"Clay Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

> So how it worked was that we were instructed to soak the bandana in cool
> water for 20 minutes.  That tiny amount of silica gel absolutely filled
> the entire center section of the bandana!  When we tied this loosely
> around our neck and wore this out in the (extremely dry) heat in Denver,
> the evaporation of water from the silica gel acted as a cooling agent
> for our bodies, and REALLY worked!!

A simple cotton bandana soaked in water also works well.  I use one of these
when working in the garden in summer when the temperature gets over
40degrees C (over the century in Farenheit).  I've also been know to resort
to the same technique when it's too hot inside the house.

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