Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-03-21

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DR.. Spaldlng asks who is here who does
not feel uncomfortable enough on waking
early on g summer morning in the country
where the sun strikes directly into white
washed or wbite-plastere1 rooms, The
windows of which are provided merely
with common white cotton shades? Who
has not then felt relief to the eyes II turn
ing them towards some tinted object, even
were it to a gorgeous chrohlo on the
white-wsshed wall, or woven rug upon
the floor The first care, therefore, regard
lng the eyes should be in not allowing too
much light to enter the Sleeping rooms be-
fore the usual hour for rising. Although
l. is true that many people habitually rise
MS soon a. they awake and pass perhaps
into a room, yet i. is equally true that all
dazzling curtains and glarIng walls in bed
rooms are highly TO be deprecated. Especi-
ally is this the case, since most people
spend more or less tune over their toilets
II rooms thus brilliantly lighted.
.Even those whose eyes are 81 ong and
who are hsbitual early risers feel a sense
of WEAKNESS and heaviness about the eyes
when exposed to this bright light. They
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light Is more dIffused, and reiief Is al once
felt owing TO the fact that nature has
thrown around us, Tor our neyer-resting
eve, some Ii { to relieve the monotOny
OF white. Eyun in winter when the snow
in our climate lies everywhere white about
us there are plenty of green trees, so that
by gazing at these or by looking at the
blue sky aad distant hills we can seek and
may find relief for the eyes from the daz
zlng brightness of the snow.
The frst suggestion that we will make is
that 1t would be desirable to have the WIN
dows of the sleeping room covered with
colored shades OF some sort; even The palest
gray or blue in preference TO the prevalent
white. The walls also ought to be tipted,
or papered with medium or light shades OF
gray, blue or brown. Greens also are oc
cssionslly desirable, but a. arsenic is fire.
quentlv employed in giving the tinge TO
green papers, these should b, carefully
avoided for the sake of the health, despite
their agreeable qualify when gazed upon.
w may remark here, by way OF parenthe-
sis, that the sale of wall papers supposed
TO contain arsenic ought to be prohibited
by law. Several cases of poisoning from
the presence of these papers in dwelling
rooms and houses have been correctly at
iributed TO this cause; the disease ceased
when the walls were cleansed. The es-
tablished of an OH ce of health inspector
in this city with power to act in this re
spect would be- a public benefit.
Wall papers therefore for sleeping rooms
should generally be of light tint. OF
course, If the chamber faces towards the
south and mas abundance of sunlight, the
papers may be much darker. Still let us
avoid II possible the extreme of those ex-
ceedingly dark and gloomy papers which
Il short time ago were thought so desirable.
They were indeed fashionable, but as de
pressing to the eye as disagreeable to ones
feelings. Cheerfuness disappeared where
these DARK papers predominated-
Al all events let us have anything except
white for the curtains and walls of sleep
Ing rooms. An exception is naturally to
be made in the case Of those in which the
sun never enters, and where the curtains
and walls may be of a much lighter shade.
But such q sleeplng room without sunlight
during some part OF the day, ought for
the sake Of health alone to be avoided if
possible. The nursery and permanent
sleeping rooms should be bright and sunny
provision being of course made for dark
enlng them n case OF need. Rooms on
the north and east sides of house should
not II possible be used for sleeping.
To show That public interest is already
aroused IN this direction, l would say,
that il was only a shsrt time since that
received two Or three inquiries IN regard
b the proper color of curtains Tor seaside
and country houses; and another IN regard
10 the proper color for the walls and cur
tsIus OF q country schOol-hoase- l sug-
gested and directed in all OF these cases
the use Of b.Ue or gray. Green IS apt to
fade INTO yellow, apd at all events 10
throw an unpleasant yellow tinge over all
objects within a room, and we know that
yellow is the most annoying OF all colors
10 the eye. Blue shades generally fade as
] am told, but on the whole they are bene-
fiClal TO the eye and health. Even If we
we pull them down TO keep out the heat
of the sun, they will permit the entrance
of lis healing and chemical rays, which
aIe on the whole soothing te the eyes. ]
shall never forget the agony OF q friend a.
one OF cur seaside houses owing to the ab-
sence oi window shades, except the ever
present white. Evan With blinds closed,
Tne light was terrible to her The sub
stiJuton OF simple blue shade at once re-
ltyed all irritation.