The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-20
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 ruaoessfty Of yentilation-n we could live out Of doors all of the time we prosald be mere healthy race of people than we are now One can eat I more without lasEr Inf u results and can l rest sl5ng with much less exercise. Ba,iilv uentilated rooms are the cause ] of much disease more than you would think.
 AM races who lead an outdoor life are better orr physically than we are. < we lzl1z1ao or our throa4s and lungs and bring 0n many diseases by Improper ventiIa4i011 Fresh adr and sunlight are the greatest of our blessings. It is psty they are cheap They are noe ha.H appreciated
 able to accornnodafe all the air the 1ungs can hold Learn to breathe i deeply So many people, women es- pecda1ly, breathe from the vicinity of thelr collar bones They do not know 1 what f4 is to take a. deep breath Have I every room in your house well Yenti- lated, but particularly your bedroom where you spend so much of your E Do not ride in stuffy cars if you ! ean help it. It Is not always possi- ble to stand on the platform of closed i cars but if the car is so crowded you I cannot get inside you are lucky. The 1 open cars or the spring, summer and faaI are a delight Never mind if you ] feel chzfly You can remedy that ! inst remember how much pure air ! you are getting for nickel. Take [ Heap brea t11s while szoli are riding in 2 the open cars; i'll your lungs full.
 If you are so unEorunate as to be ' your hours of labor, see to it that the room Is well ventilated. Sometimes i it Is almost impossible. Often sone- l one sits next to window who is [ afraid Of the least bit of fresh air i ]; s.1I d. the windows are never raised. In- sist upon having at least one window lowered from the top more if you l can See if you can get fzle sfraidy ! cat away from the window few l minutes while you air the4 room. Sew era1 times during the day open every { window in the room for three min utes at least That will neshen the 1 room and give the lungs good air ! bath. Don't be afraid of a little cold
 It has come under my notice that open at night when they are sleeping. The air in that room in the morn ing is absolutely foul A housekeep- CT took me through the rooms of a ! hotel one morning. Only about one third of them had had window open ' { lightly closed rooms was something t aWfuE Some were reeking with to- bacco smokes others srne1led of Iiquor. some fuu of the odpr of pers1irations
 People are gradually edlecafed along these lines, and pretty soon they will j wake up to the fact that fresh air Is absolutely necessary for health
 " onderfu1 res1lts are being accom- l plIshed these days in the Ire atment of 1 eonsllnptton by the fresh air cure. It l is not always necessary to go to Arf- I zona and California to get relief. Win ter and sumner find people who arc suffering from tuberculosis staying out Of doc1or rs-weII wraped up in winter, to be sure, in xlle cold statesbut the cold air goes directly into the lungs, and t is said that tubercuIar germs cannot survive if the lungs are con stant1y filled with pure air. Of course people who are very far along in con sumption may not find a cure in fresh air or any kind of hygienic living, but in the first and middle stages tuberc1l- 1osis can be cured by an outdoor life.
 Living out of doors would be fine for us all but as we are not forum ate enough to be able to do it. let us do the best we can and vertiIate the room we are obliged to stay in and fill our lungs with fresh air every chance we get.
 men who spend most Of their time on the streets. and farmers whose work keeps them out Of doors about two thirds Of the time are not always well by any means is tfue they get plenty Of fresh air but n other aFays they do nof live right They