New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-10

absolutely necessary to neutralize this
digested food, or chyle, as it comes to
the lungs. The lungs when free to
expand supply Just the amount need
ed, if the air is pure. fla less amount
were sufficient doubtless the Creator
| would have made the lungs of less
capacity. Now it is plain to see that
if portions of this new blOodlare not
properly oxygenized, the crude matter
must create trouble, by being depos-
tied in the lungs or elsewhere in the
form of tubercles.
But not only the new blood should
be thus supplied with oxygen, but all
of it as it comes to the lungs should
be thus vitalized before passing again
into the arterial circulation. 1t thus
may be seen that it is impossible to
continue healthy if persisting in tight
lacing. 1t is not possible to built up
a pure, sound body out of impure
blood.
Again, this practice weakens the
muscles of the trunk of the body. For
proof Of this, how often do ladies COM
plain that they are net able to sit up
straight for any length of time with
out their corsets on, and complain Of
an ''all-gone" sensation when they are
removed? Some again feel the need
Of them during the whole twenty-four
hours of the DAY, This is what might
be expected from baudaging any
muscle.
Again, those who expect to become
wives and mothers, and but few young
ladies anticipate life of single bless
edness, may be sure that they are
sowing seed for an abundant harvest
Of ills to be reaped in the future.
But these are only few of the evils
Of tight lacing. Their name is legion.
And if the young lady who claims
that she has not the time to peruse
works on physiology would only spend
the time each day on such books that
she now spends in lacing and adjusting
her corsets, we will warrant her to be
Of information in months
time that will work in her a speedy
in regard to the matter of
lress.
But, secondly, we stated that tight |
acing is ruinous to beauty of form
Is well as to health. Is it not natural
70 suppose chat the human form as
by the Creator is the best and
most beautiful that can be given it? |
S it not absurd to imagine that lady |
an render her form more elegant by
messing and COMPRISING it so that it
nay be extremely small in the centre
nd large above ? If there are any
rho consider such form more beau
iful, their taste is certainly perverted.
lore perverted even than the Flat
cad Indian who binds a board upon
he front part Of the heads of his
hildren, forcing the growth backward
nd upward. Or Of the Chinese, who
noase the feet of their little girls in
OGDEN shoes, thus preventing
leir growth, SO that when grown
} womanhOod they still have feet
lie size of children three or four years
ID, and consequently are unable to
ak. The fat head is the highest
ype of physical beauty with these
indians, and the little. useless feet is
ERECTION with the Chinese. We
ity the ignorant notions of the one,
nd wonder at the silly whims of the
Their, and at the same time our ladies
ractioe that which brings far greater
ruinous alike to health
id beauty.
Suppose that sculptor should re-
Give an order for the statue of a per-
ct female form, and should make the
aist like that Of one Of our fashionable
dies ! 1t would bring him and his
ork into ridicule.
Ladies will look upon the statue of
lie Greek Slave or Venus de Medicis
18th delight and say in its praise,
How elegant the proportions !'' "A
erfect form !" and then turn away
} the mirror and look with pride and
on their OWE waists a third
mailer in proportion than the one
ley havejust pronounced perfect.
Lacing moreover makes the wal st
ound; whereas the perfect waist is
val, measuring about one-fourth more
rom side to side than from front to
ack.
But if the human form is to be in
reased in beauty by laeing, why not
pply it to other forms than human +?
Why don't you lace your poodle dog
md why not put a corset on your catl
md why don't you ask pa to put cor
cts On the family carriage horse 2
'oh don't think of improving the
0rms Of these animals in this man
er7
But the question arises. what are the