Agentlemanwithusremarkedwithasigh，\"Ihavebeeninalmosteveryschoolinthecityandfindthesameconditioneverywhere。Itisterrible，buttheredoesn’tseemtobeanyremedyforit。\"Thetasteforlivinginared—hotatmosphereisgrowingonourpeople；evenpublicvehicleshavetobeheatednowtopleasethepatrons。
WhentiresomeoldBenjaminFranklinmadestovespopularhestruckaterribleblowatthehealthofhiscompatriots；theintroductionofsteamheatandconsequentsuppressionofallhealth—givingventilationdidtherest；therosycheeksofAmericanchildrenwentupthechimneywiththelastwhiffofwoodsmoke，andhaveneverreturned。Muchofourhomelifefollowed；nofamilycanbeexpectedtogatherincheerfulconversearounda\"radiator。\"
Howcanthishorroroffreshairamongusbeexplained？Ifpeoplereallyenjoylivinginoverheatedroomswithlittleornoventilation，whyisitthatwehearsomuchcomplaining，whenduringthesummermonthsthethermometerrunsupintothefamiliarnineties？Whyarechildrenhurriedoutoftown，andwhydowivesconsideritanecessitytodeserttheirhusbands？
It’sratherinconsistent，tosaytheleast，fornotoneofthosedesertersbutwould\"kick\"ifthetheatreorchurchtheyattendfellbelowthattemperatureinDecember。
Itisimpossibletogointoourbanksandofficesandnotrealizethattheairhasbeenbreathedagainandagain，heatedandcooled，butneverchanged，—doorsandwindowsfittootightlyforthat。