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and insufficiently wrapped up, do not suffer thereby. Montaigne 

 tells of a man, sensitive to cold, warmly clad, who saw a beggar 

 gaily walking in nothing but his shirt in winter weather. He 

 was astonished. " But you, sir," replied the other, " have your 

 face uncovered : as for me, I am all face." The adaptability 

 of the body to external conditions is marvellous. Resistance to 

 inclement weather is a characterisitc feature in men accustomed 

 to laborious work. 



