Show 11 AIR WE BREATHE professor Kinjsbnry on the Grsat Stppjrter of Life Ai 1i1J1tI 1I Itit 11141 1 USSIOS mlllmnli of lire lIr1 finely SnirjfS lions Sib Iu l Im n Iiq p It lure for Itrrallilni I The lollowlnR lea synopsis of a lecture lec-ture dtllvcrecl by Irofmor KniRiuury beloW mclllng of Salt Lake County ti hoot truckers the The air we breathe envelop raitli anil extends upwards from III ftce fifty mlleIrobebly five him rlco rfrj II consists milnly of oxygen and nljell < In mall quantlllen carbonic i 1 g03 rod watery < VJlor nnd In mV i iutt ituantitlef o one hydrogen r rojiile nitroiiB acid orRnnlc mutter It I The onyiten Is the great supporter of combustion through Us present ttiiml 1 lift istaibltil lo exist tithe Little before you has been collected M nu or this KM You trill observe on i I i i nine a glowIng taper Into the bottle Ih1 > tle l > tk bums out Into a name I nc nitrogen I rich nets as a diluent his I jut tire opiioslto properties oxygen ltianonsupporlirol combustion ami 11 I Incapable ol nuiliitainlnK life You oi it re that as the name on the eiul ol tins I sink is brought Into I the bottle be Ire juu containing nitrogen It U ex 1I uhd rlonK ncll gun 15 I found In the nitur pher generally In the proxirtlou I 11 lourpim 10 ten thouMiid pitt oi I mi When is increased I to morn parts Mn n rM lothnllo lili Thli cat is i Hie ptoducl 01 i unnlil respiration As we Inlule tlit air enter our lung and the oxygen comhiK in AillA with certain orennlc i ID tier oxidin ii it and products rarbomc r rI iiasiitul miner which are then ex pelli3 i from the lungs as we exhale l I irbonlc acid gia Is the principle haul rf VKetatlon VeKetallon abroilM Hill I bar decompose Itnnil lilwralesonyijeii Aninill Hi supplies food for the vegetable vege-table kingdom and vegetation provides cxticn lor the animal kingdom Cur 1 me acid gas In I a nonsupporter of cunibustion and hence cannot maintain uiimM life tip breathing Into Ihu gUss jar thus and Inserting alighted tumor lulu 1f you observe that tile light is Instantly I jmnsuillied Tills gas U poisonous ilhJ IWoo y y t tt Is detrimental lo health rotten found In coiulderiMe iuaiiiitie In the in a well as an Indicator of the tim ince usually ol Injurious substances Uilcry vapor always In larger or smillir quantities In the I air should 1 be IIO mnt In amount equal I I to about S lIly to eventAe percent of salutation sal-utation for health Ozone n dillercnl hr I rm of olelll is one ol the very actIon untuing constituents of the air It lelrill II tiidily destroys organic matter In Us pc t ell co It Is I found In the largest pioportlont In the country air and in lid imallest amounts In and about largo dirty cllles This Is I necessarily from the haul lint the organic matter In dun lining iilteabundaut uici up the ozone this important llarl Is produced during tlrctricdl 1 storms Tile electricity past ik ihMugh the air changes some of the jen Into OZOIl drogcn peroxide I Is another very oriue ingredient It oxldues I organic matter tending therefore to destroy any iigctable or animal elmo present It Is tire product of the oxidation of ammonia In the atmosphere by oione Nitrous acid Is another sub t nice destructive des-tructive of organic germs and the pro cum t of a clicinicil I action belucen j oxgcn and nitrogen I brought about le by I electrical discharge dining electrical Hotms or during any elcctnal dlscnargcs through ox gen Organic nutter Is found In larger or smaller quantities In the air depending upon the conditions present In cities wi ere there am streets containing considerable con-siderable dull much organic matter nuy be hurled Into the air duiing wind norms If not kept down by sprinkling I wI71I I nuy Include 1 dUrusc gcrnn along with other matter For liut nie In Naples Doctor Manfredi found in UIIO ratio 01 d1 on one of lire streets 7015111x10 microbes on one ol the best directs IOUJQOO per gram and In one of the moil tilthy streets sooaooootx microbes I per gram In this dust there were several different iliifno genius It Is quite impoilant to have the greet prmkled to allay the dust and thus to prevent as inucn as possible organic matter from riling In the air In and about our homes it U nccci my to look well to the surrounding conditions In