The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-02-07
.T'fezs The Detroit Free. Press, January 10.
& HEALTHY HOMES.

aFro:s the. Detroit Free. Press, January 10.
" HEALTHY HOMES.
Ia SCIENTIFIC PROFESSORS IDEAS OF
4Hae WHAT is REQUIRED. yo8m 5ala
Friday evening Professor r. G. Ked-
t7ie, Of the Michigan Agricultural Col
flege, the distinguished chemist, lectur-
led tofthe Farmers Institute at Paw
Paw, his subject being Healthy
Homes for Farmers" fAtb.2aa a PSF
Insopening, Professor Kedzie enlarg-
led upon the necessity OF good health
4 for the farmer, and the commercial
| land moral value of thahgreat desider-
/ alum. 1.-THE outdoor life Of the farm
Ter, be remarked, was, conducive to
1g0od health, as were likewise the uni
4 fornigy of his hours Of labor and re-
pose. But Notwithstanding this, stat
Iistics igcoYe that the lawyer, the minis7
tel. and, the doctor were longer lived
THAN TIE farmer. Without going into
all The REASONS that might be assigned
flor This fact, Professor Kedzie restrict
I ed himself to the field Of the home as
related to health. He made this plea
FOR healthy homes, he said, especially
lfor Af' 6...
4 1ai'isilo 4++ x1.trfE SAKE OF WOMEN. hgo's
| 'sMa1&sa life is in the field; his days
4 are: spent IN the broader, grander and
4 R1dre div ersifed life, significantly nam
| ed outdoors. 'o1tIt was Ear otherwise
i with lwoaae7l.!2 If the house is the scene
/ ofqdiseo3hfoft, the occasion Of ill-health
| and dragging disease, there is no es'
4 cape foa her except in thegrave." 1851
/ THE SITE FOR A FsOUSE .eidao
/, was very important, and the farmer
had far more opportunity to select 9
+ Suitable place than-the citizen coopeC
up III a SMALL lot. He advocated the
/ choosing ofsome gentle swell of ground
. not a. hill which one mast YEARLY
climb. IAe ground should. flow of
Witlqaa gentle declination to the soubl
or southeast and afford a cheerful out
i look over some portion Of the farm
4 Swamp and low ground SHOULD b
d ayohdals especially to the ssouthwes
and west, bscause the prevailing winds
\ would then bring ague and NAL aria
3 diseases to- the house. ,.a s,
GEHE GROUND .o
b on which.a.house is built ahould b
| free ffro1n 3sta gnant water, Math sur
face soil and sub-soil. The salaborat
researches fofsP ettenskofer 0fEF arman,
4 and B0Mditch and others has demon
\ strated the close relation be5MQan the
y prevalence Of consumption and low
] forms of fe,Yelr; and the approach of the
water line to the surface of tbs soil
If the soil andsaub-soil were not free
n from stagnantaWater TO the deBth q
SIX feet, Insskeythem SO by undeEaI ain
ing.
NEVER COUNT THE COST.
4 You cannot afford not to undaul@ai1
dif you prize life,&nd health.
II The PrGfessorse enlarged Oh the gs3eS
/ tion OF aspect alad the Importance. O.
sstudying the relations Of the house tt
%sun and wind. III might not be sal
aWays possible to arrange this as sons
1Would wish but when it can the hoMs;
fshould face the sonth or the southeast
Ne deprecated the tendency to make
Ieyerything SO ualie with the compass OF
ait right angles, and gsaid, with refer
}, Ience to # t) sasHad .lia. a9uaa/ 81
/, sod A SOUTHERN ASPECT, oaA' So
that if the farmer would make a gen
: tlyl winding road Lead from the high
wag to the house. which is screened
from public view byaa. few eyergreens
he naight have his house front which
way he would The living rooms
4 should be On the eastern side CT the
house because this EeGsives the. first
sunlight in the morning. and is in the
shade in the afternoon. In the Sum
inner the mornings are often chilly and
1.-THE afternoons very hot. The eastern
lrooms will therefore he agreeably
warmed by the sun in the morning
and pleasantly cool in the afternoon.
The eastern side Of the h0nse is also
shielded from violent winds. A clump
or row OF evergreens should be planted
near the house on the southwest and
west sides TO break the force of cruel
southwest winds in Winter.
| THE MATERIALLY par G8GA bE
a brick house, said Professor Ked-
| zie, costs none at the outset, but is
more durable and may cost Nc more in
the long run. It is less liable to des-
truction by fire. is warmer in Winter
and cooler in Summer, and Affords bet
ter conditions for health than houseI
of wood, because the walls are more
permeable by air. Dry brick and mor-
tar afford ready passage for air, but
wet brick and mortar arrest it's pas
sage, which is one reason why damp
walls are unWholesome. The difer-
.ence Of twenty degrees of temperature
between outdoor and indoor air will
cause the passage of seven cubic feet
nine inches Of air each hour through
every square yard Of wall surface
made of brick. Each brick, when dry.
contains from one-half to three-quar-
tiers of q pint of air. If q dry brick can