, 1877-11-30
The Female Pupils in the Wiscon-
sin University.
Mrs. swissllelm's Explanation Of the
Causes of Their III. Health.
They Skolld Leave oG Carsess, Carriers. and nigh
Nttfed Boois, and Dress Like etrmau
PtasantNe

lot tremcmbcr ever hearing nny thing special about
ho State University Of Wisconstn; have never
con 1t, or ONO of It's pupils: yet say, without
ear OF successful contradiction that every
p,lpil who has awakened tho anxiety Of the
Board by ati appearance Of lll-hcalth Is from ore
10 four ttcllcs atnallcr around the body Just IT.
low the Ribs than at any other point.
Now, let any man, or woman, look at statue
of Venus, the model OF health and beauty, ond
he or sho will find that tic smallest cireumfcr-
ence Is around tho ribs Just below the bosom:
and that this smallest point ia double tho circum-
ference OF tho neck. Instead OF rcccdlng, be-
low tho ribs tho walls ol the chest c1tend out
war,l, to make room for the vital orRans, I'll |
which they are tho Workshop. In youF WIscon-
sn-Unlvcrsity pupils. the worksl'op Is
MORE on LESS CONTRACTED
Ia every case. Tho elastic walls are pressed In
against tho machinery, which ID thus impeded In
its work, md illness follows Of course. They
arc thus comprcssedt II Ii thus hindcteti, that
the tupil may look like other girls WHO have
little, II anything, to do except bear the burden
Of French corsets aud lounccd skirts. No girl
can do this with tmpunity: but, II she makes no
draft on her vital powers through the brain, she
will not 30 soon succumb to tho burden.
The educators OF Wisconsin show good.
fathcry spirit In their report; but what fs waat-
ed Is mother insight, enlightened by broal
culture. We must hare mothers with cultivated
brains before We can have gfrls who can study
side BY sla with boys wtthoutcxhaustton of the
nhysscpl powcsb; md It Is q question whether 1t
il not better to sacrifice couple of generations
to braln.culture, IN the assurance that hnally
brain will triumph, and diearn to takc care OF the
b,.iv nh which it depends for It's best uehieve-
,.. o:n.y -
As It Is Important that these Good' carnest
men OF Wisconsin Should hear all tue evidence
In ,ba casc before them, / desire To give them
~ H.. .o' >N@y1 os's's
BENEFIT or NJ clAfhsofAkcsi
und so proceed to inform them that tslc e1sis IN
tho University not only compress tho soft walls
~ thc chc.t be,ov Tho ribs. and thus dtsplace
tic vital organs ahd lmpeoe '"a c1eu'at'o' =,
.he blood, but tIey ALSO wear eaftets, nnu
tlghtiy-buttoncd boots with htgh heeist WHICH
olsn rc,nrd circulation. produce cold feet, head
s.".. ,,,,1o,. o-os rnifttt cl,eeks. ctcetura
"eSs, h, ~ 'niwhts nr ot thcrwise clcroach
H. ,,,,yu s1 ~ -c.t af,'i recreation. 70 nItcr did
On .o ou[s [a'r ~ inry rI,s ~ ~ Trims hen rlcs md
ssG', a III Wnr,,vsr' tt,cy mend gloves and
hr,n hanikcrclticfs for the male puI,ils, who
e1t1nnet f,tmr IN ti,n alrca.lY ovrrtn1cd bodies
~ th"ir VIM c,nbfocr biIpcTs and
.,,rs.a t,ei""s forry nrttrra. moi knowing that
cyry ettch. or rvrry cilort Ut the cyc In direct
.tr.et tro,,hi" wi,1, w,,tncn when brought into
,etttinn viii, tncn i. their Inability to rest
na ~ uoyrr enntcnt to do mas Tork and
s,"i;! hut Invariably supplement Il br some fem
~. fr fir frorld's work Jn that Of
,,,sn III ~ won,on' Tlis urcttsposItio,,
nosn @ mai t fro,,, ,nnfhcr tn ,narhtcr frunl
ts ias eorfst o,c.. through that general arrange
.ns ,i ttr1sinn ~ InI,or Nv Which wotna,l's
mert .r.I y. ~" m,rcr 1is1'o" ,'onc' 'A''' "'
n, 'iicr 1r,,crat,v works sixteen hours GU,
nj twcuty.fti,,r' oi,i slecs the other eight will
one cys ouen,-ihat il il ali Is we'll; but, ia
,wu sasS o. w,,% e,Ic, vat.nuns rs si,c cat, cath
fir .f,,,,'trr nhrrits frn,n her tho preltsI,oat.
