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Show if such as the rate growth, resistance to disease, and capacity to think. Those weakened by prolonged heat succumbjnore t readily to pneumonia, tuberculosis, and appendicitis in ratio of homes in various parts The occupants of 325 of the country were interviewed by the American Gas Assoof the families reported that ciation. More than their general health had improved since they'd installed the equipment. They were sleeping better, had better appetites, rand suffered fewer colds and allergic attacks. bedroom helps restore A night's sleep in an your energy but what happens when morning comes and Old Sol rises for another blistering round? As, the temperature climbs above 75 degrees, our mental abilities drop, according to a study made by the Mitchell Air Conditioning Research Foundation, which found that when the mercury registers 95, many an office worker's speed and accuracy are only half -- normal. Air conditioning's effect on the job was tested by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company among some 10,000 employees, half of them working in cooled offices. And the company's assistant medical director, Dr. W. J. McConnell, reported that air conditioning "enhances working efficiency" and has "a positive value." A HEAT WAVE hit ancient RomeEmperor used to send 1,000 of his slaves into the nearby mountains for snow. They piled it in the emperor's garden and Heliogabalus lolled in the mounds of white coolness until they melted. This summer, more than 1,000,000 Americans are expected to start living better and cooler, than the emperor. Their slaves -units which will make them not only will be and d, more comfortable, but more efficient, healthierrtoo- Americans are realizing that there's no more reason for sweltering in summer than for shivering in winter. And air conditioners are being accepted just as naturally as furnaces. Air conditioning will keep our clothes from turning into hot, wet blankets, and our energies from slipping down the drain. But Jn addition, air conditioning has an unmistakably beneficial effect on our health. Consider the human heart, for example. As the mercury climbs, your heart works as much. as ten times. harder to speed blood through your skin in an effort to cool it' With more blood diverted to the skin, less remains to carry on internal functions. You feel tired and weak. Tests made by the U. S. Public Health Service prove that the humid heat of summer can definitely affect the heart Both the Public Health Service and the American Medical Association say air conditioning is a real necessity to some who suffer from heart disease. And the number of citizens with some form of heart, trouble is estimated at 10,000,000! . "Prolonged heat produces basic changes in the body," states Dr. Clarence A. Mills. Writing in the Journal of the American Association for, the - Advancement of Science r Dr.Mills declared, "Glandular changes create changes in body functions, WHEN by Jerry Klein the"-approxim- two-to-on- e." ned two-thir- ds air-coriditip- better-tempere- -t After an outing in the sun, there' nothing like the comfort of air condiI tioning. modern This girl has a window-typ- unit. e j 2. Many companies are finding that offices are an in- centive to business and an employee morale-booste- r. Air conditioning h more than a luxury; it's a real necessity to many who suffer from heart disease,-sa-y some health officials. 3. - - -- I 14 . . j i rr FAMILY WEEKLY MAGAZINE JUNE 27, IK4 j III l.lM ate . air-conditio- ned Y, A boon to those with pollen allergies V Because most air conditioners filter as well as cool the air they are also of real benefit to persons with pollen allergies. Experiments in the New York State College of Medicine showed that Carrier air conditioners filtered 98 percent of -ragweed pollen from the outside air. f Of course, filtering the air -- seems desirable, summer or - rJ- 1 1W t..Tii,t., rrmn - L. u |