Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jay, in the US South, people wore hats and sleeves in the sun, no matter the pigmentation. These Ulmann images are typical. http://library.nsula.edu/assets/Uploads/ulmann1.pdf and these of my grandparents as well: http://sonc.com/grandparents/ On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 10:14 AM, <lrzeitlin at aol.com> wrote: > Jayanand, > Different skin pigments may be the answer. But remember, the average life > span in India is 15 years less than in most of Western Europe or North > America. The sun has more time to work its damage. Also, judging from my > stay in India, there was so much air pollution in most cities that the sun > had a difficult time penetrating. > Larry Z > * * * * > The ozone was thicker back then!! > > > Tina > * * * * > > > On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj & > lt;jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: > > > I have been exposed to the tropical sun all my life without any problems, > nor do I personally know anyone here who has had any skin problems > whatsoever, and none of us take precautions at all. It is just what you > were brought up doing, or we have the pigments that work! My guess is using > sunscreen and suchlike from an early age causes problems later on because > you do not give your body a chance to get used to the sun. Whatever did all > of you do before sunscreen was invented? > Cheers > Jayanand > * * * * > > > According to the dermatologist, a sailor himself, skin cancer is > prevalent among boaters, bikers, and lovers of the outdoors at rates far > higher than the general population. If you are exposed to hours of > sunlight, and don't use adequate protection, you are at risk. If you > spend?much of your time in the open from childhood to social security, you > will > almost certainly get it. > > > WEAR THAT SUNSCREEN!!! > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana USA