Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-19

ME. EDrroE:-NH. Gate has recently
poblshed series Of articles upon ventila-
lion. he does uos seem to agree with
some statements have made in certain
lecture, aad seems TO express things that
he believes I AiaJ but that did not say
Is though be WAS better acquainted Vito
nv thoughts than l am. He asks, Of
vha. profit is mans knowledge to him
If he does not use it," IS though he bad
the CAPABILITIES 70 set q. rest all disputed
poirls IN science, and uses i. as an apollo
sy why he writes. If that is sufficient
apology for him to prcmalgate error the
numerous experiments l have carefully
watched and guided in natures domain
mas: be ny excuse for not accepting him
asa standard Of excellence in all things.
accuse him of no malice, but like our
greatest and mos. re7ered meu, he may
make mistakes. A he does not wish to
endorse al say. DO no. feel it duty TO
endorse tue errors made by his pen.
He says If NY statements were true the
envelope Of tue earth would be ten feet Of
c.rbouic acid over its surface. and l
should perish as result Of what / teach.
Now I wish to tell Mr.. Cate tia. il his
s1puosi..oa was true that the same laws
TIA. regulate water would regulate
csrbonie acid. and while lie and all on
ls1d elevated but slightly above the sea
might perish, that living on the highlands
Of Vernon: would allow Us to subsiss in
ia. life giving gas called oxygen, which
would doubles: give Us very long and
very happy lives, Thi, much for specala-
si3u
M C4:s then speaks Of diffusion as the
s.c1: that Is 10 10 everything. /! is
powerful a.en. and very needtul one
Ye. its seton is not instantaneous, by any
means, aud like his statements abQl. The
euvelopc Of carbo1ic acid covering :tc
e,src earth. needs % te received with
caution.
Toar readers generally u "a: po. fully
understand the diffusion OF =ases better
than Mr.. Gaze, unless l use soole il,u'.ra
.joos fam fl1iIs. ~ gaa is Invisible is
IifTls:ca ca only bc kuoTa by tests
which all farmers might not eAre to take
the trouble TO use, 50 illustrate BY visible
things. Farmers oil sal. uaa; and know
that brine Is water WITH :e,s dissolved and
liTused through f.. Il2T a.. c laIly
well know that if they 81. barrel c
rork, pr.tins IN mitch sa,: At The bottom
a1ilc.3 tho TOP, and pour in pure water
lh1t their Gaa. VII 90 sllS enough % kee!
well ST The bottom and yet spoil for wan
Of sal: 81 tue Top, Lacau'e the salt is no
ditfased or spread through thai water Il
equal proportion s9on en91sl 10 saw
tba msat.
Al knew la: water tTagcra.c3 yr b;
comes dTI5ed il The atmosphere Yet
e2y Of you hal all YOUR floor. co7ere
with water au inch Lecp, you might wis
to ;. rid Of /: more quickly than By evlp
Grafton. aud nigh: bore holes 70 let i. ~
cut CT yQ1r rooms and Thu, expedite th
procoss 50 Of tie bad air @. your dwell
ings. Il will l.f1se itself g,ai1.lly
he atmosphere, bu: good ventilation, TX
TIE auger holes 10 drain the water froy
your rcous, will expedite the process.
What Nj. Gate .avs about the ascea. {
carbCuic acid, instead Of its desceat,
true under certain conditions, anl =,
under other conditions my statsmen.: 81
lust As tue. aud as was alzug to &c
o! your farm dwellings aHd Of the DANCE
there occasionally. as lightning rods 4
erected to proiec: ycu against as cerca
though no. common danger, you shou
veutilate YOUR rooms and make sure x
are safe, though the careless carpenter a.
joiner may have saved you the ;r5ubls
leaving cracks aboul tue doors and vi
lows suficieu: TO vaa.i,ate very well.
By direct snalysis in some sleepii
rooms have found carbonic acid at 4
foo1 - constitute 33j parts in 1896
while 4: the ceiling it wa. = parts
1000 Again have found /: neal
reversed, bQ: there Is danger II you La
it in your roou, a. AL. aud you: 81
method o; cou!ortasle vel.ilL.i1a Is
les pQge air slowly 4 Al the top Of d
room and have your impure air clrri
o1t by chimney draft al the 53tt3m, Y
with blowers or various other Le7i4
rooms may DC fucly ventilated; bu. f.
frequently doue at tgrcas loss Of yc
warmed atmosphere, snd consequently
w.,tsGul expense.
Iu tho atmosphere yus Of door. la
found q, title at paris 10 10000 Of &;
boaic acid. aud as much Is T. parts
1000; and wren We think thai it is vi
.lpplics the very life and largely
structure Of the plant we eau see &
r.asou Why It j. so variable and "
growing plants arc beneficial IN our roo.
Mr. Cate says that the car1onic acid
cur dwellings comes from cur brc
and the apparstu, We use in heating
room That our breath is one cause
true; but that cur heating aPpara
produces or heated air is carhouic acid
discovery never male before Mr.. {
examined into nature, and has now
disadvantage Of being untrue,
Cirbouic acid results from lie comt
tion. from the actual burning. snd is
pr duced BY cur Lea.iug apparatus. {
lamps produce some as tho product
combustion escapes into our rooms
that Is carbouic acid. 1t it the result
fermentation rad decomposition also,
that is cue great source of i. in our d1
iH-..
The lacges. amount Of clrbonic ac
ever found in Il farm dwelling was in
rsrlor OF farm house. aui there "
roots IN the cellar underneath. Th
was no ire, 10 breath there, yet there