New-York tribune., 1896-12-30
THE CORSET ATTACKED.
MISS LINDLEY LECTURES on APPLIED
HYGIENE AND HOME HEALTH
STUDY.
TIE RESULT OF THREE INFLUENCES GIVEN
THE UNTAvORABLE HEREDITY. FIRE.
NATAL AND POsT-NATAL
ENVIRONMENTS.

ENVIRONMENTS.
Miss Marguerite Lindey gave a talk yesterday
morning "Self-Preservaton and Applied Hy
gIene'' at No Al West One-hundred-and-twenty-
fourth-st. preparatory to forming a class for
course OF lectures on health study. exercises and
massage for individual home practice
In first speaking of self-preservation Miss Lind
ley said: THE highest state Of creation evolu
ton Is manifest IN the human being. The Creator
never intended civilized mortal to possess body
so wofully out OF repair as is that of the average
American to-day. II Is the result OF three in
fuences-unfavorable heredity. prenatal and post
natal envronment-and of these three heredity is
/ the least arbitrary in its rule.
Lack OF education in self knowledge brings the
unfavorable results that wreckng many
homes through the semi-invalidism OF the women
and girls. and this disastrous ignorance must be
placed where 1t belongs-in the home rather than in
the school curriculum II the mothers demanded
rational physical training and health study they
do other sciences. all would be changed: but onl
as they regard the showy side Of the work gestures
postures. etc. the essentials rather than
ondary, the work Of deterioration Will on"
The lecturer explained the circulation of the
blood illustrated with charts and manikin and told
how each atom OF tissue is composed OF tiny cells
which are continually undergoing a process Of
growth and desrucion-thc wearing on OF the old
end the rebuilding Of the new. This wonderful
process the greatest Of miracles is effected through
the circulation.
Miss Lndlcy emphasized point not generally
brought out by physical culture teachers one that
has ever been her specially viz. that every adult.
and many growing children as well. must have
their gymnastic exercises adapted to their ind-
vidual needs and conditions. such should be
studied by the physician in his province.
Then the lecturer attacked the In vigorous
style. setting forth the evils attending its use IN
such convincine manner that every woman pres
cnt who had on the obnoxious article felt guilty.
while the wrongs pcrpetrdted on past and present
generations rose up before her like accusing an
gels
Mrs. Margaret stanton Lawrence. teacher Of
phy sical culture In the Teachers College in
yited 10 explain the virtues OF her health costume
There Is nothing peculiar IN the appearance Of her
dress: she looked like any well-drcssod woman.
Imagine woman calling herself sensible sail
Mrs Lawrence. who arrays herself In Isle thread
hose. tiny silk undcrvos, and then puts nftccr
yards OF bands around her waist l. Il "a wonder
she has pain in her back?
The speaker did not say she disapproycd OF doc
tors, but thought If an ora Of health set IN for
women ~" doctors occupation. Ike OfhcllOs would
be gone. She was told boy AN eminent physician
that at every medical convention the following
toast was given, Woman. Gods hes, elft man
and tn, 'ri'i support o. tho doctors"
Miss Liadl,y VIII conduct course oi health
study FOR HON" practic" at tho rooms No. Il West
onc-hu -hundrcd-anc- twenty -fourth-si.. Tuesday
afternoons at iao o'clock