American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-04-06
VOL. III.

from all this danger from its laxty; but we still
meet we walk along many of the Old School
whose necks ara harnessed with a round, stiff tight
and padded cravat, bidding defiance alike to the
sneers of fashion and the threats of apoplexy.
We seldom see afat elderly man that mot in this
kind of pillory and it would seem that in pro-
portion to his corpulency and shortness of neck,
increases the tighlness and roundness of the wad
ding through which he abors TO breathe. When
these men sit down to their evening bottle they
are tete ete with death for every glass increases
the pressure upon their external jugnlar veins by
stimulous, which continues till the blood of the
head is forced to return drought the internal ugu.
lar veins alone while its impetus is nearly double
what it was before dinner.
We were passing through the gallery Of the
Louvre some years ago, when gourmaDd, who
was contemplating in admiration the portrait of his
legitimate Louis, fell down in fit. We were
prompt in rendering him assistance, not the least
of which was the depriying his neck Of round and
Tightly tied cravat, which was torn in the hurry OF
removing it. His friend Informed US that he had
just stood up from breakfast la farchette, and had
taken half bottle of Champagne exclusive of his
Macon. Approaching apoplexy was evident.--How~
lever, when the craVat was removed and few oun~
ces of blood taken from the arm, the gentleman
was restored. We shall never forget the FIRST sem
tence he uttered when he recovered. +" Ah Mon
Dieu! vous avex dechre mon cravat!
The ancientS wore no cravats nor do the great
est part of the world at this day. And it is worthy
of remark that those nations that use it also indulge
in wine and spurious liquors no wonder then ihas
we have frequent apopexies. We often hear OF
IA man dying by intoxicaton (; but we seldom, ie
ever, hear that while under the influence of liquor,
he fell down, with his head pressed to one SIDE, by
which not only the circulation was impeded but all
so his breathing through the pressure Of his
No; this is not attended to; yet it is worthy Of
lattenton
Why dose Lord Byron wear no cravat? Is il that
his bust may look more classical-more like Mil"
ton, or Shakespeare! We suspect his Lordship has
stronger reason. He knows that the operations OG
the mind may be impeded and deranged by pres
sure on the juguar veins, and cravats cannot be
worn without producing occasional pressure on the
blood vessels. Mr.. Farmer, the author OF little
work on Head Ache, is of the same opinion, and
thinks also that cravats in many producs thas
disease. In this we agree with him. OF all intro
ductions in dress, the cravat is the worst-both an
seemly and dangerous. 1t was FIRST introduced 20
guard against the sudden changes OF climate bue
why do not ladies use it They are not more pare
lticularly subject TO cold for its absence AS we'll
might we invent covering for the face as for the
neck-better, we think for there exists no danger
from pressure on the face. The dandies of the day
show symptoms of cashiering the crayat. We rec
Tally did not suspect that genus to have been posses
sed OF so much good sense and we recommend
| TO the more serious order of mankind to follow the
example as soon as the cold weather disappears.
| Medical .AdriSer.