The Detroit times., 1914-05-15
FIGHT SLOUGH;
SPOILS GIRLS
BODY And Mind
Doctors Alarmed by New Style
slump Decreed by DictatOrs
of Fashion
ALL AGREE THAT POSE
DISPLACES THE ORGANS
Girls, Trained TO Stand Upright,
Flop Over Because Stylish
Women Do So

NEW YORK. May l5--In the ex-
element attendant upon the threaten
ed war with Mexico, a great many
women, aud practically all men, have
been unaware that a ladies war
was being waged in this city Ii is
called the civil War or the SLOUGH
and is being waged by the leading
physicians and surgeons OF the coun.
try against the dictators of fashions
who originated the popular slump.
The debutantes SLOUGH is the last
word In chicness." cry the modistes.
Its very relaxation is a new form or
grace, while its originality makes II
desirable. We are tired OF barking
back 10 the periods OF our grand
mothers and ancestors for ideas The
debutante SLOUGH is an absolutely new
creation. Besides II shows on 10 bet.
ter advantage the new styles. IL the
old-fashioned way OF walking, with
swinging strides, head held high,
comes back, we would have TO change
the styles and as yet we are not
prepared to do this.
styles be hanged, the SLOUGH Is
damaging to womankind,' cry the doc
tors and physical training experts.
"Our women are running their health,
they are making themselves dyspep-
tic--displacing their internal organs.
After a visit TO the Washington
Irving high school where Miss Sara
r. Barnett, chairman OF the physical
training department, and her eight
subordinates have been busy for the
past year vainly endeavoring TO crush
out the popular slump, a reporter Tor
The World called on several leading
physicians yesterday and from all re-
ceived a plea TO join in the crusade
to wipe out this evil.
There are Ave thousand pupils in
this school and only eight teachers TO
assist me in this crusade" said Miss
Barnett While we have met with
some success, | am mighty glad The
World is interested We just cannot
convince the girls they are doing
themselves harm by assuming TINS
posture. All they think OF is that It
is fashionable and their friend and
favorite actresses all do II. Does any
woman or girl ever think OF incon-
venience or discomfort If she is sure
she is being quite fashionable?
"Twice a week we take our girls TO
the gymnasium and for forty-five min
utes we work and train them in proper
latest dances hoping TO convince them
that IL is unnecessary TO assume these
harmful positions even in the dance;
but II we happen to meet them out
side OF school To- our work has been
for naught They are slouching for all
they are worth and the minute school
il reached they straigiIten up only 10
slump again when dismissed.
"Our one hope is to impress upon
their minds the physical dangers or
this new fad, since experience has
proved that merely pointing out It's
unbecomingness does no good.
In one of the gymnasiums the re-
porter watched classes at work on the
exercises and dances. Four OF the
most promising pupils, Helen Bother,
Jennie Schemale, Sylvia Adams and
| Margaret Quinn, were selected 10 pose
for photographs showing the evils OF
the SLOUGH, but the reporter observed
that as soon as the class was dismiss
ed the four pupils instantly fell back
to the SLOUGH position.
"Of course we do" laughed Miss
II Bother. 1T Is fashionable IL we
didn't. our dressmakers would tell us
| to- The new suits force us, too. MOST
OF the girls here in school dress well
and are smart looking, and so they
want to be in style and have TO walk
that way. Well, | guess II II was so
dangerous all the women would not
be doing IT," The other three agreed
with Miss Bother that everybody
did it."
Everybody does it, That's just
H." cried DR. c. Ward Crampson, d.
rector of physical training Of the
board OF education. When few
OF the leaders stop this nonsense
suppose all OF the girls VIII follow
suit. II is absolutely damaging TO
girls. II affects all the organs OF the
| body. II impairs the digestion and
| causes ptosis (falling) or the internal
organs IL is frightfully dangerous
We all know that mental and physical
detection are akin. II a woman as
sumes an attitude of physical deJec.
tion-and that is what this debutante
. SLOUGH is-it is bound TO AFFECT her
. mentally. Whereas. even II she Is
depressed, IL she raises her head and
. chest and walks In a natural position.
she will find courage returning
guess you had better tell the women
Coz lon