The farmer and mechanic., 1915-04-27

the correct answer has f
sciOus of feeling out of ~.r-
printer would say, when r. ma
hung low and the sun w s
A week of dull weather sa+.
community on edge and IT..
moral and physical comn.~
man are, at its close. ah.
the scrap heap. Under ~.r '
pheric conditions, when
for number of days an Fr
admits that he feels seed,
American confesses that ha
ing mean" both ADJECTIVE
to a state of mental ana
dumps.
This situation is general ...+~.e
ed to the lack of sunshine f
human being retains the 9r-.s-,
hers IN the potentiality Of th- .o -
its relation to his life and jt~ ,r,t
being He knows that it gives Qsarrr.b
and light and brings forth his rr.-
from the fruitful earth. and r.gh..,.
yields it respect for its great "a
generally benign influence over mum.
dane existence. 1t is true thar aa
reel bully IN sunshiny weather fnr
sunshine is the accompanirn..pr ~,
certain atmospheric conditions rr
wholly shown by the Thermometer -
the sOlarlmeter. A few sunless aa,s
| or hours are not sufficient huv4ver
to put hoo-doo on the temDer4.
ment and activities of whole uoIu-
| 1ation; there is another impa~te,-
controlling agency but httle under
stood, even if appreciated. and il
| exercises much greater influence
| than the sun in a given space of Time.
If the sunlight were absolutely rea-
essary to our upkeep night-vatch,r..
and laborerS on the morniug editions
would be chronic invalidS. and mime
workers the most unhealthy people n
existence. II sunlight Were uetessarv
to animal life all of the ni4ht prow..
ers would cease to exist
The gaseous envelope ut atnu-
spheric air surrounding the earth IS
the medium in which W have ID
live. and it bears the same relation
to the human family as the waters
Of the globe to the order If fishes
The air and water are essential Is
life as much a factor TO man a~ the
quality of water to the fish. THIS
normal atmosphere air eXerts ON our
bodies a definite dynamic force 0r
physical pressure Of 14T pounds "a
every square inch of our bodies if We
) live at or near the sea level and the
higher up we go this atmosphere
pressure diminishes until on the
heights Of the Rockies it is probably
: two pounds less. The normal pres
sure at sea level is indicated by the
7; barometer at 80 Gnches) and il de-
creases by en- established scale as i
; aScends these mountain heights.
Most persons know that ascents ~
mountainous peaks, thousand Of feet
4. above sea level, results IL marked
physical distress, difficult breathing.
general depression at the SUBMITS
/; and in extreme cases bleeding al me
nose and even from the lungs due .
" this Iessened atmospheric pressure
tJust so it happens that when the paf
ometer is low for a COnsldera .
s period, say drop from 30 the nor
NAL guage, to 20 or beSy "heh
S stormy or dull weather ens1es' ~
Itibly, but in an appreciabie dfgF'e'
for it has happened that q dei.n'-'
q measure Of atmosphere pressure !.
!: released from our bodies ana hal.i
ally there follows a dislocauon oi =.
): normal balance. The aVertee -'
g. man sustains on every pIeaSeit "-,
> an atmospheric pressure q a.'..
tons at sea level, when the bai i'.'
reads at 80 and a drop of am iA." +,
[: more, to 20 and below pra'
takes off half a ton or NOR o3 -
ts load to which he is acCustohe-. '-.
adoxically, instead of feeling
and freer, men feels its d-S-A- ~
depressing effect on his tissues
,s has to become adjusted TO t"7
10 alton from normal tens1ty z"
le unusual relaxation, and VIII
" slow in it's manifestations, @7
$: metic changes are generaiIy
q yet the effect in miniature is iih'
os up to a great height on h-
al range. OF course this I's.
s: neither serious nor fatal. bur J.,
%. laxed condition in unpleaSaN- N-
10. er extending over a num5ei
n makes US feel 'out of sorts.
,i1 the spell in on wer arei the
N and the situation is recognlZ ~
enough Importance by Cafeto
geons, who weigh every faCtoi.
e fer important operations VIC
es be postponed when these
~. able barometTic condition.
a. and the patient needs over
ve vitality to pull through
sh 1t is just as we'll to know VI
ng damental facts about the
st which affect our physical
in that we can estimate that
I"gOOd- -fOr-nOthing" feeling -