Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-26
WON An KILLING.

There is in existence a set Of philanthro-
pists who think the greatest benefit they can
confer upon the world is to reduce the popu-
lation, and so increasing the worlds comfort
by reducing the number Of consumers, leay-
ing plenty for those who escape their de-
structive efforts. By the aid of soothing
syrups and other deadly preparations, vast
nnmbers Of children and the imbecIle por-
ton of the population, a portion of whose
daily food is made up of nostrums destruc-
tive to life, are got rid Of Besides this gem
eral skirmishing, they make a special at
tack upon female life. Against that kind of
life they move up the main body of their
forces, and make steady and persis ent at
tacks, having the art at the same time to SO
manuever their cohorts that the ladies weI-
come the invaders as if they were friends,
and eagerly accept the weapons that are used
against them, they themselves directing the
blows by which they are to suffer ard die.
1u thus charging their main forces these Pc
culiar philsnthropis.s act with scisntifc
skill The number Of female children born
exceed that OF thu males, and in ssttled pop
ulstions the number of fem ales is always
larger than thai of males. Destructive philau-
lhropy therefore, shows philosophic rs4thod
selecting the female hek, its members
being the most Numerous. Ons OF the most
powerful implements used by the philan.
thropic army in its great work of reducing
the numbers of the population, is the tight
corset. That fatal weapon irierferes with
1.-THE circulation OF the blood, cramps the mus-
Giles, limits the space in which the iange can
breathe and the heart palpitste, by marrow
ing the bohe-csge OF ribs that are placed TO
protect and defend them. To this ingenious
implement Of philanthropic warfare modern
skill has gratifisd The destfuetiousts By add
Jog another, on which they afe now expert
msnting, aud which fAey expect to prove as
valuable for their purposes as the straight
eofsst, ami which also they anticipate will
be as eagerly welcomed BY those it is in
tended 10 destroy. The corset is made
charming to the ladies by giving them small
waists, the new implement is known as the
stretcher, and its charm consists in it's
making addition to the stature of the body.
Short ladies desire to become tall; the high
heeled shoe has grAtjfsd this desire
just far enough to create the wish
Tor still further extension OF the
length OF the body. This desire The stretcher
is intended to fill, and the destruction
philanlhropiats areeagerly engaged in push
i4as :. i-to PoPaiar use, as valuable aid to
what the corset is doing, and there are hopes
smong them that it may kill even more than
the proportion now cut off from life by the
admirably constructed powers OF the corset
itself. The correct has demonstrated that the
human body is elastic, it follows that if the
waist can be made smaller the stature can be
made higher, and that is what the stretcher
is invented to do. Ia operating ihis Ingenious
method for the destruction of female life. the
waist is encased in very tight corset. As
the flesh displaced by the corset must 60
dispose of it as to add to length what is taken
from thickness. The corset, therefore, being
sufficiently laced, and the frame of the body
amply compressed, the frame OF the lady to
be operated upon is placed in a machine
which consists of ring that encircles her
waist, and by aid of this and the necessary
puliys and ropes, she is suspended from the
ceiling in such a manner that her feet do not
quite reach the floor. The pressure of the
corset has forced a certain part OF the flesh
upward, the other parts of the operation are
intended to bring the remainder DOWN. ard.
To effect this fifty pounds of lead are pl aced
IN ipgeniously constructed shoes, these
being put on, and the person desiring TO be
u ade taller suspended in the manner show
above, the length of the lower trunk and
lot be stretched, but the Joints permit of
elopgation. Scientific experiment has shown.
10 the oper ators of the stretchers-soue pre-
er TO say ''elong ators"-say, that the extreme
ength Of stretching that can be given to the
pine is two inches, the hip joints, the knee,
md the ankle permit of further elongation
# one and half inches. OF this three and
half inches one and half to two and
lalf inches can be permanently added to the
light, according 10 age and muscular plas-
icity, after course of five to six mouths
ally brief stretching, beginning with simple |
orset compression and suspension, afterward |
dding a slightly larger amount of lead |
rom day TO day, until fifty pounds hangs
rom each foot, beyond which no advantage
: found to be gained. In this way dumpy
nd insignificant figures have impaired to
hem graceful tenderness and tallness, that
mpart majestic pose that is in wonderful |
ontrast with the short woman's natural
orm. The ingenious elongator offers ladies,
n connection with the corset compressor, a
lew way Of increasing the number of feeble 1
infants and OF shortening the term of their
wn lives.