Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-01-22
VOL. XII. No.


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y connected with j, by means or ! L.
s .,,p somewhat complicated eartilape
oa''iia9e VIII. u course, weld rea5.
70 iong continued pressure. so ira
Is no sort OF difficulty in compress
iH9 me lower ribs and The lower ,.r, y.
'uo oieast-oone IN such manner and II
'u ,c an extent, DIS to give 10 tie chest !,
sell the shape Of a cone, or supar.loaf ~
rerted. O'i :"
Now nothing can be palmer Than ,b.,
THIS bending of the ribs inward ~ 60,
manner and to such an ey;er. $50
make the trunk Of the body appoa. more
IKE an hour-glass than par! of ihe hn-
man frame, must not only prevent the free
expansion OF the lungS-whicb, in Itself
Is very great ev!l-but musl also. IN
thlS way. cause numerous other ev,le
some OF them of very great magnitude.
And what is thus easily effected. stranoa
and tyranncal fashion has taken care 70
secure. =
The greater the capacity of The lungs
Tor the reception of air, and Inc mn1a
they are enlarged or dislended when we
breathe, the better, all other tbInos and
circumstances being alike, is it for ones
health. For it should be we'll known.
that the better the character Of tie MOOD
made from the chvle and perfected in tbe
lungs, the more completely, at the sam.
time, Is the dark colored impure blood Of
the VEINS changed and purified. When
'hereiore, instead Of cultivating the lungs
curing Infancy and youth, by using such
exercise as IS happily adapted TO develope
their capacity and activity in the highest
possible degree we are so unwise as Who'll
y 10 neglect theu, OF what is still worse,
cram2 them by our dress. our employ
ments or our studies, what is not 10 he ey.
pectedE Above all, when we compress
lhem 10 such an extent as actually TO con.
tract the cavity which contains them. who
does not know, from the very nature of
The case, that the blood cannot be duly
and properly vitalized, and that not The
chest alone, bur The whole system. will
suffer, IN grearer or less degree. as The
consequence This must be the newt
able result, even in the case of the strong
est ana most robust; for even these. soon
.et or later, become diseased as the conse-
quence But If the rlost aealthg indjyid--
ual must sooner or later sufTer-perhans
slnk-under the train Of evils induced
how much more terrible the CONSEQUENCE.
es In the case Of those who are consti,u-
tiona!ly feeble, or have been enfeebIed or
debilitated by disease!
We might lay much stress on tie gen.
eral INJURY thus sustained by the human
system, and on the consequences of trans
mltIlng feeble frame 10 others. How
can we--hoW dare we--as christians. be
The means of undermining the health and
happiness Of those who are to come after
US; or at least of taking course which
If pursued through half a dozen or a doz.
eli generations, cannot iail to reduce the
human constitution 10 state of feeble
ness and subsection TO disease, which will
seem to render life curse, rather than a
blessing, 10 lis possessor And vet. that
We are doing this is inGisputabe. But
let US consider little more in detail. the.
manner in which disease is induced
In proportion as the lungs are COM
pressed or even not permitted TO EXPAND
themselves TO The utmost, each inspiration
becomes less and less fuil and free. Ma.
ture being thwarted, therefore, In her AT
Temps 10 rid the blood of its IMPURITIES
endeavors TO compensate for the loss bv
increasing the rapidly OF the action. In
other words, the breathing becomes less
full and free, and we breathe faster.
This increased action is mischieyous
in two ways. First, il disturbs the ouiet.
natural, healthy circulation OF the blood.
especially in the lungs and gradually in
duces degree of inflammation OF the
tender and delicate membrane which lines
them; and secondly, this Inflammation IS
greatly Increased by the irritation of the
impure black blood for the impurities OF
! the blood, instead of being thrown out Of
The system by the appropriate and free ac-
lioE OF the lungs, are not only retained
IN the system. but hurried through it,
from place TO place, at more rapid rate
than before-to irritate and infiame the
more rapidly and certainly the tender
parts through which they pass.
This qrickened action likewise disturbs
the heart Were the body transparent,
and could we look through it and see. al
one View, the motion of this curious but
delicate organ, should we dare TO COM
press II even for single moment2 And
vet, lying as it does within the cavity of
the chest, partly buried between the right
and left portions of The same, every thing
which impedes the foil action Of the lungs
actually does compress il. The increas-
ed action and consequent inflammation of
the lungs extend also TO this organ
. Hence The palpitatiou, Tutoring. sensa-
lions of tanning, &c. which so often
arise. as well as many o,hes unpleasant
; symptoms.
, Another serions evil * nrodnce5 pr.