Show RED mg I 1 claim that ahey are kot specially D daker we ons the scarlet of the british infantry fantry bas baa been greatly criticized criticised in ars chiefly on the ground that it em exposes poses the me metz men to needless needle 4 danger art by ajr disclosing Is their whereabouts tn the e the e cej ertic taken to the 11 F at I 1 1 I 1 1 mai zw f az op V 11 P AW I 1 se tw however rever la Is groundless and us ore are given why by the P rel aff u I 1 10 lor 01 r is for all purposes the CW a abhat that t could be selected J J first pir ce scarlet affords the i attainable anable protection prote etton against the t e e of heat beat and cold to which so are liable to be exposed the I 1 4 1 the color protecting a warm body ie i more rapidly radiation proceeds white would be the best color to reduce nad radiation lation to a minimum mum but white Is barred by other considerations as are also all the grays scarlet or red comes midway between white whit and black or other lark dark colors while with reference to protection from the sun scarlet takes a far higher place than any of the blues greens or drabs and other shades often used for military clothing yellow or orange Is excluded because these colors are particularly conspicuous at a long distance although h scarlet or red is more conspicuous s than gray when the sun shines directly on tile the troops it blurs on the sight and is consequently y more difficult to hit bit with existing rifles the actual result of a fight is usually decided at a distance just outside the effective range of the weapons this distance lies ites between and yards nearer than that it Is impossible to close without replying to the enemy s fire and as soon as the ledurn fire whistles about the defender defend em heads the possibility of I 1 aiming rapidly and accurately decreases crea MIS therefore from this point of view it I 1 is unimportant whether abelli er the object to be hit is conspicuous or not but bat from I 1 a moral 1 p int of view it is a 1 serious I ri 0 consideration within ax 7 yards each ea h subsequent adva advance nee is conditioned by fire superiority already achieved the defenders are arc shaken the time for I 1 counting heads 1 is past anil and the mental impression conveyed by the sight of the assaulting troops troop 4 becomes the main point it is a distinct advantage that our men should hulk bulk large in the tb decisive stages of tin an encounter and there is no color which enables them to do this so effe effectively as scarlet on the whole therefore every scientific itic considers con sidera tion jug justifies the retention of scarlet a i th the best uniform for our troops pearsons sons weekly |