On 29 May 2014 15:33, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> wrote: > Also, till about a century ago, almost all people, men and women, used to > wear some sort of headgear, in most cultures. > > This was sensible, since diseases were far more prevalent, and far less curable, and people lose a lot of heat from their heads, which cools the body, which I believe can make one more prone to catching diseases. Plus there wasn't such a thing as sunscreen, and so on. So generally hats were a good thing ("Glen or Glenda?" notwithstanding :)
(Covering yourself entirely in dark coloured clothing in a hot climate doesn't seem SO sensible, however.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
