Re: [Aroid-l] Avoiding Asphyxiation by Aroid

From: ExoticRainforest <Steve at ExoticRainforest.com> on 2010.02.25 at 06:06:30 Ted, I've seen crazy things but thisone takes the cake! I'll use it when I get the article written! Steve On 2/24/2010 01:59, Theodore Held wrote:     The attached picture shows a personsleeping in a manner recommended by Bernarr Macfadden in his famous“Encyclopedia of Physical Culture”, Volume 1 (of five), 1924 (ChapterII, “How to Keep Healthy”). The person’s bed is situated in a window,opening onto a balcony, with the head immersed in fresh air and thebody sheltered somewhat from the cold and elements by remaining indoors.   While Macfadden was thinking here ofguarding against asphyxiation by one’s own exhalations, laden as theyare with CO2, this set up could just as well serve the typical AroidSociety member worried about the dangers of sleeping in the samedarkened room as an Anthurium or even (for daring risk-takers) a largePhilodendron.   In his prime, mainly from about 1920to 1935, Macfadden was widely followed in the U.S. and elsewhere andbecame quite wealthy by publishing fare such as this.   Best regards and wishes of good healthto all,   Ted Held _______________________________________________Aroid-L mailing listAroid-L@www.gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --------------030107080809030204020804

Note: this is a very old post, so no reply function is available.