The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-02

belore lasrs md hisiy Infslligsns audience IN the
1scture room 81 the Second Baptist Church, on
Monday evening last. He Il very cedeorssed, ana
what some would term, eccentric speaker upon
the subject Of heslth-siving expeditions Of the
physioloey of the human system. When we en-.
tered. DR. L. was speaking OF the cultivation Of to-
b.cco. and the periods of iis introduction into use
In various parts of the world. He then proceeded
to exhibit the deIeterious influence of tobaccoupon
the systam, citing various medical authorities and
experiments by way Of illustration. There were
ave ways of using tobacco. First, chewing where.
by the Juice of the manufactured tobacco was eject.
ed from the mouth In saliva second, smoking,
where the smoke of burning tobacco was drawn
into the mouth and elected through 1t or the nose
third, shutting, sde by which tobacco, ground
into powder, was drawn up into the head fourth,
plugging, which consisted in cutting off short pieces
of pig tail tobacco and twisting it into the nose
9TH, snuff.rubbing, wherein short straw, chewed
up pretty well at one end was inserted in SNUFF and
rubbed on the tee,h-a common practice among
many young ladies in Maryland, Georgia and other
places. eve might add sixth, viz snuff chew.
Ing, which is as common chewing tobacco in some
parts of the country
OF these various uses, he regarded chewing as
the most hurtful, and shutting next. Plugging, he
thought, would be an Improvement upon shutting
a. it was more clearly, and one could keep the
plugs in the nose, and thus snuff all night-besides
BY lengthenng the plugs to allow two graceful
points to fall below the nostrils, there would be an
addition made to the general features, of nose.
jewels. Uaughter) Smoking was the least inju.
rous Of the modes of use. though all were hurtlul
We have not space to follow further his remarks
upon this subject.
He next took up the subject of the health of fe.
males. He said that during the last three weeks
he had delivered forty.seven lectures to females
He had paid all the expense of rooms, bills, &c
He had many letters of recommendation and in
PRODUCTION from President Fillmore, Mr.. Tracy,
and other distinguished citizens, to gentlemen in
Richmond, but he thought if after giving general
and free invitation for citizens to attend and
hear discussion of this most important subject of
health he could not gain attention, he would not
crawl into their confidence through the adventurous
aid of letters of commentator
In speaking to the ladies ne had told them they
were killing themselves by their present modes of
dress, and he had induced many ladies to make i'm.
portant changes in dress. The reason why they
did not grow more and weigh heavier-not aver.
aging now more than hundred and ten pounds
each-was because their fashion of dress in COM
pressing the waist prevented the full and natural
development and growth of the lower part of the
chest, lungs and the upper portion Of the stomach.
Was it any wonder that almost every body was sick.
He had not seen one here in constant good health.
Yet the brothers and male relatives of these ladies
had excellent health although they were not so
temperate as the ladies in their diet, and were con-
stantly exposed to the vcissitudes of the weather
Staying at home did not impair the health of ladies
any more than it did the health of shoe makers or
tailors-it only made them weaker. Look at the
Irish, German, French and Indian females They
had just as good health as their husbands and
brothers and were almost as large and strong
The tight compression of ones arm, for instance,
weakened it's power and impaired its use-was it
not equally SO with the chest and stomachf And
what kind OF shoes did ladies' wear in all kinds Of
weather! He DR. L. had never been sick in his
life-wasin perfect health and always expected to
be healthy yet he could not 60 out in the wet and
stormy weather with thin boots on without getting
cold The ladies wear in snow and rain, and all
was happy to state, however, that they were in
PRODUCING high heeled and thick.soed boots and
shoes in New York and other places. and that they
were rapidly becoming fashionable.
With reference to the teeth he weuld say that
there was very common black deposit about the
neck of the tooth which was fatal to that valuable
organ. This deposit, on microscopic examin alton,
would be found to be composed of animalcula-
Vinegar and sulphuric acid would not affect these
animals but a careful cleaning every morning,
with the suds of hard CASTLE soap, would remove
them. Then, to further preserve the teeth, before
retiring at night all particles of matter left after
eating, between the teeth, should be removed and
the mouth rinsed with spoonful of powdered
charcoal-it would do no harm to allow little of
the charcoal to remain in the back part of the
mouth, and the mouth in the morning would be
sweet and pure, no fever or bitter taste.
He would here say to the gentlemen that the
present mode of wearing hat and cap without
vent and tight fitting was the cause of their early
badness. Why was it that there were no bald.
headed ladiest Because of the ready ventilation
for the perspiring fluid through their bonnets.
The lecturer here exhibited the model hat for
the of the health of the hair having in
the centre of the crown at the top, small piece of
gauze board about the size of three cent piece
perforated with fifteen or sixteen holes By these
holes, the perspiration could escape. Oil shouldbe
dispensed with for the hair, as it matted the hair
and prevented the escape of the perspiratien. A
brief respite from the use of oil would prove the
fact that the natural oil at the root of the hair
would keep it glossy and prevent its falling out.
The lecturer next adverted to the evil effects of
these various modes of dress upon females lift
made mothers sickly and feeble, would not their
children be sickiy and feeble alsog Our race, then
must deteriorate. He desired to awaken the peo-
PIE here to the Importance of this subject He
wished to see physiological library raised, where
by the rules of health could be studied and extended
and he would give 500 towards raising 1t, and
come and lecture free before the association, nav
ing it in charge. He wanted to extend the great
truths of physiology and of health. he nao Deen
greatly delighted with the spirit hospitality, renne
ment and intelligence of the citizens OF h'cntnona
but how greatly they needed knowleoge q 'neii
own frames and the laws of health. 1t was NOT oniy
an here. but In the North also. Thousands OF DOL
Ia. ware be paid to iddlers and dancers and mu-
lions when they came today and went away to
..orr.w. and what good did the vast expenditure