Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-02-18
VALUE OF FRESH AIR.
Proper Amount in the Sleeping Room rs
Discussed.


Many energetic people seem 70 thin,-
that they can steal from their nights -
TO accomplish their work. Sometimes -
is unavoidable, as when student has -
prepare for examinations, and occasioroI1
ly ii pl obably does no harm, but the req.
lar practice of sitting up until all ho1rs
of the night is one of the silliest tbrps
sensible person can do. An autbori1y
says: There is no oyerstepping of thu
hmlt which Is more dangerous than thnt
of doing work which curtails sleep
1t Is common thing for girls In college
and students in professional schools io
lost sleep by working until after mid
night. A certain well known oculist il,
speaking of this practice, said that ba
and his brother entered college together
that he himself worked like a grind "
and was graduated with honors while
his brother was always at the foot of
his class. Now" he added, my eve
sight is forever impaired, and my health
is Dedicate, while my brother has made
fully as much of a success in life as /
Though in a different work., and his ewes
and health are absolutely perfect. ana
likely to remain so until a good old age "
The end for which schools and colleges
are intended, namely, a useful career IN
life, is defeated when one starts with
weak eyes and tired, overworked, nerI-
Gus system.
OF course, there is such thing as foo
much sleep, but it is decided mistake
to rouse up an energetic young person
or growing school child who has over
slept. If the rest was not thoroughly
needed, he would probably not have
oversight. Work while you work and
rest while you rest is a good motto for
all industrious young people.
Housekeepers are, as rule, much
more sensible IL regard TO fresh night
air than they used 10 be. Especially is
it necessary in winter to air our the
house as often as possible. There is al.
ways more or less gas in the air of fur
mace heated rooms, as well as i'm those
heated by stoves. People who live III
overheated houses in winter are much
more liable to pneumonia and severe
colds than those who endure rather chill
~ rooms where the air is pure.
Every room in the house should he
thoroughly aired at least once every day
and then heated up again and protected
from draughts. SO many people SILVER
and shake when the living room windows
are thrown wide open for a few moments
They seem to dread pure, cold air. ro-
bust person ought not to feel in this way,
and he who has this innate dread cannot
be in the best of health. Where Il small
stove is used to heat a room it is a good
plan to keep Il pan of water on top of it,
that the steam escaping from the water
will help to keep the air wholesome.
An authority says: "Stoves in room,
unless it is constantly supplied with fresh
air from without. dry its air to an I'M
wholesome extent. If no appliance for
providing this supply exists in a room, it
can usually be got without a draught by
fixing board about four inches wide
under the lower sash and shutting the
window down on it. Fresh air then
comes in by the opening between the
sashes and in a current directed upward,
which gradually diffuses itself over the
room without being felt as a draught at
any one point
1t is difficult for n robust person to
sleep with any degree of comfort with
out window open considerably, even in
winter. Closed bedroom windows are
generally to blame for bad dreams, head
aches and all manner of ills. Draughts
should. of course, be avoided. and there
should be plenty of warm bed coverings
Transoms over bedroom doors are excel
lent, though NOT always appreciated
They should be kept open at night to let
in Gn connection with windows a mild
current of fresh air.-New York Tribune
Farmer.