Idaho semi-weekly keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1884-1885, 1885-07-18
AN OLD sUPERSTIr1os.
90 That Mnst be Got Ria Of to h
sure Good Health.

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80 That Mnst Ss Got rita Of to ~
sure Good Health.
The greatest part OF the diSease fhst
amicts civilized mankind during the
winter months is unquestionaE,ly dlle T.
the fact that all fresh cir is carefully RI
cluded during the night hours, and
sometimes with the coming of win ey
the windows are securely fastened md
not opened until spring. Many penpis
seem to think the house Is sufficiently
ventilated il the windows Of the aleep-
ing rooms are left open for q few n,a1.-
utes during the day, hut almost every
body is convinced that ni9nt mir is m
furious to health. In this eonnecHon,
DIR. Felix &. Oswald says III the Polostiar
Science Monthly.
Beware Of the night wind; be spre
and close your windows after dark 7" IN
other words. bowaye OF Gods free air
be surc and infect your iu3gs WITH tisp
stagnant, nzotized and offensive asnos-
phere Of yonr bedroom. In other wordr,
beware Of the rock spring stick ~
sewerage. Is night air injurious? js
there single tesiable p-etext for such
an idea Since the day Of creation THAI
air has been breathed with inpnnity ie-
millions of different anirnaiE-tss..is.,
delicate creatures, some Of them-fawns
lambs and young birds. The moist
nightair Of the tropical forests is breatned
with impunity by our next relatives,
the anthropoid apes-the same apes that
soon perish with consumption in the
close though generally weli-warmed a.
mosphere Of our Northern menageries.
Thousands of soldiers, hunters and ium-
bermen sleep every night In tents and
open sheds without the least injurious
consequences men In the last stage Il
consumption have recovered by aiopt-
ing semi-savage mode Of llie, and
camping out doors IN all but the storm
lest nights. is it the draught that yun
fear, or the contrast OF Temperature
Blacksmiths and railroad conductors
seem to thrive under tuch Influences.
Drsught? Have you never seen boys
Rkating III the teeth Of snow-storm 1T
the rate of fifteen miles an hour = Inay
counteract the effect of the cold air br
vigorous exercise" Is there no other
way of keeping warm ? Does the norui
wind damage the fine lady sitting
motionless in her sleigh, or the pilot and
helmsman OF s.orGa-tossed vessel? IL
cannos be the inciamency Of the gosaea
air. for, even in sweltering summer
nights. the sweet south wind, blessed by
all creatures that draw tl.e breath Of lie.
brings no relief 10 the victim OF aero
phob.a. There is no doubt that fanlii.es
who have freed themselves from Tie
curse of that superstst can I've out
and out healthier IN tue heart of Il greet
city than its slaves on the arrest hlsl.-
land of the Southern Apelniuas.
In tolerabie location the air Of
three-room cottage can be kept pure
enough without any force yeniato or
arH other expensive contrlvance. Open
your windows; IN very cold weather ar
the bedrooms II daytime and the others
at night. In larger houses the kitchen.
pxrlor and dining groom should be thor
ouehly ventilated every night, also IL
DAYTIME az convenient intervals, during
the temporary absen.e of the oceupaeta
To save foul air for the sl.Se of its warm IL
is poor economy; expeFmcnls wauk!
show that the diaefeaee II tueI amounts
ouly to trifie anyhow. Ten OF twely.s
pounds OF coal day ought not to weigh
against the direct gsin LII eomfort ASA
the prospective, unspcakabe gan III
and over agaia means 10 feed tie orgssan
Ism on the excretioAs Of our own lungs.
On air surcharged with noxious ga2es
and almost depicted Of the lie sustaii,.
ing prineipll 4As2ystized ar affects ths
lungs az the substitution of exert ments
for nourishiay food would affect cur d.
gestive organs; corruption sets In; ptii-
monary phthisis IS, in .acs, a process OF
putrefaction.
No ventilatory con.rivanee can COM
pare with the simple plan OF opening IS
window; In wet nights ram shutter
"a blind with large, overlapping bidsl
will keep room both airy ao,t dry. il
every bedroom one OF the upper Windows
should be kept open night and day, eS-
cept in storms accompanied with ram,
or with q degree OF cold exceeding II
degs. Fahrenheit. In warm summer
nights open every window in the house
and every door connecting the bedroom
with the adjoining apartments. Creatt,
thorough traught Before we can hope
10 fight consumption with any chanes q
success We have got to get rid Of the
night-air superstition. Like the dread
Of cold water, raw fruit, etc, 1t is fouae-
d on that mistrl1st of our instincts
which we owe to our anti-natural relig-
ion. 1t is probably the most prolii, {
single cause of impaired health, eve,
among the civilized nations of our en-
lghtened age, though its absurdity II
~als the grossest delusions of the witc...
craft era. The subjee.ion OF holy reas :.
10 hearsays could hardly go further.