SUN GLARE

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 51, 22 October 1931, Page 5

SUN GLARE

BE CAREFUL HOW YOU TAKE DOSE OF OLD SOL. ILL EFFECTS. _ Gradually the rays of the sun have been gaining in heat, and they are now quite hot enough to scorch exposed flesh. Can Kill. Few people know that surf ers have at times been fatally burned by the sun, and two or three have died in recent years. Sometimes the blisters burst, and become septie, and sometimes death is caused by shock. Each year hundreds of cases of severe sunburn are treated at the hospitals. Often surfers are so bad that they are admitted to the institution for a few days for treatment. Most of the patients are girls, who drag themselves wearily and painfully into the casualty department, with raw and erimson skin. Collapsed on Seat. Last year a man limped painfully into a hospital, and collapsed on a seat. He was taken home and did not walk again for over a week. The ray of the sun had burnt through the flesh at the back of his knees, and had scorched the tendons, which refused to carry the weight of his body. Every time he tried to walk, the muscles knotted, and he experienced all the agonies of severe cramp. If you want a tanned back, do it gradually, is the advice of doctors. Hints for Women. And- here are a few hints for women, given by a beauty specialist, which will keep Labour Day bliss from being followed by seven-day sorrow. To prevent undue sunburn, apply calomine lotion generously to the exposed parts, and then powder well. It is soothing, and keeps off the sun's direct rays. Cracked lips can be prevented by using waterproof lipstick. This is colourless when applied, but gradually takes the tint of the lips. Wear tinted glasses if glare affeets you, bathe the eyes in boracic solution when you arrive home, and apply a little vaseline along the lids at night. Floppy hats and beach pyjamas, worn after five minutes' exposure to the sun, will stop any evil effects, but, if you wish to brown, apply cocoanut oil generously. It prevents blistering and helps the tan. If, with these precautions, the sun still gets you, apply cold cream, or even olive oil.