TO LIVE IN HOT WEATHER.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 932, 27 February 1872, Page 3

TO LIVE IN HOT WEATHER.

It is a problem in these summer weeks to keep our houses cool—not a difficult one to solve, but it is hard to imbue some minds with the solution. The general rule is to throw doors and windows open; the right thing is to keep them closely shut. Exclude the hot air as rigidly in summer as you do the cold air in winter; open all your casements, early in the morning, as nearly at sunrise as your uprisings admit, for that is the coolest time of the whole day; but when the morning warms, shut them up tightly, and be as chary as possible of opening them again during the heat of the day. A house well closed will keep cool for many hours, while the external heat is unbearable. The secret is to catch the cold air when you can, and when you have got it keep it jealously. If the outer air grows cold during the day, and your rooms are warmer at the time, open the windows and get a cooling ; but otherwise, keep all closed. Generally, observe this maxim (a couple of common thermometers —one inside, the other out^-rwill help you): "Warmer out than in, keep shut; colder out than in, throw open.