Shady Character
July, 1984
Summertime comes, the Northern Hemisphere tilts sunward and man emerges from the gloom to scope the sights (below center). But what's a man to do about solar overload--look away? For years, he's had to pray that his pupils could contract in time. Squinting was the only solution for prehistoric man--hence the heavy, shadowed brow of the Neanderthal. Before long, the eyes had about had it. Even medieval man found the visor fine in jousts but inconvenient on the beach. Well, stop rubbing your eyes...
