Today the leisure crowd increasing uses the sun to attain the healthy glow that comes from being outside. It is ironic that we now seek to darken our skins to attain beauty, while only a few generations ago that same darkened tone was shunned by the aristocratic among us. At that time, the darkening of the skin from the sunlight was tantamount to announcing that one makes a living working outside, performing manual labor. This farmers tan was taken as a sign of lower economic status.  Read more... (767 words, estimated 3:04 mins reading time)