, 1876-08-21

upstairs for tia members Of the Houses 10
breathe, after tho rats nnd folka tinwn below
that, II Science kceps on IN that .iIrcr.inn alIc
will sm,n rrcAcrye Old wells anE r.,al.pits MS
reservoirs frt,,n wllfrl, IN draw breath FIR tic
people, anl leave thc lower anlnlals n un1is.
1T atmosphere With which tic Creator l,as Bur.
rounded ulir giUtc.
went home, and spent weeks In q dirty little
tln-sl.2l, getting mole's made, and found tllnt
WORRIED TO 4 CHARM,
hit TINT there were several ways Of apply
Ing It. When got onc,--a turnncct with three
!,ot'nlr pipes md ona cotd-a(r pipe, a!lotnlng
ateady draft down this anil up through, ttose,
Put more pipe on the co!d-air f,le, and carried
It up tIlrco times tho height of tho hot,asr
pipes; blew hard into orc lot-etr pipe, then
into another md found tho air rustl-nut Of
the other two, and tho bit Of tlasue-napcr lie on
tho top of tho cold.air ilnc.-1 Thought
TINT would answer. rolled that model ina
apc and :a5T!ed IT ,I e ny H. engines, {rtens
plan by which he could draN air for his furnhcu
down the .Irawl,H.roum chlmney-1u then I'LL
used, and senait through VIC ho,1se without
danger nf cotlutcr-currcnts: lie laughed aud
said he had heard Of such things. After dinner
handed lin the nade1. lie took It, with a
hearty laugh turned Il over a while, began to
look serious, blew into onc pirc, then Into an-
other, and remarked:
"slrc enoughl ..,-,
rot HAVE GOT ri
Why did mona of us ever think of tlatl1
scnt on model, drawings, ana sptcifcn-
tiona to the Patent Oftlce, and last weeks mall
brings me word that tile Commissioner has
grantGd me Il pnte11t: ...........
Aud now, as TnE TRIBUNE called my attcn-
ton to the kind ef ktrn Incn DRAW through
lscating FURNACES, aid force-up Into living rtpIs
woulxt set abont educating the pcop'o UP out of
tie btunt Arc into which they have fnllen, and
teach them that they ought to get their Dstatll
InE material fr0ln nloyc, not below, the strfage
9t the eart; aud that, The hfghcrup, the bcster:
IT, you run Induce tt,crn to want oxygen, will
try mud teach them how to pet It,
One thing is certain: the next generation will
not breathe basement nir on the fifth story vi
sr n1a psegs tSg sg{ssy Sg Sa1y foul ~ yapSs ,o fs
sayors " to be offered 70 tbs Lord.
The conlng tnnn will know better than to
cx}ret pure ur healthy legislation in physical
atmosphere such rs moral philosophers n0w re-
Earu ns
ONE FRUITFUL SOURCE or CRIME.
Thirty years ago, wnvo 1f agitation swept
over tic land al!uut the number Of persona IL
New York who lived It, cellars, and the elect of
health. Docs ai,y ono suppose that these gases
urc changed IN tllcfr nnturc by being botticd-up
carefully and carried To the Speakers desk, thu
.1a.lgs's bench. the pulpit, Or tho hftll-story
/ thlSk ! lavc solved the difficulty which has
I'D to such rionstrol1s absur1ity; Int, II not,
sumcbndy will do II; md, no matter how It Is
doue, thcrr must be cold'atr lluca running up to
getting air frsan above, aml cost little when n
i.uusr is in pr1rcss Of construction. These ,lues
would themselves be great improvement TN
the present mode Of ,cellar-bullding nnd house
warming, and ilo cellar or basencMt-rooln eyer
sl,unll Ic constructed without one or more
open 1ucs running out Of It and
orENtN0 AnovK THE moor.
Even, these, without other appliance, would
gray q ths ay ot tue IL AZ
and, without them, evcry effort 10 supply hot
als cha,nLurs with pure a!r must be difficult aud
awkward.
No wonder Blaine is voru-out and
slant cry about the maama Of Washington |
Alas,na crawls scrpcnt-llkc, On the surface Of
the earth. Scientific men, after careful cxam!-
s na' Sss Sss as Kps s Gppp a os 5 1roya T. Ct
night. We know that ,Davy'e lump wAs In
vented to prevent death by explosions. Of foul
Eases which generate below the surface and
vt from this n[as.nstte stratum OF a!r !ns
lrentll Of life; ami from these nurseries Of
drath NC feed tho lungs of our statesmen aud
lawmakers.
thrub antt lcave. throwiug the ln,sn,a from tho
surlaee Ut the cartl or tile tirc-damps from be-
low, up Into SeNate-Clarnbcr nuu House Ut
Representatives; atl Into these pestilentlal ya-
purs CUR llatIon's Lawmakers 50 day after day,
and people complain that they 10 no mere goud
huGst, harl work, when the only wondrs IL,
that any Ut them preserve
ANY MOttAl. Oh PHYSICAL STAMINA
to the end Of session.
Then, III our dwellings, just think Of tender
infants in their talnty cribs, men nnl women
On ccstiy and luxurious beds, breathing tho
refuse alr from lug rnt-l.oics, coal-bins, ut-
barrels, md general dansp and gloom of the
cellar below. II the Evil cnnnut be otherwise
rculclfci, tile Iurnees should be discarded, aud
their lare supulletl BY the earthouware stove,
such NJ We lsaye here.
In cach Of our rooms Is small tirc-c1amber,
or stovc, !pcascd IN clusu wal! of white
porcclai1l.t!Ics, ornarncntcl Will, eolnred terra
Gotta work. They arc handsome ,pieces uf
furniture, never caM poison the air, aud aro
grcu,ly superior to tie best OF our stoves; while
tnr worst ut tlpm IL llft anl health compared
to tie iuul-nlr furnaces With which NC poison
the atmosphere Of our public buildings aud
private dwellings.
JANE GnEr sw1ssuELM.
CROW-EATtNG.
tn (hs Editor. 0f The Tribune.