Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-04
TIE VALUE OF SUNSHINE.

WhAtevsr may DO rue with regard to the
correlation Of forces, II Is perfectly certain
that the com binsd heat, hight, electricity,
aud magnetism woich vs derive from the
sun, constitutes 40 important HYGIENE
agency, and AN inclined 10 thiak that lev
persons Sufficiently appreciate the value OF
sunshine a. . productive, conservative %
curative agent Wers tho central orb In
our solar system TO be 50 idenly snnihIlSIed,
every planet within the orbit OF neptune
would be chilled TO ice almost instantaneous.
ly, add every living creature on the surface
OF this earth woGld be Iifeess u q few mInu-
tsS. Whistler the viViiying principle We re-
ceve from the great lumInAry q hundred
millions OF miles distant, be veritAble enti-
ties, or not, is immAterisl practically, how
ever interesting theoretically. Il is enough
for us Who are Obliged 10 circle round the
soOuroe Of light aud heat oocs . year, aud
TO be under Its direct influence ooe-hAlf Of
each day. TO know that, without q due de.
gree Of exposure TO Ita snsfRizing power,
we can neither develop normally nor live
heAlthily.
Nothing which il nutritive will grow well
Ia the shade. Root crops, which grow part
ly or wholly under ground, As turnips aud
potatoes, must have their cop branches well
saunsd or they wall dsvelope bat imperfect
ly. Potatoes aud eoro, When planted 10 the
shade Of apple trees, yield bat . sinai
quAnsity OF food, and ths. of inferior quality
And IL u = eRrious and Important fact thA
the plums or balb, Of the potstos vine
flom which the pant nus occasionally be
renewed TO save the crop from AnnihilAtion
cAn grou only IN the sgnshins. 1t 10 ru,
that many fraia, As berries, vii. do vel
whsn shaded By the leaves OF the plant Of
vine on which they grow, bus 10 these easel
the leaves themselves are exposed to Ih,
sun. IL is not the fruit itself that needs ths
sunlighI 90 much ~ She plsat that prod uce.
Il.
Some fruits and pods, ~ vA,srmslons
oorn, and wheat, can bear, and require q
large amount Of direct sunshine squAshs,
and psmpkins need lsss, but are provscIsC
BY large sueeaient and waving leaves
AgAinst 40 excess. The potato seems to b
AlnoH 40 anomaly Ia this respect, rsquIr
ing the sntire Abssncs OF . sunlight trou
iva root, and its abundant presence 10 thu
plum OF bad. The potato procrsAtes botT
from it. root, which grows 10 darkness, AnC
~ berry, which grove IN sunshine; but in
al Interesting and instructive fact, that IL
fsriilIzing principle IL CONSTANTLY mAintAiue,
only Ia that ffun whioh 10 exposed TO ID
sua, which nsesssiIAtss its renewal by plant
ing the balls.
In cities tbs sunny side Of the street
the most iuDrioas. Whsn malignant dis
eases prevail, ~ typhus, smallpox, Dlagu'
cholera, slo., the worst cases are alSAys l
those apartments -hioh are never prsvsde
BY Sunshine. 10 such places, too, miAsmH
OF ell kinds accumulate. In London, Their
are streets 50 aArrOw IhAtA horse . oarrIAg
cannot pAss through then aud IN al larg
cigi0s Lhsfs are isssJ Aad slIeya 50 nArrO'
that ualsss ths tsnsnsats are cJpstruct-l
win the utmost regard to ligbI aud Ventils
ton, they must inevitably b oonsiAn
sources Of psstilencs.
The rsvAges Of the plague during III
Middle Ages, 10 the Old World, d-stroyin
ons hundrsd millions VI the eArtn's inhab
tanta, we're greater IN those cities who's
streets Nsrs nArrouest and darkest. W
hear bat hIIls OF the plague nO~adays, {,
she reason that streets are laid out Al
houses constr acted more in reference
sanitary conditions. There Is, hoWeve
room Tor improvement 10 this direction, mo-
especially with regard 10 tenement house
Which are ssill, 10 great extent, pest-oree
ing rOoksries.
But many persons Who have room suoug
with ample -sAllh, do not get oil the ben
f. thu. sunshine 10 capable OF bsstJWini
Windoss arc too much shaded, as thoug
the bright colors of lhe carpets we're mo
important tbnn pure blood aud fresh iace
Flies, too, may mar the polished walls al
soil the gilded furnIturs, unless the room
are converted into cellars. IL ought TO
Understood that bright light is essential
bright e1lOrs 10 living things, and that fr
Oniy live add dJurish when puIseGcent oil
menu need their presence.
hAl Psrsons YOU keep their tenemen
thoroughly clean, the insect cAvengers-Hr
spiders, oOokroAches, bsdbuss aud Heas-
would never trouble thsn.. These crestur
subsisI on Ola a1d organic matters 10
state Of decay. Whoever knew one Of the
TO msddls With . healthy person, n sound a
pie, potato, melon. or pu npkin, . fresh be
~, or . green cucumber?
May country mansions, otherwise VI
ordered, have too much shrubberJ near q
windows, Obs,rustiHg light and air. Il
many trseS sometimes surround the hou,
The result IL, the sleeping rooms and doc
yards are seldom free from noxiou. case
But the greatest error of all. Ia both ci
aud souo'ry, "a IN keeping tho children OF
OF the sunshine. Without sun.bine III,
viii ErO- a,bby and scrofulous, like a pot
I've vine 10 q csllsr They eau hardly hs,
100 much Of II, short Of blistsripg their .kip
aud The more they are baoiiuslly expos.
70 the sua' the more power ofself protsctio
the sEin wall acquire. Let them bro-n an
tau and ireokle their liule faces ad HJitun
They will be all the hAndsomer uben III,
beeoma men and women, and much mo-
v'go'ou. The large suo bOnne,s aud lor
veal, With which young ladies' hide their ID
@ini'bsd heads" and obscure their pl.ssar
.Aess' are psrpieious institutions. Tn,
, ,s the face pale. wan and ex pres.ionles
~ sac torpid aud inseO.i is, the eve. wes
s',..ols, the bead oonsss,ed aud Ia
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