Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1883-05-03
Our Women.

Is difficult to lind young lady VINO
''laces" in her estimation. At birth,
however, the chest of the female is rel
atively larger than that of the male, as
it should be, but before the age OF
twenty years the g FORM of the sister
materially differs from that OF her twin
brother. This is unnatural, since it is
not seen among the Indian tribes or in
uncivilized life. 1t is not causeless.
though not always produced by corsets.
A tight dress, belts, bands, ETC.. where
the bones are young and yielding, in
their continuous Influence will eventual
ly reverse natures form, making it to
correspond with the Paris plates-a
Wasp-,caisS
In the human body there is no, vacu-
am. its organs filling the entire space.
Any malformatiOn, therefore, must
cripple, rob some of the viscera OF their
natural and necessary space. and OF
course prove hurtful. This compress
sion of the chest-at a vital point, the
most dangerous of the body-destroys
the natural action of the lungs, heart.
stomach, liver and bowels, and is among
the prominent causes of dyspepsia.
This will explain why its victims are
so weak-half-starved--fr the fact
that that nutrimcnt is not fully appro-
Priated, in consequence of Gripping the
stomach, .,..- -,s. n -.s,
A pressure at this point necessarily
crowds the organs out of their natural
position, Of necessity trenching on their
freedom. In this way the lungs and
heart are invaded, in one case, at least,
a part of the lung being pressed out at
the upper part of the chest. in the form
of a tumor. 1t follows, therefore, that
when the heart, stomach and lungs are
thus crowded, their natural functions
cannot be well performed.
Since they demand motion, if the
heart is hampered its contractions and
expansions are necessarily unnaturally
labored and their action incomplete,
the blood which is the life--is not
successfully sent on its mission Of reno
walton and creation, while, If the
"churning'' motion of the stomach is
ilnpeded, digestion and, blood-making
must be incomplete. If the liver is
crowded and crippled, its work of fill
tering the blood, and the most impure
elements may not reach and harm the
heart and lungs--is imperfect leading
to the contamination of the whole sys-
tenn, the heart and lungs suffering to
the greatest extent.
The capacity of the lungs is much af
fected by our habits, and may be in
creased or diminished. They serve an
important purpose OF purifying the
blood, the air coming in contact with
the blood in six hundred million air.
cells. The natural lungs are none too
large for the labor intended for them,
while. just to the extent that their ca
pacity is reduced, that renovation of
the body must be diminished. If the
natural lungs inspire about twenty
cubic inches of pure air at each of the
from fifteen to twenty inspirations each
minute, or eight hundreA CUBIC feet per,
day-the smallest amount which can
conduce to good health it is plain that
contracted lungs can do but fraction
of the natural renovation. If only
twelve cubic inches are inspired, in con-
sequence OF the diminished capacity, it
is certain that the blood is not duly Vi
talized. sea"
The health of the lungs-as well as
the whole body depends on the action
Of every part. If only a few millions
of the air-cells should remain Inactive
as they must if compressed nature Sc
cures their removal through the agency
of the lympha9cs, often, if not general
ly. attended BIZ the commencement Of
fatal disease. This :, is avoided only by
deep and full breathing. not possible
when the lungs are contracted to one
half or two-thirds of their natural ca
pacity, by a ruinous custom. If they
are moth sedl they are abused. and thus
lose their vitality, since nature expels
useless constituents slsa YoI srgus:z .o4Gt
The-relations vi vigor and power to
the air inhaled in quantity and quality,
may he inferred from the fact that we
NATURALLY Initiate the lungs when at
tempting an unusual effort. The size
of the lunrS-With a capacity of about