The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-11-06
Il NEW DREss RRF0RsI.
-, II. - ". glF = 80 .s3'5E
Thousands > OF =. Germans Now Vyeayiu,
Wooden Clothing Only.

4 NEW DRESS REE0RM!
Thousands, OF eermsos Nov Wearing
| WOODEN Clothing Only. y
london Times
| The doctrine starts with the funda.
mental principle that, being animals, we
shouldiRear animBl clothing.J The alb.
sorption by, vegetable life OF poisonous
eminations from aniinal life is q process
not limited, IL would appear, to living
plants. but continued by vegetable fibre.
such as cotton, linen, &C., With the diff.
ference that, while the living plant az,
similates these emanatious, the dead fibre
cannot do go. 3but Sexhales them again
when wetted or warmed. Thus our clothes.
in consequence Of their vegetable charac.
ter, attract and retain those noxious prin.
ciples which should, or the contrary, be
thrown of with the greatest possible
promptitude. On the other hand, ami.
maj material, such as wool, is made by
nature to protect animal life, and VIII
not prevent, but assist the evapofation
This can readily be proved by tIie sensa
of smell. 1t suiices to wear clothes ~
pure wool throughout, aud there is at
once an end 70 the unpleasantnest noticed
in the linen .underclothing, the cotton
Innings OF the coat, &c. From these
facts DIR. Gustav Jaeger, professor of
zoology and physiology at Stuttgart. de-.
ducea his medical theory, which has won
innumcrable disciples ih an Incredible
! short time. sjif h. >;
Or, Jaeger points cut that tha human
body is most susceptible to disease when
IL contains too large quantity Of water
| or OF fat. The presence In excess, of
| these substances can be tested BY the spe-
| ciic weight. and the Erapidity Of the
nervous action. But the. specific weight
must be given in proportion with the
CUBIC measurement of-lthe person, aud
this latter Is not easy TO ascertain. By
| the Immersion Of the body in a measured
TANK we have rongh.and ready method
OF gauging It's cubic. capacity. which
must correspond with the displacement
OF the water! DR.. Jaeger, however, ilaa
constructed an air.tight chamber where
| column OF mercury records the amount of
| compression brought to bear upon the
or person. -
Out OF 65 men, thus measured! eDr.
Jaeger found that the ltre WEIGHT yaried
from 764 to 1860 grammes, difference az
almost 40 per cent. Totest the nervous
activity stop. watch is employed which
can record the o.thousandth pat of
second. The operator sets the index
hand Ia motion, which has then 10 be
Immediately stopped by the person under
going the test. The difference ba.ygaa;.
the tWo readings records the time needed
lor tue excttRtion, produced BY the sight !.
OF the moving handle; taai run its course
through the eye, the, optic .neryes.the
brain, the nerves Of the arm, and finally
20 reach the muscles which artnnts tha
finger that stops the watch. Experi-
ments conducted in this manner showed
In one instance that the rupfiity' OF action
after o Turkish bath increased to the ex-
tent of 13 per cent. ri ..s.'g.33
! What Is now known as DIR. jaeper,s
sanitary woolen clothing is 10 .contrfved
MS TO obviate these evils. The clothing
consists, for men, 0f4tight. fitting. stock.
ingette undergarments made of,puge nm
dyed wool fastened over the shoulder,
and OF double thickness over the brehst.
Ihe coat or iacketsis hle,breaetsl,
bnttoned we'll up to the throat, contains
no inning nor padding unless of pure
wool, and 10 either undyed Or treated only 4
with uninJurious fast dyes. The same
rule applies 10 the trousers, while The
bwaistIoat Is either dispensed with alto
| gether, or 1t forms and inner als.,4 sassea
IN The side os the coat. inside the sIeeyes
and tho trousers legs there Is o contriy.
ance, which fastening tight round; the
limb, prevents up.draughts; f6t cold.
rheumatism, lumbago, &c., arc caught by
the sudden rush ofcold dir to one particu.
lar part Of the body, and not -by the
gradual cooling of the entire syBtam. The
feet are clad in pure wooden cocks with
divisions for each toe, while the Upper
Part OF the boot is made of felt, tho lower
part also OF felt or Of porous leather, and
the Inner soles cotisista of perforated ],
leather and layers of felt, Thus the boot
Is thoroughly porous, and the feet ara
consequently kept as clean and as pnre
as the hands. s;.3si3;5 "a ~ 3. s. .ti NJ.
BY doubly protecting the front of the
body where the blood vessels converge,
these are stimulated and as an even 4
temperature throughont iB maintained,
the necessity for greatcoata ii obyiated,
rain ortdamp having little or no :ea aact.
Eer ln svaEg easse isits sveu eyap-
oration is ensured. Whilethey. are the /,
best protection against cold, these clothes
are also the coolest in Summer. Little
1r & 40 change need be made between
Winter and Summer, at least in the tsr "a
psfate region; and IIiaans 5 have beens
found by which thfs system can with
equal facility be adopted BY WOMEN.
\ Nor can o woolenite,'' Il be- easily dis.
lngnished from The 5H Il tss the
1earers Of vegetable ilbre iiiayib he called,
The substitntion of % collar made Of
unstarched white .cashniera for the ctis-l
tomary stgrched linen collar ia the most
conspicuous feature In the sdfess !: other
Wise It would be difficult to n de etect the
disciples OF this systeni. Tie cashmere
collar, however, is not only the most
comfortable, but ia q preventive Of throat
AL theas precautions taken during the:
day must be continued at, nigh. The
bed must also ba, free from vegetable fibYe,s
| The linen sheet must be plasad BY
wooien blankets or :. .pael hair iii 81 with
white cashmeSe listss:if pref eterresi. j. The,
mattress sfid the & pil cH' should Misc. Be
stuffed ar q covered With wool but when
thus pro- seted the sleape need sn0t: fear
neither Itold rpn cliHDse nf Temperatures,
and is, thersfors, urged II. .Eesp .his win.
dow well open at Al ight.S Ind cod, tIld pos:
i sibility OF thus securing pure airsi ID the
bedroom WITHOUT risk ID one. OF the most
important adv iitages of3 the ssystera: IN:
teEsld foE this, great chang in The mode
Of living the adj Ion of the skin ii 90 stinfss
/ nlated that tho peSious, pfrincipl ed. shs
4 ahad hlna & our fotefa liefss sos often
smoke about ara aSnil fsi ven S,jT anrf ayan.S