Show Dr Fishbein's H Health alth T Talks Talk By Dy DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Few people cople realize the thc importance of oC In relationship to health and arid disease Human beings living In isolated p places under warm conditions can do without clothing ordinarily but they must wear some coverings if it only for the sake ke of ot modesty From what we kO of ot the value of sunlight for the human body there is b no more healthfulness p produced from exposIng expos expos- ing the he complete body to sunlight than exposing all except portions that might be covered by a breech clout or diaper However under conditions of winter winter win win- ter such as exist In most of or the United United Unit Unit- ed Sta States nudism is neither comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able nor healthful For this reason human beings protect themselves from bad weather by housing howing and clothing The disadvantages es of housing hawing and clothing lie lie in the fact that the they keep the skin awa away from fresh air and sunlight hence it is Ls L ad advisable able for those those who are too constantly covered t to obtain an occasional dose of artificial arti anti sunlight ht and by suitable bathIng bath bath- Ing arid and airing to keep the skin in good condition You should remember that the ultraviolet rays of or the thc sun when taken taken taken tak tak- en in excess can do as much harm if it not more harm than is developed b by avoiding sunlight altogether We lose lose water from the b body xi through the skin The body is a self self- regulating mechanism and adjusts itself itself it it- self to the Jo loss s of heat It is advisable therefore re af at all seasons to wear wear wear- next to the skin some porous pliable material material ma ma- which allows rapid removal of moisture from the surface of or the body In cold weather this first covering may be covered by additional ing with as man many layers as necessary for warmth For the coldest weather any material material mate mate- rial such as leather which permits air to to td pass through h only very slowly makes the best body covering Except for this outside covering which holds the layer laer of ot warm air clothing should be soft 0 In winter It is especially important not to wear tight clothing which will vill interfere with circulation of the blood and cramp the body movements Eskimos Eskimos Eskimos Es Es- kimos and other people who live in inthe inthe inthe the arctic zone wear soft sort pliable moccasins moccasins moc moe- Instead of the stiff heavy shoes worn in the temperate zone While it is generally conceded that men dress less hygienically than women women wo wo- men because their clothing is heavy and permits less Jess circulation of air and the they wear tight collars garters and belts the clothing worn by women women has other othet hazards Women's shoes are arc probably the thc least substantial and least healthful of any garments worn I The second complaint about women's women's wo wo- wo mens men's clothing is the fact that their dresses are usually made of material not easily cleaned or washed and because of ot the sparseness of their coverings these materials are in almost almost al al- al most constant contact with the skin Investigations have shown definitely the accumulation of bacteria on such garments and explain the reason for infection of or the skin on the backs o of man many women |