Evening star., 1932-06-01
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

not shine for one and not for another
"AS the sun judges, so I judge" said
Walt whitman. Shakespeare had some
what the same idea when he compared
the quality of mercy with the dew,
which falls upon the just and the
unjust"
The impartiality of the sunshine is
one of its finest features. The sun Is
true democrat. 1t warns the poor
and the rich, and abates not one jot
to its rich ultra violet because the re-
cipient knows nothing about it.
Few natural phenomena have been
the source of more interesting study
during the past half century than sun
shine. While the results of this study
have been incorporated in certain de-
vices for the good of mankind. the
so-called IMAM on the street" still feels
inclined to greet them with jeers.
Yet the power of the sun Is slowly
being harnessed, If one may use such
a phrase, for the benefit Of mankind.
At the same time. a better under
standing of what the ultraviolet, or
tanning rays, do for humanity is being
Giffused throughout the world.
The common belief which was uni
versally held up to few years ago,
was that something which was free. "
be used by all without the necessity
for the study of 1t.
This Is mostly true, of course. The
animals rejoice in the sunshine, and
benefit from it, although they know
nothing about sunshine. as sunshine.
The benefits are theirs.
Mankind, however, being the pos
SCISSOR of powers of understanding has
not been content to accept Sunbeams as
mere sunbeams. but has insisted that
these beams be investigated in order
that their very parts may be known
Out Of this study has come an ability
to so initiate sunshine electrically that
true Sunburn, or suntan. may be
secured indoors at any time, even at
night when a blizzard RACES outside.
This is a conquest Of Nature which
any one with the price may enjoy, and
which gives the sunshine addict a
legitimate thrill, if he possesses the
imagination to understand Just what
the power which he controls really
means.
/ There will always be greater
charm, however. in the real sunshine
as 1t spreads its warming, tanning
rays upon the earth below, which
belongs solely to the outdoors.
Perhaps certain as yet unknown
electrical impulses are set up by the
/ impact of sumays upon the molecules
of fresh air, and that these impulses
find their way into the human system
even into the brain.
Certainly a human being at play or
work in the open air in the sunshine
is somewhat closer to Mother Nature
than he is anywhere else although he
cen never be cut off from her, in life
or death
All that Nature is and stands for. is
mans. and once a human being realizes
this he can never again feel a stranger
in the world. 1t is his world
There are certain netural pathways
TO this understanding OF ones divine
oneness with all creation.
One of the greatest of these Is the
path Of the sunshine. that cleaning
radiance which adorns the world with
gold which is never hard or cruel
except in certain places. where the
necessary precautions must be taken
Comparable steps must be adopted
by many people, even in the temperate
zones, especially in such year as this
when the power of the sun Is greater
than in normal years
The power of sunshine. and it's re.
sulting benefit, Is in some as vel
obscure way bound up closely with the
tanning of the skin
| Those who tan the best get the most
benefit from sunshine, as they do the
best appearance from it. Those per.
sons who become merely raw looking
from prolonged exposure to sunshine
should realize that they were not in:
tended by Nature to absorb unlimited
amounts OF it. 1t Is the total con-
secutive length of exposure which
counts; each person must learn fol-
himself just where the burning point is
and lengthen or shorten the subsequent
exposure as his case requires. Properly
handled. sunshine Is the friend which
the Creator meant it to be.