Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-04-18
\ PLEA FOR CORSETs In lecture recent
i, delivered IN New York Mrs Walter e.. Ly-

\ PLEA FOR CoRSETs.--In a lecture recent
X delivered In New York Mrs. Walter T.. Ly
man, while advocating most OF the views re-
Gently advanced by women physicians on ply.
slcugy and hygiene, made some wise iuodlnca-
lons. Rules that will Apply to aborlglnes need
rxcuptiors before being adopted by civilized
p,ople. Perverted N 1des Of living require, so
to speak. perverted styles Of dress. While
health is largely dependent upon right diet,
II is still more dependent upou right breathing
\ woman animal spirits and her endurance are
propor;ioncd to her thorough lnhalatlous and
rx,alationS If she be properly dressed, the
ascent OF stairs, a> Well of hills, may be made
conductive to health. God, III creating paru-
cul4r portions of the body to perform special
jlinc,ons, did not intend Que organ to perform
the work of TWO. Fashion, however, demauds
that women crowd th.' orgaus of the thorax up.
on ,ho>c OF the abdomen, compress Instead of
cylaud the floating ribs, partly dl>piace the
stomach by The liver, aud contract the space
required hy The lungs.
but tie lungs are 10 purify the blood. Ii
ilcy do not have room to perform Their Junction.
Tilr breathing, because OF the wrong dressing,
ac ;isht, the blood becomes imPcrfeciy purl-
i,l Because SO many American women are
,cIcuary in their habits the head is much OF
rtc time bent forward. the spine uuuuly curved
above the shGulder- bades the organs OF the
chest are beut downward. Many school girls
;cluirc curvature OF the spine. Now II wo-
man cannot be cured of excess of inactivity the
!eyt best thug to do is put them IL straight
racket. CurSetS are Il result vi modern modes
ii living Women, however, who SIT much,
or very tcShy Women. mlght better wear them
t4u suffer from diseases that may result Dc-
cause they lack means vi support. \ woman
who wears corset caGuot sit bent tar over.
Ihc steeIs aud bones Of corset distribute the
weight which would otherwise cut iuto the
body trom skirts and other bands, aud thus
cause a torpid State of Abdominal muscles. Cor
sets eau be 50 made anu so worn that "a full and
deep respiration eau be taken. 1t would be
SAT-. to compare half dozen women who habit
ualv wear curscts with halt dOZ n who do no.
LEO liursoN's HoksE--rhe accident at
the matinee Of the Grand Opera House, 81.
Louis. during the performance of the Mazorpa
scruv by Miss Leo Hudson, with her trained
pouy Back Bcss, receives touch of pathos III
the announcement Of the severe llluess OF the
actress, caused by grlet at the death of the
iouy. Miss Hudson was passlouatcly attach
I'd 10 hcr beautiful pet, which had been her
constant coulpaGlon for long time, and which
WAS au unconlmonly lnte!hgcut and tractaole
auulal 1t was her custom to give Black Be,s
good share of the care she required, and the
Election of the latter fer her mistress was as
remarkable as the perfection whcrewlth she al
ways performed her part Of the play. As soon
a. the accident occurred Miss Hudson summon.
,l veterinary surgeon, and every effort was
made TO save the llto OF the pouy, out i'll vain.
Miss Hudson, bruised and lacarated as she was
10y her severe fall, never left her pet until 1t
was dead, but sat holding its head iu her arms,
talking to it aud soothing its suterlugs as she
might have done Tor human being she loved.
v hen it died she became almost traDtlc with
grief Her own injuries had seriously shocked
her nerves, but she held out for more than
twelve hours by the side Of her dying pony,
utterly refusing to leave ii for the sake of the
rest aud care she herself needed almost as i'm
lrra,ivtly as did her poor dumb patient.
When the pony died she was utterly exhaust
cd with the shock Of her injuries and her loss
OF sleep, and this with her passionate grief,
brought on an attack of the brain fever, IN
winch condition. she lay all day Sunday In her
room at the St. CLAIR House. She constantly
bcmoaus the loss Of her pet pony, which was
douhly entcarcd TO her in>that 1t was not only
Il companion but means of gaining vcll-
hood. 1t is case to challenge the lrcllcst
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