The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-01-31

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isn't frost on their |
windows on cold morning like this
Those clear windows mean that the
air in their house is toe dry. You may
be sure they have good deal OF sick
ness"
knew that was true. for the girl
was In my room III school, and She
always Ind cold.
Then we went into house on whose
windows the frost was SO thick that
there were only spots of blank glass.
But can always see In my mind that
big cheerful Kitchen with the teakettle
singing on the Woodworking stove. The
children. not allowed to go out yet.
were r0sy-cheeked and noisy In an ae-
Tive way. and there was a big bowl of
apples on the table and pitcher of
milk.
That's q healthy family. said my
father when we were outside again
ibid you notice that there was steam
going into the air all the time? You
could breathe with comfort there"
One Of the first things learned In
medicine was that my fathers obser-
walton was true.
People who live in houses in which
the air is too dry are almost always
ailing
II you will notice the next time you
| 20 out on wintry day how many OF
| your neighbors have too dry air, and
| then think over what you know about
their health. you will find, | believe.
that they are apt to be rheumatic and
| they are bothered with good many
| head colds.
| Human beings are not so constituted
their houses without showing the eff
| fects of 1t.
We have In ourselves the best bar
| ometer that will tell us whether or not
the air we are breathing is too dry for
health Between your nostrils Is thin
membrane. II the mucous lining OF
that feels dry when you touch 1t with
your finger. then you are good sub
ject for cold.
Breathing began with the first anil
NAL capable Of living on dry land. so
the breathing apparatus Is one OF the
oldest pieces of our body machinery.
1t ventilafes the body as we all know
and the capillary network Of blood yes
sells INTERVENING within the wall OF the
nose brings blood close to the surface
OF the nose to warm or cool the air
we breathe, and to give 1t the proper
humidity When air gets to the Wind
pipe. 1t Is always body temperature
summer and winter. The wall Of the
nose is our thermnstat and humidtier
But If there Is not enough humIdit,
In the air. then how can the nose ge
sufficient moisture to transmit to tn,
lungs? Without proper conditioning.
the air passages are open to attack b.
waiting for such chances, and the re
suit is cold.
Furnace heat Is one of the big rea
sons why the mir In our houses is dry
er than 1t was in the days OF our fore
fathers when they had to do NEST o
their heating OF water In open kettle
on top Of the stove or over fires. Blu
1t Is not necessary to have dry air wit
furnace heat. Pans OF water can
placed on tops of radiators or III tn
pans intended for that purpose In he
air furnaces. II you are subject
frequent winter colds. then give clos
attention TO the humidity In your ifous
Fortunately our houses are bette
ventilated than they were In the pas
We are n little more particular abol
our smells But even, so, there al
still far too many people who slice
with closed windows at night. The
q seem to think 1t is too costly to war
cold mir. They do NOT realize TINT II
most difficult thing Of all Is to war
stale air. cold house In the. NOR
Ing filed with fresh air can be warmt
very quickly. A house with dead q
never feels warm.
Most persons who have the air tc
dry or too stale in their houses al.
dress too warmly when they are i
doors.
It IL all right to dress as warmly
you need to, to feel comfortable VIII
you go out. but II you veal hea
clothes inside, so that YOU sweat. TIL
when you go out, the damp cloth
gives you a chill. and you are a 20
subject for cold. The man who
winter work calls for high boots Il
wooden socks. should wear pair
thin socks inside his heavy ones. VIII
r. he Is indoors he can pull off the oui
ar ones, and be comfortable both places
IL Every person. unless bed-ridden
he ordered otherwise by a doctor shot
q 60 out into the open. DIR every day.
Is only by experiencing changes IN to
perature that we can make our SIX
1ereact quickly to extremes In tempe
OF ture. And the person whose skin