Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-05
CARRIERS ARE INJURIOUS.


Anything That Impedes the Free Circula-
tioh of the Blood is Harmful.
New Orleans Times Democrat
ut may be little indelicate to dis.
cuss the use of gsrters, F." said a we'll
KNOWN physician yesterday, "but, never
theless,. We frequently have to discuss
these things. The public welfare re-
quires 1t. Then, everybody wears
gArters. Because OF the changes which
have taken place in human dress the
garter has become necessary, Just like
other supports and bindings have be-
come necessary. But they frequently
do much harm, and l recall one case
here 10 New Orleans where a man re-.
GENTLY lost his leg GU account of a
cancer growth caused by the garter
which supported the sock on one of his
feet. He fell some time, and the clamper
on the garter buried itself in the flesh
OF the leg, NJ serious attention was
paid to the matter at first, but as a
result Of it all the man has lost one of
his legs because OF canoerous growth
which spread toward his body until il
became necessary to sacrifice either
limb. or his life. This, Of course, is
merely an illustrative incident, but
there are other things to be considered
in connection with the garter.
Probably the IL ost serious thing in
this connection is the fact that garters
are generally worn so tightly round the
limbs that they interfere with the cir
oulation. The blood moves sluggishly
under the bandage, and in some in
stances it is almost stopped altogether,
my rate, it is seriously interfered
with, and the limb is frequently left
with ring of discolorAtion ON it where
the garter has pressed too tightly
around 1t; 30 tightly, la fact, that il
has buried itself In the flesh to some
extent This cannot do the human
systeIn any good. Any device that in
terferes with the normal flow OF blood
through the arteries is damaging. This
~ exactly what the garter does, and
Hince the men of science are paying SO
much attention to the smaller things
10 this age, they may as well turn some
time to a consideration of the garter
The corset has been severely and
properly condemned, and the devices
which squeeze the human body and
PORTIONS thereof into abnormal condi-
u ms have been condemned.
THE tight shoe Is concededly
damaging for more reasons than one,
May we not think, then, a Bit about
the garter? We may do it without any
offenoe to the proprieties, and some in
genious fellow may plan device that
Will support the stocking or the soog
without interfering with the circulation
OF the blood and without doing any sort
OF harm to the human system. The
natual support would come from the
shoulders in way that would not dis
turb the balance or the symmetry of the
human form. just how the matter
GOULD be arranged, of course, is a ques.
ton tor the man who plans the device.
There 70 . chance for some fellow.
"Of course, any change that would
be violent departure would leave an
awfully pretty stock of fine and elaborate
and fascinating things on hand, whole
lot OF pretty buckles and things of that
sort that are very popular during the
Christfnas season, and very costly, too
but still humanity would be the gamer.
after All, and this is the uppermost con.
sideration! At any rate, there is food
Tor thought along this line, and since
small things are up, We may put in
word for the garter