The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-29

phere tainted by the civilizations from tn
lungs Of hundreds of other people; hi
SYstem Is exhausted, his skin Is excited u
in&0nted action, and when he leaves thl
building and goes out in the cold air hi
blood Is suddenly driven TO the interior o
the body, and then ensues more Or les
permanent congestion or Inflammation o
T some Of the internal organS-usually tn
air tubes IN or leading TO the lungs. Thi!
process being repeated many times,
chronic bronchitis Is finally established II
persons otherwise healthy, and life Is ev.
er after rendered miserable by this period
ical over. heating and sudden cooling o
the body. ,s4g! % d
IA stiil more pernicious, effect follow
from the so-called modern inpFoY erncntl
in heating houses and public buildings
Instead of-the -Old.fashioned fire places
which CONSUMED lai large amount OF fuel
and caused current Of fresh, pure all
from the outside TO rush into. the apart
ment through every possible Gvunue, w
now have stoves which burn but smst
quantity Of fuel, and the necessary heal
Is gained by tightly closing the doors and
windows to prevent the access OF air; or,
what Is far wbrse, heated AIR from the fur
mace IS cOnyyed . 10 the room and there
confined. The result OF this effort to
econOmizc fuel Is painfully manifest In The
pallid checks and excited nervous sys'
lens Of those who are continually Sub
iecied 10 its influence. .a., ~, I,., 81.
Many families sit during the long even.
ingS Of winter In what Il considered
warm and comfortable apartment, the
windows Ot which are cautiously closed,
and every aperture for the entrance Of
fresh air carefully sealed up. The fire in
the stove. the burning gas and six or eight
pairs OF l,ings soon consume nearly all
the oxygen In the room, and the air with
in becoming very impure and utterly I'm
fit for the purposes Of respiration. When
this Is continued, not only during the
evening, but all day and perhaps al night,
for many sleep in chambers soYarmed. a
constant state Ofill health is suE9 to result.
Headache and langour arc among the
early SYMPTOMS dyspepsia comes next, es.
pecially affecting the female members Of
the family, and nervous and hysterical
symptoms follow in the evil train. Coughs
and colds arc frequent, because such per
sons must Inevitably be exposed at times
to cold drafts Of air fromaan open door or
along the passages, when tiIe whole sur
face Of the body which has Just beenipre-
ternaturally heated, IS chilled, thus inauc-
ing internal congestion Of blood. -''' ~
1t Is not always thai the result OF this
Ignorance Of sanitary laws is felt imme-
diately, and for this reason, many persons
are led to believe that they can indefniie-
" continue to defy these laws; but, sooner
or later, they will suffer the inevitable
consequences. When persons remain for
a long time in such highlyiheated apart
ments, the heat-prOducing function OF the
blood is not brought into action. 1t Is
necessary, in order 10 maintain the natlI.
raj heat Of the blood, that the waste ma
terials in the system should be consumed,
and unless this is the case, the impure
matters are retained, and the blood is con-
stantly loaded with them. The blood Is
thus continually deteriorating, until at
Inst, It arrives al. a condition favorable for
the development Of tubercle q Themist
chief goes on increasing by slow degrees,
as the same habits Of living are. persisted
in, until the changes are 80 great thatho
alteration in the mode Of lffee can have
any effect, and SO our moTtuaEy lists are
being continually ed with numerous VIC
Tins Of consumption. Es@
The origin Of consumption is mot al.
ways attributed to the habit of living in
insufficiently ventilated apartments, nor
dOes this disease alwaysS Arise in those
who are accustomed to such injudicious
exposure; but, nevertheless, as most
Iihyeiclans will testify, whole families Of
girlshdve frequently illus been'cdrried of,
the boys escaping, because they are more
In the open air. /, . .S 'J' 55a5sir5a..%
|. Every means should be adopted TO have
the air IF rooms In which people congre.
gate constantly changed Churches, Tic.
aires, sChooI.TOOms, and. dwelling houses
particularly should be freely ventilated.
Those who are. compelled 70 spend Tie
greater portion Of their time I'M the
house should take daily exercise in the
open, DIR, where, the blood will not only
receive iLs due amount Of oxygen, but
where 1t will have an opportunity 10 burn
up 1llib waste and deafmGtgrhis, ID OFF
der To- haintaihI theE body.iat its natural
temperature, - In fine, n TOO much stress
cannot be laid upon the vital Importance
70 health Of plenty Of fresh air and vigor.
Gus exercise, especially during the colder
seasons 9 The y GT.'t :. OH Ga n o yisai