Illustrations of the theory and practice of ventilation : with remarks on warming, exclusive lighting, and the communication of sound (1844)
Reid, D. B. (David Boswell), 1805-1863 · London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans · leaf 64
e essential to the humanframe than fresh air, which consumes the body by slow combus-tion or oxygenation, when food is not supplied. Defectiveventilation reduces the oxygenation, preserves warmth, stupefiesthe feelings, and allays the pangs of hunger. 3. Defective ventilation, reducing the power of…
