. Every morning when the shol
e is busted, doors and skylights should alway
be wide open, SO as to clear away the dust a
a it flies about 1t avails but little to dus
+ without getting rid of it out of the premises
:. to make dust with brush in one place 70
, it to settle in another, is labor in vain. Per
sons who take a morning or evening draugh
!, of dust are sure to be troubled with air-tub
]. complaints. This, then, is another reason 70
e ventilating the shop, 60. -..- -,.,.--,, a.