Show deep sun tan injures skin following Is 13 the first la in 4 series seri of articles dealing briefly with a wide range of common health problems especially prepared for rural readers reader through the council on rural health i american medical association and V re leased leaned by the utah state medical association many any otherwise enjoyable summer activities are made unpleasant because people forget or blissfully unaware of a few basic facts concerning concern exposure to sunlight since old sorl sol is the sorce of all energy it Is only reasonable to assume that prolonged exposure to solar ray can have serious consequences A severe sunburn Is rarely a problem for foe farm workers because cause year ln in year out ure usually gives the farmer 4 healthy i respect for the sun fun however Ilo wever let the farmer and his family tako take a vacation to the ocean or the mountains and they can acquire just as serious a burn bum as their city cousins it was once believed that a deep sun tan was as aa healthful as it was attractive but recent evidence seems to andl cate the opposite when the th skin ls As exposed to an excessive amount of tanning as in people who work out doors most of the time it shows certain changes which may best be described as premature aging this aging is usually accompanied by harmful changes in the glands and hair follicles long term exposure can also be a factor in the development of certain types of skin cancer which fortunately can be easily removed so it if one is outdoors a lot its wise to get maximum protection pr 0 lection from adequate clothing and protective ointments or lotions t vacation type sunburn varies in degree as does any other burn from mild mhd rt redness to severe third degree blistering bums the severity of a sunburn depends on several factors such as the sensitivity of the individuals skin the amount am aunt of pigment it contains the length of time ex posed the altitude of the exposure and the use br nonuse of protective agents it Is common ammon sew sense for everyone e exposed to the sun to take the tee De necessary ceArY precautions to protect the skin from injury there are 0 many commercial lotions id and creams Is on the market today which con tain materials which effectively filter out most of the suns harmful rays zinc oxide paste affords good protection against again jet tie the sun drying and cracking cra dking lips and a good pair of sm glasses will guard irritation Irr KaHon of the eyes or |