The times., 1897-05-23
FRESH AIR CURES.
Abundant Oxygen to Do Away With
Half the Human Ills.

Half the Human Ills.
New York, May 22.-She belonged to the
Fresh Air Society, and when some of the
women about the table remarked on the
excellence Of such charity for the chill
dren of the slums, she hastened to assure
them her society limited its good work to
no class nor to persons of any particular
age.
The object Of ell the members of the
branch societies is continued the rosy
woman in the red hat, taking advantage
OF the interested silence of her sister tea
drinkers, Ito convert every man, woman
and child he or she meets to true ap-
probation OF the value of fresh air, to
persuade them that il is more important
than food, clothes or social position, and
that the salvation OF the human race de-
prnds on a larger consumption OF oxygen
NOW, that may sound radical, but
you will all admit that fresh air Is the
one absolute requisite to our existence
every moment Take away food, cloth.
ing and water and a man can live sur
pridugiy long time, but deprive that in
diyiduaI one hour of air and death is
inevitable. In spite of this fact, a Ger
man scientist has proven that the great
majority OF the race are voluntarily and
gradually diminishing every year the
requisite allowance Of fresh air per cap
ita per day.
The poor woman sleeps in a stuffy
f1at opening very possibly on what is
called an air shaft or an iil-smeliing
little court; from there she hurries to
the shop or factory, where she is en-
ployed, and labors all day in an atmos-
phere so poor and so foul a horse could
not endure it, At night, if she wishes
entertainment, she gets it in a theater,
but her condition is hardly worse than
her wealthier sister, whose favorite
means of locomotion is a closed car
riage, whose house now possesses no Chin
neys foT ventilation, whose chosen recre-
ations are the theater, opera, the airless
shops, the indoor skating rink, the indoor
horse show, and who, while the working
woman is a prey to consumption, is
herself victim Of every species of
nervous disorder.
If they were suddenly transformed into
cows any sensible farmer would dispose
of the LOT at 81 apiece or have them shot.
On the other hand turn to the women
driving home in their broughams, why
nervous prostration nervous indigestion,
them 10y the throat, and that for lack of
which they are all languishing, suffering
and, among the lower classes, the factory
and sweat shop hands, dying, is the cheap |
est commodity in the world, fresh air.
"Our society, yon see, is formed to per- |
suade the world of this omission, and to |
show why it is all important and how 1T |
should be enjoyed. Our method for the |
~ of
for neuralgia, insomnia, hysteria, indi- |
gestion, melancholy, etc, is TO simply satu- !
rate the paticntin fresh air, bland and sun
warmed, then she can get it, but cold or |
damp or blazing hot when the wca ather is |
adverse. We demand that the patient |
shall only go under cover in case of rain,
and here in me you see living cure of |
nervous indigestion
As every woman in the room looked with |
honest envy at her red lips, clear eyes and
round, Tuddy cheeks, She admitted that |
year since-what with wrin kles, gray hair,
sleepless nights and a diet OF toast and hot
water-she was an object OF oomplise ration.
"a fresh-air fiend took me in hand
just then" explained the regenerated lady,
''and in desperation simply gave up living
at home. When the family were taking
OheH DtedkidSo III oie cozy uiniHSToo'h,
was served at table on the veranda. and
after that meal 1 strolled about under an
umbrella, prowled through the park, took
my dog for walks, sat on a bench in the
square anil read and sewed till luncheon
onthe hack veranda was ready. From then
until twilight rode on top OF the omnibus,
looked In shop windows, bcycled Z. little
and tended the flowers in our back yard;
then I had dinner on the porch.
Until bedtime sat by an open window,
and the first six mig hts Of my cure slept
with every window OF my room wide open.
Finally had q little folding iron bed put
out every dry night on the upper back bal
cony. and slept right under the stars In
week I was SO much better could digest
ali my food; in six weeksI was cured sleep