New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-27
seems 40 though lifetime is

and country they have sworn to uphold.
NEErILATIoN.-It seems 40 though lifetime If
often insufficient to learn the simplest common vI.v'
Of things that intimately sec, daily comfort and b'pp
For instance how few Of occupied spsfmeDs'
whether in the msnsop, the eottsss the store once
ectureroom theater hospital other public or pn'se
place IS really comfortably ventilated e'PeeisJ in ~
weather when Obliged to accept the present snc
mode Of heating by steam or hot air iaInsce'
conceded ths. foreater, with their huge
fireplace. had ample ventilation and sometimes an
Of host At least on one side Of the BODY ou' may
| be seriously doubted whether our ne" W"
hi. notion, Of .buttins up . room perfectly air ngh'
and heating the ssms vitisted air over and over again.
and not only rehestinE but reoreathns H.
10 jumping from the frynsPan into the n'e' "a'e'
IN. inventive genius Of the YANKEE nation ought 70
ovorcon. he difficulties Of both thsss eIireme aud give US
something really psctica. very radical difference OF
op,;on exists smong the advocates OF ventaon A. TO the
,onor manner Of keeping a in pure during cold
raher m in hot weather there 10 difference. all sgree
lux thai hen ia best TO opea the Windows and doors and
take As much of the roof of conveniently can Durng
the season people get slonG very well, but whep
Winter sriive crack that above the insrc Of any ce
damp air stopped up and heavy fires are made In the
rn.cs stoves, OF crates Thus comfort is sought but in
little while they begin feel uncomfortable about the head
and era inclined to vertigo they become exhausted and tired
out before having performed half Of the labor they did
when the doors and windows and plenty fresh
admitted Tie subject Of ventilation finally forces i'eh upon
the attention Of people, AID with avNw to in'tfue'hs
thsmmselves they purchase DR.. Reid on Ventilation IL
applied to tho House Of Parliament, ks., DR.. Wy
man, DIR. Grlseom, and the works OF ether an'
thors on the subject Tho elaborate treatses bav'
ing perused they conclude that in order to ven'se
their rooms large hos mus. be made in the top OF each
apartments and II they conduct the foul air escaping
thsfeom to heated doe increase the draft 90 much
lie becJ. This work accomplished they hsiter themselves
that By their scientific attachments end knowledge upon 30
important subject they w add ct least ten to their
mortal existence The air fresh and cool bot II n
little than they hsve been accustomed to- The FIRE '
stirred up and sue. made tina. will all DO right directly
At length there cold which Of coue renders the
roe u uncomfortable. Everybody shi,ering and complain
inz Ct the cold PdgCsils buttons up his double-gowD
ard after while calls for III, overcoa Something mlst be
the matter with the furnsce-it DENT burn .. al
It used to do. Tho furnace man 10 sent for
and soon discovers the spsr,u. IN the top Of the
which he ,eys must be closed Oh PaiersniAs reie
can't close that deem it perfect v.nulstOr. Fsrpaes
tell you that you need new furnace or someshng
Of that Kind according hi, speculative dpo'liSn and you
invaIsey follow his sdycs ia those Estr', yet cling to
your idea Of having perfected excellent ven,iator Fur
ueces and Ct kndi tried but all 10 no
pose and finally In deciding between freezing CHEERING
you quietly auss to close the air snd but little on
a.
ventilation 10 humbug There good msny practical
who say that when yon want TO hes. rosmlby
throwing warmed you must male the openings for the
oscsye Of foul air from the bottom Of the apartment Among
the advocates Of this theory, Mef'r
Leeds ysux Of this city E.ry las Fall they prepared
diagrams showing the effect OF attempting to heat the
Government hospitsh without closing the opening the
ridge which had been prepared for Summer vsDts
euhe heated air pssis quicker than could be made
Iva .lle
they called tAeo bat vacated tbs bu4los' Ere. declaring
that DO stove could be found render them hibisble
M.,a " proposed u'ing what they termed rontlans
formed by pu0s In extra cA'ins or Jacket around
stove and ,upPyos all the flesh air required for
the buding H this point Oy codair boz, communicating
with the fresh outside. This cir passing the stove.
would be hsetsd to ntemperAure little higher than that o!
the and would Immediately rise to the top Of the
opening At the bottom like open Fireplace eommuri.
/ eating with shsh chimney above the buildiss,
would cary OF tbs colder and vnIsted air
tue hosted air pressed down The system Wa finally To-
trodused uto the hos pitfalls WsshssoD and found 's
factory that the ltermtseGeneral Las had hihouaph,
made representing The principle ind has directed he''
Leeds NsuI put the apparatus Ia eli the general ho'Pa
Ib. be Introduced In the hoipsl' D,vids
Island Schuyler. aud all the other principal hospitals in
the neighborhood Of New York and believe In Phils
dePs and ether places II IL simple enough, ard from the
Trial h, have given the syem Ia tho eihora rooms Of
Tnn TRIBUNE, inclined to believe that It will gene
rally be pied the ,sacou. method Of ventilation
/ TnK NEw-YoRK OPHTHALAIc School AND
nosPIrI hold it, eleventh Anniversary tho 2ih inst IA
the Medical College Foueepth street. before large and
highly int gent audience Tho Of the graduating
class read by Dr. Marx Stephenson lecturer snst
ony pathology aud tssnsnt Of diseases Of the eye aud
the diplomas presented by Solomon Jsnner, A. NJ,
Pre,idsnt Of the Institution, 1 follows;
A. l. Jenner NJ. d., Ohioi J. NJ Wsdil.. Ys,es County,
~ T. seheees jr Dy'eHr,' sy,H'y , IL w >!
County, n Y J. H. Mccain II. d. LouisviIs. Ky Robt.
King Geneva. y. Y II. q. olm.ed NJ b.. N. Y. City
b dho M orr ION D. dsa,d. Wet H. c'
c s%aS N{n' G. li.yaa.. 3 c.@sd. Wet
Hunter, ~ D., Coneor5 n Iii NJ C. Rowland NJ d.
Ths gaduate. then addressed In very appropriate
manner by Dr. Mucu r. Stephenson Of th. A.tendn,
surgeons under hose immediate Instruction and examination
they had duros the rss. Winter The Vsedeory Ad
dreu Wa, delivered by Alexander z. Jsnn.r NJ D.,
the graduating and the exercises Of the evening closed
with address 10y j. +. 0sush, II ID.
BRAzIL RKyisITrD.-1he Rev. j. c. Fletcher de-
v.rod hss.cond lecture Brazil Wednesday evening at the
Cooper Institute to spprrcativs audience lie graphically
,keched the phStes geography tho country and gave
AerDg scooubt Of s natural ls suTpases
that Of this country by 100 600 miles tho total
bsrg GOO square mile. Situated Ia the tropics. s tenn
pera,uio from variety Of causes resembles that Of tho TEN.
perate Z,ue so equally does the rein fall that coencng
ia March extremity Of the county continue. for
brief period aud ceans It recommends In tbs adjoining
region snd thus continues visiting successive sessions until II
Tnaes tho oppOtitc extremity IN December There
10 immense deserts no burning hmooDs " s0cco. no vo
canoes and only .ninsc.nce Of an earthquake that had
CURED an bundled go The elevation Of the
country above the Is 100 f--t while pObab
twohiId. Of It ranges as high as from ioyO to 1908
fes Tie Valley Of the Amszon IL eIceedngy ptoduc-