Evening star., 1929-06-30
PREDICTS
| A|R-COOLED HOMES
Application of Process to
Many Industries Has Proved
Successful.

Scientific equipment will soon be
available to drive humidity from the
home during the warmest Summer
months as the result Of recent develop
Anents In manufactured weather, the
american Chemical Society announced
here yesterday from its national head
+ efuafters.
Tias encouraging prediction Is based
on a research report to the society by
.. C.. Lindsay of Newark. N. j., In
(which the scientist visualizes the end OF
Il #sxestless, fretful nights in the home by
81 manufactured processes providing
as asGooled, washed air that will defumidify
H| Ill or merely portion of home during
h the hottest weather The air condition
II ing installation, the report states, may
u ultimately be combined with other ao-
n Tances in science making for home
comfort, such as improved illumination,
+ invisible spectrum radiation and sound
+ insulation.
In recent years this understanding of
E the human relation to atmospheric
+ comfort has grown tremendously and
4 the process of air-cooling, now in vogue
3 IA the largest motion picture houses,
Il has already begun within Industrial
Il plants and offices. It's application, prl-
I Inarily for human comfort in the homes,
4 Is expected soon 10 1oIIoW.
Aid to Industry.
4 Mr.. Lindsay declares that air condi-
tioninr is accomplishing important
results in industry, far beyond those OF
mere personal comfort for employees.
Production in many plants Is depend
ent upon equipment which controls
temperature, humidity and air cleanh-
ness.
are involved, wherever Microscopic
materials such as paper, cardboard ana
clue are handled, variable weather con-
ditions cause trouble" he points out,
"The printer and photographer are
turning to air conditioning equipment
to remedy tickle weather conditions IN
their effect upon weather-sensltive
paper. gelatin rollers and inks.
'The ancient industry of hour MILL
ing is likewise becoming modernizeo
Non-shatterable glass for automobiles
is becoming standard equipment. The
lanination of sheets of glass with cellu-
1oid is accomplished effectively and ell
ciently only under most favorable at
Inospheric conditions, which are nov
being maintained in some Of the most
important factories producing this ma
terial.
LACQUER and other cellulose coattngs
on fabrics and metals have assumed in
dustrial importance. The evaporation
of the volatile solvents used in these
coatines causes the condensation of at
rnospheric moisture on the surface.
Troubles follow: Blushing, blistering
defective surfaces and delayed opera
ton, Air conditioning is being applied
to remedy these difhculties.
Saves Floor Space.
soften the modern conditioned
drier means a great saving in flool
space. A manufacturer OF pottery
planned to erect a new building for the
purpose of doubling his production. Ar
installation of drying equipment in his
plant, at an investment of $4,000
speeded up his schedule and liberated
enough floor space so that his produc-
ton of finished material was doubled
without following his original plan fo1
building expansion.
"a cigar manufacturer making more
than 100000 cigars q day has ap-
piled air conditioning to every process
from the preparation Of tobacco to the
final packing and storage Of cigars
in all his factories.
TN the manufacture of shoes a fixed
moisture content in the leather Is neces-
Sary to the standardization Of sizes and
avoidance Of damaged shoes or Sec
onds.' Previous to the installation of
a controlled conditioning room the
average number of seconds in a New
England shoe factory was IS pairs per
day. Conditioning has practically elimi-
mated this loss.
When we approach the subject OF
air conditioning as applied primarily for
the comfort, health and efficiency OF
people withindoors, we are dealing with
factors quite intangible to the actua