The Cairo bulletin., 1911-07-05
WORTH KNOWING

How to Keep Cool in Summer.
Man mas effectively solved the prob
I'M Of artificial heat and it is eas,
nougn, in steam heated house, tC
aep warm and comfortable during
he ary bitterest january weather
III .4n has not yet adopted a uniyer
II method Of keeping cool during the
ot summer months. A few of us es
III by far the most of us must stay
town and swelter,
There Is a way to keep cool during
lie hot days of summer.
First, it is essential not to worry
bout the heat, not 10 De always
linking about how hot it is. The
ape the heat by retreating TO the dis
ext thing to do is to take things easy
10 not work too hard walk too fast or
lay too vigorously.
ant mountains or to the sea shore,
The problem of keeping the home
DOL in summer should be no more
ifficult than keeping it warm during
he winter The way to keep the
ouse cool is 10 keep the heat out, EN-
ess light always means ecessive heat.
Wherever the sun is allowed to beat
nto curtainless rooms they are sure
0 be hot. Keep the windows curtain
4 and shattered and put up awnings,
t possible Awnings allow enough
ight to enter for all practical pur-
oses and at the same time keep out
he excess light and accompanying
eat. The house should have plenty
air. Keep the windows up and the
oors open, after seeing that they are
roperly screened, of course.
The secret of bodily GOODNESS is
evaporation. Upon rigid tests it is
onderful what a degree OF neat the
uman body can stand without serious
iscomfort. There have been men adj
ertised as human salamanders who
ad developed this power to a point
ghere they were able to stay in hot
vens for considerable period. The
ody maintains automatically an even
emperature of about IS degrees
Whenever the heat is in excess of this
lgure Che pores of the body open and
NIT tiny bit of moisture. The evap-
ration of this moisture carries neat
way from the body and keeps it cool
'ersons that sweat easily and freely
eldom suffer much from summer
eat This excessive moisture keeps
heir bodies cool and comfortable.
Acknowledging that the evaporation
# moisture keeps the body cool it is
'asily seen that breeze will aid this
lrocess. With the air stirring the
Moisture evaporates faster and,
therefore, cools much quicker. Where
he air is very still and well saturated
With moisture, called humidity, very
title evaporation can take place,
'ence We suffer from the heat. It is
\ Well recognized fact that we are
,ften very comfortable on dasy when
ne thermometer hovers in the nine
les and on other days suffer intensely
IN days when the mercury is much
over. This is because no eyapora-
ion takes place on such days, owing
o the humidity of the air
Where a natural breeze is not avail.
tble 1t can be easily supplied by arti-
lcial means. A small electric fan
osts but few dollars and will run
I'll night for less than five cents. Such
4 fan will supply a delightful breeze
IN the house which will aid evapora.
ion and keep the inmates very cool.
Nearly every house maintains a heat.
ing system and whenever the rooms
get the least bit cold the heat is
stated, Very few houses are equip
bed with an electric fan. which costs
but q trifie when compared to a stove,
which can be started UP the instant
he rooms get warm and kept running
until II Ia cool again.