The sun., 1908-12-20

night IL the weather Is stormy. Here
on cot, which is put out at bed time
and taken in at daybreas. tho owner
Of the house is acquiring tho habit OF
sleeping soundly, and incidentally gain
ing in strength and good looss.
It is the gain in good looks in fact
which encourages her to keep right on
with an experiment be un last February
to an accompaniment of no end OF good
natured chaff from her family. A mild
snowfall once or twice in the night
has failed to drive her indoors She
allows nothing short OF hard rainstorm
10 send her to cover
Her example has been followed by
three of her friends living in Manhattan.
More Of her friends would sleep out
of doors. she is sure. were there more
houses which include an outdoor pro-
lection big enough to hold cot, the aver
age woman being too timid to sleep on
hous,top
An official of the tuberculosis exhibit
is certain that the exhibit will have a
st rong influence on the future architecture
of city houses and that the straight up
and down boxlike variety OF house will
go out of fashion. Sooner or later, this
man thinks. extensions and balconies
of various sizes will be an adjunct OF
every modern city private dwelling or
apartment houss. and as a result New
York may one day furnish the interest
ing spectacle of fringes Of sleepers deco
rating the facades and the rear walls
of buildings in the best residential as
we'll as the tenement districts.
Just now 1t is the we'll to do CLASSES
that are giving most attention to DEM
onstrating the healthfulness OF sleeping
in the open air, and it s city dwellers
rather than residents of the country who
show the greater enthusiasm on the
question OF outdoor bedrooms A an
illustration of the lukewarm attitude
of the average country dweller toward
the teachings of the exhibit the official
already quoted repeated the comments
of motherly old LADY, hale and hearty
in appearances and obviously from the
country, who strolled in one morning in
the wake of a very oitified young grand
daughter breezily chatting about a camp
ing out experience she enjoyed last sum-
mer. The old lady listened without say
ing anything until she came opposite
large plaoard on which were printed oon-
spicuoiisIy these directions:
Sleep with your window open.
Don't be afraid OF night air.
Don t be afraid of'coid air.
The old lady took of her glasses, pol
ished and put them on again ard carefully
read the directions a second time, Then
in the tone Of kindly tolerance one uses
tow ard misguided, ignorant adolescence
she remarked:
Dear me. how the fashions do change
When was girl our family doctor gave
very different advice from that. Wnen.
ever had cold my mother was told moi
to let nee breathe the night air at ALL
and father who suffered good deal from
ca tarrb, was warned by the doctors moi
10 20 out after sundowp and TO keep his
bedroom window shut To sit out on 0
piazza late ut night was not considered
prudent when was a girl, let alone ID
sleep on one,' and the old lady shook her
head disapproviDgly as size eyed picture
of hospital piazza lined from end TO enc
with cots
There are several families living In the
suburbs Of New York keen enough as to th,
possible health advantages Of outdoor
sleeping TO be willing to spend consider
able money TO prove II by adding outdoor
extension bedrooms TO tneir houses.
One house, picture Of which Is shown
had a year ago merely the usual from
piazza not adapted for private sleeping