Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10
CLOTHES LEADTO DEATH
EVERY GARMENT WORN HELPS
TO INDUCE DISEASE.
According to Chicago Authority This
Is Especially True Of All of
Mems Wearing Apparel.


Clothes may not make the man. accord
ing TO the old maxim, but according to
weii-known Chicago physician they may
unmake him with facility that ought to
turn the foel-killer green with envy.
Go into the big modern furnishing
house." said he. and you can scarcely put
your hnger upon an article % wearing ap-
parel that isn't either murderousIy menac-
ing or insistently detrimental to health In
fact' you might arraign all clothing with
good deal Of common sense and consist
eney.
In the FIRST place. we breathe through
our bodies Just as truly as we breathe
through our nostrfls. You mag prove this
by vanishing a mans body: not an the
work his lungs can do will keep him from
extent that clothing lnterferes with the
functions OF the skin to that extent Il Is
theoretically detrimental
Among all the murderous forms Of dress
underclOthng takes the lead. and of this
cotton and linen garments are the chief Of
Tenders. The cotton shirt especially is
vicious thing. When IL has become damp
from perspiration II is virtually alright.
ana draft striking 1t converts IL into
cold storage lining, which could not be
| better designed for pneumonia. 4 gar
ment Of genuine wool takes up this perspi-
ration and the warmth of the body under K
eyaporates the moisture.
Consumption Due to Underclothes.
"Fiaunelette In this category OF under
wear is especially vicious. There may be no
| thread of wool in II. and the careful comb
| ing out OF the inner cotton fbers OF the
garment makes only still further recepta-
| Gle for clammy moisture from the body
Chronic colds. sore Threats and even con
sumption may result from the continuance
| of this kind OF undergarment.
| The ordinary vest. worn by all male
kind, is one OF the most insidious Of muir
| derous garments. The vest of winter suit
| Is especially heavy in front and is made OF
wool; at the back It is cotton, farmers
| satin or perhaps thin satin. Such com
hinatiop 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 congestions that follow cold.
III men had proper regard for health they
would insist that their tallors make their
vests Of the same material all the way
around
The ordinary silk muffler is a particu-
| larry vicious thing. 1t may keep ones
| collar clean, but likewise II may send one
| to place where collars not needed
| Muffling the throat at best is certain to
, advance the possibility Of throat and lung
| affections The muffer is something that
/ is easily forgotten, and for a man who is
| used to IT to go out without II between No
| vember ] and April / is to invite an al
/ most certain inf1ammatory attack in the
| throat or lungs. Indeed, no matter how
carefully one may seek to drop the thing
| In the spring, II nearly always gives him
| at least parting cold.
Macintosh Brings Pneumonia
1.-The macintosh is another horror. In
this climate a comparatively warm rain
| may follow period OF freeing weather in
almost any winter month. AS / say, It Is
only comparatively warmer; the thermome-
l rain Is heavy enough the man who has
| been wearing un ulster that is half an inch
| thick puts on a macintosh and goes our
| to freeze to death. He is a likely subject
for pneumonia always. The fact that the
| rubber rain coat is water tight is only an
| other of its evil aspects, as preventing ac-
| ton of the pores.
Footwear always has been detrimental
| to The general health. No portion of the
| body is more exacting in the matter OF
| free pores than are the feet, yet they are
covered often in cheap stockings colored
| with poisonous dyes, and then crowded into
| tight, pointed-toed shoes that squeeze them
| out OF all semblance to a natural foot The
| inside line of the feet, which should be
| perfectly straight, becomes crooked around
| an enlarged Joint, the big toe Is turned in
and half of the natural functions of the
! feet are strangled. Then when a rubber
! sandal-or, worse, arctic overshoe-fs
| drawn on the foot the work is complete
| The high heel In women's shoes is es-
pecially vicious. 1t throws the toes into
1 the tips Of the shoes. cramplng and crook
| Ing them and making the natural sprIngi-
| ness of the foot wholly impossible Re-
| Gently the rubber heel has done much 10
| mitigate the evils Of heels on hard pave
| ments.
Collars and Hats as Bad.
| Even the stiff hat has hard reputation.
| by COMPRISING the blood vessels supplying
| nutriment to the hair this blood supply IS
cut off and badness is one of the results.
ITO man working at desk high COL
| lar may affect the eyesight or bring about
stopped shoulders. If the man insists upon
| sitting up straight at his work he has 10
| look down at the pen or book at such an
angle as TO strain his eyes; IL he stoops
over his spinal column may be bent per
manentiy out of shape In any case too
| the collar interferes with the supply of
| blood to the brain.
The ordinary shirt cuff is one Of the most
| murderous things Of all mans apparel. Our
grandnothers knew something when thew
Knitted the yarn 'wristers' of fftV wears
ago. A pair of them was worth more than
| The wrist is the most susceptible part Of
| the body to cold, and the Earring cuff in
vites eve blast Of winter chilling ali the
| blood in the body I'm a few minutes The
| cuff is a good thing in hot weather. but
menace to health in winter.
THE slove I'm cold weather too is
vicious tnterferer I'm the eirculatory sys-
Item. A mans fingers will freeze I'm
glove twice as quick as they VIII uncoy-
cred, all because the pressure prevents cir
| culation. For warmth hid ruttteu fleece