The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-10-29
TIPToN, IOWA. OCTOBER 20, 1868.

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moro than many Of the unpluned oncs
appear 10. There Is little streak Of
morning sun which In early spring
comes In between two buildings near by
me, and travsrses the space beyond. ~
the sun moves up the heavens. The
sensible barnyard fowls of the inhrmary
hen-coop follow 1t ss II slowly travels
along, rs faithfully ~ II their brains
were furnished with heliostats. tits
well to remember that there II something
more than warmth In sunlight. The
skin does not tan aud freckle In warm,
dark rooms. Photography reminds us
that there Is chemistry in sunshine,
without which that beautiful art would
be unknown. You have only to look at
the windows In some of the lower
houses In Beacon street, just above
Charles, to see what singular change
Of color has taken place In many Of the
panes Of glass which were set quite col
orless. Mr.. Gaffield's inssrssting expsr-
iments have illustrated this curl
Gus fact, aud added another chapter
to the alchemy of the sunbeam.
Color Is not commonly consulted, ex-
cept for the sake Of the eyes; but a notion
has long prevailed in some countries
that 1t has nm important influence In
disease. When John of Gaddesden was
called to the son OF Edward the second,
who was attacked with the small. pox,
he had tho Prince wrapped in scarlet
cloths aud surrounded with draperies
Of the same color. The Japanese, ac-
cordiing to Kmmnfer. have a similar
fancy. 1t survived In England at least
~ late as l744. A physician prasticing
at that date tells how he was called to
the child Of a certain military officer.
and, on announcing that 1t was breaki ing
out with the smallpox, three women
took of their scarlet capes, and wrapped
the child iD them. 1t was kept SO en-
veloped during the whole time Of its
| sick ness.
The tailor's art has blanched the sur
face Of our bodies to tho whiteness OF
celery. Like that, we are buried alive,
all but our heads. We can hardly doubt
that the condition OF the primitive man
was to bask in unimpeded sunshine,
and that In depriving himself Of 1t to 30
great an extent he must pay the penalty
in the form Of some physical dcteriora-
tion. Men and women must have sun
shine to ripen them, as much ~ apples
and peaches. The exposure that Is lia-
BILE to produce sunstroke, Of which the
present summer has furnished All
unprecedented number Of instances,
and the over-fatigue OF the eyes being
guarded against, the sun bath may be
considered as great preservative and
curative agent for most persons. Yet
! there are those with whom it does not
agree, and who avoid exposure, at least
to the direct rays of the sun in warm
weather, from their experience of the
| effects that follow 1t. Some individuals
seem to be born certain number Of
degrees north or south OF the region
fitted for their constitutions.
The air we breathe is the next poin t
to be touched upon. II we inspire and
expire forty hogsheads of air day, rob
it Of some pounds Of oxygen, and load II
with other pounds Of carbonic acid gas,
We must need very large supply 70,
our daily use. The ventilation Of build
ings, public and private, is accom- plished
easily and safely enough, If people will
take the pains and spend the money.
Yet it is sadly neglected by those who
spare no trouble and expense for luxuries
much less important. l have been at
elegant dinner parties, where, what
with the number Of the guests crowded
together in small apartment. the
blaze OF numerous lights, and the long
sitting, to say nothing of the variety o
wines that insisted on being tasted, the
greatest care was no security agains,
such headache the next morning a.
only o debauch ought to account for
There were dozen courses for the pal
ate, and only one for the breathing or
gans. Let no host expect his guests t.
be anything but sleepy and tsupid, i
they are imprisoned in an atmosphere
which reduces them all to state of semi
asphyxia.
1t is our own fault, in mo st cases, il W.
do not get ventilation enough at home
without any dangerous exposure t
draughts. But once cross your owl
threshold and go abroad, you are u
longer safe. A friend grapples you
warm with exercise, and keeps yo'
talking, with the wind blowing through
you, charged with catarrhs, rheuma
tisms, lung fevers, aud other complaints
any Of which your particular constitu
ton may happen to fancy. Never stoI
on doorstep to discuss the origin o
evil, or linger at a street corner to settle
the authorship of Junius aud Eikol
Basilike, unless you are impregnabl
to the blast as an iron clad t. bullets
} There are some, no doubt, who can rul
, half dozen times round the Common
, and sit down on Park Street Meeting
!, house steps and cool of, without bein,