30 SCIENCE OF HOME AND COMMUNITY 



Ventilation of sleeping room. Special attention should 

 be given to the ventilation of our sleeping rooms, even in 

 the coldest weather. Fresh air should be provided by open- 

 ing the windows wide, and in cold weather we may keep our- 

 selves comfortable by extra blankets. In cold, windy weather, 

 strong drafts may be avoided by placing a chair with a towel 

 or piece of cloth over it in front of the window ; or a board 



FIG. 8. Getting fresh air at night. 



may be placed across the bottom of the window in such a 

 way that the air will strike this and be deflected over the 

 top into the upper part of the room. Or a screen mentioned 

 in the previous paragraph may be used. In order to get the 

 full benefit of the ventilation furnished by the window in 

 figure 8, it would be better for the sleeper if he slept with his 

 head at the foot of the bed, or if the bed were turned end 

 for end. 



