The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-28

w yHEN your corn or bunion
M hurts. and you are an old
" time sufferer, the chances are
that you will say, IT'S going
TO rain" or "There'll be n change In the
weather. II you are a sceptic you Will
elevate your eyebrows, contract the
corners OF your mouth and smile dis
dainfully ''at the very idea" that atmos-
pheric conditions can have any physio.
logical influence upon any portion Of
your anatomy.
But what does recent progress In the
knowledge of physiology and atmos-
pheric conditions show? Ask the re-
search workers in the physiological lab.
oratory of the Columbian University
| School of Medicine or DR.. Fred w. East
man and Prof Frederic s. Lee.
They made various experiments, one
or which was to place young man,
twenty-one years OF age. In excellent
physical condition, who was willing to
| act as the subject OF the tests, under
| conditions that would record all OF his
physiological changes.
He was dressed In light Undertaking
ana light trousers, a sweater. stockings
and shoes and placed In small cham
Der. provided with n door and windows.
as well as with facilities for humidity
| ing and heating the room. Instruments
| for recording temperature. blood pres
sure. respiration and other activities
were connected with the subject.
Danger Of Stale Air.
This young man remained quietly seat
ed in the chamber for a period OF four
and a half hours. The temperature OF
the air In the chamber was raised as
quickly az possible above that Of his
body until II reached 10 degrees with q
humidity OF IS.
| The door OF the chamber was kept
closed two and a quarter hours. Then
| IL was opened and the air. heat and va
por were allowed to acquire the more
comfortable conditions OF those outside
| about 6j degrees and 81 per cent hu-
| nudity.
| During the experiment n record was
made OF the subjects temperature.
! carbonic acid gas in his air record
was also made OF the temperature and
humidity OF the chamber.
Chemists. psychologists. physicians
and savants hold that air already
breathed Is rendered unfit for human
use because OF a lack OF oxygen and an
excess OF carbonic acid gas and other
gaseous polsons. II Is, however, now
known that, except under unusual cir
cumstances. the harmfulness OF stale
air Is not due to its chemical compon.
ents. but Is found in certain physical
| conditions OF moisture and warmth. THIS
flesh. disinciination to act or think. ant
! general debility.
There Is a relationship between mans
environment and his own vital fabrics
even under ordinary conditions OF lie
II the nights are warm the bodily tenn
perature in the morning Is found to bt
high. If they are cool. the temperature
of the tissues is lower.
For every 20 degrees difference In the
temperature OF the atmosphere. there Is
one degree difference In the temperature
of your anatomy. This difference Is stu
further modified by the kind of clothing
worn Leather shoes. satin shoes. can
vas shoes, cotton wooden, and SIN
stockings all make difference.
Prof. Lee and his colleagues found
that whatever the temperature OF
subject was at the beginning of an eN'
pertinent. IL was lowered by confinement
In air OF 6s degrees and ~ per cent hu.
nudity. and raised by confinement at q
degrees with the same humidity.
Effect of Heat.
External temperatures also exert {
definite effect on blood pressure anC