The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-04-13
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Sanitary Crime TO Sleep I'm an UnVen-
tilated Room.

tilated Room.
While pleading for ventilation AMI
sunlight in the COW barn, we put up
still stronger plea, If possible, for ven
tilation in the home, says the oval
lace Farmer" The first settlers il
the west built housess mainly for pro
lection against cold and heat. The.
had in mind only temperature. Thest
houses were so built, however, tina
there was usually a supply of pure
air without any special ventilation
There were enough cracks around the
! doors and windows, and so much
breathing capacity in the house itself
there was no special need of ventila-
ton. Many of them had open fire.
places, and many others CRATES, which
provided all the ventilation necessary
The day of the pioneer house is past
We are building many of our houses
of brick or stone or cement, especially
where lumber is high and other mate
rial relatively cheaper; but in many
cases we are simply building on the
idea of our forefathers, to provide
against extremes of temperature, for
getting that the kind of material used
prevents proper ventilation, and,
therefore, some other means of venti-
lation must be provided.
It is seldom hat We see a school
house properly ventilated, and quite
as seldom a church. Many a man
breaches the everlasting Gospel to a
congregation that is drowsy and
stupid, not because of any lack of
ability in the preacher or inspiration
in the message, but simply because
they are breathing air that is not fit
for human beings, due to the failure
of the architect to provide ventilation
and to the stupidity or ignorance of
the sexton.
In every house, every church,
every schoolhouse, there should be
adequate provision for a supply of
pure air as well as removing the foul
air. AS air laden with carbonic gas
from the lungs is heavier than pure
air; it settles to the floor; and hence
the exhaust should be from the floor
and not from the ceiling.
Night Air Harmless
Many country homes have half
story sleeping chambers above, and
the foundation for lifelong disease.
especially for the girls, is laid right
in those sleeping chambers. There
was an old notion in our boyhood
that night air was bad, forgetting that
there was no air at night anywhere
but night air. We did not know that
it was mosquitoes (and not night air.
that carried malaria. If the windows
were kept closed in these sleeping
no great harm followed in
the early built houses. A good deal
of air got in anyway. Many houses
now have storm windows constructed
for the purpose of keeping out the
cold, Just as our fathers constructed
their houses for the purpose off keep
ing out the cold.
+, Everyone who has spent a night in
a small room with storm windows
knows how stupid he felt in the morn
ing. These unventilated chambers
are particularly deadly to girls. The
boy lives out-of-doors a good share of
the time. He gets all the pure air he
wants, and more. too. in the winter;
but the girl is O often a house plant,
and this explains why the girls in the
farm homes are frequently much
more delicate than the boys, and more
liable to go down with consumption.
No man should expect to grow a
healthy boy or girl if the sleeping
chambers are not properly ventilated.
Therefore, while looking after your
cows. don't fail to inquire whether
vol have ventilation and sunlight in
the rooms in which your children
sleep.
Value of Sunlight.
We can well remember the old
fashioned parlor, unopened except for
company, the blinds kept down day
in and day out to keep the sunlight
from fading the carpets. We all
know how musty it smelt when COM
pany came and it was opened up.
Let US understand that sunlight is
health; that bad air and darkness are
death. whether in the home or in COW
barn. By all leans provide sunlight
in every room in the home, if posi-
bic, whether it fades the carpets or
not. Provide pure air in every room,
but especially in the sleeping room,
avoiding direct drafts. A piece of
muslin tackled over the window will
provide pure air without a draft.
The people iii cites are beginning
to understand this: hence a large
number are sleeping out-of-doors all
summer and manv r forced to sleep
out-of-doors during the winter as
we'll, if they are to live out their days.
Remember that the crop of boys and
girls is the crop for which all other
o are grown; that if they are to
fulfill their mission in life they must
have health: and they. can not have
health unless they have ventilation
and sunlight in the homes in which
they are reared.
Name Each Cow.
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