Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-16 | Page 6 | Daily Health Service

Daily Health Servi Adjust Clothing to Jf Weather Not the Season Seaon By Ih DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American tJi u cal As Association and of or the Health Magazine The question of the childs child's clothing is perennial yet ct et its Us importance justifies justifies jus jus- titles the consideration that is given gi to it IL It is generally understood that chilling predisposes to colds and to infections Prolonged exposure to cold due to insufficient clothing Dr Fritz P. P Talbot believes may seriously undermine health through diminishing diminish diminish- lag ing in resistance to disease Practically ever every form of animal life except the human being beins comes into existence with some protection against exposure The human bod body at birth is practically devoid of or hair and extra covering is needed at once to prevent lo loss of heat The temperature of the human body remains approximately at n a certain cerbin level even thou though h the outdoor atmosphere atmosphere atmos atmos- phere aries varies within wide limits There Is an internal regulating mechanism that adjusts the temperature temperature tempera tempera- ture cooling the body b by the development development devel devel- of oC perspiration and the evaporation evaporation oration of the perspiration from the surface and heating healing the body tin muscular action When th there thare re is too much teat leat from the surface of the body cb ehl occurs hence clothing is worn womb om Ii vent loss of heat The temperature of ot the skin kin Talbot points out varies on oa thUr parts of the thc body It is warmest the trunk which contains the 1 organs whose activities are to so a sary to health The coldest par parthe th the body are the extremities n Ti Tia a body Is exposed to lo cold Its sa sur becomes cooler but the internal remains at normal normiL Ta Iha Ih a safety device de for tor k keeping p ng he ht the parts of the body most ess esst to life Dr Talbot emphasizes UK tie that clothing which may be bein cc cs in weight and texture for one oat of ot the body may be quite for tor another Since the feet teet Incline to b bt be much easier casler than other pat parts parti fl Q bod body wool stockings in winter inter aid in keeping the feet warm and aw vent ent too much strain on on the lating mechanism There was a t time me when humai ings used to lo change their clotte cording lo to the season of the tile Nowadays the t type pe and the wei welt well clothing are adjusted to the WM yea of the da day concerned People seldom get set outdoors may wear a lighter clothing than those whO MJ w. w compelled to spend much time ume frigid atmosphere