The age-herald., 1901-01-13

ing In early life, and very little pressure, such as would not be injurio at all to an adult, would result either in interfering with the regularity of the growth or in causing deformity In fact, when any DOT tion of the bones that form the trunk have grown out of place, such as the pushing out of a shoulder, the curving of the spine, the thrusting forward of a rib contriVances are fitted that are like modified corsets, which by means of continuous pressure VIII reduce the deformity.
 The child is Ito the adult as the young sapling is to the tree; the one can be easily bent while the other cannot, and the pends and twists which the tender sapling re- ceives become permanent and incurable de- formfties as it hardens into the full-grown tree. The bones and cartridges of the grow ing girl are so delicate that even tight fitting under waist or dress might have deforming effect.
 Differences Between Child and Adult.
 It would be better for those who have charge of children if they had some under standing of the comparative differences be- tween the organs of the child and those or the adult Besides the fact that the child has to provide for the growth of the organs as well as for their function and nutrrtlon, there is a difference also in their relative size and position, especially in those or gans which come within the clasp Of the corset. The stomach is larger in proportion than in the adult.
 The liver, which feels the effect or mis- chievousy applied corset more than any other organ, is much larger in the child, being at birth double that of the adult, the proportion gradually lessening as the years go on It s-this difference of the internal organs which gives the different shape to the figure. The ithoraX of the child Is round and barrel-shaped, its abdomen IS large and comparatively prominent, made so by the organs of nutrition, upon which ffA nY,d md perfect being depend.
 The part that the liver plays in the econ omy Is by no means thoroughly understood. Every day adds to the importance of its functions, and 1t is not without significance that the infant begins life with an equip ment of one third of its weight In liver. All the blood of the body, before being distrib- uted through the circulation, visits the liver, which by means of certain chemical processes deprives the blood of the poisons which have been generated in the body or have been taken into it. Other important and mysterious processes are carried on in the liver, which, if interfered with, would disturb more or less greatly the health bal ance. From this 1t can be seen how essen tial 1t is that growing girls should be clothed in such a manner that no pressure is brought to bear on this organ.
 lrreparable Injury May Be Done.
 It is difficult to conceive that one would seriously ask the question, Should grow ing girls wear corsets?" but it serves to point out the danger of tight clothing for children, a danger which should be guard ed against as liable to occur on account of the child's rapidly outgrowing it's garments, and that that same constriction around tho body which would not be noticeable to the adult would, on account of the yielding ture of the bones, muscles and other tis- sues of the child, work irreparable injury, either by occasional deformity or interfer- ing with nutrition.