Show s ARE OF THE SICK ROOM Above All Things the Walls Should Be Kept Dry F When the bedroom becomes a sickroom sick-room there Is an added reason why extreme ex-treme precautions should be used to iced tho room In a thoroughly sanitary condition Abovo all things tho bedroom should never be damp It should be nice and v dry always warm and comfortable In winter cool and airy In summer I and bright and Biiiiuy sonic parts of the day aIf If there Is any suspicion of dampness damp-ness In a bedroom It Is probably due If there Is wallpaper I on the wall to the absorption of water by the paper which frequently acts as a blotting paper pa-per and holds quantities of water In It The use of wallpaper on walls Is toe to-e Vio deplored it means disease 111 health and nnhapplnct It Is frequently s fre-quently the cause of lung trouble not only because of its dampness but also because of its power to retain Infection Infec-tion of ninny kinds rho desired method of treating a bedroom wall Is to tint It for tho ala Imstlned wall Is n perfect wall It never lakes off chips or peels It absorbs ab-sorbs moisture and expels It It opens tho pores of the plaster and makes a fi room livable and breathable y Tho floor In tho bcdioom should have light cleanable dainty rugs that can bo easily shaken and a floor that 4 Is thoroughly oiled or varnished that will not absorb moisture The cracks in the floor should bo thoroughly filled and covered Woodwork In tho bedroom sa bed-room should bo attended to carefully window sills should bo thoroughly varnished var-nished or waxed and tho window casings cas-ings kept in perfect order Tho doors should bo wiped off frequently as also should bo all tho standing woodwork In tho bedroom as tho presence of dust on woodwork 1s a monaco to health as well as an evidence of poor housekeeping |