Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-23
LOCAL NEWS.

tV'e' se''''V''9 iio' n'o' 49, - ' e"t"E ~"
pcrlutcndcnt, introduced Dr. H. n. Ntabicr,
who proceeded to read an able and interesting
,,1.,,i, -, .crho Ro,t Mons of 1,rorot;rr tho
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ltcath oi upiIs anu ie''c''cls
After alluding to the Importance OF attention
to the subject OF MS lecture, Dr; . spoke III Il
pleasant manner OF inc sooo ola oays oi
schools when Ventilation Was sometimes uluch
too tree 1Of cOmlOrt, ana sonlctlucS WlioLy H.
adequate ior healthy plea'liihs' anu ""9h puI
pills sat, Tor seven hours, on the hardest OF
benches without pacES, ana lllSlStco tla1 10
poetry alone belonged the memory OF THESE
good old times. lie then gave some very
useful statistics relative to the quantity OF fresh
AR supplied IN hospitals properly constructed
and stated why 30 much Is required. eGnooi
rooms, lie >aiu, shoulu DC sul'l'iieo WITH l'oov
cub!c lcct OF pure ar in hour Tor cach pupil
Tins should be provided ior IN coastructloh'
lat III uSln@ rooms constructed l"1 othef puy-
poses, every effort should &c l'iauc 10 supply
the requisite quantity, Witlt""' exposing 'nc
pupil /" a dta'l2ht u col" ar -\ir >lio"lu DC
admitted trom the i"p. ana IN opening lheo
The chimney lear The Top 81 inc room Will d
valve opening liWaru o., one through inc fool'
protected by c"r"l turnln" WIN inc WING,
cOllu be proiltab!y used SCHOOL rooil'S sHoulu
always have Vr>t'Gd"s or >o!ie o'net G""';.
vaIirc I" temper tic ar before aolll'lhT It.
IN t.n-i"'rt II, pains are Il'rt'' pipes "lI H. .
4ncnty placed around !Ne room ou's"tc ''to
warming !l">, minimizing lit:'' Ill ilcciI
through Shi'il h''e' ANA INC I'LL Is '''uS iiea'eu
t"a proper temperature: VI PIPE 81 plelccu
Is placed around the upper parton 'hc icoin vi
three sides: WIN proper means .. eAiV iol iou
AIR on the fourth SIDE when last pau my
be easily used here, OF coilllul'c1VlollI "at ct
ventilation, :. r.,
lie ncxcd touched on the subject OF Lcarhg,
and stated that ac2or!'ls 10 inc reports VI 'llt
Registrar Genera! 81 hreat britain: Tue rate "
mortality rises Is the thermometer SILKS iie
expressed '.'c "i'i'iI'i' ''''' I Ell
more s''nIISE and less d;InpncSS imam hhSIliu
the >lliic rule app"> iho"sh III Il ieSS ueS'cG
Different sorts OF stoves were then treated OF
the open fire, though the most PHEASANT, was
"nJcci'nah'' on account Vi .le par''l.S u 10
Distribution! OF warmth: stoves arc up, 10 DC
come "rcrhcatc1 ana the pulliihg VI t'c par
tlclcs OF dust Which arc organic in;''I;l' pro-
duccS 4 dciclcrious elect Oh lle an pcstucs'
air 50 heated Is too dry, 1t parclles ana wltierS
all it touches rs heat 50 tar from drying AR by
taking moisture from IT. merely enables It TO
draw moisture more rapidly frow the Things It
cnclo>eS An evaporatlng form should; thefe-
fore, be thought an essential part OF every
warming apparatus, especially during the dry
winds OF November anu larch. GreaI III
provcmcntS III stoves were constantly pein$
made, some by cnc0SlrlS AIR Wnich Is &omlt1eG
and allowed to escape through openings anu
Others by heating water, which last Is oDec-
tionabc as 1t ruSts the stove anu may nurst IT,
Steam apparatus Is most agreeable. ooa Is
not 50 good as coal Tor school use, because II
dues not afford rs uniform neat rlres KEPT
up at night save fuel: by preventing the walls
from becoming cold. he proper temperature
Of school room is about 7o' Fahrenheit, and
4 thermometer should always be placed about
the centre Of the room and out OF the way OF
radiation, to enable the teacher to regulate the
heat
Well lighted school rooms are important;
,mpiIs should not have tie light before them,
but. if practicabc on the sides, and while
there should lie abundant light, there should
be- no glare.
Exercise waS next treated Of; it might be benc-
lclal or the contrary. In gylnnaSla the prop
CT al". 'Ir o,, u,U hnt far hnaIthv bavs
and "irIs. letting them out of school with OPP
portunitics for using the limbs and lungs III
their own way Will scherily alloru tneni .lio
ttLIh ~ i,,Sn h,lI o.nnr;,i,. mJcr excite.
mcnf. and during the hot weather in which it
Is oitcn nIavci, bows mag iniurc themselves by
over excrtion; the wondf is that more fatal
ties do not result. The game, however must
he allowed TO bring all the muscles into play
more perfectly than almost any other, and IN
MODERATION II Is very Eo'' t:tIns not ie'S amJ
T ST; ,'rnnnr, ,rr,uuoJ hnwrvcr have
:, L,.,,,,r rf1rcf on SchoolS for il has been OBJ
Served that the Young men who train for oars
men in Universities, seldom make anything
better than mere oar<mcn, the nervous energy
being expended entirely on the body; For girls,
dancing. quotS, and croquet and when pract-
cable, bowling, are excellent exercises.
DR.. Sabcr then spoke OF the Importance OF
having proper seats with supports Tor the back,
&C., and OF 4 proper arrangement or STUDIES
with frequent changes, which rest the mind.
The nervous force should not be called out dl,,
rccty after eating, It's that causes dyspepsia and