VENTILATE SENSIBLY TO STAY WELL: FRESH AIR IS MAN’S FRIEND

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 85, 23 August 1948, Page 2

VENTILATE SENSIBLY TO STAY WELL: FRESH AIR IS MAN’S FRIEND

(B3 r the Department of Health) Respiratory troubles are bound to appeal’—-colds, influenza, bronchitis and other infections. Much of this is our own fault. When it comes to ventilation we all know the great difference there is between good air and bad air. We feel better in the purer air outside. All of us chase the sunshine and fresh air at week-ends —because we regard it as a tonic. So seek fresh air on work days in shops, and offices, and homes. Modern science teaches us that it’s the physical character of air that matters, not. its chemical nature. The skin is a sense organ. The temperature, movement and moisture of the air affect the skin- and the mucous membrane of the nose, throat and lungs. These things give comfort or discomfort in houses, offices and workrooms. Keep the air moving, not to hot or too cold, and moist, instead of dry. Let’s consider moisture. Air moisture facilitates conduction of heat and keeps noses, throats and lungs from being irritated. Dry air irri- | tates the linings of these respiratory passages and predisposes us to colds. Your respiratory mucous membranes object to hot, stuffy dry air —they become congested and swell. Someone with a cold or the ’flu doesn’t stay home as he should, and carries the germs into the hot, dry air. Your nasal passages are ready to receive infection, and in scarcely any time at all the whole office is down with some respiratory trouble. If you want to catch colds and allied complaints shut the windows and overheat the interior. If you want to stay well ventilate the sensible way.