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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
I understand it is just anecdotal "evidence" but going back to my mom's mom's parents, my mom, her sister and brother all grew up with those open flame heaters in the house. All un-vented except into the house. None of them had asthma at all. Grandma and grandpa were non smokers as well, heck they did not cuss or drink either. 7 grandkids, and many great grandkkids visited and spent lots of time there. non developed asthma.
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Having owned a (then) state of the art but now 100 year old house on the plains of Nebraska, it's obvious that NOTHING accumulated inside. No wall insulation, single pane glass, double hung wood windows with no weather stripping (same with doors) and a walk-up attic all resulted in a continuous draft of exchanging air pushed by the ever-present winds of the plains. The furnace almost never stopped in winter and also almost never caught up to winter. Today's houses are a world apart and I'm sure you're aware of all that but... .
Also, there were no modern bronchodilators to treat asthma a hundred years ago. Humidity tents were about it and that was only available in a hospital. So, lots of people with significant asthma likely did not live much past childhood.