The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-26
I'hiis.oph, u i~'..,,,su In Weps.s.

There II q reason Tor ptpTNthlnf. u
w. can onl, hnd 4, out. but IL 10 IN
times vvry hard Ia discover tho rca.oh.
81 even ~. very slmplos, things Lscp
ono who has travelled much, and even
thosr who have matol, looked through
ho,ls ~ travel. must, have been .,fuct
by the variety ~ attitudes assumed h.,
the people ~ different countries, II,
Hibdoo sits dnsn ~ the ground with
his bnoos drawn up close Ia his body
"a that his chin vii almos, rcs, uJs,n
them IA. Turks squat down crussal .g.
gri the European sits un chair while
the Amer can "f,sn raises Isis legs ~ =
Lowell with his head. NOT are thss.
postUrcs assumed by the same peopl.
under varying circumstances less ~.
ycr-" Climate or scssnh, Tor orsmpl.
stll cause considerable alteration IN
the posture assumed. ~ saA coll lnosn
by Alma Tai.ma. In his pictures ~ ID.
four seasons exhibited Ia th. acad.m,
n year ago In his representation ~
summr he paiLt"i = woman leaning
back ard On y ledge. with one lev
loss..y hangib do~p, ~bll. tho other
vas drawn up so that the foot ~ss Oh
n level with the body In th. pic,uf.
~ winter. on the other hand. We sac a
figure with the legs irssn NJ In frJn,
u th. belly. The reason Tor thee.
different poaur"a has been explained
10y Rp@snihai. The temperature II the
body, - 10 sell known. 10 kept ny and
regulated Nv The circulation 81 N,
blood through u. aud = grss, proper.
ton of the blood contained In "a. ~bplu
body cifculAiss In the yo.asis II tho ia.
,esiinos Nov tho intesiipcs are onl,
separated from The external air by ne
thin abdominal walls. and Therefore
any change ~ ,ainp.raiur. in the al.
mnsphsr. will readily act upon them,
unless they b. guarded by some si
ditlonsl protection The Hindn.ss are
well swsrc ~ this. and they haiit1aily
protnc, the belly by mean. ~ . ,hirl
shawl or cumm"fbund. thus guarding
themselves against any SUDDEN ohsngs
II Temperatures. This ~preoau,ioh 10 nj.
~ frequently adopted ~ European
resident In hot climates. aud 10 sg.I
retained by them after returning y
Englssd hut the function ~ the cum
msrbund mar Ia q certain extent hs
fulhlled by chang. ~ posture alone
When the ,sgs are dra~n up. a. In ,h'
picture ~ Winter" aIr..dy rrfsrrrf
10. the thighs partially cover tho sbdo
men. and taking thn pisos ~ sddlii' az
clothing. AID the abdominal walls IN
protecting the inissiin.s and ,hs blassd
they contain from the cooling tbiuHpos
~ the external air. Thu. II 10 that IN
cold weather, when the quantity u
covering In bod 10 insufficient. psr.Obi
naturally draw upiheir legs topsfj ios
~abdomsn, so ne to retain - much heal
ss possible before going 10 sleep u
hot weather. ~ the c-ntFAry thsy sist
Ia expose the abdomen a. much q,
ps~sibls "a the cooling ~infosDos mtb'
atmosphere. 1hs posture tspic,srt W
Alma Tsdsma isihs mss, efficient for thii
purpose. f. ma doubt ansssr. the gur.
ppss 10 lie down FIAT 90 Obs's bsck. bof
ia this position the abdominal vail
are nor ~ lsss light; whereas, wbss
II the legs " dra~b ap. - In III
psipiing ias. alluded "a. The sails NJ.
Tslsrcd. and. the intsnstine. bot hsin,
sabtsct ~ any pressure, the bi0vd u
them vii circulate o rapidly. an,
tbs cooling procssss b. carried on NOR
s~ffscsnAlly. In this attitude. also. th'
thighs are eonpl.tsly sspassisd. an
loss II hea, allowed from their ~hol
suffsrs safsrs.