Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-04
San Francisco Stock sales.
SAN FRANCISCO. March ). 1881.
KEEPING WARM.

Sheltering all animals from the cold
weather. from chilling winds which by
their motion carry off heat more rapidly, is
the way to save food and to save waste Of
flesh. If by'stopping this waste of heat
from the surface all the food consumed
will not be wanted to make heat, portion
of it can go to increasing the flesh !; that is,
to producing growth, or more can be used
in making milk, eggs, ETC., within the
animal.
Dyspeptic persons, those having feeble
digestion or poor appetite, get less inter.
nal heat from food combustion, and suffer
from cold Such persons need a warmer
atmosphere or warmer dwellings, and
warmer clothing to retain the heat that is
produced. This applies to all animals.
Close fitting garments, gartsrs, lacing,
boots, shoes, necties, etc, that prevent
free, easy circulation of the blood, each
and all diminish the amount of heat pro-
duced and its uniform distribution. Exer-
else promotes more rapid circulation of the
blood and increased heat production.
Rubbing wet horses and other animals
dry is very useful not only to save heat, but
also to save cold taking. For the same reason
any damp garments should be replaced
with dry ones as soon as possible, or enough
covering be added to prevent chilliness
from the evaporation.
Free perspiration (sweatipg) in hot
weather carries off large amount of heat,
and keeps down the temperature. If per-
spiratien be checked, spoDging with water
aids in cases Of sun. stroke or depression
from heat. Persons have gone into hot
ovens unharmed by encasing themselves in
moistened garments. the evaporation keep
ing down the heat about the body. Green
wood, besides its inconvenience, is very un-
profitable. A large amount of heat which
the dry portions would yield is lost by be-
ing carried eff in the evaporation of the
sap. So of any wet OF damp fuel of any
kind.
AS confined air is poor conductor of
heat, all fabrics that are porous, that Is,
full of little interstices, tubes or holes filed
with air, are the best protectors to keep
heat from escaping from the surface of the
body. A looselyworn garment or bed
coverlid, is warmer than compact, firmly
woven one, because the air in the texture
of the former conducts away heat less rap
idly than thesolid ones. Loose-ftting gar
ments are warmer than SETTLING ones,
for reasons above given, and also because
the airspace between them and the skin is
a non conductor of heat.
Stone, brick or wooden walls, with per-
pendicular air-spaces in them are warmer
than solid walls, because the air conducts
the heat away less than the solid materials.
A sheathing of tarred paper, or pasteboard
or OF any thick paper, even, placed midway
between the clapboarding and the plaster
ing to form two thin air-chambeIs instead
of one, adds greatly to the warmth of
house or otter building. Two half.inch
boards set little apart to leave an air.
space between, make far warmer house.
wall than the same thickness of wood in
inch boards.
A layer of loose straw put between the
wall and the earth banking up of cellar
adds much to the warmth, on account of
the air in the meshes of the straw. The
same is true in covering roots or apples to
be left out in heaps over winter
Double glass windows are several times
warmer than single glass, because OF the
conducting film OF air between. So of
double doors.
Moving air both carries off heat faster of
itself and also increases evaporation, thus
largely diminishing the temperature. A
very small crack in window, under or
over, Or by the side of door or sash, or
elsewhere, produces draft that requires
much extra fuel to oounteract the effects.