Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19

fresh air.
Annual statistics gathered BY physicians
snow an appalling number OF victims TO
the white plague. 20 say nothing OF the
multitude who are suffering from diseases
closely allied with consumption. such az
bronchitis. asthma and many ailments
which have their start in the common every
Gay cold. Almost without exception. the
cause Of these pulmonary diseases can be
traced 70 the unsanitary conditions within
the home
For nearly century physicians through
out the country, good and bad. have been
trying to find some permanent cure for
this terrible scourge. but the only prac-
teal and permanent cure found for IL IS
natures simple means OF remedying the
condition BY removing the cause.
To properly .ventilate a home there must
be means for fresh air to enter and
for the used air to escape. This can
be accomplished in a natural manner
with no force draft. The hot air plant
solves the problem Of fresh air supply II
properly installed. but ii has many OBJ
teetions which make It less desirable as
a heating plant than other systems. In
order to allow the heat to properly enter
with hot afr heating plant and provide
a continuous circulation OF air. most plants
are put in with what is known as a cold
air return A large duct leading from a
register in some central part OF the house
which IL carried down under the basement
noor and then to the furnace. This. OF
course, means a continual circulation OF
the same air and for this reason this
method is not as good as 70 provide some
means for the air to escape into the open
and obtain the fresh air supply from out
OF doors. The objection 10 this always
is that considerable warm air is always
allowed to escape with the fowl afr and
the fresh air must be continually heated.
requiring a little hotter fire than under
the old method. but this slight amount OF
extra fuel consumed Is a very cheap price
for extending the lease Of life and increas-
ing the enjoyment OF living through con
tinued good health
With a hot water plant the modern way
10 provide a warm fresh supply of air is
what Is known as Indirect radiation. This
is obtained through placing what IS known
as an indirect radiator especially made
for this purpose. enclosed in a galvanized
iron compartment, located under the first
floor. this metal compartment being con-
nected with the floor above since heat
invariably rises carrying current Of air
with II. the upward current pulls in through
the fresh air duct a fresh supply OF air
which circulates through the indirect radi-
ator and becomes warmed and then passes
into the room. The register can be either
placed IN the floor or In a partition. II
there is a fireplace on the first floor con-
nected with rooms that open together and
the damper is left open this will serve
as a splendid venulator, no other out
let being necessary. The Dashboard venti-
lators consist OF small nlckle plated reg
lators connected with three and one-half
inch tin or galvanized tube which Is car
ried down che outside walls into the base
ment, across the ceiling OF the basement
connecting into the main ventilating pipes
leading into a vent nue into the CHM
ney which should be Immediately beside
the furnace nue- The afr On the floor be-
ing the coolest and also what Is known
as the dead air OF the room win follow
downward current through this vent