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Show home and in the school this faoi I shou Id be recognized, aud health officers of-ficers should in every way promote its recognition. It is their special duty to ascertain the facilities for ventilation ventila-tion in school buildings and to enforce en-force its efficiency. . "Proper ventilation in all dwellings, sohoola and other buildings would prevent BO per cent of the deaths from pneumonia and other eommuni-oable eommuni-oable diseases. FreBh air can harm no one, aud it is the most economical air that can be breathed, whatever may be the price of coal. It is also the best known health insurance policy." A Plea For Fresh Air. In the bulletin issued by the state board of health Dr. Beatty gives the following advice in regards to communicable com-municable disease : ' During the season of cold woather the gOBpel of fresh air night aud day-should day-should everywhere be preached and practiced, contrary to the custom of t ghtly closer dwellings aud by every possible meaus exoludiug it, Dread of fresh air is more largely responsible for thj spread of communicable diseases than any other factor. In the |