Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-21

SLEEPING hOOn8
In the most Of our dwellings the impor
tant rooms. as far as the health of the in
mates ia concerned. are the kitchen and the
sleeping room. In these two the mistress
of the house. who keeps no servant. spends
the largest par. of her life; but 1t is 10 just
'hese rooms that the least sanitary attention
is commonly paid.
We shah speak now only Of the sleeping
room. In This We all spend. or should
spend, one-third of the day. the ps Rod de-
stkued by nature for repairing the wear Of
the paysieal and mental machinery. No
greater mistake was ever made than to look
on the time spent in sleep az wasted.
We have improved upon such sleeping.
rooms as we're not unusual q few genera
tons ago; rooms forever unvisited by sun
shine; rooms opening from the kitchen, 30
that The spoiled AIR of the day was breathed
over again by night; rooms in
low. stiff ng garrets. or, worse still, mere
closets, wholly cut off from sunshine anu
from the pure outside air But man,
hcusek epers still need hints on the subject.
sleeping room should never be "
small one, dependent for mos, Of its air OF
an open window Such = room 10 seldom
safe. and n certain states of the weather IL
sure II be shu. OF
Few rooms are large enough not TO
require continuous ' Mutation. The two
-ie~ptrs are constantly vluaiing the air
No air is pure which contains an excess OF
carbonic acid, and at every bre sth certain
amount of oxygen is converted into this
poisonous gas. Think of twelve thousand
such inspirations during he night.
Moreover, each breath conveys with the
carbonic acid and throws into the air ehete
matter brown off by the lungs. which is
also p)isjnous
Nor lie even this all. Millions Of sweat
tlbes are all the time pour ing their polluted
waste into the room Ventilation, Is 10 evi
dent, is hygienic necessity.
Sunshine is essential to good sleep
ins-room. Sunshine is a powerful disin-
fectaut. and every sleeping-room needs to
be disinfected daily. Let the head of the
family appropriate the sun nest room; the
guest chamber. with its occasional occupant
lie of secondary importance.
4. The sleeping room should he in an
upper story. As the night air cools. many
of the disease producing particles sink to
the lover strata. 1t Is said that one may
live safely 10 malarial region by avoiding
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floor
5 The sleeping room should be not on
ly one of the most spacious. but one OF the
cheeriest and nestest and best-furnished
rooms in the house. 1t should be smphati-
caly "the chamber Of peace. - Youth's
Companion.
One of our most faithful correspondents
To this department says in 4 recent letter
Il have si~sys believed that every woman
should have her wardrobe in such condition
AS will in no way hinder sudden departure
from home if such should be required Of
her. | now believe it 10 be the duty OF
every one 10 be thus in order. vas re-
Gently called TO the bedside of a very dear
friend-eailed suddenly too. But few hours
remained between the summons and the
hou. for starting. If had not been in
resdiness-I dare no, dwell upon what the
result might have been. Though found nv
friend we'll cared for by those vie
were ready to give every assist
ance, i. did not seem to her
like the presence Of one who
actually attended to her wsnis
because of her love for her. The
tuooh OF loved ones haid, or the sound
ing than carefully prepared cor1ials. But
to my subject. Believing that every ore
is more ap, TO keep ones travelling and
best dresses in readiness than the more
common ones, will mention tha. seversl
cha: ge, of underwear d a new bu, easily
fitting house dress or wrapper should :. J.
way De in readiness for a sudden ca |.
These aeed not be exrep, five. plain
flannel wrapper is quite rs good as any
other A good supply of linen collars or
ruchir gs. half dozen hite aprons ironed
without starch. and dozen or more hand
kerchiefs added to the above mentioned,
will. If kept in readiness. save one great
many 'wha, ifs" and perhaps year, Of re-
greIs, should the lack Of them hinder ones
Readiness to promptly answer the summons
10 come ., once" to the bedside Of come
loved one You're truly.