Coping With The Heat
In George F. Taubeneck’s “Inside Dope” column in the August 15, 1966 News, he wrote about how two different groups of Europeans learned to adapt to the heat. Here are some of the lessons learned by these groups that Taubeneck covered in his column, some of them backed by scientific evidence.
Taubeneck first addressed the English, who learned to deal with the heat while colonizing parts of Africa, Asia, and Australia. Drawing from Dr. Douglas H. Lee’s book Human Climatology and Tropical Settlement, Taube-neck wrote that the English learned while in India about “the art of loose-fitting, light-colored clothing; broad shade hats; and afternoon naps” and introduced the late afternoon tea, as well as the early afternoon and evening gin with lime.