188 ABSORPTION. 



in a few hours the black cloth will have 

 melted the snow beneath; whereas the 

 white cloth will have produced little or 

 no effect upon it at all. 



N. B. The darker any colour is, the warmer it is, because 

 it is a better absorbent of heat. The order may be thus 

 arranged:!. Black (warmest of all). 2. Violet. 3. 

 Indigo. 4. Blue. 5. Green. 6. Red. 8. Yellow: and 

 9. White (coldest of all). 



Q, Why are BLACK KID GLOVES so HOT in 

 summer time ? 



A. 1st Because the black absorbs 

 the solar heat : and 



2ndly The kid will not allow the heat 

 of the hand to escape through the glove. 



Q. Why are LISLE THREAD GLOVES so COOL 

 in summer time ? 



A. 1st Because thread absorbs the 

 perspiration of the hands : and 



2ndly It conducts away the heat of 

 our hot hands. 



Q. Are Lisle thread gloves ABSORBENTS of 

 heat? 



A. As Lisle thread gloves are 

 generally of a grey or lilac colour, they 

 do not absorb solar heat. 



Q. Why is a PLATE-WARMER made of UN- 

 PAINTED BRIGHT TIN ? 



