306 THE SEASONS CLIMATE AND HEALTH 



332. Ninth Region. This region has some of the character- 

 istics of the Eighth Region but has lower wind velocities and 

 higher amount of precipitation. Its average temperature is 

 fairly moderate, being affected in portions by the higher 

 altitudes of the Appalachian Mountains. Its humidity is 

 considerably lower than that of either the First Region or 

 the Second Region between which it lies. It has an average 

 summer temperature of 75 to 80 and an average winter 

 temperature of 30 or 40. The amount of rainfall is ample, 

 about 40 or 50 in. 



V. PROTECTION AGAINST UNFAVORABLE CLIMATE 



333. Accepting a Climate. Whether it is best so or not, the 

 fact remains that it is impossible for most of us to choose the 

 climate in which we would live. Most of us are obliged to 

 spend all the year, if not all our lifetime, in the climate where 

 we find our place of labor. Even were we convinced that a 

 certain climate, southern California for instance, is the most 

 favorable for our health and comfort, it is evident that we can 

 not all take up our abode there. The First Region with its 

 extreme climatic changes will never again, within the lifetime 

 of anyone now living, be less densely populated than it is 

 today. Oh the contrary the population of that region will 

 doubtless double and redouble in the next quarter- and half- 

 century. The real question, then, is not whether the climate 

 of this or any other region is the most healthful to be found. 

 The real question concerning a climate is whether it is 

 reasonably healthful. As a second question we should ask, 

 Is it possible so to live, so to condition our surroundings, 

 that we may be strong and healthy even in a region having an 

 unpleasant climate? 



334. Problem of Indoor Climate. Only in recent years has 

 the problem of protecting ourselves against severe climatic 

 conditions received close attention. Most people / even now, 

 give little or no attention to any element of indoor climate 



