Q. Why are dark colours (for external wear) so much warmer than light ones?
A. Because dark colours absorb heat from the sun more abundantly than light ones.
Q. How can you prove that dark colours are warmer than light ones?
A. If a piece of black cloth and a piece of white were laid upon snow, 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:—1. 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