The Coolidge examiner., 1935-02-22

morning like this Those clear win
doWs mean that the air IN their
house Is too dry. You may be sure
they have good deal % sickness ''
4 | knew thar WIS true. for tho
girl ans In ms room In school. AMI
she always bad cold.
Then we went into n house on
whose windows the frost was So
thick that there were only spots ~
blank glass Bui I can always see
ln ms mind that big cheerful kltch-
( en- with the teakettle singing on the
wood burning stove. The children.
not allowed TO 90 ont set. were
rosy checked and noisy In an active
way. and there was = hig howl ~
apples on the table and pitcher ~
milk
+ That's healthy family" said
my father. when we were outside
Iaraln "pid you notice that there
was steam going into the air an
( The timer You could breathe with
comfort there
on. 81 the first things | learned
IN medicine was that my fathers
observation vas true.
People who live in houses in which
the air is too dry are almost always
ailing
n you viii notice the next time
you 20 out on a wlntry dny how
many Of your ncighbors have too
dry air. and then think over what
you know about their health. you
wlll nnd. I believe. that they are
apt to BE- rheumatic and they are
bothered with a good many head
colds
Human beings are not so consti.
tuied that they can stand winter
4 dry air In their houses without
showing the effects of A.
We have In ourselves the best
barometer that will tell us whether
or not the air We are breathing Is
too dry for health Between your
nostrils IL a thin membrane. II the
mucous lining of that feels dry when
you touch II with your finger. then
you are a good subject Tor q cold.
Breathing began with the drst
animal capable of living 90 dry
land. 80 the breathing apparatus IL
one ~ the oldest pis,'es Of our bo,ly
machinery. II ysnulates tha body
Hs We all know. and The capillary
network OF blood vessels intertwin-
lne within the wall of the nose
brings blood close 20 the surface Of
4 the nose 10 warm or cool the air We
breathe. aud 10 give II the proper
humidity. When air gets 10 the
wIndplps. II is always body temper
ature. summer and winter. The
wall az the nose Is our thermosiat
and humIdIner
But II there Is not enough humid
iiy In the air. then how can the nose
yet sufficient moisture To transmit
To the lungsf Without proper con
dItlonlng." the air passages are
open 10 attack by the cold yiruses
that seem constantly waiting for
such chances, and the result Is 9
cold.
Furnace heat Is one OF the big
reasons why the air In our houses
Is dryer than II was In the days OF
our forefathers when they had 10
I do most OF their heating OF water
IN open kettles on top OF the stove
or over fires. But II ls not neces-
sary to have dry air with furnace
heat. Pans of water can be placed
on tops OF radiators or In tha pans
/ Intended for thar purpose In hot air
furnaces. II you are subject 10 fre.
quent winter colds. then give close
attention 10 the humidity In your
/ house
Fortunately our houses are bet
I ter ventilated than they were In the
past. We are little more partic-
uIar about our smells" But even
so. there are stlll far too many peo-
PIE who sleep with closed windows
at night. They seem 10 think Il Is
I too costly 10 warm cold air They
( DO not realize that the most difficult
thing OF all is to warm stale air.
T a cold house In the mor1ing filed
with fresh air can be warmed very
quickly. A house with dead air
never feels warm.
Most persons who have the air too
! dry or too stale in their houses also
dress too warmly when they are in
doors.
II Is all right 10 dress as warmly
as you need To. TO feel comfortable
when you 20 out. but If you wear
heavy clothes inside so that yoC
sweat. theE when you 90 out. the
damp clothing gives You chill, and
you are a good subject for a cold.
Every person, unless bed-ridden
or ordered otherwise by a doctor,
should go out into the open air
every day.
G. Western Newspaper Union.