Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-28

Good Ventilation Does Not Mean, How
ever That one hfust Have q Dram.

HAVE PLENTY OF FhEoH AIR,
Good ventilation Does Not Mean. How.
ever. That one Mast Have Dram.
In spite Of all that has been preached
and written upon the subject, il is doubt.
ful whether the vast multitude of people
yet appreciate the value Of fresh air. A
considerable acquaintance with the travel.
ing public forces % person 20 this c0nclu.
sion. Even persons " intelligence are tn
inclined TO endure with FAR more cqnanim-
ity the dangers Of supcrheatcd house
than the temporary discomfort caused by
lowering the tempcrature TO the degree
called Tor by health. In order 10 eyperi.
ence all the benefits Of pure air IL Is not
necessary 10 be what Is popularity known
~ "irsh sir orank."
The amount Of actual drafts Of air which
different persons can endure with cnun.
nimity is quite different In due consider.
alton Tor the welfare u those around u.. we
should not throw open the windows Of a
railway car or " any room suddenly. how.
ever close and unwholcsome the atmus.
phere may sccm. Persons who have been
sitting in " close apartment have by that
means become weakened, NO that they nre
quito Liable 20 catch cold from tho sudden
change en- GOD by Gle entrance Of pure
air. IN all cases NJ this Kind the air must
be gradually changed. Many u cnsn 81
pneumonia may be trnccd 10 some robust
PERSONS coming In from the outdoor air,
announcing "the room was close aud
throwing open the windows 10 change IL
aS suddenly "a no'siblc. dofplte the pres
once Of other occupants who hnd been sit
ting Ia the close room.
Such n sudden change Of the tempsrn-
ture of the room Is always safe for tho per.
son coming Ia from tho fresh air, but not
10 those who happen to be In the room for
some time
But because II u necessary 10 exercise
care Ia changing the air Of a room which
has become vitlatod, u does not prove q
safe 10 breathe such air IL simply prove.
the power Of close air rs m active agcnt In
doterioratlng the system. Nothing il moro
hazardous than 10 habItuAtr ones self 70 a
close, suporhested house. Only persons OF
the greatest strength can endure such un.
wholesome surroundings. "A matter Of
fact the very poor, who necessarily suffer
more from diseases caused by exposure, do
not show ~ high mortality ~ people In
n well 10 do or wealthy rank Of lie from
the various zymotc diseases caused by tho
foul airof oyerhoatcd rooms, poisoned ~ Il
No often is with dangerous gases OF tho
sewer and furnace
The statement seems startling, yet Il II
supported by statistics OF the highest au.
thority, that diphthcria, that most dreaded
Of scourges, hourishcs 10 far greater cx.
tent In the dwellings Of the rich than In
the homes OF the very poor, The poor
mans dwelling In spite Of the want Of by.
gionc apparent Ia all the household man.
agement, ms Mt least the advantage Of boz
INK dlalnicoted by the most powerful Of all
disinfociants, cold and frost The fact thut
his children have but scanty clothing does
not affect their health to any such extent
as the poisonous gusos do the children In
comfortable circumstance The poor child
becomes hardened to cold.
No house Is Nv TO live la that d not sys-
tomatlcnlly washed out every day with
fresh, cold air. The windows IN each room
Ia the house that u occupied should b,
systematically opened for NJ least ten min.
utos some time daring the day, and should
BE- arranged 40 that there Is u continuous
supply Of pure, fresh air oomiug In tho
room and an exit for the used up air. An
open fireplace 10 one Of the best means Of
solving this difficulty. There ARE various
systems Of ventilation on which volumes
have been written. The greatest need,
however, "a TO ndopt some system aud not
to neglect matter 40 essential 10 the we'll
being Of those whom you care most for.
Whore furnace Is used IL Is necc.sar,
to SEQ that tho cold air box opens outdoors.
A. furnace or stove heat tonds 10 exhaust
the supply OF pure air. II Il essential that
water be always kept on the furnace In the
receptacle Intended for IL. Il Is also neecs.
sary that a constant supply Of pure air bo
kept flowing into the room IN some way no
II does not produce u drait.-New York
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