Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-30
GOLD OF THE |NCAS
Ancient Relics From Colombia
Are Sold in London.
FOUND IN LAKE GUATAVITA

>pccia. CatleSraIn 10 The Star.
LONDON, December 3n.-The gold rel
les recovered from Lake Guatavita, one
of the five sacred lakes of the ancient
inca kin dom of Chibcha, in the Colom-
bian Andes. have been sold here at an
antiquarian auction. The ornaments,
which were thrown into the lake offer
ings to the divinities supposed to inhabit
its waters, are splendid specimens of the
craftsmanship of the ancient Peruvians.
The most valuable piece was a breast
plate of pure beaten gold shaped a
dried hide and embos ed with a warrior $
head One of the most beautiful pieces
was a coiled snake of gold with the head
welded on. The collection also contained
Z, statue of the. goddess Chibcha III fine
sold and two gold drinking bows.
American a Voter.
Michael Hyams, an American citizen,
has voted for twelve years in England.
and L vas not unit he was erected a
member of the Edmonton board of
guardians that it was discovered that
he owned property in America and was
a naturalized citizen of the United States,
Hydms born in London, but he
spent ten Years in America. On his re-
turn 10 England, twelve years 40. he be-
came a householder, and as such has
voted continuously since When he learn
ID that in the eye of the law he was still
AT American citizen ne resigned from the
board and applied for readmission papers
To this country. These have just been
granted by the home office, and Hyams
viii contest for the vacancy which his
resignation made on the board
Ventilation Of Rooms.
Or. Leonard Hill. who has just COM
pleted a series of remarkable experiments
1T the London Hospital. contends that
still air in hot rooms cannot be kept pure
no matter what the system of ventilation
DR.. Hill is lecturer on physiology at
the London Hospital and for some time
he has Gevoted himself to the study of
the effect of subterrant an work on human
beings. His work emphasized the dam
ger of bringing divers out OF the water
too quickly and his suggestions have done
much to make their calling less hazard
Gus.
AS the result of his most recent expert.
ments DR.. Hill contends that ventilation
is not question OF the chemical purity
of the air. but that the evils of illy-ven-
tilated rooms arise almost entirely from
their excessive h, at and humidity or their
excessive dryness and to a certain ex-
tent from the offensive smell
The ideal temperature for a room in
which a number of people are gathered
is from % to 10 degrees, he says. Accord
ing the rules of the home Office only
one to two per thousand of carbonic
acid should be allowed in room. but
DR.. Hill states that twenty to thirty parts
per thousand will do no harm if the air
is kept cool.
Pulse Showed Effect.
The experiments took place in cham
Der eight feet high and four and one-half
feet square. In this small space DR. II II
crammed eight healthy medical students
and sealed them in. They remained there
half an hour until the chamber contained
to j per cent of carbonic acid and -
per cent OF oxygen. The temperature rose
to 81 degrees and as the air became sat
urated with moisture the students be-
came intensely no. and unco forta bic.
When they were examined their pulse
showed an accelerat on beyond what
would be normally exper enced i'll cool
place. The doctor then set a number of
electric fans in the top of the chamber in
motion. The students in short time
were able TO endure the heat and even to
WorA II com aTative comfort in spite of
the close confinement and the high per-
centage of carbonic acid in the air. This
was because the air at 50 degrees was
cooler than the bc2-es OF the subjects
and while in brisk motion il was sufficien,
to make them quite comfortable.
Weakening the Race.
DR.. Hill in his lecture on the result OF
the experiments declared that the age OF
heating houses and trains in winter was
cOddling the race and tending to break
down the natural defensive mechanism OF
the body, rendering 1t thereby more liable
10 illness. He said:
Cold air makes Us more active to warm
ourselves, makes US do more breathing
and gives US letter appetite. The sys-
tenn is toned up and We take in more foo,
and oxygen. Hot. dry air dries up the
throat and makes people prone to infec-
tive disease. In Amer ca, where they
pump dry air into their schools. there is
very high rate of diphtheria. Instead
of having artificial methods for keeping
our rooms hot we ought to have means
for keeping them COOL