Modern Australians strip down to singlets and shorts in summer, but traditional bushmen survived 45°C days by covering up completely in loose, light-colored linen and cotton, topped with wide-brimmed hats. Wet cotton holds moisture against the skin and pulls heat away, while a collared shirt protects the back of the neck from sunstroke. A 19th-century coroner's report explicitly warned that loose, light, vented headwear and covering the body were the two leading preventions of 'heat apoplexy.'
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