The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-21
Causes g Y :',s Which Produce Ug1iiiess.
s and How They May be Re.
i11oved--F Flat, Bony Chest and
the Ills Which Go With lit.
How Reniedied--Diet Which
I. Will Will Eaten, in Connection
With Corrective Exercises.
By w. r. g. Latson, M. D. N
editor Health Culture Magazine. New

3s,ss.sS..;;Tsssssq 10 the ambitious woman VINO
lAzSsgNj realizes how much Of beauty or or
Of ugIness this part of the body may may
express and BY the. anatomst. VINO pei-
1ectlyl understands that warped ana cU con
tracted shoulders means no less than dls-
placement {, Of every structure ana organ
Of the body ~ /,
If the shoulders are drawn forward and
nearer to ench other. if only an inch, me
shoulder blades are pushed little ha .,.ild
ward. 10 balaneethis the head is carried ,e.
LITTLE farther forward and The an nenk b IN.
comes nh inclined column. Now, to- take
broom by the handle and hold 1t It
snafhs UP yeTt,fa the s'TnM s
strength But to hold the broom at an
angle of forty-flye degrees. means an out
lay OF considerable strength.
+ SO we see the moving Of the mead Tor
yard means an Increased strain at the
juncture Of the neck with the body.
8Turthermore.8 this moving forward of the.
4 the sternun. sor brenstbone, Now. as this
bone passes downward 1t causes q falling
of the entire front Of the body: The chest
rops do,Wward and the shoulders a,s which dro[
downward and forward, approaching each
other. Running along the top Of the chest
are two bones called the claviSSIes. q. col
pass one from each shoulder TO point
on the sternum or breatsDone near the
median line. The finger, If placed at the
Ing In adepression., On each side of this
depression lies the inner end of one of
the collar. bones. Now. when the breast
bone Is dropped and the shoulders arc
brought forward and nearer together the
Bbreastbones are. as 1t were pushed Up
ward and outward through the thin layer
mnses and 5ki whea G %Ss re e
source Of grief to so many young. and
perhaps less young, women. I,
Is As to the causes Of the unslGhtly Jumps
Fa,,1 1,f,11n tt,tt nd
the shoulder they arc various. One thing
is certain. This ugly displacement is not
hereditary An examination Of the chest = Isl
formation here. The causes are lack OF
exercise. lack of fresh air. lack Of proper
food, pressure ofsclotl1ng about the neck
or the waist overs,udy, benaing over l.,
lowers the vitality. The tight, corset.
which squeezes the. walls or the chest
together and pulls the entire body y dnWn-
ed many perfect chests. s9y. NM 81 4
Now let us consider the question: all Inn
portant to the girl with an ugly chest:
H''What can be done for it?" In answer 1t
may. be said at once that such dlsplacs-
every case, The girl or woman who would
have high, broad chest a smooth neck
and n firm. round throat can have 1t, IL
If she will do the work necessary IS,
There is another phase OF this ueSt1on
still more Important. The fiat. bony chest
is ugly, butsthat Is not the, worst, Of It,
1t means small lungs, crowded and: con,
sequently, disordere1 organs, lack Of vital
force. Following this come a whole train
OF evils-indigestion constipation. a, sallow
skin bad BREATH, a weak voice, ner-
yousness. irritability---one.a OF. two, any or
all of these may be the result OF the dis
placement of the bodily organs. which
goes With the bony chest. y
And sc, it will be understood when We
say that the woman who lifts up her
chest, straightens her shoulders and
smoothes the bones outo her neck ac-
-complshes not merely this, but more-far
more. She improves her general health;
her digestion and her appetite improve
her complexion becomes. clearer, constipa-
ton, NERVOUSNESS, irrItability are modified
or quite disappear The girl feels stronger.
She can walk for miles. She carries her
self better. The voice takes a new tone
increases in compass and power, The
gowns begin to pinch at several places
the back of tho neck. across the chest.
The girl is conscious of new sense of
we'll being. strength and attractiveness,
and is no longer afraid to wear dccol-
lete bodice.
And how can all this follow an improve
ment in the form of the chest? Because
all this is the result of increased health.
and increased health must follow improve
ment in the contours of the body. Sucn
Improvement in the form of the chest can
Ia h,,7c trio nj fanfion IN,