Morning journal and courier., 1890-02-25
CONTRADICTIONS.
A Plea for Fresh Ar.

Plea for Fresh Air. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 You may ask what mean by such plea. It is in a word this: Fresh air in the halls, stores and churches of our city. That there is need of . reform in this particular goes without saying. Any one with ears hears such remarks as this every day. "How close that store was." My head almost split" {" "Hew can the clerks stand ita' "Why the air, if had a knife could. slice it. y sT am glad I did not have to wait long for the change, for could not endure that Iifeless air." These are only few of the common store remarks. If you wish to see the best effect of an ill-aired room, go with me, or to popular lecture. s' The The people, 1ss are trying to listen to the speaker, but their head, their head, what is the matter9 It weighs ton. Some conclude the hall must be hot, so swing fan vigorously they soon are hot. A few wise ones look up to the windows and long for air. The janitor, who is the lord of the building, (but never about sweep, warm, light, but not to ventilate the room, is down looking after the steam. After the lecture is over and the proper air going out just listen to the remarks. One says, ''I thought should roast alivel" Another says, "Will you believe it, not window open" Another being asked how he enjoyed the lecture replied: "I was too sleepy to listen"; another, Cit was good, but how long 1t was."
 Our churches are no better than our stores and halls. This is one of tho many reasons why there are so many empty seats in them. The air that was breathed this week is not fit for next week. And the air breathed at the morning service does not want to be passed again through the lungs with all it's poison for the evening service. Many years ego, ] used to wonder why it was persons went to sleep during church service. was taught that poor preaching did it, but now believe it is more after poor "janitoring." If the janitor would only realize his importance, the pure gospel, Sunday would be different day.
 There would be no excuse for such words as mine if "fresh air" had a tax upon 1t, oI if it had to be made to order, or If 1t took 6 college education to know how to manage it, but 1t is free, 1t is everywhere, and what if more, it is always willing servant, anxious All a janitor has to do is to open a window not wide open, but just a crack. Does il take much to do that2
 Some janitors (and other persons as fol that matter) cannot tell the difference be tween a hot or 8 close room. The same per son would say cold room must be we'll ven tilated because 1t is cold. Cannot some on' invent @ register to measure the amount o oxygen in given space. For that person { much, but before close want to draw you attention to little poem on that subjec which tells its own tale:
 TO THE "sExTASr."
 70 Sextant of the meetin house, wich sweeps And dusts, or Is supposed to and makes fires, And litss the gass, and sometimes leaves screw In wich case 1t smells orfuI. worse than lamp He; And wrings the Bel, and toles 1t when men dyes. Aud the Res % Wch them that thinks M ,;. deer, M 4, let 'eM try 1t Kindlin iires when the weather is as cold As zero, and like as not green wood for hndlin;
 But ssxtsntI n % there e are aU 's one a kumodityn .wich's more than gold, wich doant cost nothin. Worth more than anything except the sole of man
 What on ailfh to- to do 10 with itself. but ays about
 n sSors it's asus 5ust :s % free " as sre % out doos, But o sextant. in our church its scarce as buty,
 sf sse aas seaan speshaiiy the latter, up in . tite place. "And every one on em brethes in and out, and ou Say 50 times mint. or million and half breth
 Now how long will church full of are last at ths ask you-say 15 minits-and then watts to be did Why then they must brethe it all over aSin.
 And then agin, and go on till each has took
 At least 10 times and let 1t up agin' and watts nor The same individual doant have the privilege brethin his own arc, and no enes else. Each must take whatever comes to him." 70 Sextant. doant you know our lungs is bellusse and how can bellusses blow without wind, And aint wind AREf put to your conschens. | Are is the same to us as milk to babies, l GOT roots and airbs unto an injin doctor,l 1 or little pills unto an cmepath,
 1T bSys to srls A Are is for us to bret brethS; ;oth. Wats Pol! Wats Pollus 70 sinners who are ded! Ded for want of breth, why Sextant when we dy'' 'lts only coz we cant brethe no moro. that's all. And now O Sextant, let me beg of you | To let . little are into our church. | Pewer arc Is sertin proper for the pews)
 And do 1t weak days and Sundays tew, It aint much trouble, only make hole And the are will como of itself.
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 And spsr!s .p ths pss pEsschss and stop sarps. | As wind on the dry boans the profit tells of." l Just word in private to you, janitol for of course you have read the above. Yo
 are most worthy member of society. You
 task is difficult and often thankIess on,
 If you do not satisfy everyone do not give U
 trying.
 Every one knows you are not paid enouRl
 but 1t costs you nothing to provide tho pee pie with that which is tho best gift of n,
 ture, s'fresh air." ''fresh air." N
 enough to cause draft, but just enough
 change the air once in while. Oh: janito try 1t, try 1t just once and notice the effect. | \ Crurrprrc Nrrr1uU