The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-08-20
COOLING THE HOUSE.
Ey Little Care IGtensc Heat Can De
Greatly Modified.

Ky u Ltttke care IStenSc kicUt SRn ne
Greatly Modified.
How best to keep the house cool in
summer is grave problem" writes
Mrs S. T. Rorer in Ladies' Home
Journal. During the hot months the
louse is much more livable if artificial
Ieat can be cut down to the minimum.
Use the stove early in the morning, pre-
pare certain foods that will keep well.
md avoid the necessity of big fire
during the rest of the day. Care floors
are very much more pleasant in summer
than straw mating. although the latter
IS preferable to carpets or rugs. Where
one can command a water supply the
house is measurabiy cooled by reducing
the temperature of the pavement ard
grounds around by copious sprinklings.
goodly stream of new air should be
allowed to sweep through the entire
house morning and evening. The hot
air of midday will condense quickly on
cold walls and cause mold or dampness.
consequently it should not be allowed
tc enter any portion of the house. All
Inc rooms in the house should be kept
scrupulously clean and neat.
IF the outside temperature is not
appreciably lower at night than during
The day it Is almost impossible to keep
sufficiently comfortable to obtain neees
sary rest. The sieering-rooms may he
cooled by placing in the center of each
tub two-thirds full of cool. or better.
ice water. This viii absorb the heat Of
the room in a few hours. and will be
found particularly helpful where there
are children. If the heat continues dur
ing the night the changing of the water
will preserve an even temperature in
the room. Air your cellars at night
when it is possible. Close them at nine
in the morning and they will be cool
and dry the entire summer. Exceptions
to this rule are on windy days. as the
rapid motion of the air does not allow
condensation. Keep the cellar perfect
ly clean and fresh. Frequent coats of
whitewash with plenty of lime are of
the greatest value in summer"
Turning first sods; laying founda-
ton stones; opening bridges, hospitals,
libraries, museums and other public
buildings; christening and launching
ships; assisting at bazars; presiding at
public meetings and dinners; organia=
ing funds for benevolent purposes and
attending to the proper administration
of them; patroniZing a multitude of in
situations and enterprises, and taking
active interest in their management
and developments; preparing and de-
livering hundreds of speeches; receiv-
ing addresses and replying to them; re-
viewing troops and fleets; visiting hos
pitfalls; representing the nation on i'm.
portant occasions throughout Europe,
entertaining foreign royal visitors;
bearing in mind the birthday of every
royal parsonage in Great Britain and
on the continent, and dispatching
suitable congratulations; attending Of
ficially and unoflicially, balls, concerts
and innumerable other entertainments;
performing these many and varied
duties with minute discretion, so as
never to be associated with a failure,
never to interfere, directly or Indirect
ly, with any of the myriads of public
and private interests, and never to cause
friction or to create animosity-if this
by no means Comprehensive catalogue
of royal duties is not sufficient to excite
pity. whatever will?-London Truth.
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