VALUE OF WOOLLENS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 239, 27 September 1930, Page 12

VALUE OF WOOLLENS

FOR HEALTH PURPOSES. Professor Whitridge Davies, in an address recently broadcast, said there were three among many reasons whv suitably woven woollen fabrics were the most satisfactory in hot climates. Their superior heatinsulating capacity afforded the best protection from the radiant heat of the sun; this capacity also afforded the best safeguard against chills in case of sudden change of temperature; and, of all textile materials, wool allowed the maximum penetration of health-giving ultra-violet rays. “A woollen fabric.” proceeded Professor Davies, “possesses valuable properties, enabling it to assist in the conservation of bodily warmth. Owing to the nature of its surface, it lacks the undesirable clinging qualities of silk, cotton, or linen fabric, and so preserves next to the skin a heat-insulating layer of air. In cold weather, very little moisture is given off by the skin, but such as does come off is readily absorbed by wool. Considering those factors, it can readilv be seen that the ideal combination of garments for cold weather consists of soft, thick, loosely-woven undergarments, protected by closely-woven wind and rain proof outer garments.”