The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-10-14
Ghe9ntelIigenee1.
,,ow SHALL WE SLEEP"
o.,,u windows Demanded by
wv" Regard for Health

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"P'" Regard for Health.
Bonn ,Ae Providence journal
n.tbow much fresh air shall be ad
.,i,,ci 10 sleeping apartments during Ih'
u ih, ,I,rogrh open windows seems to be
n''"' MIN, "" whore practical solution in
.".r wide range Of differing opinions
NAV, ySn, ars those who carefully exclude
lny., heath Of night mir" and depend
Ever, ,S,i, pnre oxygen upon the air al
los i'' ;"nnri.oned within their dwellings
i ISa"i o are those who, following the Other
lng'S ',, ~" .lrrp with open windows wher
t Il ,nc,momrtcr is among the eighties
ule , r il sinks below zero. As usual
w" I," ' medium between these extreme:
.I:. the best conditions Tor physical
nI rl'Isinr, A supply Of pure air is As
s'ys. ,, during the day rs during the
nisbt. All sensible people who under,
" .,-oj ,br principles OF respiration will
'n' ., w. :, thi. assertion, At the same
n.y., ,r,ot care should be taken that
"" irS.b air which is admitted should
i, a. irec from dampness as possible, that
!" 4, .bogIl not be allowed to enter in such
',,nr,ics a. tn produce sudden and
gar Inference in the temperature of the
s i,,nin, room, and that no dranghts
i i,nr,eJ by i,s ingrcss should disturb the
,o, "y and iniure the health Of the
.I ii these conditions are faith
%,llyy ob.erycl, there will he few nights
% I,,i,c tbe wear when it is not perfectly
" ,i n. we'll a. essential to health to sleep
wi,b an opcn window, Common sense
and sound Judgment must regulate the
" , Of outside air required, whether
,nn mlst hall be the crack formed by
,,i.ing the sash above u board fitted to
tbs lover part Of the window frame,
whether the upper sash shall be let down
n lew inches. dr whether the outer mir
.balI have full play through the wide:
amen window. There may be system OF
yentilalion that will lully answer the
reanired purpose to carry of all tho i'm.
pprc, and bring in u fresh supply OF
rnrc air raised to the desired tenn
ueratnre. We have never seen any
yenlila,ng system OF action that would
produce anything but partial results, and
tLe oldia.iioncd way Of regulating the
supply Of pure air by u judicious use OF
window. i about as CllcCtual as any that
bn, since been invented, We would not
advocate the absolute fashion Of sleeping
in cold rooms on feather beds, under Il
mas, Of bed clothes that keeps the body
oyrrheated and irritatcd with perspira-
lion, while the lungs are drawing in the
vital airat a temperature that makes one
SILVER to think Of. Even this Contrastin
temperature i. not Itself 50 cncrYaling
and discar,proyoking rs the modern
fashion Of sleeping in furnace heated
houses, where u blanket i snpcrIInous in
cold winter weather. and every avenue
for the entrance Of fresh air is almost
hermelicall y sealed,
rhcWcslminstcr RcrirwQuotcs from Miss
Nightingale some very sensible remarks
on the subject Of night air. Her accom-
pli.hmcnls a, a scholar, and her experi.
cnrr A. nurse, give great weight to her
view. an hi. important subject. She
.ay. the dread Of night air Is an extra.
ordinary fallacy. What air can we
breathe AT niphllut MIGHT air? Our only
choice lies between the pure night air
lrom without or foul NIGHT mir from
within. II i, uuacconnta6lr that most
proplc prefer the latter, What would
thcy say ifit /. proved to be true that
one.haIi the diseases tlat we suffer from
are questioned hy people sleeping with
their windows shut An open window
during most might. in the year can never
hurt any one. In great cities niVht air
/, oilcntIc unrest and best that can be
during the lwcnty.four hours,
Therefore in towns /, would be better, II
either must be done, to shut the windows
during the day than during the night for
the Nkc of The sick. The absence Of
smoke and the ouict Of the streets make
the night the be.l time for airing the pa.
tents. 4 physician considered ~ high
medical authority on ronslmptiOn and
climate asserts that the air in London is
never 80 pure a. after 10 o'clock at night.