Evening star., 1941-08-03
Follow these rules for
safe and happYresulis
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. .HE two vacation months left on
the calendar will find millions
of male -skine aockinn tn tha s,a

OF pale-skins hocking to the sun
to stake out claims for spectacular
gold.
Less snowy, but more substantial
riches are to be had, however, from
the suns vitamin d deposits, easily
tapped by every normal man, woman
and child. These help you to recharge
your winter-depleted system. and
they promise you more handsomeness
and, equally important better all
around health.
The sun yields these riches, but it
is important to know the best way to
tap them, First of all. if you want all
of the benefits and none of the haz-
ards, it is smart to regard the sun as
powerful ultraviolet lamp and your
exposure to it as treatments, to be
wisely prescribed and systematically
observed.
Since the sun is a fixed lamp"
which can't be brought forward or
pushed back, switched from your up
pers to your nethers, or turned on and
off at will, these are adjustments your
body has to make.
In this respect there are some.
medically-approved directions which
you can apply to yourself, just as
licensed physio- -therapist would who
had to keep you under her eye and
prevent over-exposure.
A Chsmieul PurusoI
I OUR first need is a sun-Screen for
every inch of exposed flesh. That is
one of the sunproof preparations
which shield your skin with a chemical
parasol. Perhaps you are in the habit
of pooh pooling these lotions, creams
or oils. but if 50 you are not up on your
chemistry. Though the bases used in
them may be no different from bases
found in other creams, lotions and
oils, yet in addition they carry very
special chemical filters that absorb
burning rays before they reach the
skin.
Also in the line of protectors come
kerchiefs for the hair - important,
because the sun can wreak havoc with
the color of your hair And of course
you need sunglasses for your eyes, be-
cause they can't stand glare, as we
explained in an article several weeks
ago.
Once you have provided the proper
screens" for your body, you should
also be discriminating about the kind
of sun you get When it comes through
ordinary window glass or through
screen of clouds, smoke, or city SCOT,
it loses much of its value. The best
is the kind you get on stretch of
white sand, fringing the water, where
reflections add to the intensity of
healthful ultraviolet rays. The best
time to get these - is early in the
day, as soon as the morning mist dis
appears. Then, the temperature is
IIlilutSt, tIlc oil iS iiCSllCSts anu lIit
sun is more apt to be cloudless than at
any other period of the day.
The Dsodiiss lime
lHE deadliest time to take a SUM-
bath is between IL AN. and PM,
when the mercury hits its all-time
high for the day.
Even when you pick an early morn
ing hour, however, it is we'll to insu-
late your body against the heat and
keep your skin from going dry, by
drinking lots of liquids in advance. to
help you out when you settle down for
your sun bath.
1t is best to take that in the alto
gether, since you want the whole-of-
you to soak up the health-giving rays.
But lacking the privacy that enables
you to do this, wear as little clothing
as you can and still conform to the