Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-01-14
HEATING AND VENTILATION.
Every Room In the House Should Bs
Properly Provided.

EEcPsr1y EF0Y1deo.
To have good health, one must have
IN abundance of fresh air to breathe.
Women, as rule, do not get this, prin-
cipally because our houses are improp-
Prly ventilated, and in order to have
fresh air, one must have draughts and
be exposed to the danger of taking cold
1t IS safe to say that one may take.
the houses through any section of the
country by course. and on the average
not one in thousand will be found
with facilities for ventilation, which
were provided wheL the house was
built.
Scientific fresh air supply is a subjecr
that architects and builders seem to
leave entirely out of their calculations
In very many instances the furnace or
heating apparatus draws its cold-air
supply from the cellar. The sanitary
condition of this kind of hot air is
something dreadful to contemplate.
Most cellars are merely incubators for
germs of various sorts. Even if the cell
Tar is kept approximately clean, there
is the white and blue mold that are incl
dent to damp walls and underground
places of all sorts. When in addition to
corners decaying vegetables and animal
matter. the situation becomes one that
really demands the attention of the
health authorities. But oblivious of
this condition of things, the unthinll
ing householder gives free access to
the air from this hot-bed of disease into
the hot-air chamber of the heater.
While the temperature may suffice To
destroy some of the germs, it is not suf-
1icient to remove those that are the
most dangerous. On the contrary, the
high degree of heat develops, propu-
gates and raises them to life, and they
come into our living rooms strong as
sn army with banners. They enter our
lungs, settle upon our food, mingle with
our beverages, and, finding a Judgment
ir the milk supply, they increase there
with the utmost rapidity, creating
condition within very short period
that makes the milk little more nor
less than rank poison. One of the first
requisites of a healthful atmosphere
IN a dwelling is to provide fresh-air
supply, taken from point several feet
at least above the ground level. 1t is
absurd to say that there will be no
draught in the cold-air fiues open at the
Ie7el of the second floor. The moment
the heat begins to rise through the
pipes, it draws it's supply from the cold
air below it, and, with a properly ar
ranged flue, there is not the slightest
difficulty in getting the most perfect
action. Every room in every house
should have ventilator either at the
ceiling or the floor, or both.
T. !
ever constructed there was a ventiIator
eight inches by twelve in the Dashboard
of every room. This was connected with
a pipe that ran to the kitchen chimney,
and was Embedded in the masonry. The
beat of the chimney created a continU-
Gus current, and drew out the cold AMI
stagnant air at the floor.
When the hot-air register was open
a steady draught was made, and with
very slight opening in the ceiling VEN
tilator, the most perfect conditions
were secured. When there is no pro-
vision made for ventilation, the very
best substitute is window slightly
lowered from the top. Another way is
to raise the lower sash and put fitted
strip of board in the open space, then
close the window down upon it, leav
ing about three-fourths of an inch
open between the two sashes. This.
however. is but makeshift, and does
not fill the place of properly arranged
fues with gratings that can be opened
and closed at will.
When the heat is first turned into q
room it is of great advantage to open
window from the top for the space of an
inch or so. This gives opportunity for
circulation of air. and the room warns
up much more quickly. When the heat
comes into room filled with cold air
without any escape, it simply beats
against what is practically cold air !
cushion, and makes very little Roadway. |
All housekeepers ought to study the |
principles of ventilation and be able in
telligently and practically to regulate |
the fresh-air supply of their homes
n. Y. Ledger.