Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-14
Fresh Air in the Home

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TN A HOUSE In which the air IL religiousy ,'
| q mans foes are surely those Of his own house
hold Added 10 the exhalations from human oouies
and the smell OF dead-and-gone meals theie a.o -
germs from past colds and sore throats " -,
carefully guarded TO prevent their escape. DOoN 49,
or,o,, your friends who thus shut themselves Up
Ninety mine times out Of hundred you WIZ llo -,
irritable: they quarrel over TRIES they ~, ,,,
aches colds 20 through the whole FANNY WIN W"
dorful rapdity the children fuss. meals go Wrohs
and the entire household seems at cross purposes
DO not imagine that your house Is well alreu !.
YOU simply change the air by occasionally opei'ls
a door or window. Every room that Is occupieo eil.
by day or night should have constanuy .Sa,
current Of air and unless there is modern Venta'
ing svsten some other should be proVlded LOT
admitting IT, A simple and effective way 10 iet III
free OF air without chilling the room o, ~
occupants Is to hang board quarter OF an ~
thick and twelve inches wide. by means OF screw
eyes set in upper edge, to two hooks inserted w
tho window castings so the bottom Of the boarl
fits in exactly flush with the window sill The board
may be fastened on one side the sill by NOV
able button and the whole painted to match the win
inches a steady stream OF pure air enters the ROOM
and there is daft
Never make the mistake OF thinking that cold air
is pure air II you sleep in room without heat a
tightly closed cold will rob your blood OF oxy-
gen the same as a tightly closed warm one often
persons whose bedrooms small do not open their
they do not want to sleep in an Icy
That OF course, would not be pleasant nor Is
Il necessary. blanket thrown the backs OF two
chairs put the window will serve as wind
break; or tack some lightweight cloth
put It in the window and you will have plenty OF
pure air circulating in the without blowing d.
recty the bed. Although cold room is the ideal
sleeping place II is waste OF vitality to get into
cold bed and try warm II with the heat from tho
body. Put hot-water bag soapstone into the bed
long enough before retiring 20 make mattress and
clothes This is especially essential for children
Secondhand air Is far worse than secondhand
toothbrush. yet persons who would be Mortified
the the latter willing inhale the air
exhaled from other peoples lungs
The Importance Of good ventilation where several
people sitting cannot be overemphasized In pro-
vidng air remember that II two gas jets burning
they are consuming as much good air four persons
and one kerosene lamp consumes the amount
A lamp left with the flame turned down a6ds very
much to the purty of the air because Of imperfect
combustion. II you a gas dropght and will re-
move the tubing for test you readily from the
odor of which escapes how necessary It is to take
it down frequently and air it.
Householders seldom know that their cellars are
the storehouses from whence so per cent Of
the air OF the first floor and 80 per of that on
the floor above. If they did there would not be so
many dank and nosome places filled with refuse and
mold, spiders, cobwebs. and MICE to say nothing Of
decayed vegetables and fruits Vapors from all these
combine to penetrate the whole house and add their
poison to the air that is breahed by living above
he EVERY cellar. even II kept free from dirt should
be ventilated as carefully in winter as In summer
musty smell shows that mold plants are growing an
arc WhunB 10 attack frut and vegetables. will
not XII these destructive germs There should he
plenty OF air let in the cellar every clear day MoIs-
ture-laden air entering IT condenses on walls and
pipes and soon makes It damp that Il "a n menace
to the house. All cellars should have dishes OF nm
slaked lime In them; this takes up moisture with avid
uy When the lime crumbles losing entirely its
crystalline character 1t has become slaked and will,
take up no more moisture. II should then be renewed
Numerous III effects result from the extremely dry
air OF many overheated houses Furniture checks and
cracks and falls TO pieces, pianos lose their tune
house plants get brown and wther, skins become
parched threats become and voices grow hoarse.
The dry atmosphere acts stimulant to the ner-
system. Sleep is restless and broken. The
change from too dry air of the house to the moist
air Of outdoors causes colds
An important part OF winter ventilation is often
overlooked that OF personal ventilation clothes
your hair. your teeth. all play their part In foulng
the air indoors by the odors which from them
when not properly cared for. Wooden clothing par
ucularly absorbs and retains emanatons from tho
body and when not In should always be hung
where they will get and air; never in dark,
stuffy closet Remember that your closets need the
air and should have the doors left IL you Dc
not want air OF other vitiaed every tiIno
the closet doors open.