The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1949-12-29
H O M E
HIN 7 S
By
FRANCES
PORTENBERRY
Home Economics
Director Miss. Powe'
D Light Co.
LIGHTING HINTS

We often hear that reading In
red is hard on the eyes. but that's
only because we so often have in
adequate light as we'll as poor pos
ture when we read there.
Correct the posture and the
lighting, and it's no worse for you
to read in bed than In your favor.
lite arm chair.
Our moder" way OF life Makes
better light necessity. Here's
why:
hundred years ago. many chill
dren never even learned to read
or write-now they have home
work to do every night.
The private secretary of to-day
must do some 500 per cent more
reading than was required of a
'.cr<tary in 1900.
More and more close work and
reading is necessary in order to
make a living or run a home.
To compensate for all this eye
work - which Is contrary to ma
lures plan for the eyes-the least
we can do is to try to initiate in
doors, the abundant light which
nature provides for outdoor see
ing.
Recent surveys reveal that chill
dren in well lighted classrooms ad-
vanced 10 percent faster in "edu-
cational age" than youngsters In
poorly lighted schoolrooms. It's
easy to see why good lighting is
equally important for both study
and play at home.
IL your children are guilty of
faulty posture habits-take a good
look at your lighting before you
scold them. Maybe they're SLOUGH
ing In an effort to shield their
eyes from glare.
Lighting equipment and furni-
ture in most homes is designed for
adult use and is not scaled proper
L. for children. When a small child
must study at normal size desk
have him sit on books to be nearer
adult height.
You have to use a sun lamp reg
uiarly If you are to benefit from
its health giving ultraviolet rays
yet many users expect the same
tanning effect from a half hour
spent under a sun lamp that they
would get from IS holes of golf on
sunny day, or whole afternoon
spent on the beach.
Now that sun lamps are avail
able in the form of a single bulb,
consider the advantage of using
one recessed in the ceiling above
the bath tub. or over the mirror
in the bathroom, or even in the
bathroom ceiling fixture. This way.
all members Of the family benefit
from the rays of the lamp with
more or less regularity.
A pilot light at the head OF the
cellar stairs and another at the
foot of the auto stairs will pay for
itself many times over, for when
YOU see the tiny bulb glowing red.
you will know that some member
CT the family has forgotten to turn
off these lights.
Cellar and attic lights have been
known to burn, unneeded. for days
when the HOUSE, has 70 pilot lights.
OF course. it's easier and cheaper
to incln;,e such wiring in yoir mi.
tial building plans than it is to add
IT later.
iere's tip for any travele,
Niio likes to bed down early with
book or magazine after a trim
: ca the rna A-rack a lO0-watt
H. 1T bulb in the travelling case
which you take in with you each
night.
1t Will pay for itself many times
over in the hotels or tourist homes
which make little or no provision
Ter the payin guest who likes to
read for an hour or two before he
goes to sleep.
You can substitute your 100
watt bulb for the 40-watter which
soc will ofte find In bed or bed
side table lamps. If there no bed
lamp, maybe you can use your
reading-size bulb in floor lamp.
II there's one in the room to pull
over to the bedside.
II there isn't a lamp OF any kind
foi reading, better complain to
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