The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-12-01

An article IN the American Naturalist on the
Hygiene of Plants" commends the whole
some effect OF growing vegetation IN living
rooms. 1t asserts with reason that, II forests
purify the air about them, group OF plants in
the honse will do the same. 1t remarks that
Many gaseous and other substances affect
animals and plants in similar manner and,
in many cases, an atmosphere IN which one will
not thrive IS hurtful to the other. Many in
furious gases that are too often found in our
dwellings affect plants even more readily than
they do man, so that, to certain extent, plants
become tests of the air we breathe and, when
it is found that plants will not grow in room
because of gas from the chandelier or furnace,
it is surely true that such rooms are unfit for
mans occupation, aud that they cannot be used
without certain injury to the health. In green
houses, where large number of plants are
shut up in small amount OF air. it is true that
the amount OF carbonic acid is, even at night.
less than outside. Florists, who spend much
OF their time in greenhouses, are as class un-
usually healthy; and sometimes these people
sleep for weeks in the greenhouse, with not the
least evil effect. Physicians who have had
much experience among florists have uniformly
testified to their general robustness 1t is also
aIwell known fact that asthmatic persons often
find great relief as they enter greenhouse
and breathe It's air even those whose COM
plant prevents comfortable rest elsewhere find
little or no trouble in sleeping in greenhouse.
No one knows better than the editors and
proprietors Of respectable newspapers the in
furious effect upon Journalism which reckless
and sensational editors have recently wrought.
There is certain class Of newspapers which
live by this style Of defamatory writing. They
are utterly reckless in their statements, have
no regard for private character, no yeneratlon
for good and holy things, and no respect fol
exalted virtues and pure lives. Whatever will
produce a sensation and sell papers they are
ready and anxious to publish. But the journals
OF this character are few. AS a rule. the news-
papers Of to-day seek to be fair and honest, are
conscientously conducted by men OF high char
acter and good standing in society, whose mis-
sion is to fairly and honestly chronicle the
current news of the day, and to intelligently
comment thereon. Unfortunately for respect
able journalism, the public sympathizes with
and demands the reckless and sensational style
Journals which make 1t a business from day
to day to assal and traduce private character
to cons;lcuously parade, with exaggerated
headlines, all the criminal acts OF the depraved
classes to gloat over murderers and assassina
tons to depict IN seductive language rapes
indecent assaults ana outrages of all kinds. arr
the journals which circulate with tie creates
freedom among the masses. The public crave
sensations and 1t is greatly to the credit OF tht
very large number of respectable journals tina
they preserve their dignity and decency IN thu
face of the temptation of sure pecuniary he
wards which await them by adopting the othe
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