The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-12-14
The Art Of Breathing.

n.,fossor Tyndall, an eminent
P, ,:"S Chemist. in an interesting
Lecture delivered last win1e'' , On sav
i 'aistions sbetween dust and disease n
rei ne an instructive analysis OF tina,
CAV, a., nuisance, dust. He proved
1alnl the air breethen in cities always
tina. .a ' a quantity of very fine dust,
cow 5a nm of the strangest variety OF
mauf the refuse of animated life,
l ;tb hairs and scales of skin; hores
VIZ VIZ, rar;ous kinds of Goth; articles
TT Tone iron and salt; the products
o. ,, sine sormentation and of disease, and
OF Oh ~ aerms of numberless forms OF
.nn,; o fungus. All these are
I Il1.au into the lungs at each breath
TAI a left there; and whatever may be
anu an, NV of vigorous health to with
1ae Ita them, their influence on sys-
s'a, tbat are weak OF disordered
u 1e be injurious. But when the
leather continues excessively dry
tor a long time, the air OF whole DIS
~. ..;ots of Country becomes like the ar
" rreat cities, or worse. The dust
~ eronnd into even finer powder, and
taken up by the air in even greater
smonnts. Upon high roads or rail
,.avs it becomes suffocating, SO that
m n with weak lungs or infiamed
p;r Messages can only breathe 1t at
tbeir peril. Swamps, ponds and mo
rasses are dried up and from the
masses of vegetable matter left by
them new forms of decay are takei
M by the air, and attached to the IN
visible "dust" that is blown about tn
land. Every kind of disease IS az
orayated, and many kinds are ocea
Stoned by these impurities In the al!
In some factories, where the air
filed with dust and lint thrown o
by the machinery, the employees al
accustomed to protect their lungs /
holding wisp of cotton or wool ov'
their mouths, to sift the air OF Its IN
nurities before it passes into the
throats. But nature itself has dew
ed a guard against atmospheric II
nnrities of this kind, which humi
BEINGS neglect at their peril.
Glance at animals teaches us that t
nose. not the mouth, was made
breathe through. All animals U
the nose alone in respiration. L
horse never breathes through !
mouth. even in strong, rapid respll
t;ons the exertion of race prorok
The dog has small nostrils and
forced to pant with open mouth a
protrudlng tongue, after violent
ercise, in hot weather; but at all 0
er times, he keeps his mouth sh
and breathes through his nose, i
a proper well-bred animal. b
man beings should follow his exa
nle The OPENINGS of the most
are lined with hair for the expr
purpose of arresting the dust, /
SCOT and other foreign substances
the atmosphere, which, when
breathing is effected through
omen mouth, enter the throat
lungs. 1t is the irritation OF
throat and air passages caused
these alien impurities that lead
catarrh. bronchitis, inflammation
other similar diseases. Sleeping
the mouth open is o most vicious
we'll as an unromantic habit, but
iicult for those to guard against
allow the mouth to indulge IN
ing hours. Breathing nay be
sidered an art, the first principl
which is to regard the nose, ane
the mouth as the outward respl
nv organ. OF course, when the
trils are swollen and partially, c
with catalh, breathing through
is impossible, but it will be toui
those who make the experiment
breathing habitually through
nose will protect against many
in tue head that misuse OF the
for this purpose provokes.-
Louis Home Journal.
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