The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1864-06-29
A Good Thing to Breathe,

the Northern United States live ia bet
ter houses wear better clothes, and eat
better food than the mass Of any other
nation, but rbey breathe the worst air Of
any people in the world. They like bad
mir. Every man chooses 10 have his
clothes and food prepared fresh and new
for hmself but he likes TO have his air
breathed over a few times by his neigh
bors before lie takes il into his own lungs.
In this process It's oxygen is diminished,
its carbonc acid is Increased, it gets lii
tie warm, and moist, aud dirty, and then
it just suits ihAAmercan taste.
All through the wiDter months our ci-
ty railroad cars arc literally packed with
passengers, and the doors, windows and
ventilators are kept tightly closed. II
any passenger ventures to open one Of
the little narrow veutilaiors in the upper
part of the car some very nice gentleman,
with a clean collar, white teeth, aud
carefully dressed wig, who is drawing in
at every breath quarts of ain loaded with
tobacco fumes, and animal matter FROM
the lungs of his fellow passengers, is sure
to give a shiver, aud request that the mi.
mute opening may be closed.
In our churches thdgAongregations gen
orally have air in the forenoon which is
qnite toerable, but in the afternoon their
conseiences and good manners are subject
ed to a constant strain in efforts TO resist
the stupefyng effects Of the noxious gas
es with which the church has become ELL
ed during the morning service,
But the worst effect of this national
pirdeleclion is seen in our schools. Hun
dreds of little boys and girls are confined
in close rooms for three hours at time,
breathing over aud over again the same
air, constantly diminishing its oxygen
which is the supporter of life, thus reduc-
ing the force of the vital functions; while
at the same time the brain, that inevitably
shares the eneyating influence, is stimu-
lated by the most exciting ambition to
exertions too greRt for even its undimn-
ished strength. By this course hundreds of
hel pless children, each the pride and Joy
Of its home, have been doomed TO linger.
ing disease and early death.
There is no necessity for breathing poi
souuus gases. We are placed in q great
ocean of air which has been prepared by
nature in just the proper proportions Of
oxygen, nitrogen and watery yapof to
adapt it TO the structure of our lungs and
the healthful action of all our organs.--
We know that by breathing constantly
this atmosphere, taking fresh and pure
supply at every breath, our physical sys-
TEN will attain to The highest degree of
health and strength of which il is capable
1t is only by laborious effort that we can
box ourselves in, so that we can obtain the
foul air Of which we are so fond.
There may be, however few persons
in the community who prefer fresh and
pure mir to that which has been breathed
over number of times To these we
commend DR.. Reds work of ventilation
recently republished by John Willy, 5S5
Broadway, New York. 1t is a small
book Of 100 pages, and discusses the sub
ject with an intelligence which is the re-
suit of long series of Investigations
The various methods of bringing in and
distributing the fresh air, and Of remoy-
ing the noxious gases, are treated with
rare combination of profound scientific
knowledge ond practical common sense.
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HoRBIBLE ACcDENT.-One Of the tho
most shocking accidents we have ever
had occasion to record, occurred nj Dewitt,
on Friday last, causing The death of the
estimabe wife Of DR.. Geo. w. Topping, Of
that village. While engaged in ironing,
the dress Of Mrs. Topping accidently
caught fire; in her terror the unfortunate
lady rushed from the house into the epen
air, and was soon enveloped in flames;
her cries aroused her neighbors who, on
arriving at the spot, found all help too
late. The unfortunate victim was even
unable to speak, and died in less than
three hours.-L0nSiRg State Journal.
A DEAD mule, belonging TO Memphis
citizen, was being hauled out of tie lines
the other day, when bayouet thrust re.
vealed the fact that the carcass contained
10000 percussion caps, quantity of
ammunition, aud other coutraband arti-
elcs, which some rebel sympaihizer had
taken this means Of smuggling.
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