The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-10-07

water. Just so the-forco.
draws the cold air Of a ro J, gssA
the foor and keeps 4. tS u9 DON
suits being a draft on fbs so III N
the room may be close. . sn nVOr, t6td
heated. may be oes
To make an aperture ne., !,
where the hot air shouIa a.a me cenab,
make another near the floor a e add
air should enter, was not 80 ves wlere cd
the received method Of vs s,y longss
room. "Should escapen er vu.llatias
the fact. Air, cold or hot, RP, h. nj
its own, and obstinately refn mas law
low the course Of arrows. thst 70 III
SO easily (on paper, at ies ,s,S' e! gaids i
al; an manner of ingenious ys, .1luash
The next step was to mako .tsa
lures near the ceiling--one ~ IVY - ale
for inlet. 1t was 8 stem !; - eSt % |
Both commonly served as inlet au sssas
tors spite of their labels. n we VENT
plenty Of air entered the roo u 'a Y ny
in a sufficiently unpleasau, am 'hous
AN behaves much as water womb ;Iaaas I
a like situation. Given a hoIs !; y q
wall and outside volume ~ y y
under pressure, one .would ,o . s !.
water-spout striking on the hs SU1 !. %
person who happened to be s;t.;' y W
meath. We do not look for an 1 q. b
and, when it comes, we ara sn,
at the down draught from th Sa'p p
lator. 'lc vent
An open window Is the s;u,,...
all yentllators. 1t almost ;rf pes. q
serves for inlet, be it said, wbs si.aae
be opened from the top or bolton, Osslsl Y
capable of subdivision, how M, \ y
current be directed upwards p'@a ~. "
the window at the bottom a s..h ss
dow understood), and fit into ths ~. ~
a piece OF wood about six inches = ~ "
Then shut the window down u -, y
wood. Air enters between tho - ~, ~
and lower sash, and the current i !! \
rected upwards by the frame - : y Y.
lower sash that projects over tbeun' y
Or you can procure a board I'm.
eighteen inches deep, fitting Close : ~
wall at the bottom of the window sls ! =
forwards into the room. A tr;sn sr.s
piece OF wood fits in at the sides IN n |.
sort Of shaft is made, behind which II
window can be opened without rs, = !,
draught. 1t is rather unsipbtlv =, y .
dwelling room, but may be seryies.b.
on landing or staircase. .Acaip ~, $.
can open the window at the 1 I'm N A
nail over the opening d piece & No. s.
forated zinc some inches deem H.,
is continuance for subdividinr tha s y
rent, and it materially diminishes 4,
draught. Its advantages are that N N
zine is inexpensive and a fixture. a a.,
it cannot get out of order. The IN
may wisely be tried in those .mode,
households where the sleeping nm,
are constantly overcrowded. III
Sometimes, especially in the couutu
a brick may be removed from the x,i III
and piece of wood sloping forward
frame, in fact, similar to that describe
for the window-may be neatly ca
cealed by picture or engraving. i
wooden lid shuts the shafts. 4 am
trivance for ventilation, only visible d
rare occasions. is to cut in the luss
part of the frame of a sash windoz
three or four oblong holes, two ofahs,
inches long and as wide as the windo.
frame permits. They can be closed i
will if . small piece OF tin be fitted n
cover to each. Nothing but bitter COX
will make this small opening unhsn
BILE. This or any other opening can b
filed with cotton wool. The wool ms
be lightly pulled. and renewed oces
sionally. A question of practical h
port is often asked, How esas q
know when the air of a room is too IN
pure to breathe?' The answer h SiIh
pie. Common observation shows It'd
all our senses were given for some p3t
teal end, and it would be hard to n
ieve that the sense Of smell is intends
only for mild pleasure, as when \
smell rose or a bunch of yi0kt
Fortunately, no such belief is require
of us. No chemical experiment cands
tect the impurity of air more ce1taal
or more exactly than it is detected, h
the olfactory nerves, though Of com
this sense, like any other, can be cub
waited or neglected. Come straight q
of the fresh air into the room you Wa
to test, and you viii not fail to disoo1s
the fact if ventilation be needed. Tn
is no place for doubt-the room snel
close, or it does not. Scientific me
could not alter the fact or suggest iOrl
close room any other remedy than
supply Of fresh air.-Rurdl New Yorst'
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