The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-25

the laboratory, poorly or not at all
ventilated, afford a series of data,
typical of which is the next lantern
slide. The humidities are TOO low, as
in this series no hurnidiher was used,
but ventilation in the Office usually
shows a marked Improvement over the
laboratory, closed to accommodate
blow pipe work in mineraIogy (and
the present experiment).
Further, it is apparent that these
conditions exist quite generally over
the campus. AS practical as engineer
Ing, as practical as a~griulture or soil
survey, as practical and as valuable
even as veterinary silence Of surgical,
medical and sanitary treatment of live
thought about sanitary and precau-
tionary measures, for the students and
faculty who inhabit these buildings.
The test of humidities with the hot
water heating system was made in my
own home. Since there is no exposure
or loss Of water from this system
into the air of the room one a con-
troll the humidity pretty accurately
with any special humidiier. I may
state here, that, aside from ordinary
Kitchen steam the only humidifier
used was that of steam from boiling
water or water slowly e~vaporating on
stove. However, a large amount of
ventilating is done in this house and
number Of times per day depending
upon the weather conditions. Except
In time of very excessive cold the air
is completely changed in the morning
at least, and If the outside temper
allure is mild, later in the day as we'll,
by throwing open all doors, in a par
ticular group Of rooms, and allowing
the outside air free access for a num-
Der Of minutes depending upon the
amount Of wind velocity.
This sounds very ordinary to some
and rather strenuous to others. But,
so long as the members of the family
are mutually agreeable to it, it is be-
lieyed to be conducive to health.
The three rooms tested, kitchen,
dining 0 and living room form a
chain, kitchen opening into dining
room and dining room into living
room. The source of moisture always
being in the kitchen, and the humida-
ton being taken in rapid succession,
a good idea of the migration of the
steam through the series of rooms
was obtained. A fair test by the same
individuals 1t the same time and un-
der the same condition of bodily vital
ity were possible by simply going
from n room to the other. The
temperatures in the kitchen often low
in the SOS accompanied by a fair
humidity gave a fine opportunity to
test its comfortableness. All agreed
that 1t is thoroughly comfortable
and in no doubtful terms. At the
same time the dining room of about
the same temperature but uniformly
lower temperature was fairly comforts
able. The h~umidities were not high
enough. but were above the ordinary.
The living room. cooler than the
other rooms and somewhat less humid
would not be considered comfortable
by most people.
At various times in the entire day
after the experiments were completed
the air was artificially humidiied and
the results in all rooms noted at vari-
u distances from the source of
moisture.
In fact when the room temperature
becomes too low It has come to be
almost Beyond the siege where it is
considered a joke if the question is
asked, Shall we replenish the fur
mace or e~yaporate some water?D Raise
the temperature or the humidity. Usu-
ally both are done.
Data given for different points In
the arid southwest show that air in
homes and laboratories If far
drier than III the desertdry to the