190 ABSORPTION. 



Q. If black absorbs heat, why have those who 

 live in HOT climates BLACK SKINS, and not WHITE 

 skins (which would not absorb heat at all) ? 



A. Though the black skin of the 

 negro absorbs heat more plentifully 

 than the white skin of a European, yet 

 the blackness prevents the sun from 

 blistering or scorching it. 



Q. How is it known that the BLACK colour 

 prevents the sun from either BLISTERING or 

 SCORCHING the skin ? 



A. If you put a white glove on one 

 hand, and a black glove on the other 

 (when the sun is burning hot), the hand 

 with the white glove will be scorched, but 

 not the other. 



Q. WHICH hand will FEEL the HOTTER ? 



A. The hand with the black glove 

 will feel the hotter, but it will not be 

 scorched by the sun ; whereas the hand 

 with the white glove (though much cooler) 

 will be severely scorched. 



Q. Why does the BLACK skin of a NEGRO 

 NEVER SCORCH or BLISTER with the hot sun? 



A. Because the black colour absorbs 

 the heat, conveys it below the surface 



