The function of a negro’s black skin is believed by scientists to be the conversion of the sun’s light into heat. The heat thus generated remains in the skin and does not penetrate to the deeper tissue. Thus provided with a sun-proof armour, the negro can stand an amount of heat which would be . fatal to a white man.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 600, 2 November 1932, Page 2
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59Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 600, 2 November 1932, Page 2
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