SYDNEY'S BROWNING CLUBS.

Shannon News, 15 July 1927, Page 3

SYDNEY'S BROWNING CLUBS.

■ ‘‘SUN BAKING IS BAD FOR ,'' ill ' HEALTH.”'' SYDNEY, June 25. I Is health endangered by aun baking ■ on the beaches? 'LL . I Dr. E. H. Molesworth, Sydney Urn- ■ versity lecturer on disease of the skin, ■ and honorary dermatologist to the Boy* ■ al Prince Alfred Hospital, says there 19 ■ a danger. . , ~ f In a paper just issued by hup on “Rodent Ulcer,” he says “sup-bakmg on the beaches has begun already to contribute its crop of rodent .tumors. According to him, “Chronic over-ex-posure to bright and direct! sunlight, of a skin incapable of. good, even, protective browning, is dangerous; to health and life,” he says. . ■ People who are unfortunate to have* such a skin should either follow an occupation which does not unduly expose them to the influence of sunburning, or they should adopt adequate measures for shading the fa?e. and neck, just as they would adopt'.adequate protection from cold. ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT. Discussing “the craze for sun-bak«-ing” and the recent vogue of artificial > ultra-violet light baths, Dr, Molesworth says that, while they were possibly of some advantage, they haft grave disad- - vantages as well. , Like all good things, such as food and drink, work and play, this abundant 1 , bright sunlight, a means .to,; health _ if. used in moderation, could .be easily overdone. . . ’ .. SURFERS DISAGREE. Dr. Molesworth’s opinion, is .quite contrary to the experience of the; vast multitude of surfers, who year after year expose their bodies to the rays of the sun on Sydney’s beaches and in bath- _— ing enclosures. : 1 The “brown skin” is now more popular than ever with both sexes, and is * eagerly sought after .without any of the dire results mentioned by Dir. Molesworth, said a surf-lifesaving authority. ’ *