Show HUMIDITY SECRET OF HOME COMFORT moisture deficiency of winter air overcome by W warm arm air heating plant humidifier alake AMERICAN MERICAN homeowners home owners as aa a rule make tile the sad mistake of endeavoring to create indoor comfort during the winter heating season by main kalning the thermometer at high readings the tact fact Is that the thermometer re register is a very unreliable guide to comfort says tile the holland institute of of holland mich most alot homes are heated with old style heating systems and therefore minus it a means of adequately humidifying the indoor air high temperatures tire are resorted to to provide ph physical ys comfort the result Is that air la Is fur far too dry for either comfort or lic alth due to lack of sufficient ventilation ti the rooms become able sil ile because of stagnant overheated alry air with the result that even the best radio programs are irritating often persons in these dry over heated rooms experience a sensation of chilliness tills this is explained by the fact that evaporation causes a feeling of coolness dry air has an affinity for moisture and draws upon every object possible to supply its moisture requirements including the occupants of a room they are subjected to an unnatural evaporation of bodily moisture and this cau causes es that chilly feeling in hot rooms but now genuinely comfortable healthful indoor atmospheres may be had by every homo owner during daring the winter season and tn in lieu of generating fires to maintain temperatures of 76 or SO 80 degrees F as found in many homes they need maintain temperatures of only 08 68 or 70 degrees with modern warm air beating systems of the vapor air type the moisture deficiency fici ency of winter air la Is easily overcome by means of a humidifier that receives a constant supply of water from the city main these humidifiers evaporate and inject into the homo home air the water vapor from 3 to ZI 25 gallons of water daily as may be required maintaining a constant relative humidity of about 45 per cent this Is adequate to offset the moisture deficiency that accompanies winter air and in combination with a temperature of 70 degrees F will create a june atmosphere in the home in december |