Evening star., 1933-03-10
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

ing, followed by burning and peeNng
and subsequent tanning.
This pigmentation. the best modern
thought tends to believe, actually shows
the utilization by the body Of the vari-
GUS elements, some Of them called vita
min, which are built up by extraction
from the rays Of light.
It Is a well-known fact, based upon
common observation, that persons who
do not tan, but merely get red, often
fail to show any good enects OF ex-
posure to the sun.
Such persons, no matter what the
color of their hair, will do well to take
their sun with q grain Of SALT" but
the rest of us may expose ourselves
with safety to a great deal more sun.
perhaps, than most OF us manage to
get.
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Even the enthusiast who knows the
value of sunshine will find it difficult to
get his quota unless he engages IN and
enjoys some outdoor sport, in which
list must be included the art Of garden
ing.
Here It Is not at all necessary to be an
expert, in any sense Of the word. since
the sun shines upon the dub as well
as upon the professional.
Those who wish to build up the best
coat of tan" in the least amount of
time should know that 1t Is the length
of consecutive exposure which counts.
Thus five or six hours spent in the
sunshine continuously will do more
than five or six hours spent one by
one, on as many different days. But
the latter method may be better for
one.
The obscurity which yet prevails
over all these phenomena is Complete
at this point. Just what the action Is,
and why continuity is necessary, Is un-
explained.
It almost seems as II the sun ray, rs
1t strikes the skin, is q sort OF sta
tionary needle, which must be held in
the one place, so that the impact in the
skies, so many millions of miles long.
can continue to drive the instrument
deeper and deeper.
Modern youth has discovered anew
that there is no danger in exposure to
the elements, whatever they may be, II
one is used to 1t.
IF one is used to It'll"
There is wisdom In little there. homely
knowledge which each human being
must acquire for himself That some
never do is no argument against the
rest of us trying to reach It.
A modern boy can 60 all Winter with
out a hat, no matter II 1t rains. SHOWS
or assails him with blizzard or high
wind.
With regard to sunshine, most people
never get enough Of 1t to know whether
it might be harmful in too big a dose.
Especially is this true of older men
and women. who, as a class. tend to
draw the shades on this beautiful and
healthful phenomenon
In their homes the rooms are dark
ened ito keep the sun out" ct might
fade the rugs)
In the street cars they ride in the
blinds beside the seats are pulled down
to the limit. depriving the closely
crowded mass of humanity Of the much
needed antiseptic value Of the sunshine
1t makes no difference to these mis-
taken persons. They do not like SUM-
shine, or at least they do not think they
do. and so they rule 1t out Of their lives
| One may insist that they are mis-
taken.
! Humanity has known for centuries
that the rays of the sun are good for us
| Modern science has reinforced that
knowledge by plentiful, If still incom-
plete, data
! Perhaps the best indication Is simply
the feeling of the average man on the
! first sunny morning after a rainy day
Then he knows, with certainty, that the
sun is good for him