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...Even sunburn, which can occur for the first time long after birth, is the result of "an intricate sequence of reactions which involves both the genetic equipment of man and the environment in which he lives," he pointed...
Along with the normal hazards of sunburn, goose-pimples, stone bruises, poison ivy and chiggers, Canada's nudists share with their brethren in other parts of the world a carking problem: how to get their pictures in the newspaper, thus winning a little helpful publicity for the cult. If they show too much, the postal authorities get stuffy; if too little, the serious point about Nacktkultur may be lost...
...torches produce more heat than any known instrument can measure: the fluorine burns at an estimated 9,000° Fahrenheit, nearly the temperature at the surface of the sun; the powdered aluminum, its cooler flame brilliant enough to give a bystander a sunburn in a matter of seconds, produces an estimated 5,500°, about twice the temperature of steel at white heat. The formidable torches are merely incidental byproducts of basic research. Under Navy sponsorship, the Temple scientists have been learning everything they can about producing and controlling extremely high temperatures, compiling information that should be valuable in fields...
During the week, the Pond is a place to study by, cluster to for a sunburn, and row on. Weekends, couples languish around it, properly dreamy, canoe on the Pond, occasionally go strolling through nearby Paradise Woods...
...Exchequer demands the utmost effort to stimulate trade with the Polar region . . ." An Evening News cartoon pictured ogre-like customs men waiting to pounce on returning travelers. The caption read: "Ready, men? Watch out for French air in the bicycle tires, Swiss mud on the ski boots, Italian sunburn, Continental elan...