| Description Of Item | Clipped article by Marian Thornett F.R.C.S.I. from the British Medical Journal in a scrapbook from the collection of John Ritchie relating to ‘the effect of clothing on the body’. Thornett posits that sweating should be avoided as a means of dispensing ‘surplus’ heat from the body in favour of the healthier ‘radiation’, and argues that current trends in clothing prioritise keeping warm at the expense of allowing the body to resist cold. |