Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-26
New sF1sht-Lace', Diseases. ITh0 HoorftoI

The Medical Annual, a scientific record of
 the medical progress of the year, devotes a
 good deal of space to those diseases of
 women which are generally belived to origin
 ate from tight lacing. "During the last few
 years," says the Annual, Several affections
 which are found in women with much great
 CT frequency than in men have been claimed
 by independent writers in different parts
 of the world as the result of compression.
 |. The most important are an@mia,
 ulcer of the stomach, gall stones, movable
 kidney" This is formidable array, and
 it must be noted that it is not catalogue of
 all the diseases said to be produced by tight
 lacing, but only list of a few which have
 been recently added to very much longer
 series. "Anemia" itself, in it's pernicious"
 form, is, as a rule, rapidly and hopelessly
 fatal. But even when it is not "pernicious, i"
 it is the prolific parent of manifold dis
 eases, some of which are fatal, while almost
 all are extremely disabling and distressing. 'sUlcer of the stomach" has an alarming
 sound even to the Clay" ear; but the sound is not nearly so alarming as the reality. When a doctor is convinced that he has met with case of undoubted ulcer of the stomach, he anticipates weekpor months of misery for the patient and of harassing care for himself. He knows that recovery is possible, but he knows also that in many instances the chances are largely in favor of
 death. Treatment in many cases is quite powerless. One day the patient may be
 walking about filling the air with complaint of her troubles. The next she may be dead, with small perforation in the wall of the stomach as the result of the ulcerative pro- cess, "Gall-stones" it is unnecessary to dwell upon. The pain and danger of these are know almost universally. Movable kidney" though less immediately painful and dangerous, is condition which no woman who wishes to be well should for 8 moment run the risk of becoming acqainted with. This is the barest summary of facts, which might be so set forth as to appear be frightened into reasons The answer, unhappily, is not even doubtful? She will not. But, in case such phenomenon should occur, the following suggestions of the An nual are worthy of her consideration: "The only thing that is more objectionable is the formation of an artificial waist. |. .
 | To simply order the removal of stays will be | found altogether insufficient, for | stays are undoubtedly a protection against | the tight ligature of skirts which accompan-
 ies their use. The only satisfactory way is to abolish both. Every article of clothing, whether of upper or under gar ] ments, is to be made in combination or I without division at the waist. The weight
 of each garment is then borne mainly by l the shoulders and bust and no constrictior of the waist is necessary" It is useless tC I appeal to the wearers of ladies' clothing ! the case must be carried to the makers l Will Worth do anything2 If he will not are said to have devoted their talents to th' 1 art of dressing their sisters come to th' 1 rescue? There is splendid field for enter prise and originality of mind.