The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-03-15


to rest and repose. aud in the gentle en-
/ brace OF slumber. renew his wasted ener
gies. IL is wholly peryerting nature 10
| take the time set apart Tor sleep and con.
vert it into day by artificial means; par
/ ticularly so when the hours Of the night
I are spent in revelry aud dissipation
| Dancing. however. j. not the ouly thing
I thst rob. men aud women OF sleep; but
/ whatever the cause may b.. let this fact
be correctly understood. that whoever
/ has the temerity TO presume upon the
/ laws Of nature. by turning night into
day. and vice rcrs0. must expect TO resp
the penalty that attaches 20 the violation
Of those laws.
Secondly. the ball room is usually an
unnaturally warm and lily ventilated
room. as dancing j. chiefly confined to
the winter season. when doors aud win
dows are closed To keep out ia coll,
aud the room is warmed by artificial
heat. This j. serious fault. as NO pure
atmosphere or comfortable temperature
can be maintained IN such place. filled
with men aud women who are constantly
sending from their bodies exhalatious of
poisonous matter lu such an atmns-
phere. aud by the exrrtinn OF dancing.
the system b-come- completely relaxed
The pores Of the skin open and prr-pira
ton j. poured out. Ia this condition, |
let person 20 from the over heated air
of crowded room into the cold atmo.-
phere without. even when the person j. |
well wrapped up. and the body is sud /
denly chilled, secretion is arrested n
cold Is contracted. that may result in an /
illness OF lew days duration, or. as |
sometimes happens, il excit-s some /
latent disease that sooner or later must /
end in death. Such instances are doubt. 4
less familiar to every reader, as they are i
of no unirequent occurrence. At other \
times it happens that the man or woman /
u suddenly stricken down. with scarcely 1
a warning Of danger There is always a 4
risk IN such an exposure. and those that 4
escape injury can thank their vitality /
and not their good sense.
Thirdly, the exercise Of dancing j.
violent and excessive. Dancing is not n
the kind Of exercise TO benefit those who \
may need strengthening. Exercise TO be
beneficial must be moderate aud regular Il
aud this can meyer be secured IA a ball \
room. The act OF dancing, together with I
~ the surroundings OF such place. pro.
pcls TO over exertion; and instead ol
giving strength il only exhausts. This
does not affect men, rs a class. as much
as women. Tor the former are compare
llNFAN HIl0nZ. MnNlt tue iNAANF are MAAla
iormly Seak Let one Of these fuir crea-
lures. who i frul from a score of unhy-
gicnic practices. such as tight lacing. the
use Of unnatural stimuiant-. irrrgularity
in eating. late hours. reading Of voluptu
ons aud trashy literature. etc aud how
can such a woman be ia a condition TO
engage in active exercise OF any kind and
not sufT-r iuiury2 Yet this j. the class
Of per-ons that constitute n large portion
Of cVery company that - organized Tor
the dance. Under the influence Of the
excitement Of the hour. a wo
man OF this description may be- goaded
into spa-modic cNcrtion and succeed 10
enacting her part IN the drama but the
moment that the stimulus is removed
her strength IL gone, aud she sinks away
into complete exhaustion. The next
she feels utterly miserable aud
50 for days after. only 10 participate
again, when she has recovered, IN anOth.
er round OF dissipation.
FOurthly. dr.ss j. an important factor
o. the dance. At a fashionable gathering
ia the ball room. the greatest 'Ntrrmr- Ia
the al important question. and that
means TIA I the --latest fashions must be-
observed. The leaders Oi fashion who
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EVER for physiological laNs. and there.
lore do not aim to adapt the dress to the
body on hygienic principles. IL new
invention ruits their iaucy they are lat
fled. knowing that they will receive thc
support Of fashionable people. Thus
woman goes into the dance with h-r
arms, neck and shoulders bare. Will.
her limbs are encumbrrrd with heavy .
.kirts that are embrlii,hrd by train OF
re.pcctaLle proportions Under her ,
load shr is expected TO b. all smiles.
iimples aud aifrctatiOn, and expected o. .
Jrstow her fayOrs upon any lord Uf cret
ton who may solicit her hand IA the
s.ddy whirl 81 the dance. The dispru 4
portion ia her dress Is an impr' p-iety IN
many respects. but i unhygirbic -causr.
ii an undue exposure OF some parts o.
the person, while other portions 81 the .
body are unnecessarily burdeucd. 4
long heavy dress. with the waist tightly
acrd. j. bad enough at any time but
under no circumstances - It more iuIuri- .
jus than IN the act Oi dancing wherv the
utmost freedom Of movement is required ,
Dancing is performed with double dbl. ,
.ulty where the dress intrrieres with the ,
Tree action OF the limbs aud the ela-tici
Is OF the trunk Is limited by stayes aud
cords By the latter the heart and lung. ,
are oppressed, 50 that they cannot prop
-rly perform their functions OF circuia ,
lion and arratius the blood as rapidly as ,
the demands oi the system under II yiO- .
lent exercise requires. The result b. ,
and displacement OF internal
organs which create weakness aud dis
-ase Sometimes the oppression j. so
great that the forces OF nature are com
pl-trly oyerpOwrrcd. aud the woman
AZ ~ an "A fF8 .
leaping upon themselves such seli.im-
posed burdens IS a mystery past iindin Z ,
lut IL is one ol thUse strange anomalies
Ia nature that Is inexpiicablr. Ii
Having seen some OF the effects 81 dan.
cling upon The body, let us turn and see I
hat influence u has over the mind
" hatever pertains to the normal dcysl.
opment Of the mind. is likewise conclusive .
lo the health, the same as any other fac
ulty. function or organ OF the body and {
/, hatevcr Interieres with this process hn, 4,
the contrary effect. Evidently dancing q
does not incline the mind 10 sound +
thought aud solid study but, Ia keeping 0
with all that relates To thv dance. thr Z
miud j. occupied with species Of dissi
patton that delights only IN gossip and Z
.malltalk lt loves 10 dwell un the sen :
the sentimental aud the imug
mary. until system Of mrutal crythi-m ,
i produced which converts Everything
real into the fantastic. and leaves the +
mind incapable Of dealing successfully ,
st,h the strrn realities Ot iIir IL creates ,
a dreamy. li,tless languUr, that prryadr- ,
4 hs entire being, enrryating the mind
aud the whole nervous system. lt caus.-.
yar.ou, moods ol temper. oi urryousur--.
OF p,.,.yishness and oi deep, n l'ncy. driy
inI the victim To SEEK consolation iu
Idi.n-ss or light literature. ar O. brood
over imaginary Ills gloom aud di-con.