Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-12
DEATH IN MANS ATEIRE.
With Possible Exception of Collar But
 ton, No Article is Safe.

With Possible EXcepllOn or COllar bul-
 ton. No Article is Safe.
 Clothes may not make the man, ac- cording to the old maxim. but accord ing to a well known Chicago physician they may unmake him with a facility that ought to turn the fool killer green with envy.
 .sGo into the big, modern furnishing house." said he, and you can scarcely put your finger upon an article of wearing apparel that isn't either mhr- derously menacing or insistently detri- mental to health. In the first place, we breathe through our bodies just as truly as we breathe through our nos trils. You may prove this by varnish- ing q mans body; not all the work his lungs can do will keep him from smothering to death. Among all the murderouS forms of dress undercloth- ing takes the lead. and of this cotton and linen garments are the chief offen- ders. The cotton shirt especially is a vicious thing. When it has become damp from precipitation it is virtually alright, and draft striking it con- verts it into q cold storage lining, which could not be better designed for pneumonia.
 The ordinary vest worn by all man. kind is one of the most insiduous of murderous garments. The vest of q winter suit is especially heavy ill front and is made of wool; at the back It is cotton, Farmers satin or perhaps thin satin. Such q combination could not better further all lung troubles. Under the shoulder blades a mans lungs are much nearer to the surface than they are in front and much more. likely to be attacked by compositions that follow cold. If men had d proper regard for health they would in- sist that their tailors make their vests of the same material all the way around. The macintosh is another horror. In this climate a compara- lively warm rain may follow period of freezing weather in almost any win ter month. As l say, it is only com paratively warmer; the thermometer may register only 50 degrees, but if the rain is heavy enough the man who has been wearing an ulster that is half an inch thick puts on q macintosh and goes out to freeze to death He is likely subject for pneumonia, al- ways. The fact that the rubber rain coat is Watertight is only another of it's evil aspects, as preventing action of the pores. Footwear always has been detrimental to the general health. No portion of the body is more exact ing i'll the matter of free pores than the feet, yet they are often covered in cheap stockings colored with poisonous dyes, and then crowded into tight, pointed-toed shoes that squeeze them out of all semblance to q natural foot. some of the brown polisheS used on summer footwear are poisonous, eS- peclally when applied to thin leather. Don John of Austria died from such 1 poison percolating through thin shoes.
 "Garters as worn by both men and women are bad. By compressing the | veins of the leg above or below the knee, they hinder the return of the blood to the heart and lungs, and at i times this congestion is such as to congeal the blood in the limbs with fatal results. The ordinary suspendel. on the face of things should be quite I harmless, but it isn't If the braces ] are narrow and of inferior rubber | they often induce deformities in the back and shoulders of the young. They may prevent q free expansion of the chest. and if ones back is weak they tend to bring about spinal curvature
 To man working at a high desk a nigh collar may affect the eyesight or bring about stopped shoulders. If the man insists upon sitting up straight | at his work he has to look down at the pen or book at such an angle as to strain his eyes; if he stoops over, his 1 spinal column may be bent permanent ] " out of shape. In any case. too. the collar interferes with the supply of 1 blood to the brain.
 The ordinary shirt cuff is one of the most murderous of all mems ap- l parel. Our grandmothers knew some l thing when they knitted yarn wristers or HIty years ago. A pair of them was worth more than an overcoat ! pulled on over starched cuffs. The Wrist IS the most susceptible part of the body to cold, and the fiaring cuff invites every blast of winter. chilling all the blood ill the body in q few minutes. The cuff is a good thing in hot weather, but a menace to health in winter. The glove in cold weather. Too, IS vicious lnterferer in the cir culatory system. A mans fingers will freeze in 2 glove twice as quick as they will uncovered all because the pressure prevents circulation. For warmth a kid mitten, fleece lined, is the only sensible hand covering.
 What is the one article of dress
 that can be recommended:' he repeat ed. T really don't know-the collar
 button, perhapsr'-C Chicago Tribune.
 GOOD NATURED JUDGE.
 A good dgestion and a sympathetic