Show WR E ua 11 US 19 N 0 E R S m I 1 IN N R OF COLDS T two vo a year average persons lot as result of dry indoor air VO t olus tolus it a year tire are the lot of the IT TWO hv person nu nd these ire are usually conti licked during the winter twitting season that period when we coop ourselves indoors because of the fart fact thill that respiratory become elli epidemic delille ark with the start of tit flip tipa tinK season sr itson it Is flip conse consensus of prominent health au thorit les he heating beatin atin und lind 1 en ginee i rs and or experts that lint the super dry air clr that ali it character izes most mid aril pl of work during winter lliter i Is in larga depiere re fur for wails za and annl other indoor nir Is dry fur for the simple re ason that winter cold coli latr air Is more lhnn warmed air clr ond and cort contains ains less moisture than war warines ined air according to the holland olland II institute of of holland alich winter air of 32 degrees F has capacity for or only one fourth the amount of moisture that air of a temperature of 70 degrees decrees has therefore there Is a moisture shortage when the winter air Is taken indoors and warmed to 70 degrees the result la Is that indoor air Is too dry the baim dry air quickly dries the mucous membranes in the nose and throat irritating them creating of them more active fields for bacteria that cause disease furthermore dry air Is usually gerini laden dusty alrand more germs reach tills this active held for or infection the only practical solution of this un desirable condition lies iles in the indoor air with sufficient moisture to offset lite alie deficiency this Is best accomplished by means of modern harm arm or beating systems of the vapor air type in winch a humidifier that receives its water supply direct from tile the house main injects into the home air the moisture from 3 to 25 gallons of water per day accord ins ing to requirements an average of six gallons of water per day 0 or one quart per hour should shoud be evaporated to offset the moisture deficiency in the average nie five room bouse |