Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-21
HOUSE VENTILATION.


knows too much, and ignorant stu
pidity, that knows too little, we are
in a constant misery of doubt as to
what to do for the maintenance
OF our health. In domestic archi-
lecture, especially, and the manage
ment of our homes after they are
built, we have 80 much advice of 30
MANY kinds from our builders, o6c-
tors, and learned theorists in general,
that we are not often better off than
il we followed the bent of our feel
ings and gained comfort in defiance
of any violation Of scientific princi-
pies. Thorough ventilation OF any
building designed for a human
dwelling is one of those things OF
course, of which every one comedies
the importance, but few aaree as to
the means of accomplishing. Archi-
tects have lavished money and staked
their reputation on the construction
of buildings which were to he mar
vels of thorough ventilation, and
out in that particular ignominiDus
failures. Beside them are startling
contrasts in the form of unpreten-
tious structures, where the very sue
cess that science failed to reach is
gained by seeming blind chance.
The beneficent virtues Of pure air
are not disputed, but these practical
results most emphatically dispute the
ability of our rchitects or the
availability of science to show us the
way to food our houses AMI offices
and factories with this health pre-
server. "Ventiiation," says con-
tributpr t. ieading English publ
cation, "is ci, ,nSe of air, and per-
feet verti! Ii =. means tic realization
in great mo- sure # tn" cnhditi N
Of air out u d"7rs. Th's is ai.
very wei, n! "e 'ers much dau"t
whether tie sprtiflf RUS which the
writer iays d'wo for tl'e accomplish
ment IF the needed result, " 2uid
prove any less vain theories than
those of thpus .lds Of others before
him who have talked fully as learn
ediy as he. What We want Is less 81
this toeorihiag in books ana papers,
and more Of a'tud success N "ur
bulldogs, private a'd puo.i,. a
most notable i.ustr 'tion Of the sig
nal failures TINT are 81 frequent IN
the efforts. at veutilatipn Of pa Ii
buildings, can bc found IL the h}li If
the House of Represent tiScs 1t
Washington. This wing of the C.pi-
tol is modern, and was er3cted within
a very recent period, but IN re
lily ventilated and uncomfortabic
room OF the same character cannot
be found, Notwithstanding the plans
were drawn without restrictions a.
to expense. There was II lavisb ex'
penditnre of money in the beginning
to secure its thorough ventilation
and thousands have been wast,-
since to remedy the failure. an,, sl
to no effect. The Senate Chamber,
constructed at the same time, is an
equally striking example of the ex-
ceptional triumphs that are some
times achieved, for it would he dif-
ficult to find a more perfectly ven-
tilsted public hall in the world, the
air currents being under complete
control, so that the engineer in the
vaults can turn them in moment
which way he will. The expert.
ment has been tried of thgnwing
paper in the air at the ensranc.
door and the draft Of mir cbanya ,
.,..I =. -
10 That the paper ~o"i' oe waite
into the hall or out into the c"rri-
dor. lust as was wished. + is
av;d.n..s tho nos.;h;l;,v NJ so ar.
~ :.,.,.. ' L.;
ranging A'r 0onoui'' """ 'n'"o'
as to ventilste large pubic buil'1-
ings, and it is high time that we .lp-
mauded such things as features of
all .trr.,ures in which crowls os
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