The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-11-21

probably, some peculiarly In the form of
the room that would have accounted tor
the trouble, but ne of all ths experts
who were called in consultation seemed
to know enough of the laws of the move-
ments of the atmosphere to point out the
difficulty and suggest refledy, till the
happy thought occurred to somebody to
knock hole through the wall near the
| floor. That simple device was all that
was needed, and the necessary equilibrium
was at once restored. OF course the whole
thing could be explained after it WAS
done on scientific principles were ignor.
antly violated beforehand in this hail, as
is done constantly IN other halls and
churches and dwellings.
1t is quite likely that a proper ventila-
ton could be secured in pupils rooms in
the Academy and in many schools and
churches where ii is SO needed, by maxi
ing a hole somewhere that would answer,
as In this case, the purpose of the oid-
'ashioned chimney; but the fact remains
that such places are constructed as If NO
conclusion had ever been drawn from the
IOld experiment of the mouse aud the ex
hausfed receiver. Nor is it creditable to
modern science that our highest knowl-
edge In regard to ventilation is that d
chimney place with fire Ia it is theiigh u
rude, the best ventilator known, while.
having for the most part dispensed with
that, 20 substitute is provided FOR It, To
make houses air-tight for the sake ut
heat ia the point aimed at but to con-
trlve for the circulation Of fresh and un-
vitIatad as we'll as warm atmosphere, for
she sake of health, except in the dwell ;.
lngS OF q small class, is not even Thought
OF. We spend millions in cleaning the
streets under our rect; but to talk Of
clean air is TO talk nonsense to the common
comprehension. We gfumble at the mud
on our boots if the former is neglected /;
the uniform disregard OF the other, espec-
tally in the houses of the poor, adds fear
fully To the death-rate IN all large cities,
and is dearly paid for in lqrguiti ener-
gies and health destroyed in the houses of
all classes.
But this ie only q single branch of phys
ical education W hich Is uniformly neglect
ed. Canon Kingsley, we have no dounr,
sees reason enough to lecture upon the
subject in England, but it is nevertheless
fact that there is probably nowhere else
a the world so perfect race of physical
men as in that country. In ihis country
we lose by the comparison, if it be posi-
BILE to make any where want of perfect
development and perfect health as the al
most universal rule. There is no surer
road to wealth among us than the inven.
tion of quack medicine if lis inventor
has only tue ingenuity tn make it popular
every body takes it" is not an advertis-
ing fiction as to the primary bolus land as
habit Is second nature, to "enioy bad
health" is an Americanism that has q GER
tain truth in it. There are a great many
people, especially women, who hold it to
be kind of distinction to he inv lids,
aud whose lives would be purposeIess if
they could not take their daily medicines
and be little worse or little better
generally worse to-day than they were
yesterday. They may have general mo-
ton that the air was made to breathe, but
their positive conviction is that it is some
thing to be protected" from, and rot
that it has any healing or healthful quail
ties. Muscles they know are part Of the
hnman anatomy, and necessary, probably,
to locemotion the systole and diastole
of the heart, the peristaltic motion of the
intestines, the constituents of the blood
are things that they may have heard of !;
but that these or any other parts of their
animal economy have anything to do with
their health or happiness, except as they
may be affected by eating and drinking,
and the consumption of nostrums or
ought to be subject of education. is past
their comprehension. We see the result
in feeble manhood and premStur, old age
and seek in climate for cause which ex-
lists in our own ignorance and disobedi-
ence TO natural laws. The climate, if we
would only think of it, is out of doors,
and we would find it very good and
healthful one if we would learn some.
thing about it in exercisein its open air.
". Y, Post.