The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-11
NEW IDEAS ABOUT DRESS.
White Best for Winter and Black fos
Summer.

White Best for Winter and Black foe
Summer.
In recent article published in TIE
NeV Orleans Medical and Surgical Jossr-
nal, DIR. Thomas Herbert points out what
lie believes to be serious popular fall
lacy concerning summer wearing APP
parel 1--WE have been taught" he says.
''that white bodies reflect heat and dark
ones absorb it. We saw for ourselves
that snow melted much faster under
dark cloth than it did under white
fabric. The inference was that we should
wear white cloth in summer, because it
absorbs less and reflects more, and dark
cloth in winter for the opposite reason
This is an error which has grown into .
pernicious habit. The temperature Of
the body, as taken by the thermometer.
IS about 984 degrees. This would make
the blood temperature 100 degrees.
Probably more. Now, the general blood
temperature is much on parallel with
the outside atmosphere Temperature
during the greater portion of the. sum-
mer, with tendency to be higher, even
in the repose of the body. and this ten
dency is much increased by exercise.
In the sun, however, the thermometer
may register 100 degrees to us degrees,
and at the hottest period of the day may
give 102 degrees or 1OS degrees in tho
greater thar that of the human body In
repose. But At other periods of the day
the temperature is notably less, while
our own heat tends to remain perman-
emily at the same degree. In short, dur
ing the greater portion of the day. even
in the hottest summer, the body temper
ature, in some Of our organs ut leask
is above the surrounding temperature.
These remarks do not apply to the few
people who work in the sun. but TO The
great proportion who labor in the shade.
Exercise may bring the blood to fever
heat.
Leaving aside any consideration a
our exterior apparel. we will say thAf
most of us. during this exercise. wear
white stuff next to the skin. Yet such
garments will reflect heat from our
bodies more when the temperature out
side is greater than it is inside of them.
and to our bodies more when the excess
Of temperature is in the blood. In ths
vast majority of cases, therefore, No
put on such garments preferable in suyo-
mer when they generally serve as 10
tanners of heat. In outer clothing We
make another error in wearing fabrics
which do not absorb moisture readily
ami tend to keep a stratum of air satur-
ated with it over the skin, thus prevent
ing evaporation. and consequently 10
frigeratiOn. Besides, what retains moist
ure retains heat. and what retains both
Is, so far, doubly injurious. This is juss
he way white linen clothes operate.
There ere men who can not be made to
wear, in the heat of the sun, anything
lighter in weight or color than dark
hued flannel shirt. Negroes black -
Erebus split wood standing naked b.
meath the copper sky. They do not
complain. In winter nature wears .
mantle Of spotless white. White retains
heat. Who ever saw q black polar beaxs
But the human creature has on gar
ment that is dark colOred. and absOFbs
heat The atmosphere around him.
which may be below zero. will wrench
the heat from his blood and organs
which may be above 100 degrees in ten
perature. His vital furnace is set roar
ing to supply the loss. Exhaustion Of
fuel occurs, and he is chilled to the core
Then fever sets in, by the same Law Of
the overtaxed organs make
\ tremendous effort to remedy Ia .
trouble BY reactioA