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1 Which color lot* your operating' room NOTE. The new note In modern hospitals is Afore Color. The use N modem hospitals an important white-lead paint to a I question today is, "What are the gray by the addition correct colors to put on walls, ceilings of lampblack. and woodwork of different rooms ?" Second, wesqdesign This question was raised in connec tion with the decoradon ofthe operating rooms in a new hospital in the Middle West. the formula as to provide aflatpainted surface that will diffusely reflect the Tight which it re There existed a variety of opinions. One suggestion was a green described as "eye-rest green''---another, "pearlgray or moss-green"--a third, "spinach green"--and a fourth, "a gray-green or ceives instead of re flecting ft back in direct rays that pro duce glare as in the case of a paint pos of tints and shades on walls and ceiiin&s, in draperies and other furnishings in leading institutions is no longer a question for discus sion. It is a fact. And from the use of certain colors has come proof to replace theories and beliefs about their therapeutic value. This article arid others to follow.are written to help spread knowledge of what has already been done in hospitals in putting colors on walls and Ceilings and rooms with south ern exposure de mand different color treatment from those shut off partiallyor entirely from direct or re flected natural light. Color help for you warm gray." sessing high gloss. All of these con The question was referred to the "Whether that siderations involve color specialists of the Department of gray is afterwards. Decoration and Color Research of tinted slightly off on a careful, thorough analysis of con- National Lead Company. Here was the a green or blue order, is quite unim ditions. Realizing this fact and desiring answer given to the hospital : portant, provided it still retains gray as to aid superintendents. National Lead "While you personally incline toward greens, others have recommended grays and greens without apparent reason. It its dominant characteristic." This is. an example of the many ques tions which arise. Every part of a hos Company established its Department of Decoration and Color Research headed by color specialists. has been the belief that the sidewalls pital---indeed1 every room--offers a sep Superintendents, architects and hos should reflect as much white light as arate problem. The factors of illumina pital boards have obtained free help possible in order that the brightness of tion, room size, the use of the room--1 in deciding on interior color treat the roo m could be increased to the high these and others vary constantly. Private ments which have been produced most est possible degree. This' is an entirely successfully wirh flat paint made of mistaken idea. Dutch Boy white-lead and Dutch Boy flatting oil. Color should absorb light One of the most important func . Washable paint finishes tions of the sidewall in an operating room is to absorb to a very appreciable extent the direct light which strikes it. When an operation is being carried on, sufficient illumination is provided for the surgeon at the point of operation by di rect rays coming as a rule from some artificial source close at hand. The walls, acting is absorbers of fight rather than high reflectors, should offer relief to the surgeoti on glancing up from his work. "To provide a surface that absorbs rather than reflects light, we first deepen NATIONAL LEAD COMPANY New!York, lit Broadway t Boston, 800 Albany St. Buf falo, tl6 Oak St. Chicago. 900Westl8tbSt./ Cincinnati, 659 Freeman Are. t Cleveland, 820.W. Superior Ave. St. Louis, 722 Chestnut St. San Francisco, 235 Montgomery St. r Pittsburgh, National Lead & Oil Co. of Pa- 3l6 Fourth Ave. Philadelphia. John T. Lewis & Bros. Co., 437 Chest nut Street. This paint, tinted as 'desired, gives durable and economical finishes which can be washed as often as desired. Shades and tints can be matched exactly at any time with this paint, for it is mixed specially for each job. If you wish to avail yourself oi the. free service of our Department of Decoration and Color Research in se lecting and using the proper colors in a single room or the entire buildings write to it in care of our nearest branch. Th e Mo d er n Ho s p it a l , April N 27855 OOO0-NLI-0000I4OO6