San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-02-23

so"' Stated.
American Agricultuiist
That sheltering all animals from cold
n.,her. from chilling winds, which by
,Ss;r rapid motion carry of heat more
stan;dly. is the way to save food and 10
Up ars waste of flesh. II by stopping
~. az waste of heat from the surface
IL. III the food consumed will not be want
~ 10 make heat, portion of il can 60
~ increasing the flesh, that is TO pro-
snee Growth, or more can be used in
making milk, eggs, etc, within the ami
Dvspeptic persons, those having fee.
h,e digestion, or poor appetite, get
las internal heat from poor combus.
,;on. and suffer from cold. Such per-
cons need q warmer atmosphere, or
GARNER dwellings,, and warmer clothing
10 retain the heat that is produced.
This applies to MI animals.
Close fitting garments, garters, Ia
c;np. boots, shoes, neckties, ETC., that
nreyent free, easy circulation of the
Hood. each and all diminish the
amount of heat producing, and its uni
form distribution. Exercise promotes
more rapid circulation of the blood
and increased heat production.
Rubbing wet horses and other ami
mails dry is very useful, not only to
save heat, but also to save cold.taking,
as explained in our last number. For
the same reason any damp garments
should be replaced with dry ones as
coon as possible, or enough covering
be added to prevent chilliness from the
evaporation.
Free perspiration (sweating) in hot
weather carries off large amount of
heat, and keeps down the temperature.
If perspiration be checked, sponging
with water aids in cases of sunstroke
or depression from heat. Persons have
gone into hot ovens unframed by en-
casing themselves in moistened gar
ments, the evaporation keeping down
the heat above the body. Green wood,
besides its announcements very unproft.
able. A large amount of heat which
the dry portions would yield is lost by
being carried off in the evaporation of
the sap, So of any wet or damp fuel
Of any kind.
As confined air is poor conductor
of heat. all fabrics that are porous,
that are 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. 4 loose
ly woven garment or bed covering is
warmer than compact, frmly-woven
one, because the air in the texture of
the former conducts away heat less rap
idly than the more solid ones. Loose
fitting garments are warmer than close
fitting ones, for reasons above given,
and also because the air space between
them and the skin is O non-conductor
Of heat.
Stone, brick or wooden walls, with
perpendicular 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 be-
tween the clap-boarding and the plas-
tering, to form two thin air-chambers
instead of one, adds greatly to the
warmth OF house OF other building.
Two half-inch boards, set little apart
to leave an air space between, make q
far warmer house wall than the same
thickness of wood in inch boards.
A layer of loose straw put between
the earth banking-up of cellar adds
much to the warmth Oh account of the
air in the mashes of the straw. The
same is true in covering roots or ap-
pies to be left out in heaps over winter.
Double glass windows are several
times warmer than single glass, because
Of the non-conducting film of air
between. So of double doors.
Moving air both carries off heat fast
er of itself and also increases evapora-
ton, thus largely diminishing the tenn
peerature. A very small crack in a
window, under or over, or by the side
OF door or sash, or elsewhere, pro-
duces draft that requires extra fuel to
counterfeit tie effects.