The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-01
BAD AIR IN THE HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVES.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Democrats and republicans arc busy endeavorpg 10
shirk the responsibility f5r tho foul condition Of the
atmosphere Of the House.
This morning. the poor engineer is pitched upon az
the cause Of all the trouble and is accused OF getting
up all the for partisan purposes to secure tho
Introduction OF some pet scheme OF his own This is
very unjust insinuation. As man he may not
understand all the great Of underground fresh @
air sewers but in accordance with the old adagc, "a
new broom sweeps clean" be is digging out good
many dead rats and much accumulated n,h from this
fresh air supply. The stirring up OF this dirty pool
makes little additional stencil; hence the row. Eu.
there has been session OF Congress since tho
occupation OF these unforl unately planned halls IA
which there has not been succession OF bitter COM
plants about the ventilation
IL s not tho fault of ny new engineer II Is chronic
difficulty commencing With Tho completion VI tho
building, and has been made by every little IN
significant expedicnt resortcd To by the OF little
engineers who entirely incapable OF comprehend,
ing the problem of vcntilating aud warming building
Of this size Nothing IS so much needed. however, Ia
securing comfortable atmosphere a little Ordinary
common sense. The very unnatural system Of warm
ing the rooms by pumping in hot air never has boon
satisfactory, aud never can be made 30 until new
race is manufactured. The present race OF istelli-
gen: beings seems TO be gotten MP on physiological
! plan well adapted 70 the national conditions with yncn
they are surrounded These conditions comprehend
cold nvigofatng for breathing aud warmth dScct
I radiation Nothing Is more brscing and delightful
/ tlan Cvoi, iitsH AIT anu bright warm SuEFsDut,
and unless similar conditions are introduced nio the
balls OF Congress grumbng will still continuc, no
matter whether there Is democratic engineer or
republican. And they may 80 on nliipg The cellar
win ians-some FOR pushing the air and Others Tor
pulling Il; and they may build ducts for bringing The
! fresh air from the top OF the Rocky Mountains or
from On tie centre Of the Atlantic Ocean, aud wsrmf
over pipes OF polished silver or OF tho finest gold
you pcase--if u 10 warmed TO the tcmi,cfasuI
The blood u will be facilitating Inhaling iukrs
air IS as bad as drinking lukewarm water
was mover liner opportunity than that presenie
these buildings Tor doing splendid thing by ~
warming the marble and tiled floors and the iron VI
and door lambs, the done ~ ~
Romans IN their marble buldingA II woui.. ne
easy matter indeed to make perfectly whctss.s
comfortable amo- phere with slight modilcas.vf
present building, aud II would cost but little ~
thoroughly warm and ventiIate the whole - dor
good judgment and on common sense principiG
is now spent annually in, tinkerlrg> and fussIs
the present very unnatural and unscien,inc q
mentA
To put these halls In crcd.iablc condition n
= matter Of very great economy well Is conf
one for which the nation at large would thank
cessful advocates, whether democrat or rcrubl
WASHINGTON, March II, lS7d l. w