Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-10
BETTER Health
Why Some
Sunburn,
Others Tan
Many Strong Men Otter
Remain Chalk Color
By DIR. LOGAN CLENDENING

By DIR. LOGAN CLENDENING
COME of the healthiest men l
~ ever knew went through
life the color Of chalk, with a
deathlike pallor of the face.
Many who dropped by the
way were rudy or brown.
Which is another way OF say
ing that a sunburn or coat of
tan is not necessarily a guaran-
tee OF blooming physical vigor.
The usual warning TO vaca-
tionists who want TO come home
with a good coat of tan is espe-
cially needed this year when
vacations are likely TO be
shorter than regular. and you
are tempted TO compress your
suntan accomplishments into 10
days or two weeks exposure.
The warning is, Of course,
take it easy and take it slowly.
Making full exposure the
first day 10 the blazing sun OF
several hours duration will not
result in tan 10 most people but
in sunburn, which is an entirely
different thing and which. con-
trary 10 popular belief. does not
turn into tan at all.
OF COURSE, there arelarge
~ individual variations. The
dark brunei who is full of pig
ment and melanin everywhere
can mobilize that pigment on
the surface of the body with
exposure 10 the sun and never
burn at all. but simply begin TO
tan from the first hour.
These skins are the envy Of
the rest of the populace, but
notice they belong TO people
with dark hair and dark eyes.
At the other end Of the scale
are the extreme blends and red
heads who burn first and tan
only after repeated daily ex-
posture.
Some Of them never tan al
all but simply get mild burn
day after daV.
In between are most OF us
who will tan eventually-say
the end Of two weeks-but who
should take it easy, exposing
one part of the skin at time
and that only for half an hour
AZ first, getting just a mild
enough stimulation TO make the
pigment cells begin 10 waken
TO activity and mobilize on the
surface.
TT Is the ultra violet rays OF
Il the sun which cause the
burning, and if these could be
partially filtered out Of the heat
rays. it would probably stimu-
late the pigment TO mobilize.
For this there are many ONT
ments 10 hasten tanning and
prevent sunburn, 10 be applied
10 the skin before exposure. all
OF them OF some virtue, but none
OF them infallible.
Those with pigments in them
TO filter out the ultraviolet rays
are the most logical.
But nearly any oil or grease
absorbS ultraviolet radiation,
and although their action is in
sufficient 10 prevent the effects
of prolonged exposure 10 the sun
completely. they do materially
diminish them.
THE best are mineral oil or a
Il combination of mineral oil,
sesame and peanut oil.
1t is possible TO incorporate in
the oil a chemical parasol, the
the best being fannie acid or
quinine derivatives or methyl
Salicylate or zinc oxide 10 per
cent or sodium Salicylate or
sodium benzoate 3 per cent.
Sunburn may be severe
enough 10 cause .prostratlon,
nausea, fever and evidence OF
kidney arrangement.
1t should be treated like any
burn. with the application of
cold cream or ointmentS con-
tanning some local anesthetic
such as nupercaine or anestheSin,
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS
NJ. D.-Could any physical
harm come from taking the drug
dilantin for a period Of year
or two?
Answer-A great many people
are taking dilantin regularly
without harm.
NJ. f. Twill you please de-
fine the field of physical and &C.
cupational therapy?
AnSwer--P h Y s o-therapy is
massage, heat, cold, water treat
ment, electrical and light treat
ment.
0eeupatieHal- theFaPy- * the
employment of the hands in
weaving, carpentry, and is
mostly used in the treatment Of
nervous disorders.
Physio-therapy is useful in
many conditions-arthritis. mus
cular rheumatism, headache,
skin disease. nervous disorders
among others.