, 1885-01-31
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A NEW DRESS REFORM.

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A NEW DRESS REFORM.
Thousands Of Germans Now Wearing
WoOlen Clothing Only.
London Timnsl
The doctrine starts with the funda-
mental principle that, being animals, we
should wear animal clothing. The ab-
sOrption by vegetable life Of poisonous
emanation from animal life is a process
not limited, it would appear, to living
plants, but continued by vegetable fiber
such as cotton, linen, etc, with the diff,
fertnoe that while the living plant assim-
ilates these emanatiOns, the dead fiber
can not do so, but exhales them again
when wetted or warmed. Thus our
oothes, in consequence of their vegeta
bic character, attract and retain those
noxiOus principles which should, on the
contrary, be thrown Oh with the great
est possible promptitude On the other
hand, animal material, such as wool, Is
made by nature TO protect animal life
and will not prevent, but assist the
evaporation Of the emanations coming
from the body. This can readily be
proved by the sense Of smell. It sun
ces TO wear clothes Of pure wool
throughout, and there is at once an end
70 the unpleasantness noticed in thu
hnen underclothing, the cotton linings
Of the coat, etc.
from these facts DR.. Gustav Jaeger,
pro. Of zoology and physiology at
Stuttgart, deduces his medical theory,
rrhiish hoa mon iuuuu,.v-.bI. Ig..g..l.. =.
an incredibly short time. DR.. Jaeger
points out that the human body is most
susceptible to disease when il contains
too large a Quantity Of water or Of fat
The presence in excess Of these sub
stances can be tested by the specific
we ght and the rapidity Of the nervous
action. To test the nervous activity a
stop watch is employed which can TO-
cord the two-thousandth part Of a sec
ond. Experiments showed in one in
stance that the rapidity Of action after
Turkish bath increased to the extent of
IS per cent.
What is now known as DR.. JaeQer's
sanitary woOlen clothing is so cOntrived
as 10 obyiate these evils. The clothing
consists, for men, Of tight-ftting stock.
ingette undergarments made Of pure un.
dyed wool, fastened over the shoulder,
and Of double thickness over the breast.
The coat or jacket is double breasted,
buttoned well up to the throat, contains
no lining nor padding, unless of pure
wool, and is either undyed, or treated
with only uninjurious fast dyes. The
same rule applies TO the trousers, while
the waistooat is either dispensed with
altogether or it forms an inner lap
affixed to the side Of the coat. Inside
the sleeves and the trousers legs there
is eontrivance, which, fastening tight
round the limb, prevents up draughts,
for cold, rheumatism, lumbagO, etc,
arc caught by the sudden rush Of cold
mir 10 one particular part Of the body,
and not by the gradual cooling Of the
entire system. The feet arc clad in pure
woolen socks, with divisions for each
toe, while the upper part of the boot is
made Of felt, the lower part also Of felt
or Of porous leather, and the inner soles
consists Of perforated leather and layers
Of felt Thus the boot is thoroughly
porous, and the feet are consequently
kept as clean and pure as the hands.
By dOubly protecting the front Of the
body where the blood vessels converge
these are stimulated, and as an even
temperature throughout is maintained,
the necessity for great coats is ooyiated,
rain or damp having little or no effect,
for in every case gradual and even eyap-
grafton is insured. While they are the
test protection against cold, these
clothes are also the coolest in summer.
Little or no change need be made be
tween winter and summer, at least in |
the temperate region; and means have |
been found by which this system can
with equal facility be adopted by |
women. Nor can a ''woOlenine' be |
easily distinguished from the ~ OGDEN.
ties, as the wearers Of vegetable fiber |
may be called. The substitution Of a |
collar made Of unstarched white cash |
mere for the customary starched linen |
collar is the most conspicuous feature
in the dress; otherwise il would be din |
cult to detect the disciples Of this sys-
tenn The cashmere collar, however, is |
not only most mfortabls but is a pre-
ventive OF throat disorders.
All these precautions taken during |
the day must be continued at night. |
The bed must also be free from yegeta-
bic fiber. The linen sheet must Be re-
placed by woolen blankets or camel hair
rugs, with white cashmere she,ts if |
preferred. The mattress and the pillow
should also lie stuffed and covered with
wool; but when thus protected the
sleeper need fear neither cold nor change
Of temperature and is, therefore, urged
to keep his window well open at night.
Indeed the possibility Of thus securing
pure air in the bedroom without risk is /
one Of tie most important advantages Of
the system. In reward for this great
change in the mode OF ofliving the action Of
the sAin Is so stimulated that tho noxious
principles, the bad humors our fore
fathers so often spoke about, are soon
given of and evaporated. COrpulence
is reduced, the flesh becomes Arm and
thoroughly hardened" while the accel
erat on OF nervous action and general
improvement in the physical and mental
working powers Is demonstrated by the
stOp-wateh test. Then, acct riding to DR..
Jaeger, the body has resumed its nor
NAL condition.
sueh, briefly, Is the reform In cloth
ing approved and carried out by thou
sands Of Germans, not few Russians,
and some Englishmen, and which has
en- introduced in our midst at the
South kensington international Health
and by the opening OF a
depot in Fore street, where articles Of
every description In connection with the
system are 10 be seen.
FoIls and Apples
[Yunkers Gazettel