Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-06-01
WHERE sun KILLS
Heat in Tropical Desert Fatal to
European.
Garments Lined. With Red Material
Must Be Used by Traveller in the
African Bush.

African Bush.
In the tropical bush desert the sun
! can Kill you in matter of minutes
fatally impalring your nerve system
and your mind.
! The nomad of the desert goes about
without head cover; when he does wear
I 1t, IL is only for ornament or To Eeelr
him bit cooler. His light turbnn.
worn by you. would lead to the most
serious Illness or death.
The European protects himself
against the sun In the desert as care
fully as the invalid In our latitude
wraps himself against chill on II scN ere
winter day; with Che same care.
though in different fashion.
The feet. legs anu i"wrr body. IN
boots, leGglngs and light short trous-
ers, look after themselves; II is the
parts where the sun can do vital dam
age that need watching. The back is
protected by wide. thick spinepad.
lined In strong rcd-the color that
counteracts the deadly violet rays.
The efficient helmet has large red
lined flap covering the back OF the
neck-aEoiher vulnerable spot-and
the helmet itself, thickly made. ami
dOmed h'y'.I 10 leave space between til"
interior and the top Of the head. T.
also heavily lined with red. Some.
cheap gear often. are lined with fancy
green and other colOrs. Red Is the
only color-security against even head
ache In the hotter hours IF the shade.
less bush of the equator.
There Is one time. however, durin"
which man, Of whatever race ar how
soever clothed, must In the real bush
desert give way before the almighty
power of the sun-the three midday
hours.
Inside the double-roofed canvas tenI
set up an hour ago the white rii,".di
his midday meal of beef and timed
vegetables just flushed. wIi'oS his
brow and, removing boots and lc@
gings, stretches out on the camp he"
close by,
WEAKNESS Is coming over him after 4,
the long FIVE hours march from sun /
rise. He pulls his helmet over his eyes f!
and drowsIly looks down beyond his /
nose through the open fiat of the tent !
A strange air OF quiet has come over |
the midday camp. Up till half an HOUR !
ago all was the usual tumult anl nois, !
that Is part Of his life twice Il day |
when camp Is "made"-camels SRaTl. |
Ing and hubbling as they knelt to he
off-loaded-syces chanting monotnnouS'
ly while at work on the bagEage-
pickets being posted-servants shnu
Ing and whistling,
Now all Is changed. The profound !
quiet, intenslfying each moment. is not
merely due to things having settled
down.
Outside there the squat bush shad-
ows have shrunk to their shortest; tile
sunlight, yellow all morning. has
turned a CHASTITY white. The camp
square Is deserted; those bushes, each
with brown camel-mat sluns over ii.
shows where the restless figures haN,
retreated a while. T.
The camels themselves have ceuSed
to stray aDouti IN the thIl Che'heiS'
shade Of that grazing thorn over yon
der they are standing still save for the
nlcking Of a tail as they languidIl
chew the cud. Even the hornbill bird
songster of the wllds, ha>
ceased Its mournful chant. The last
breath Of the morning wind has faint
ed away; not twig moves; not an 1
Insects murmuring note is heard :
around the shadowless scrub trembling
in the haze.
1t is as though the world about were
suddenly hypnotized. 1t Is. In that
pyramid Of binding rays at this belly ,
of the world all nature is struck in a
earth, man, beast ana
every living thing thereon-ln the ]
binding storm of heat and the white
horror Of the midday sun.