The Alaska daily empire., 1914-11-25
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 The Washington Post pa3iiabea aa interes,lu not somewhat 'atin- ing description Of the aYii effects .nas are aid Go bo by woman physician to following the dancing of the .en' go The publication 10 made To .he guiae Of 9 apcclal from New York which lolowa
 That tho tango ia dan8erops to health and already has capsed the development of aeYeral now diseases ia lhe statement made by or Louise Buna of Chicago, Co Mies M, M. Mar- ahali who gives the doctora yiewa in th0 Nov York Evening World
 Early in her dison1sion of the sub- iect Dr. Burns attacked one of the iaYorite arguments of the tangoman- iaca that mtdern danclng i8 90 good ior middleaged and old loike because st m8kes tbem feel young again.
 1t ie the middle-aged and the old for whom violent Indulgence in the tango and kindred steps is particu. larly dangerous, she declared. "fhe young people are better able to stand inc strain But the man or woman in middle life who hasn't danced or taken vigorous exercise for 15 years and who suddenly takes up thls frantic dancing for hon-s every week, per haps every day runs the risk of ser ious if not permanent injury to their health.
 'The movements Of the dance mean 9 continued wrenching and twisting Of certain of the bones as the body re- wolves and bends to one side or the other. Now in the back some of the bones are in close proximity with tho lower vertaebrae Of the spinal cole umn. The abnormal straining and wrenching is easily transferred to the spinal nerve and injury to that may have many unfortunate results.
 Damage Done by ciotheo.
 aphe clothes in which we dance are also absurd. The exercise is as violent as that taken In a gymnas- ium, yet for gymnastic work women deliberately leave off corsets, skirts, and high-hoeled shoes, At an evening party they try to dance In tight clothes and French-heeled slippers. a consid. erobiy more uncomfortable and com lining costume than their everyday garb. The result is that parts of the body above and below the tightly compressed area are subjected to Q jarring and iolting which they would not feel if 1t were evenly distributed over the whole surface"
 Causes Of aFlat Footp
 "The tango foot" Dr. Burns contin- ued. fs a complicated and aggraYat- ed case of floot-foot The arches are broken, as in flatfoot Moreover, in the twisting of the foot during the steps of the dance the weight falls un- evenly first on one side and then on the other That strains and perhaps gives Q curvature to the side of the feet. The tango ankle ia an ankle the nerves of which have been badly strained by the swift and violent move ments of the tango.
 The tango foot and ankle are both exceedingly painful and 80 the sui lferer8 talk Q good deal about them As matter Of fact they are minor complaints compared with some of the others due to tango sciatiea is form Of neuritis. and the latter may easily afilict the tangoIst with his oyerworked nerves. A partial paraiy sis often develops from sciatica, oi such seriousness that the victim must walk with Q cane.
 Tho new dances put 8 severe strain on the heart of the middle aged or elderly dancer whose arteriaI walls have begun to harden. The un accustomed and Strenuous physical movement, combined with the ner vous and emotional excitement in ] creases the blood pressure to a dan ! gerous degree. An ovorworked hearl and apoplexy are results to be expect ed"
 Many caseo of Broken Boneo.