Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-16
GOSPEL OF FRESH AIR. Preached by State Board of Health
 in Bulletin for February.

The gospel of fresh air is preached by the state board of health in it's Feb ruary bulletin issued Monday. It says that this gospel is not a. new one, but there are many on whom the preaching has little effect. The benefits of fresh air are given as these:
 For the sick there is no greater res toratives than fresh air sleeping.
 Get the fresh air habit.
 Breathe deep and sleep warm.
 The bulletin calls attention to the hearings at the capitol on March 23d on bills concerning the pollution of streams which was the subject of a re- port just made by the board on au- thority given by the last legislature.
 The vital statistics for February show that there were 1,450 deaths, or f2 less than in January and 173 less than February of last year. The deaths rom infectious diseases were 216, or I4:S per cent Of the total.
 The report contains the following regarding fresh air:
 The gospel of fresh air is no longer new, but there are many on whom the preaching of this gospel has little eff feet. Their interpretation of fresh air is going out of doors for limited time during the day, but the letting of fresh air into the homes ill quantities and sleeping in rooms with sufficient fresh air is still unpracticed by the great majority of those to whom it would be most valuable. There is economy in changing the air of a room often, as warm dry air does not give the same sense of warmth and comfort afforded by a cooler moist air. Heating tends to dry the air and thus our houses and offices become overloaded before they seem comfortable.
 The best rest for the sick or weary man or woman is taken in pure fresh air. If there is no available outdoor sleeping place, open the windows. If your room has only one window, open it equally from top and bottom; if two windows, lower one all the way from the top and push up the other all the way from the bottom. The bed should be screened from a direct draught; a clothes horse and blanket make a good screen without much trouble. To insure perfect rest, be perfectly sure that you are to be warm. No sleep is restful unless the sleeper is warm, and more people object to fresh air be- cause it is cold than for any other reason.
 "The bed should be made with warm blankets under you as well as over you. Some beds are cold simply be- cause there are not sufficient heat re- taining properties in the thin mattress. The night clothes should be of warm material outing flannel is good for this purpose as well as for sheets. Avoid weight in bedding, but have the outside cover of some thicllly woven material that will keep out the wind. Put a sleeping cap CT hood on your head. You will then have the most refreshing sleep.
 There are many people of such low cred vitality that they will need arti- f1cial heat in order to secure comfort in fresh air sleeping. Use any means at hand from the luxurious electric pad to the jug of hot water and heat ed f1atiron. These need not come in contact with the body, but placed in tha he'd thav will radi9ta the heat th2 fl is necessary to secure comfort for the sleeper.
 For the healthy there is no such tonic as fresh air sleeping. For the sick there is no greater restorative than fresh air sleeping. Get the fresh air habit day and night.
 Breathe deep and sleep warm"