Mohave County miner., 1888-07-21
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asvs the Bsdroom wsDdsws - ~ 70 -.
esfve the ssntight s - a,ss,s

@ave the BedSO0m Window - - - -
esivs ths ssniight m "A utgsA
NJ TREATS de6njtion oi 4 vel lighted
room 10 that II ID one In which hight Sas
been introduced IL sufficient quantity and
has beer 20 distributed that objects N
any part OF II arc clearly seen wtthoUe
special effort This ID tnuch too vseus
for either scieutt6c or practical purposea-;
Mnst we. require tbst room shall Be 90
light that one can IN any part OF u. With.
out trouble. seS clearly The eye Of . dne
ssmbrir rssdlef That might bel propss
requirement 10 watch factory. butts un-
necessary 70 demand II In living erocma. 81
On tbs other hand, II seems prob4blo
that TO keep q living room hsa'tby ~
needs not only the di6nscd tight of day.
but the sOtrancs OF the direct rSys Ola
sun--that is. We want summing Z. WI -
lighting n We have an lsoIated honss -
this latitude. its east west and s0os4
sides win be well summed while its ncs<h
side viii not For such q house the rujeo
for window height and area, from sand
tary point of view. arc that for rooms
having windows upon but one side The
area OF the openings should BE- q Iease
one fourth or one hfth OF the area of tAe'
wall In which they are placed. and ~
distance from the window TO the opposite
wall should not be more than one and
one-haIf times the height Of the top of tbe
window from the door SIT
II We speak OF houses In . city We have
- take into consideration the ahadowu
cast by other houses and the width Of IT,
street In ita relation TO the height OF the
houses upon it Tho theoretical ruIe b
that the height Of buildings On . stsset
should never exceed One and bali tiunno
the width OF the street Although. 90
stated above, The north side OF the house
10 less summed. yet north windowu Rive .
very agrssable light They are pre1egTsd
by those who work immsdistely In front
Of windows. ~ microscopes. dfaughts-
men, ETC.. and are strongly recommended
tDr the main sourcs OF lighting Of school
rooms. though In this case they should
always be supplemented BY windows In
the east or west walls For bedrooms
south windows are preferable.
In the lighting OF school rooms The
chief point % TO direction u that the
principal light should come from the len
Of the scholars, and that they should
never face the light So long - tbess
rt.Ies are observed there cannot b too
much light In . school room. and tbsrs
need be no fear about cross Lights unlsss
the room b 70 be used ~ drawing
school, and even then II Is easy enough 70
cut Oh the light from ono side In living
rooms. and more especially In driving
rooms and parlos. the full benefit Of tho
windows Ia. AZ . rule. not obtained They
are more or leas obscured with curtains
and drapcries. which are 20 arranged - 70
cut on precisely that part Of the window
which n most Important Tor Illuminating
purposcs--viz.. the top Careful house.
keepers do not want sunlight In theix
parIors. and. 30 long a. this ts the case. u
Is probable that they viii not have II.
sanitary resormers 10 tho contrary not
| withstanding In planning dwelling.
therefore. we should try 70 give the wfn.
dcws Of the bedrooms such an aspect that
they will receive the sunlight. and thu
same should be done for the room which
is to be the chief sitting and living room.
| while the apartments OF state can do very
well without much natural Illumination.
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