New health for everyman / by Sir William Arbuthnot Lane.

  • Lane, William Arbuthnot, 1856-1943
Date:
[1932]
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Credit: New health for everyman / by Sir William Arbuthnot Lane. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    proportion of the ultra-violet rays and we shall benefit as a result. In my opinion it is not necessary for purposes of health to adopt the somewhat extravagant measures pursued by nudity clubs in Germany and also, I believe, to some extent in England. Such rational societies as the Sun-Bathing Society in London provide adequate facilities for exposure of the skin to sun and air without offending the sus- ceptibilities of others. Much can be done, too, in one’s own home or garden, and in the winter months we can make up for the lack of natural sunlight by having recourse to artificial sunlight lamps. 7. Wear only light underclothing, and put on heavier outer clothing in case of colder weather. All clothing, however, should be sufficiently porous to enable free action of the skin to take place. The variability of the English climate is such that we must be our own arbiters almost from day to day as to the weight and character of the clothing we adopt. As a general rule, we should be wise to err on the side of excessive lightness rather than weight, since excessive weight in clothing is apt to cause an overheated body and render us particularly liable to chill on abrupt changes of temperature, unless our skin is exceptionally responsive and our pores *33