Book 10. (1 results) Tribesmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 4 | 101 | The outer View more quotes about garment">garment when in caravan, usually the burnoose, is almost invariably white. |
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Book 10. (7 results) Tribesmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 4 | 98 | They do not, if they can help it, overheat themselves. |
| 4 | 99 | They sweat as little as possible, which conserves body fluid. |
| 4 | 100 | Their garments are loose and voluminous, yet closely woven. |
| 4 | 101 | The outer garment when in caravan, usually the burnoose, is almost invariably white. |
| 4 | 102 | This color reflects the rays of the sun. |
| 4 | 103 | The looseness of the garments, acting as a bellows in movement, circulates air about the body, which air, circulating, over the damp skin, cools the body by evaporation; the close weave of the garment is to keep the moisture and water, as much as possible, within the garment, preferably condensing back on the skin. |
| 4 | 104 | There are two desiderata which are crucial in these matters; the first is to minimize perspiration; the second is to retain as much moisture, lost through perspiration, as is possible on the body. |
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They do not, if they can help it, overheat themselves.
They sweat as little as possible, which conserves body fluid.
Their garments are loose and voluminous, yet closely woven.
The outer garment when in caravan, usually the burnoose, is almost invariably white.
This color reflects the rays of the sun.
The looseness of the garments, acting as a bellows in movement, circulates air about the body, which air, circulating, over the damp skin, cools the body by evaporation; the close weave of the garment is to keep the moisture and water, as much as possible, within the garment, preferably condensing back on the skin.
There are two desiderata which are crucial in these matters; the first is to minimize perspiration; the second is to retain as much moisture, lost through perspiration, as is possible on the body.
- (Tribesmen of Gor)