Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-08-17
EXTRACT FOR TIE LADIES.

EXTRACT FOR THE LADIES.
lnteaaperaace il an evil because it
is the parent Of disease, crime, misery.
and death. So is The Corset. Three
lourths oftl,c diseases, and complaints
and perpetual sickness OF the delicate
damsels in society, are produced oy
tight lacinc. Where is the girl OF
eighteen who docs not have OCCASION
ii pains in the side, dizziness,coi5 feet,
Indigestion, 4 feeble fu.tering pulse,
iatigueness, head ache, sp!cntic aztec
tione, and a hundred other namele-s
.,nd unna.n ,b.e disorders OF her mortal
body, AMI all are to be ascribcd to her
fashions in drcss!-Co,set!ins origin
Atcs crimes also, for the haoituai use
If the corset, like the habitual use OF
ardent spirits. brings on death
&C reatcr number. annually die among
the female scx by the use Of corset?
said DR.. Mr.. 'stban are destroyed a.
snong the other sex by use of sPiritous
liquors in the same time" And every
girl who occasions her own death, Ell
Their suddenly or gradually, BY her
modes Of dress, is guilty OF suicide
she dies By her own hands. And her
crimes too are Of the most aggravating
character, if she persists in her course
Of seif destruction after she becomes
enlightened on the subject, for she
does not commit this murder upon her
self during a temporary arrangement,
when overpowered by the horrors Of
despair, but she acts with the greatest
leliberation and GOODNESS. Her friends
too, her mother, her older sisters. and
al who encourage her in this practice.
are accompIiccs in the crime.
This practice is also the occasion OF
a great amount Of wretchedness.-
Who has not pitied the poor victim Of
fashion, when observing her pali;d
cheek her sunken eye, mis-shaped
form. her trembling step, or hobbling
gait, her swOonlng, and numerous 9TH
er monrnfui and half ludicrous symp-
tens OF the ruin which her mad devo-
ton to fashion is Fastening upon her?
Again intempcrance dcthrones Tea-
son in the drunkard. So does tight
lacing in the ladies who practice it.
DO you notice that young lady who
comes into your church on Sunday,
dressed in the mode '.just from PARISH
She 10 seated. Her bosom heaves
with agitation or rather would heave
were it not confined 50 as to render
any motion impossible. Sec how the
corners Of her mouth are drawn aside.
Observe the rcstlcssncss Of her limbs
the vacant sickly stare Of her eye.
These are proofs Of incipicnt insanity.
And in this manner, as a member Of
the church Of Christ, she is come to
worship God.-What a preparation Of
the heart there must be, where there
is such a preparation Of the body!
The habitual use Of spirituous IL
.luors also oe casion frequent bodily de-
tormity--onc Of its least evils to be
sure, but yet an evil. We need only
remind our fair readers Of the bloatcd
visage, the inHamed eyes, the bending
form Of the drinker. AZ truly does
the correcting affect the wearer. liza
shoulder pushed upwards far out Of
place, or on one side to considerable
degree be desired, any lady may east.
y obtain this beautiful feature by the
use Of the corset. How would you
like your back hone shaped like figure
5--or like an interrogation Pointl II
it would be agreeable, apply to Dr..
Mussey. and he will furnish one most
elegantly deformcd produced by the
facing Of the owner when she graccd
the gay eir.les Of Paris.
Jfyou remonstrate with the habitu-
al drinker Of ardent spirit, and attempt
to persuade him to abandon the prac.
tice,, he meets you with the host Of OBJ
jcctions. He says the small quantity
which HE takes by no means tends to
jnjurc him; he feels the better for it.
So sayst the lady who wears her corset.
il does her good: sit brace. her up,"
and gives her strength, just as much
ssrum braces the muscles Of the drunk
ard, and gives him strength. Blu;
physicians say that the smallest quaint.
~ ofardent spirits taken into the sys-
TEN produces mischief. And M.
Mussey says that any pressure which
in the least degree impedes the mo-
ton Of any bone or muscle, or blood
vessel must inevitably iuiure the