The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-04-10
The Value Of Sunshine.

the co relation Of forces, it is pei icctly
certain that the combined heat, light,
electricity, and magnetism winch We
derive !om the su", constitutes an i'm.
p"'t""t hysicnic agency, and I AIN in
: c'imcd 10 think that few persons sulli.
cIeni!y appreciate the value OF sunsiin"
as productive, conservative or curative
agent. Were the central orb in cur solar
system 70 be suddeni y anhiiii!atc.l, every
! l'iarct within the orbit Of Neptune would
he chilled 10 i.'e aInos, ins,antancouslv,
and every living creature on the surface
OF 'hi> es'liie would be lifv!css III few
mi;n'cs. Whether tic vi,if, ins ,ri..-
ciile &C receive lrn.n th~ erca, iunlnary
!iut:'!:sd millions of miles ,:iotant, be-
ve;l;l''!e ci;ltics "r rot, i iinmatci i:si
practically, however Interesting thee.
I:tirs'!r. 1t is enough for us wil5 are
obliged tp circle round the source of
hight sEJ heat ONCE = year, ard to he
ander It's direct Influence one-half of
each day, 10 Srov that, withou. 4 due
degree of exposure to is en-rgizias
power, SIC can neither dc, elop, normally
nor live healthily.
Nothing which is nutriIive will grow
We'll in the shade. Root crops, which
grow partly or wholly under ground,
turnips and potatoes, must have their
top branches we'll summed or they wil
dcre'"pe but inpcrfcc.Iy. Potatoes and
corn. when planted in the shade Of apple
trees, yield hut small Quantity Of food
and that of an inferior quality. And it
Is a curious and important fact that the
plums or bulbs Of the potatoe vino, from
which the plant must be occasionally re.
newed to save the crop from ami.
hiia:ion can grow only in the sun.
shine. II is true that many fruits, as
berries, will DO we'll when >huicd by the
leaves Of the plant or vine on which they
gror, but in these eases the leaves them
selves are exposed 10 I'll: Sun |, is not
the fruit itself that needs the sunlight so
much as the plaat that produces it.
Some fruits anu pods, as wa,ermelonS,
corn, and wheat, can bear, and require a
large amount Of direct sunshine squashes
and pumpkins need less, but are pro
tected by large rucculcat and waving
leaves against an excess. The potato
seems 10 be almost an anomaly il this
respect, requiring the entire absence o
sunlight from its root, and its abundan,
presenccin the plum or bud. The potato
procreates both from its root, whict
grows in darkness, and its berry, wbicl
grows in sunshine; but it is an interest
ing and instructive fact, that i.s fer
tilizing principle is constantly msiatanct
only in that fruit which is exposed t.
the sum- which necessitatss itse ersnewa
by planting the balls.
III Cities The sunny side Of the street j.
the most SaiuLriouS. When magiignan
diseases prevail, as typhns, small. pox
plague, cholera, etc, the worst cases ar
always lii those apartments y :.ich a!
never pcrvadrd by sunshine. In sucl
places, too, 'niasmas Of all kinds accu
mu!a'c. In London, there are streets S
narro" that horse and carriage cnnno
pass through them and in Ill large cite
there aye laHcS aid alleys so narrow tha
unless the tenements arc constructc
with the utmost regard to light ar
ventilation, they must inevitably bc con
stant sources Of pcsiience.
The ravascs Of the plague during tn
Middle Ages, i'll tho Old World, destroy
ing one hundred millions OF the earth
lnhabltsntS, were s: eater in those cite
whose streets were narrowcst and dark
est. We hear but little Of the piagu
nowadays, for the reason that streets ar
laid out and houses constructed NOR
; in reference to sanitary conditions
There is, howc"er, room for improve
mcnt in this direction, mo:c cspecisli
with regard to tenement houses, whic
+ are still, to great extent, pest tbrscdin
rookcries.
But many persons who haze roor
enough, with ample wealth, DO not &c
all the benefit that sunshine is capable {
besto"i"g. Windows are too muc
, shaded, as though the bright colors {
the carpets were more important tha
pure blood and flesh faces. Flies, toe
may mar the polished walls and soil tn
the glldeG furniture, unless the room
; arc converted into cellars. 1t ought t
be understood that bright ligh. is es
sentlal to bright colors in living things
and that flies only live and flourish who
putrcscent elements need their presence
If all persons would keep their tene
mcnts thoroughly clean, the insect sca7
engers-'i'ies, spiders, cockroaches, bed
bugs, and heas would never troubl
them. These creatures subsist on off;
and organic matters in state Of decay
" hoover knew one of them to rneddl
with healthy person, sound apple
potato, melon or pumpkin, fresh berry