tinn ~ sicr,,a, Vigilance md neyrr-rcasitg activ
;tw ao svist, vi, send her to schoul Will hci
h1nt,sr' 5 ~ she Ill m uni scws Of. lis buttons
, ~ IL. S ahc, n;,r. snt,rrs. Then. ncxt morn
~, "n ,sn n,tts mi natrnnizcs her for lcIUe pac
n,', .ss ~ r.rrcI"ss onii wrak. md only cirj.
4. fnr ,,osr ncr.oie It, every woian's life which
1te aHG noa'u t a,,@t. c,S " wIth M boss IN School,
gus r,,~,m ~ ,,rt,t'Ir,,m Is AL vhoNa.
,rhors a-,. nn n,urs a tax on The Vital power,
th,' ,,.a % raTi,si nj ri '1;schafgo ior any otic
,,t,-ni r"t" ~ .n.rcti,n, The nain a,li weakness
WITH, 20 nftrn intend then, nrr si,apy the mott
ans1',,, ,hIri Snsr1 riycs nf TIC ul,trages Il
uS s.'. u, ILL.,, ."tInc4s h"r They ort. her t.r,
~ 'la,trrrrmc frnti, TIC cruel bondage IL, which
IN Il hcI'l hy wla!ch,,,rs. md cprset.lnrcs, upt
snir NI sh.m.' and null.barks, and bustles, n,,t
or a, 1.v With women tistrt mi
.attasc JtuSs t1,n Human forn iiy!t,c Tic Crcalo
,3: ",, n's & arran.,cments iu tho female nrcal,
aae G nnE n ~, ,,nt;,rai tcman.ls matie tpoi, it
s,t % III ,a,, M III liz iaxs ara observed. there is n.
Mal. ~, ti,s, ~ ,art,rit,nn whttl, xcrIousl
%., ..r,,,t" u"1 thr % or,,ary business OF lie. A
wei Wsstcrn a. mcs, M are leading tho world to hlghe
piauG, ~ 't' MI ~ s,.a 1rcot strn fscxwar,i insten
.vus ~ ',,'a durwnri m lila rf,aI.
VI ~" Inv mr." n,tst ims deve]pncd through II
,..n.rr ~" mi .hr eInratei" ,nln,pe,i Brain
~, ,,,,iv sn," tIrvpjnnmrut. II IA tho wolpa
~ o.;y ouiu .,, 'n.i,s tt,n ro-s, w,f.' Tho .,r
9ta,''1 H. .,trartirS hnm,: nn, tue who Ia
,,"o, tc,,rht To- tEInk 1o.caliy, 10 reason cu1
rss,iy. vii learn more ii hot.sesecpi1lg ln
tc.s, .n ,tan wsrsnw.n;ni1e,i. tIjprlyai, irnora
"evh .'.a" n,, 1ta ~ T., v"ara Te trot,hio with it'd
W.. @uaaHm aSnws ~ lint Il IL not n,erv muscle wc
~. n,nisskeeoer. 4noumca of bruins count
~ ,,,a.r t.,an twenty 1,out,Is Of bone aud n
~. T., "nv ',,nrtt,,.;,t al huuseIeeniug, a(c
W. y" a I'LL s 10 Mtti1o pa1i,lY's nuse|e in dtt
nasc sn,a nr.. au n,d u Ealing rnr,uis. and has
s.ci,t IT,. .tr,~rc },st wn't,en canUt put Hri.Ic,
~ sas so,ialjy good use; but the reason tIle