I found this earlier ....
I hope you will all be wearing aprons while reading this!
And those of you in swimming trunks had better take them off quickly ;-)
<< clothes cure-all : A cure for irritation, lumbago, constipation,
impotence, obesity, dermatitis, excessive computer gaming and refusal to
attend school are claimed by Hisashi Mineta of Tokyo in EP 841 056.
These problems, he says, result from using a VDU while wearing anything
metallic. Using Zen theory, Mineta claims relief can be had from a T-
shirt with a pad of natural salt, benzoic acid or citric acid in the
cloth just below the navel, so it covers "a key meridian or acupuncture
point". The inventor tried the idea with swimming trunks, trousers and
an apron, but the trunks create too strong a stimulus, and can lead to
"actual harm", he says. But trousers or an apron are safe. So that's
alright then.
>From New Scientist, 5 September 1998 >>
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Katie
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