The Tilt of the Kilt
1974; American Medical Association; Volume: 228; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1001/jama.1974.03230340013009
ISSN1538-3598
Autores ResumoTo the Editor.— I have just read the MEDICAL NEWS story (227:999, 1974) on Howard W. Gabriel, III's, work and on the effects of hot baths in producing oligospermia—and thus possibly contributing to the fall of the Roman Empire. This recalled to me some teleological thoughts of which I was guilty many years ago. Cosmic rays reaching the earth's surface and the scrotum can adversely effect spermatogenesis. It so happens that certain parts of Scotland are among the regions of the world that consistently receive the greatest quantities of cosmic rays. How canny of the Scots to wear kilts and thereby allow the pertinent parts of their anatomy to sway in the cooling highland breezes instead of suffering the restrictions and temperatures of the ordinary male's hot pants. By this maneuver, the wily clansmen may have succeeded in counteracting the deleterious effects of the cosmic rays and thus have assured
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