Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1869-07-06
How to Keep Houses Cool in Hot Wea-


Mr.. John Attfeld, Professor of Practical
Chemistry to.the Pharmaceutical Society, con-.
tributes the following seasoDable directions II
I'm these nut days cool apartment Is a real
luxury. luxury to be had far oftener ethan
most people suppose possible The secret con-
sists not in letting in cool air. for naturally all
do that whenever they have the chance but in
keeping out hot air. If the air outside room
or house be cooler han the air inside let it Ia by
all means but if it be hotter, carefully keep it
out A staircase window left open during the
night will often cool the passages of house,
and the rooms too, if their doors be not shut !;
but it must be closed BY eight O'Clock next
morning or, If on the sunny side at four or
five o'clock, and the blind drawn down. The
mistakes people generally make is to throw
omen their windows at all hour, Of the day, no
matter whefher the atmosphere be cool or
scoyching. Let us have some air, they say,
and in comes the treacherous breeze for even
hot air is pleasant when gently blowing, taking
away perspration and thereby cooling the skin,
but the apartment is made warmer instead OF
cooler and as soon as they move out OF the
draft thew find their room TO be more uncOm-
Portable than before Let 10 cool air, keep OUT
hot; this is the only formula to insure the MN
mum of discomfort. Sitting-rooms may gene
rally be kept cool throughout the whole day II
the doors be only opened fsringress and egress
and the windows kept ciused and shielded from
direct SUNSHINE by bind 1t the atmosphere
of a room be impure from any cause let 1t be
renewed. hot air is less injurious than bad air.
1t room be small In com parison with the mum
perot persons engaged in it. free ventilation be-
comes ind Isl edsabIe In cooking apartments the
temperature will probably be higher than out
| side, hence the free admission even OF hot air
| viii be desirable. If persons do not object to
| sit in direct dranghl of air, windows and doors
| may be olened,4a breeze being more refreshing.
even though several d grees warmer than still
air but under nearly all oheFs circumstances
rooms should be kept closed a> much as posi-
bic ill after shutdown, or till the air outside is
| cooler than that inside.
| 1t will be seen by reference to the Court Pro-
ceedlngs, published elsewhere, that an appica-
ton for wrtof Injunction was yesterday grant
ed by Judge PlNKNEY.F restraining the Mayor
City CounciIof Baltimore. their Register, Com
mi,>inners of Finance and all other servants
a,d agents from the hypoi hecation Of Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad stock in acc rdance with
the ordnance recently passed by the City Cunci
for the purpose of raising sum of $l.000000
| in aid OF the Western Maryland Railroad. As
the opinion of Judge PINKNEY appears to be
very decided as to the uncOnstltufi0nality of the
measure-and we have no doubt his Honor has
carefully considered this important question
since its discussion in the public journals and
since the publication of the table. and, we think,
conclusive opinion OF Mtssrs. STEELE, BROWN
and WALLIs-the case, we learn, will not be
argued in the Court below. As soon as the re-
quired bond is given, the injunction will be Is
sued, and as early day as practicable, after
The appeal goes up. will doubtless be fixed by
The Court Of Appeals tor the he iring of this
very important case. This, however, cannot now
be before the October term. We shall then
have 6nal decision as to the true interpreta-
ton Of the clause in the Constitution restrain
ing the City Council from involving the city in
debt, without the sanction Of the Legislature
and the cnnsent Of tn. majority of the voters
OF Baltimore. -Bnlt Gazette July LIST. ae.s