The Penn's Grove record., 1893-07-14
NUMBER 81

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an excess OF curbonlc acid. The one
feeds the fires of life, and the other
INST as surely puts them ont; the one
is vital to animal life, the other to
veget Iiion.
by ventilation we strive to let out
this sou! air and let in the fresh, to
substitute that which abounds in oxy.
gen aud health, for that which has been
breathed and spoilt.
The impurity in the air due to the
presence Of human beings, and which
makes ventilation necessary to health,
is not only, or chiefly, carbonic acid.
II ere are other gases and other dam
ge,ous and offensive impurities pres
eut, and organic carnations from tie
system that are more harmful thnn the
cIrbonic 1cid. This gas is odorlcss,
ami the musty smell and the un.
pleasant sensation Of c%loseness are due
to the d~ecomposing articles in the ex-
Lulation from the luncs.
The sense OF smell Is the ordinary
gnide for determining whether or not
a room is well ventilated, but the per-
son 30 deciding mus enter the roo
from the fresh air.
On entering a crowded room from
the cool, pure air, one often feels OPP
pressed Gnd nelriy stifed, and Won
ders that the inmates can be so uncon-
cerned and unmindful of the repulsive-
ness of the atmosphere. The human
organism has a wonderful way of
adjusting itself to circumstances, and
oon one becomes accustomed to the
conditions that we're Mt first so forbid
ding. The sensations have become
blunted, vial action has been lowered
to meet the conditions of the atmos-
rhere, and one is poisoned to a de-
gree to render him needless of quail.
ties that would in his normal state have
made him very uncomfortable. If the
ar becomes contaminated still further,
there is in i creased sense of dullness,
a weight or fullness in the heady, giddi.
ness, nausea, and faintness.
Who has not painfully struggled
against the drowsy influence OF
heated and impure air at SOM Ice
ture or sermonp The mind wanders
into vacancy in spite of strenuous
effort to enforce attention and to seem
alert. The best endeavors are in vain.
The speakers form grows hazy and
indistinct; and his UNDECIDED words
become a soothing lullaby. The Ii %
droop as if compelled by leaden
weights, the limbs relax, the jaw drops,
aui the heal lurches forward with a
jerk that threatens dislocation, and
aronses the momentary slumberer to u
pliAfullv vivid sense of his surround.
ing. He is nov thoroughly awake,
and tries to appear as if he had always
heen so, but all pretense is useless.
Again and again does the mephitIc air
overcome his sense of propriety. At
last, what might have been a pleasant
ard profitable evening draws to a
lose. He joyfully quits the close, ill.
ventilated hall, n new his life
with the pure air of heaven.
Fresh air is es entail for the well
being of all, but especially is it for
children in whom tissue change is
more active than in the adult. they
quickly show in their pallii faces AMI
dropping spirits tho effects of close
confinement in poorly ventilated
rooms. The choicest food, the most
assiduous care, the best approved
drugs fail to bring hat color to the
check and elasticity to the muscles
that the pure air of the country or sea.
side affords.
~ pStiNShlSb Pei hhPSI hiChS Ia
chief occurs from close air than else.
where. A third part of our lives lie
| spent there, and in many cases it is q
sIIEing apartment, under the mistaken
notion that night air is injurious. AT
from sundow1 to dawn there is nc
other air to breathe than night air, it is
better to have it of the best quality and
uncontamIuated.
Anvppn Dun hnu apinuaT nop,n
life, knows how much more refreshed
and buoyant one is alter q nights rest
under the imperfect shelter of a tent,
even if he has la n on the ground, than
if he had been tucked awaya amid sumJ-
tuous surroundings in n stlGy room.
The artificial light in n room rapidly
spells the air for breathing; a largo
gas burner, or kerosene lamp, causei
us great a production of cirbonis acii
AZ five or six alults.
Persons who fa%stidious!y shun ap-
proach to the dirty, tho squalid. and
the diseased, who would shrink from
tue touch of q hani begrimed with
honest labor; who punctiliously filter
and boil their drinking water: are
finical about their food. and srrupu-
lnusly nice as to everything that ap.
calls to tho sight, unhesitatingly Pc.
sort to places Of assembly where they
draw into their systems air loaded with
%efflnviI from lungs, and skin, and
81 Ithes, of everyone IN tho promi5cu-
ous crowd. Such emanations from
the healthy would be olfers We, rnt
from the lungs of those more or irsa
diseased, and in every state of drcam
%usltion. would, if palpable, excite tho
keenest disgust.
Though the breath should not again
be b.eathed, it is not altogether fanci.
full to suppose that 1t may be eaten, OF
prove a source of profit and enjoyment
in other ways. Carboulc acid, though
poisonous to man, is food for plants.
BY natures subtle alchemy. 1T is nh.
Sorbed by the green leaves. The car
bon is appropri tied to enrich the
growing plant and give flavor to !ht
luscious fruit, and thus it finds its way
back to please the taste and nourish
the body. 1t may return to sparkle III
the diamond, diffuse fragrance in the
rose, or, mined from its grimy bel
give heat and cheer to man.
If those in charge of our public
assembly rooms had more concern for
the condition of the air therein, they
NouIA auu muVu ~ tue pleasure unu
profit OF their pa'rons. The iuct
siGnored that the atm sphere of hull
or lecture-room, whi.h at the begin.
ming of M evening is in Il fit stare to
breathe, rapidly dictionaries under t!.e
rutlnence Of the many lights and the
volume of nO'some exhal4tions. No
provision is made to let out the old
and IN the new air. Fans begin TIC
wave and the audience to weary; close
attention can not be maintained; the
speakers best points fall on dull cars
rs tie air becomes more and more pol.
!nted; TIL, half %stupeied, one waivers
between tue choice OF ia ling in a FAINT
lag tit, or sondinga missile through the
window - let in the coveted fresh air.
Nj this discomfort could and should
be obvinted by proper attention to veu-
tiiation. 1t people rea lied the impur-
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