Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-10-12
vENrTLATI0N..i


air, and the egress of that which ID im-
pure, is absolutely requisite in the COM
structiop Of every house,, Previous to
the introduction Of stoves as, warming
apparatus for houses, these were 'ihoder-
ately well Ventilated BY the open CRATES
and frsplaces which they contained.
The pure air, because cold rushes down
the chimney, and becoming warm by
passing, the fire, spread through the
house, giving life 10 its innfates. II
Through the same opening the ratified
air, being lighter, ascended, and thus
constant renewal was had. In, those
days ventilation was not studied, be-
cause no additional means We're needed
for it,. Necessity being the mother Of
invention, where NO necessity existed,
means were not studied because. adj
means for it were not needed.
Hence, in those days ventilation was not
discussed; and yet men and especially
women, maintained a degree Of health
and vigor and hardness of constitution,
which are both the marvel and envy of
modern times. ,; .;Grandmother's yigog
and personal endowments are still the
desired, but despaired Of prize, Of mod
ern ambition. '" >.i 80 el
3, Wherein consists the remarkable
change since then Whence the dys-
pepsias, nervous arrangements, female
weaknesses, consumptions, ETC., OF our
time? Through the closing Of frepla-
ces by the invention of stoves. BY this
change in household arrangements the
inmates of oar houses have been largely
deprived of the life e-givins oxygen, the
vital air Of the atmosphere. Every
breath we draw, every lamp that burns,
every fire that warns us, consumes this
air in large quantities; and if it is not
replenished by constant ingress from
the stores of nature, we must grow dull,
weak, pale, inert and finally succumb 70
disease and death. And yearly, mil
lions go down to untimely graves, and
the groans of the dying are constantly
heard, as the result of want of yentila-
ton. It has taken a long time for us
to learn this fact; and even now it is
imperfectly understood Men who az
que for ventilation are considered rs
fanatics, and the idea remains new7
tangled to many,t,f.,,.,r.. ..,.4s 49,.
Houses, then, should be properly
ventilated. If no other means have hean
provided every window should bo az
ranged with pulleys and faste1fipgs, so
as to be readily lowered from the top
and raised from the bottom. An open
ing is necessary, part OF the time at
least, in all weathers, if the room is in
ihabited. There must lie "A constant
change Of air, and this can notl be effec-
ted through closed windows OF, ,imperyi-
o Is doors.-Science IF Health.
A New USE FoR FRESH Eaes.-T The
Scientific Press quotes the testimony Of
a gentleman in San Francisco with re-
gard to the value of fresh eggs in af-
'fording nourishmen. To weak animals.
He remarked that hehadknowha young
colt, which, to all appearances, was
nearly dead, the breath3 of life being
barely perceptible, to be quite instantly
revived by giving it one or two fresh
eggs The same results, several cases
of which he was knowing, have followed
the administering of eggs to weak calves,
and also to feeble and chilled lambs,
A remedy SO, easy at hand, and 50 ieffec
tual in the cases mentione1--whieh Of
ten occur with lambsAshouldH be re-
membered by our readers. @.i.} ,4s.ii !,
1odit9 ~ y. 'T-.'f - ~ -ITf57T sid oiiy
A BLOOD SPRINa IN. KENTUCKY. The
Bowling Green, (Ky.) Democrat says;
"We understand that Mr.. Calvin Lilies,
who resides in the Three Forks neigh
borhood, in hiscounty, has o peculiar
we'll of water on his farm. ID. In the
spring of the year the water that runs
from the spring looks like blood. Tho
bloody-lookins water runs from it twice
a week, but only fora few moments at a
time, During the fall the bloody water
runs but once a week; and after the
disappearance Of the bloody hue, the
wnter assumes a purplish hue, which
soon passes of. va The wateris said ODE
very delightful to the taste sr,,s.r +ns;
.jn When the first Suspension bridge
was building in England, a. fiddler OF
fered to fiddle it away.a Striking. one
note after another, he eventually hit its
vibrating note, Or fundamental, tore,
and threw it into such extraordinary VI
brntjons that the bridge builders had to
beg him to desist. Only recently d
bridge went down under the tread Of
infantry in France who had not broken
step, and three hundred Of them were
drowned. -
Sg The character Of the Baltimore
Convention may be estimated from the
fact that among the members were
six Senators, fifteen Representatives,
twenty-seven ex-representlves, one Gov
erner, ten ex-Governors, twenty-five
Generals, two diplomatists, two ex-
Cabinet Ministers, six judges, three ex-
mayors, twenty editors and about fifty
miscellaneous celebrities.
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S The only place there is any
thing like government in Alaska is in
the immediate vicinity of Sitka. Out