The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-03-08

. no instance could Il point = better mora
l than 10 this. 10 fact. TO horros 10 part
political phrase, our policy should be one
! Of "the open window"
. To illustrate The fscl how even rows
dsyt, when 20 much ttress 10 laid on a.,
. Importance Of constant frssh air people ) /.
! scem TO .pfsrer 10 breathe over ard owe
again the self polluted stmasptere, ons hs,
Dot to walk not only In the alums, wher,
gnarsnce might be some excuse, tut IL N,
subarbs as well, Of aty large city, and mote
closely shot windowf, or even whom bolde,
spirlis DO have = couple Of inches down Al
The top, to nrt the blinds checking sp,
fIre outlet or inlet. In order readily "a
appreciate The fouleess of any bedroom M.
der ihe copailons one has only TO 70 on,
in.o the frsh air for few minutes, and
hen return 70 the room where ssven OF
light hou.s have been passed, AID the al,
most unbesrabls closeness 10 which the
ora bours have made us accustomed viii
ben be readily appreciated.
Il Ia one Of The incopsistsr cies in lie
i ab'ch csnnoi at first sight be explains a
that people who seem TO find long confine-
uGpt 10 one room during the day almos,
ntb,sfsble, are vet content TO bpepd eight
or nine hours Ut hight under similar condi-
liohs without demur. This federation Il,
5ae perhaps mainly to two fActors--nrstly,
,Gat a viti.ted atmosphere seldom gives
rise to actual discomfort, and even when
d ses, such discomforts as headache and
languor are attributed to other Causes $50.
oudiy, TO the idea that around the crack,
u the door, and windows quite sufficient
IN erchsbge Of air goes on, IL Ia true ths,
a certain amount Ct ventilation does 20 OF
through these means, but as compared with
the pollution Of the air 10 an average-sizso
bedroom II Is negligible quantity.
The Importance Of abundant fresh air q,
ght can be best brought home to one b,
cantidtriug few VI the factors which con.
lr,bute to such mslady IS tubeIculsr die.
ease Of the lungs. As regards its csus.
ahd onset one may remark that there, at
elsewhere 10 nature, soil and seed are tn,
ssential factors for termination and
growth. In disease these two factors ar.
alssys operating. They are called, IL
medical pSrlance, "predisposing and ''ex.
u ing" causes. This explained In common
'rms meals that frst-named factor
lleparef, so TO speak, the coil and sur
undipgs for the second, the seed or ex-
tithg cause, to germinate and grow In.
The se,d which falls on stony ground with
eis and dies, but that which sliehts on
u able soil lives to produce its kind.
The human body is 3 veritsble growing
ground for microbes, some OF them benef. |
cent, some OF them malgin. To cope with
be latter, specialized cells scattered |
q roughout the tissues make never-ce asinR |
str on them. These cells are the guard |
abs Of our health, and In order for them
Adequately to eftlhl these functions, the,
ed al amount Of oxygen that only ses
ttctss % fresh air can live. Microbes com |
ing In contact with these special cells OF
leucoeytes share the fate Of the seed that
fell on stony ground. Now, in order to
cope successfully With this perpetual wsr.
fare, and 10 check ani keep down the In.
9 case OF microbes In the system, It !.
olainly essential that the vitality Of these
cells should be maintained, aud this can
snly be achieved by constant supply
of fresh oxygen through the lunga, sno
sufficient nutrition through the alimentary
tract.
Our natural sense Of taste 10 such that
se are, generally speaking, able to selec,
II reject that which is useful for food nu.
ion. Not go with respiration. excepi
lib those few who are able to detect i'm
nediately air that Is not fresh or suitsblel
or ,espirlpg / Is here 10 this instance.
toD, the great damage Is done, aud the
, elsons who, through a nights rest o,
isbt or nine hours duration, or . third Of
'ay, ba.a'be, through lack OF ventilation,
bel me air over and over again, could not
4 themstlv' more harm II they took un-
no escm. foud.
The main objections raised to bavIna
indows widely opened at night are fou,
w, p'eju Ice against night air, fear Of
ddaukbts. discomrorl Of feeling cold, and,
astly, fear Of damp. The prejudice agalns,
light air has perhaps come down from a,
ge that understood little Of hygiene N gh
air is not only harmless, but lie ss ma te
I fact, purer than day sir, because IN,
y rcei tsge " dust, SCOT, and the product,
4 fire combustion Is less. Az reRsrd
draughts, they can In the frat place he oh
waited either by screening or by having The
windows wider open. Most people know
hat the rate st which falds or gases trav
el through any given opening is inversely
roportionsl TO iti area, so, BY having Wild.
er.open windows the rate OF influx ID dim.
tisbed, And often so much that draughi
III b. DO longer felt.
The discomfort Of feeling cold can be OBJ
Wat BY extra blankets. Respiring cold aii
N these circumstances 10 precisely the sam
as respiring II when out OF doors, and 90
aust be equally healthy. Lastly, ~ 70.
ga d. damp; moisture from the lungs will
probably account for far more damp thar
nv u hax Of moIsture.laden cir through
ap,n windows. Mos, Of u know the hss
shioh covers the windows In our livips
-oons 10 winter, 1hs aim Of damp, q
nas irdication only Of the amour, that /,
10 The atmosphere Of the room derives 10
'ourc; entirely from our expired cir, spo I
IL d O. imputed that over bali pint win b.
sIv "a IN this way from the lungs Of 90
sdul, during . riGht Of pips or ten hours
Sll NV opl, ssv, 10 eonelusiop, ira |,
he expert ne-s ~ tbs lev, fsw sears u n.
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