Dress, with reference to heat : being a lecture written for, and published by the Australian Health Society / by Walter Balls-Headley.

  • Balls-Headley, Walter.
Date:
1876
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Credit: Dress, with reference to heat : being a lecture written for, and published by the Australian Health Society / by Walter Balls-Headley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    band, which is an inch distant from the onter hat : tlius circulation is assured. Those, who liave worn this hat, will agree that it is the perfection of a heat protector for the head and neck : and it should be used by those, who are susceptible to the sun's influence. If white pot-hats be worn, a hole as large as the tip of the finger should be cut on either side below the crown for ventilation ; and a puggaree should cover it and hang down ])ehind. A white hat of the shape of the common black one is also made, with a head band separated from the hat itself. Two good venti- lating holes are wanted high up. These hats are as a rule heavier than is desirable. If in summer a man will wear a black hat, let him by all means remember, that a shiny hat is not quite so hot as a dull or cloth material; and that he will be wise to use an iimbrella. Of um- brellas, a lighter colour again is to be preferred ; and if it have an inner lining, separated by an air passa;ge from the outer cover, it is m\ich cooler. In winter, gentlemen will be wise to wear thicker woollen shirts under their white ones ; woollen clothes; and to take care that their feet and legs always keep warm. A greatcoat is required, to be prepared for cold changes. The above precautions are specially required by the old, whose heat should be carefully guarded. Besides flannel drawers, it may be necessary to protect their feet from getting cold, when sitting or driving, by the use of a hot water tin or fur foot nnifF ; even Ijeside a warm rug. We now come to the consideration of most dausrerous trround. that of woman's dress; of which I am sorry to say, whether in its changing fashions, its style of evening dress, or even in its compo- sition, one can commend little but the effect produced. Noi- is it less necessary for ladies than for men to take lieed to the occurrence of chill, which their careless negligence so often induces; whereby as a class, they are so much more fretpiently ill or indisposed than men. Most of theii* ailmefits result from improper dressing. The most desirable dress in our style for a woman in summer is ii thin merino vest; then her linen; very loose stays, with very