ioo TI r.i i; i i.osis vs \ DISI vsi <>i nn: MASSKS 



Advan- 

 tages 

 of the 

 Window- 

 tent in 

 Winter. 



Warm Cov- 

 ering But 

 not too 

 Heavy is 

 Essential. 



during the day. ami the window dosed. Or the tent 

 i from the hook- and put out of the way. 

 The window-tent, of course, i.- of the mval 



to the consumptive sulTeivr in winter. If he is 

 i-h. or his -tay in ! [\ i-ahle. he can B] 



ntire time in the tent. If the people are j>oor, 

 and the room where ti. imptive Bufferer lie- 



in for thi 



"**"** the family, the fad that the well 



members need not shiver while the 

 patient lake- hi- open-air treat- 

 ment is of vital importance in 

 many While the room 



will not be (juite as warm as if the 

 window was entirely closed, it will 

 be much warmer than if there was 

 no tent in front of the window. 

 Laying a-ide the economic advan- 

 a poor family when not 

 obliged to heat more than 

 room,, the patient feel- that he 



doe- not deprive his loved ones Of 



comfort and warmth and that he is 

 less a burden and hindrance to their happiness. The other 

 member- of the family, on 

 their side, fed that they can 

 give the patient all the air he 

 needs and that he need not 

 sutler for their comfort. 



In winter the patient's bed 

 must be covered with a suf- 

 ficient number of blai. 

 to assure his absolute comfort 

 and warmth throughout the 

 nijiht. Still, the coverings 

 should not be so heavy as 

 to press down upon the body 

 and make the patient feel 

 uncomfortable or tire him. 

 The tiirhtly woven blanket 

 is a better protection than 

 the loosely woven one. To 

 the poor, whose- disposal of 



Diagram M... win-.; 



Ventilation .,! \\ indow-teat 



the Win.io-. 

 Seen from the House Opposite. 



