The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-10-20
Keeping Warm.
From the American Agricullurist.


From the American .Agriculiurist
That sheltering all animals from col
weather. from chilling winds which b
their rapid motion carry off heat more RAJ
idly is the way to save food and to say
waste of flesh If BY stopping this vast
of heat from the surface all the food con
sumed will not be wanted to make heat
4! portion of it can go to increasing the flesh
that is to producing growth. or mme ca
be used in making milk eggs. etc, With
the animal
Dyspeptic persons, those having feebl
digestion, or a poor appetite, get less in
ternal heat from food combustion and Suffe
from cold Such persons need Il warne
atmosphere. or warmer dwellings. anC
warmer clothing to retain the heat that i
produced. This applies to all animals
lose-ftting garments. garters, lacing.
boots shoes. neckties, etc that prevent
free, easy circulation of the blood each and
all diminish the amount of heat produced,
and its uniform distribution Exercise
promotes more rapid circulation of the blood
and increased heat production.
Rubbing wet horses and other animals
dry is very useful not only to save heat
but also to save cold-taking For the same
reason any damp garments should be re
placed with dry ones as soon as possible.
or enough covering be added to prevent
chilliness from the evaporation.
Free perspiration (sweating) in hot
weather carries off large amount of heat.
and keeps down the temperature. If per-
spiration be checked, sponging with water
aids in cases Of sun-stroke OF depression
from heat Persons have gone into ovens
unframed by encasing themselves in moist
ened garments. the evaporation keeping
down the heat from the body. Green
wood. besides its inconvenience, is very
unproftable \ large amount of heat
which the dry portions would yield is lost
by being carried off in the evaporation of
the sap. So of any wet or damp fuel Of
any kind.
As confined air is poor conductor Of
heat, all fabrics that are porous, that is full
of little interstices, tubes. or holes filed
with air are the best protectors to keep
heat from escaping from the surface of the
body 4 loosely woven garment or bed
coyerlid is warmer than Il compact. firmly
woven one, because the air in the texture
of the former conducts heat less rapidly
than the more solid ones. Loose fitting
garments are warmer than close fitting
ones. for reasons above given. and also be-
cause the air space between them and the
skin is non-conductor of heat.
pendicular air spaces in them. are warmer
than solid walls, because the air conducts
the heat away less than the solid materials.
A sheathing Of tarred paper. or pasteboard
or of any thick paper even, placed midway
between the clap-boarding and the plaster
ing. to form two thin air-chambers instead
of one. adds greatly to the warmth of a
house or other building Two half-ineh
boards. set little apart to leave an air
space between. makes a far warmer house
wall than the same thickness of wood in
inch boards
4 layer of loose straw put between the
wall and the earth banking up of Il cellar
adds much to the warmth on account Of
the air in the meshes of the straw The
same is true in covering roots or apples to
be left out in heaps over winter.
Double glass windows are several times
warmer than single glass, because Of the
conducting film of air between. SO of
double doors
Moving air both carries off heat faster
of itself and also increases evaporation, thus
largely diminishing the temperature. \
very small crack in a window, under or
over, or by the side of door or sash. or
elsewhere. produces draft that requires
much extra fuel to counteract the effects