Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-17
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEHEL

Even in the great cities, men go hatless
now when they please.
X X X
The love for sunshine Is curious
thing.
The sunlight lover is not swayed In
the least by the thought that 1t may
be fashionable, or smart" but seeks the
sun because something in his inner be-
ing tells him to do so.
The sneers of those who say, ooh you
are trying to get sunburn, eh?" pass
over his head.
He realizes that the best way to get
his daily sunshine is In some Iealthful
sport but that II diSinclination or other
factors prevent him from so securing 1t.
he had better simply sit, walk or stand
in the sunshine than miss his daily
quota.
He looks with satisfaction, however
upon the present vogue.
Certainly 1t is easier and better to
court the sunshine with the full appro-
val of the people than pursued by the
covert resentment of some of the sun
dodgers.
Hostility, open or covered, is the price
pioneers always pay. There is a grand
t-about-face when the thing be-
comes faShionable--the faithful sun
worshiper now finds his actions unre-
garded
So he rejoices
He knows, better than the new dew
otees the benefits to be secured from
the sunlight.
Let us accent the light.
It is not the heat that does the work.
or makes the burn, and the resulting
tan
The light rays alone are beneficial
Remember this, We who indulge in sun
bathing, whether on the beach or in
the city.
In this sport. as in all Others, COM
mon sense is the saving grace.
The sun light is beneficial, the sun
heat often may be harmful.
The top Of the head, and especially
the nape of the neck, are particularly
to be protected, and this applies to
children as well as to adults. A wide
brimmed hat. Of straw or other mate
rial, is excellent. 1t also Is well to
shield the eyes from too glaring light
The light rather than the heat affects
the sensitive eye tissues.
Yet II care Is taken in going into the
bath gradually, the human being can
tolerate an astonishing amount of sun
shine in any latitude where the heat is
not too great. This largely depends
upon some cooling breeze. That is why
the seashore offers an ideal medium for
the sun bath There one may bake in
the sun all day; the cool breeze, usually
blowing, keeps the head cool.
In the city this breeze normally il
lacking; therefore those who 90 in for
sunlight in. urban areas should use dis
erection. Heat prostration is no light
matter land this is no joke).
Parents would do well to remember
the worldwide use of the siesta from
noon to pm. and not allow their
little ones, whether in sun suits" or
otherwise, to play too freely In the
light during those hours.
1t is a happy thing for American
manhood and womanhood that sun
burn Is becoming fashionable. Hap
PLY the ideal of lilly white" com
plexion Is passing out of favor. Prob
ably it will never return. When the
Nation becomes universally sold on tan,
the chances are that the standards of
masculine and feminine beauty will
change permanently.
Then the whole country will realize
what some have known for a lifetime
that the kiss of the sun in the tenn
perate zone is the best and sweetest kiss
in the world, bringing rich treasures of
joy. health and peace without risk of
safety.