Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-01-31

ton of moisture into the house.
My husband felt that a humidity q!
30 per cent in our living rooms was
the correct standard to be striven for,
so. when two years later, we built IL
modern. eight house. he had that
In mind in planning the heating APP
paratus. We put in a regular hot air
furnace. but when it was being set
up he had one large galvanized iron
pan and smaller cast iron pan fitted
around the firepot. inside of the Jacket
of the furnace and under the radiator.
so that the moisture eNaporated went
directly into the hot air pipes and then
into the living rooms. These are in
addition to the one furnished by the
furnace maker and the three pans. all
told. hold az quarts OF water.
In severe winter weather. when there
is a hot fire i'm the furnace. We evap-
CRATE from 20 to ~ quarts of water in
"a hours. Ordinarily. when the ther-
mometer is from 20 to 30 degrees ut
doors. we e%Vaporate from ~ TO l.,
quarts per day. and raise the humidity
i'm the house ny to Be or 40 per cent.
III we e%vaporated more than that. the
extra moisture i'm the air would con-
dense on the windows. forming steam
nr frost and would he IA nuisance in
many ways.
In a laundry. with the washing go-
ing on. the humidity is probably over
10 per cent. and We know how wet
and steamv the walls and ceilings are.
as we'll as the windows. If. however.
all the windows in the house were
equipped with storm windows. We could
keep the humidity AT 40 per cent With
out amy Inconvenience. as the sir spac"
between the double windows acts as n
nonconductur of cold. Keeping the inner
window warm and thus the moisture
would not rOnlenSe upon IT.
TO summaries. We find that evaporat-
ing IL to l5 quarts of water daily. dur
ing average winter weather. is about
the light amount for u house like ours.
only partially equipped with storm
I windows. This keeps the humidity at
81 to 40 per cent. which, is certainly IL
big Improvement over the humidity in
the average house. which is probably
below % per cent. In steam or hot
water heated houses. some definite plan
could be- arranged for to %evaIorate
waite into the living rooms.
I wish I might say that the raising
of the humidity in living rooms is "A
saving of fuel. One naturally thinks
that since one feels the warmth more
I'm Il moist atmosphere. il would not be
necessary to keep the temperature so
high and therefore less coal would be
required. But 1t requires coal to- cvap-
CRATE water: to rvaporate 20 quarts of
water requires $4,000 thermal units. or
approximately three and one-half
! pounds of anthracite coal. This mum
Der of heat units would be sufficient to-
! raise the actual temperature i'm a dwell
ing house. containing IA. 400 cubic feet.
, degrees: thus ii takes as much fuel
keep q house at 6S degrees temperature
and 40 per cent humidity as at 10 de-
srccs temperature and 30 per cent hui
mildly. However. the lower tempera-
tule as Well AS the higher humidity in
crease. our comfort and health. because
the change to outside conditions is not
quite so great.
We lind the results we'll worth all the
trouble and effort they cost. Our furni-
ture does mot become cracked. split or
checked; the boards I'm the floors do
not shrink and cave unstghtly cracks;
the woodwork keeps it's form and posi-
ton: u plan" remain i'm tune very
much longer: our ferns and palms
grow llixuriantlv wv do not have
towering plants. because We use gas
for lighting. but that's another story'')
u skin feels moist and comfort
able. though sometimes ii my husband
forgets to fill the paus and they get
nearly empty am In great distress
with a feeling of dryness i'm the palms
OF my hands. lips and nostrils. and I
hasten tn apply glNcrrin. cold cream
or something of the sort till the pans
are i'm working order again. I think
we all have better conplexions. OEvery
N knows how tho moist air of Ire
and and England tends to make their
women have lovely complexions):
know the condition of our hair is bet
ter than it has ever been: we have
fewer colds. almost none i'm fact:
nerves are practically unknown with
us, and we are all remarkably good
Slcepers.
Our friend notice the difference in
our house when the come to visit us
and speak of the mildness OF our eli
nate the soft. gentle heat" the
"rcstful and soothing atmosphere" the
pleasant feel tn he air. the sense
Of comfort and we'll being etc. Many
OF them ave been inspired to make
their own homes less like deserts be-
cause Of our example.