Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-21

Simple Cure for a Fashionable
DisOTder-SOme Pecuiiarities Of
tho Feminine NJ ind.

A Simple Cure for a Fashionable
DlsOIder-SOme Pecuiiarities Of
tho Feminine Mind.
reporter crossing the Fulton Ferry some
da! ago, was made an unwilling listener to
some feminine condolences on backache As all
women and the greater part OF tn cir men
folks are directly or indirectly interested In the
subject, the reporter visited man OF science
who was named by one Of the young ladies' as
having cured her trouble
"Oh, yes,' said the doctor, "backache is very
common among women; more than two.thirds
OF them suffer from it. But there is one kind
which women ought not to allow themselves to
suffer from"
Are you specialist for fashionable back
ache?"
The doctor laughed. 81 will tell you all about
It," said he. '"rhree years ago fashionable
young lady called upon me saying that her
back was very lame, and had been so for con-
siderable time, the pain had lately so greatly
Increased that She became frightened about
herself. She had been obliged to shorten her
promenades, SO she said, was almost Incapable
ing burden. She had 'tried everything" and
taken medicine all the time, DuJ-and then she
broke down In such way that began to sus-
pecG hySteria.
"She looked tired, and her face bore an ex-
preston OF pain and dependency which was
not compatible with her years-she was about
23-nor her evidences OF constitutional force,
loss to account for her trouble, and close
questioning gave me no indication for treat
ment: ! at last prescribed a tonic-on general
Erinciples-and asked her to call in about
sufficed to show that she was no better, ana /
was much puzzled as 1 saw her walk up and
down the Office In nervous excitement, exciaim-
ing ing that: she would never get well she knew
liarity In her walk led me to:think that there
might be some spinal trouble, and commenced
cross examination, which she brought to
~ INV
OF my friends are suffering just as am, but
they are not yet so worn out with the pain; we
cannot all have spinal complaints, can we?'
IL thought 1t impossible of course" con-
tinued the doctor, "and the interview ended by
my asking her to call again on the next day and
bring one OF her friends with her, when would
make another effort to discover the real cause
OF the trouble. had, In fact, made I'D my
mind that some peculiarly In dress was at the
root OF the difficulty. The ladies called and
had hardly traversed the Office before I OBJ
served In patient number Two the same lido
cynerasy In walking which had seen In the
first patient. was not long In discovering that
the real dihculty lay In the high and tapsrlng
ton revealed the fact that there was q diner
erence In the height OF the boot heels Of the two
ladies', and found that my first patient, who
CATERS possessed the higher heels. There was
nothing to do but to prescribe slippers and
Woollen stockings for week, to be followed by
''And it was this treatment which cured the
baCkache?"
"An signs OF lameness disappeared within
together With many who have followed her. ne.
gained their health and strength. There are
many Physiological reasons why undue ele-
Walton OF the heel must cause trouble. 1t Will
suf1ce to say that It serves to throw forward
the contents OF the abdominal cavity ana the
strain upon the muscles, nerves, and cords
more or less connected with or surrounding the
back are subjected to unusual strain I'M resist
Ing the forward impulse. OF course, in such
cases, lame back is not OF itself q disease, but
only the Indication OF deep-seated trouble,
Ladies should be warned that this fashion In
heels Is certain to bring thsm-sooner or later
great trouble. II they must adhere to the pre-
va11ng style, they should take care to wear
slippers on every possible occasion which the
sacred duties they owe to fashion may permit:
That person may as well be out OF the world
as out OF the fashion "a q law more MEMORABLE
In the minds OF many women than those OF ma
ture OF OF health. IN +. sun.