Have you ever wondered what people did to stay comfortable inside their homes separate from an air conditioner? Well, speaking from experience, when I was growing up, our house only had one window cooling system.
So, there were other rooms inside my childhood home that lacked air conditioning. Still, we had a few fans that helped to circulate the air throughout the house. At the time, it was the best situation for my family because there were other houses that only had fans. I once saw pictures from back in the 1600s or perhaps early 1700s, where kids were dunking their heads in water and were also licking blocks of ice to stay cool. This happened prior to the stage when cooling systems were installed in residential homes. As fun as these ideas sound, nothing beats having a central air conditioner. And fortunately, with this invention, we can experience the luxury of a cool home whenever we like. I could be wrong, however the weather back in the 1600s was not as hot as it is today, so finding fun ways to cool off would work for the people who lived back then. When I was a kid, we didn’t dunk our heads in water, but we did run through the water from the fire sprinklers or fire hydrants that were on our block. This was one of the ways that we tried to beat the heat during the hot summer months. Having an air conditioner is a luxury that we today. Honestly, I am thrilled that we have access to A/C because I’m not sure what I would do without it.