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ling, sparingly, coddling, page 130. 34. How may indoor 

 workers enjoy more rugged health? 35. Give some 

 evidences that the benefits of out-of-door air are be- 

 coming more generally appreciated. 36. From where 

 should the air supply of a furnace be taken? Why? 

 37. Why should the draught in the pipe be wide open when 

 coal is being put on a furnace fire? 38. Why are gas 

 stoves without pipes dangerous? 39. Tell why windows 

 should be lowered from the top. 40. Explain how a fire- 

 place helps in ventilating a room. 41. Why should all 

 try to be out of doors as much as possible? 42. State 

 why it is unwise to stay long in crowded depots and other 

 public waiting places, if one can just as well be in the open 

 air. 43. Give the meaning of ailments, delay, shun, page 

 133. 44. How may we be among the fortunate class 

 that have no need for patent remedies ? 45. Why should 

 we be more eager for pure air than for any high-priced 

 medicine ? 



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1. Name three of the principal differences between city 

 and country air. 2. In which are disease germs com- 

 paratively numerous? 3. Tell several things one should 

 consider in selecting a site for building a house. 4. State 

 some of the benefits of sunshine. 5. What should be done 

 with trees and shrubbery that keep too much sun from 

 the house ? 6. State the advantages of having varnished 

 floors and rugs instead of carpets. 7. The temperature 

 of an artificially heated room should not be allowed to 

 rise above what point? Why? 8. Tell what the British 

 teachers thought about the temperature of our schoolrooms, 

 and why. 9. Why is watchfulness of the temperature of 

 schoolrooms especially important? 10. State why cold 

 air is not necessarily pure air. How may we prove the 



