Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-09-20

I a Tnr DANorn or FAsnioN think that
Ia slight examination will convince any one
that the present fashions and modes OF dress
are far more injururious 10 health than amy
other cause whatever. The human system,
when fully developed, and healthy IN all It's
parts. is highly complicated and most beau
tiful fabric composed Of a number oil dis
tinct organs, each acting in Ike most perfect
harmony with every other and each per-
forming its own seperate and independent
Junction with nicely and precision which no
art can initiate The lungs, FOR instance,
arc formed by nature, with q capacity just
sufficient to admit The rqnisitr quantity OF
air for purifying the blood and no more.---
Hence, il the chest is contracted. and the
lungs in any degree compressed, the blood
is not sufficiently purified. and unless the
compression is speedily removed, i'll health,
nervousness. &c. is invariably the necessary
consequence. Aud the same may be said OF
every other important organ, How. then,
can a mother expect her daughter TO grow
up in health and vigor, when before she has
passed the tender age Of seven, she is corset
led aud placed 10 snug dress for the avow-
cd purpose OF making her grow trim and
Of beautiful FORM Is il not apparent 10
every observer that by these means the chest
is lrammrled in all its movemenIs-.ihe
lungs thereby prevented from their natural
degree of expansion, aud consequently The
blood is impe fecily purified the heart, too.
is unduly compressed. the stomach crowded
downward, and the muscles Of the chest and
back prevented from becoming fully degc!-
tb..c IF oil The sc
that in few years the skin becomes sallow !;
the heart palpilatcs, there are frequent con.
eesions Of the lungs; dizziness. and per-
haps pain in the head frequent pains in
the back and side general debility and ncr-
vousn~ss and perhups more or less distor-
ton OF the spine. the very thing above all
others which the kind mother wishes TO
avoid. But the mandates OF fashion are ir.
revocablr. and consequently the same mode
ofdrrss is cisisrd in Now the doctor is
called, and course Of medicine endured
then few weeks or months AT Saratoga, or
peradvenlure a trip 10 the South, She ie-
turns perhaps partially restored marries.
fingers few years as mother, and then
sinks into an early graye--lenving few fee
bic and delicate children TO the cold chari.
tttS VI tue WOiiu. tycdt fcuutT, nave YOU
never behed case Of this kind2 Alas. il
is but the brief history oil TOO many In
deed. how can young lady expect 10 re-
ceive any benefit from exercise while her
arms are bound down. and her waist con-
tractvd by means Of corscts. belts &c, in
such manner as totally 10 prevent all nat.
ural action OF the muscles oil the ches, and
back She may indeed walk. but il will
only serve to throw the blood with more
force into the already compressed and en-
gorged lungs. andihus increase the nervous
ness. papitations. exhaus,ations, &c., Let
me not however. be understood as unier-
valuing proper exercise. for am only en-.
deavoring to show that attempts at exercise.
while the body is restrained in all natural
movements is n mockery. and worse than
useless. Neither would con6ne my re.
marks TO the females alone for | have
iound ,hnt many young gentlemen, especi-
ally in our ciiies and villages. make their
vests. &c. answer precisely the same pur-
pose as the ladies' corseis and belts.
Christian AdcOeafe.