The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-09

AN"tAHf AttAN AtANA AhAlhNai Nht We a. ~
by no means free from blemishes and
now and then We have our attention
called TO some Of our national faults
by a fharp-oyod. qulck-witted for
elgnor One Of the late criticisms IS
the American habit Of overheatlng our
houses. Il Is an undisputed fact that
IN the northern sections OF the country
Al least We habtually keep our living
rooms and halls Of public assembly
~ well at too high a temperature. The
habit Is a bad one and Is not only cos.-
d. bat unhealthy.
4 thoughtful physician who has
combaled this pornicious custom an
bis life attributes one-half the colds
and throat disorders that prevail 20
This cause alone. Rooms having q
temperature OF much above 20 degrees
are necessarily cnervstlng 20 the ays-
tom and weakened body Is much more
apt 10 succumb 10 diEoare than a
strong, healthy one. II "a no wonder
that so many Of our women are fckly
and low-aplriicd. confined as they are
day after day and week after week
IN such houses. going out % doors
only when q IS absolutely necessary.
We constantly ind tender people
who teeg their living rooms az a tenn
peiaiu.a Of so degrees during the
winter. who viii assert that the air o.
chilly u % Is cooler. The cause % this
foolish habit Is not far to seek. Most
American women. even those OF more
than average means. are accustomed Co
pass a part OF their time 10 the kitchen.
where culinary necessities put a whole
some temperature quite out 81 the
question When they have finished
their tasks ia this department our
tired and oycrhoatCd housewives turn
To the other rooms 90 ind them cold
They are cold only by comparison. but
u would be difficult 90 make one be-
llcye g. The consequence b. the regis
81 Is opened or the fro stirred up I'M
Oh the sitting room d. as warm as the
Kitchen. and the habit Of OyorhcltinF.
coming down from the days OF huge
goodpilof and rearing chimney places.
projects Itself into the age of double
Windows. stcam-hcatlng apparatus ami
rcdhoi coal stoves.
10 Is Astonishing % what dr-roa we
arr creatures of habit in thi8 respect
and how readily We become infatuated
TO a much higher Temperature than .a
necessary or beneficial 20 ua I waf
recently 40 a house where the house
wife constantly wore q light shawl over
her shoulders NJ the same time kCor-
ing the temperature % her living
rooms up TO nearly so. and yo. she
declared that she suffered rom cold.
She vas thin and pale and dyspcrtIc
and was always doctoring Tor cold.
What she needed was cold shower
bath every day and daily exercise ln
the open air. She could have then dis
ponsed With her wraps and could have
been comfortable in a loser tempera.
iurc.
q ls vel 90 remember that colds
are as often caught by going suddenly
from cold 20 an oyorhcatel ai-
mosphcre as from the street CA "a cold
winter day into room NJ SD dcgrees
az from a heated room into the cold
The iess perceptlbio the change. Oh,
greater the security.
A little thought and experimenting
viii work "a reform in many house
holds. 10 the Increased comfort AMI
health OF iis inmates and 90 The al.
vantage OF the coal bin and wood
pile. In these days of dear fuel AMI
cheap thermometers. the latter should
BE- INDUCED in until We have reduce,
the temperature % our overheatc.
apartments. public and private. 20
point favorable 20 economy and health
A thermometer should De- In ever
sltilng RON. and it should no, be- per
mitted 10 indicate a temperature o
more than 20 degrees. THIS ls warn
enough for hcalib.and perhaps a lowe.
temperature would b. San better. Or
Kane, fduring his arctic explorations
sai3<that his men were more com
f0ftable when the cabin was NJ Gi o
= " degrees than when Il was warmer
and that is the temperature recon
mondcd for hospital wards.