cellars underneath our duelling houses no ducalng organic nuttershould benllo cdto remain for gates produced by its decay may cither promote the growth of other organic matter animal or vegetable or through their procnce deteriorate the air In our I ll Ing rooms and render It unhcallhful Such collars should have cemented Moors la allo and them walls and the ceilings should be whitewashed toilhi limo 10 dlslnlcct them It Is I btkt lo keep In 1 the cellars cupboards and boxes er1 which to III put nway foods of difletent kinds and to occasionally take these from the I cellars I and wash them thoroughly Great care should be bestouod upon our cellars especially when they are underneath our homes lor whatever the air of those cellars Is may determine more or less the kind ol air pervading our living rooms above Moors should be hardwood II possible and the joints between the boards should be clone so that nut could find no lodging place where It might remain year niter year The dirt which might thus accumulate Is paitly organic matter and might even ho disease germs II not disease germs it might bu such IK would supply on decomposition de-composition the kind of food necessary for the growth of huron germs lloors should be painted and oiled the limiter being the better to thus prevent them Irom f absorbing organic WirIer Walls whllewailud lc ore much morn productive of health lust Ihuui cakl I mined or papered Neither calcimine nor paper la permeable to air but iw ordinary plaster Is You will nbscav ar I blow through the slem of this pl e against the flame ol the Limp that hum rll p su < through I the plaster I 1 contained I in the UKV anil throws lire iII to srrura Me Moreover the glue paste used both In the calcimine and for papering might undergo decomposition und thus Lv fomu obnoxlcus lleside tills piper very frequently contains irstnlc sometiims t In quite large quantities Must all tire grctn shades used in coloring the paper mo made by arsenic compounds Even in the lulU enameled paper arsenic to the amount of front fiileen to twenty five grain to the square foot has been fouiiil Sometimes sickness of a long lingering undelermlablo t I 1I0ha c Conf due to the arenic dust coming from the Vail paper If the walla are calcamlned < I the cell lies should not be III order III it 1 1 he air might I pass through them in I laying ru walls I water used In I nuking n I the mortar contains more or It t ur g mlr matter which may become oxi htl i I nnd tloiroyrd in n short time pr < > vil ml I the IreepaMige of air through them is not Impeded by calcimine I or piper that lcI II fJ otherwise might I long remain and give rise tn disease Ourhoti should be well ventured and eetneciaiiy I I our living and I sleeping t IIII I rooms Our chimney flues should I In well constructed have food strong draughts mid the stoves used bmm Into from racks that ibm carbon monoxide w Inch Is I such a deadly poison coultl not escape Into our rooms Carbon monoxide mon-oxide is I that Ionic burning just above the surface ol the hard coal with a pale blue flume Minute qumitllles of Ihe gas In the nit we Inhale will produce headache and Additional t quantities death It acts directly cumin the haemo globin tire coloring matter of the red corpuscles of the blood In our yards organic matter arcumu bated ihuuld be constantly rollecied burned or hauled away Ashes usually should be kept dry while about our premises as moisture coming In contact roiths them produce nulphmetted hydro ger which Is I a food to low and destructive des-tructive organic growths The air of our cllien should be tested to ascertain Its condition with respect to gases and alia organic matter Sometimes In the vicinities of mellers where obnoxious funit are given I oil arsrnir cop > eriead etc are brunt in quantities enlliely i too large Manufactories whose chemicals I lire either being made or used should be carefully submit into by health officers btdtUK In some dine the mr through then is foui d lo become Impregnated with sulphuric anil hydrochtonlc acid fumes it highly detrimental nol lo health I HeHh officers thould know enough lo appreciate the Importance of having all ihrsi thiiigs productive of sickness I carefully l considered by tliorouili physicians nnd chemlsu |