The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-21

with ones bedroom door open. says the
New York Post. II is almost a crime
that IN these DAYS OF knowledge o. the
value OF ventilation. buildings stll go W
with bedrooms unprovded with any
means 20 secure circulation Of air. Tran
SONS IN the average private homes are
unknown. Windows IN the city home can
be az only one side OF the room. and with
no open fireplace the possibilities Of chang
ing the air during the night are rolr.
The caution OF the open door is an evil
dent attempt 60 assist ia providing pure
air AZ the cold season sets In the cos
ing up OF our homes must follow. ana the
gain Of the open-air life during the sum
mer will be counteracted by the shut-in
existence 10 be faced for the next four or
ave months. Where register IS in the
room. 81 should be left open az night pro
viding a. r. known that the cold-air box
leading TO che furnace communicates d.
rectly with the outer air Too strong en-
phasis can scarcely be laid upon this mat
ter Jarndyce OF Bleak House sleeping
in a bed pulled TO the middle Of a square
chamber. whose windows open on every
side. and were left raised throughout the
night. may have been little radical IN
his habit. but he erred on the right
side.
IL was a Madison avenue maid. says tho
Cleveland Plain Dealer. who listened 10
her callers complaint that ne was becom.
ing nearslghted, and suggested that she
knew OF sure remedy. He seemed much
interested. and begged her to tell him. but
ehe was shy about H. and said that she
had only heard 81 was a sure cure. He
declared he would be glad to try any
thing. a. last abe told him. blushing
Bweetly. They say there IS nothing 90
good for nearsightedness as TO kiss
blonde girl"
HE was thoughtful long time then
he asked earnestly. But what IS a fellow
40 do when he Is 30 blamed nearsighted
he can't tell when a girl Is blonde7"
lie left In about half hour because she
was 40 cold 10 him.
IL IL necessary for the child 20 learn TINT
Il cannot do wrong with impunity. says
the Philadelphia Enquirer. That u hurts
itself by every display Of passion. and
accompiishes nothing. The severe meas
ures taken with such children generally
lack wisdom. coolnees and caimness. and
do no good. The fact Is that his anger
g. nothing mere than the over-excitement
OF a nervous system by contagion. They
gather the sontagion az a very early age.
rejecting surrounding conditions most
faithfully. Terrorizing the child does no
good: u has ia some cases brought On
idiocy. We look too much to our comfort.
not 10 their benefit. our harshness may
give us peace but what does Il accom-
piish for the chiid2 In these moments OF
anger q may be noted that. generally.
punishments and blows have little eject
IL IS a nervous apprehension which must
run its course once started Raising
nervous child nervously g. the worst 81
crimes. To calm an angry childs cries.
menaces and blows are OF little avail.
they only excite Il further Take the
child before mirror and show him how
ugly he looks. or throw a little cold WA
ser over him. either from cup or from
q Fiphon II done calmly the shock Of the
cold may quiet him Immediately. Put
towel around his shoulders first - AZ not
80 wet his clothing. Anger 81 really an
attack Of the nerves in which We arc
only half conscious. j. Sc nervous DIS
ease.
Many women are justly accused Of talk
sng nonsense and talking too much 81