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RELATION OF HEAT TO COMFORT 



so many air leaks in our houses. In the home of the 

 future, no doubt, air conditioning will be common- 

 place because houses will be constructed for it. That 

 is, all outside openings will have to be almost airtight. 

 Windows will be used to admit light only and not for 

 ventilation at all. Air will be taken in and either 



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FIG. 215. FURNACE WITH OIL BURNER 



heated or cooled, depending upon the season, filtered 

 to remove dust, and then provided with sufficient 

 moisture to give the humidity needed for health and 

 comfort. 



Air-conditioning devices on the market today no 

 doubt are of high quality, but the whole problem is 

 one to be viewed critically in the light of present-day 

 home construction. 



REFERENCES FOR FURTHER STUDY 



Texts 



Caldwell and Curtis, Science for Today, Chap. 10 

 Clement, Collister, and Thurston, Our Surroundings Chaps 



7,8 



Hunter and Whitman, My Own Science Problems, Unit 5 

 Lake, Harley, and Welton, Exploring the World of Science, 



Chap. 20 

 Pieper and Beauchamp, Everyday Problems in Science Unit 



10 



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FIG. 216. GAS BURNER IN FURNACE 



Powers, Neuner, and Bruner, The World around Us, Chap. 



19 



Stalling, Tours through the World of Science, Tour 14 

 Van Buskirk and Smith, The Science of Everyday Life, Chap. 



14 



Watkins and Bedell, General Science for Today, Chap. 21 

 Webb and Beauchamp, Science by Observation and Experi- 

 ment, Unit 1 (part) 



Wood and Carpenter, Our Environment: How We Use and 

 Control It, Unit 2, Topic 7 



Special references 



Forman, Stories of Useful Inventions 



Knox, All About Engineering 



Earle, Home Life in Colonial Days 



Farmers' Bulletin No. 1230, Chimneys and Fire Places 



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FIG. 217. AIR-CONDITIONING UNIT IN THE HOME 



