The Herald of Wales. — 1889-05-11 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

HINT TO SWANSEA 4. LADIES, " TIGHT'LACING AND ITS RESITLTSCJ'  "Daring the last few yea's," says the Arsiesal, "several affections which are found in women with much greater frequency than in men have been claimed by independent writers in different parts of the world as the result of; eompresifion. . . . The most important are antemia, ulcer of the stomach, gallstones, my- + able kidney." This is a formidable array, and it must be noted that it is not a catalogue of all the diseases said to be produced by tightLir: but only a list of a few which have been . added to a very much longer seriee. " An=a4 itself, in its " penicious " form, is, as a rule, rapidly and hopelessly fatal. But even when it is not " pernicious,' it is the prolific parent of manifold- diseasea, some of which are fatal, whilst almost all are extremely disabling and distressing. "Ulcer of the stomach" has an alarming sound even to the "lay" ear; but the sound ie not nearly so alarming as the reality. When a doctor is convinced that he has met with a ease of undoubted Vasof the stomach, he anticipates or months of misery for the . tient and of hamming care for himself. He .. ws that recovery is passible; but he knows also that MI many instances the chances are largely in favour of death. Treatment in many cases is quite t7:llpowerless. One day the patient may be walknt, filling the air with complaint of her troubles. The next she may be dead, with a small perforation in tho wall of the stomach as , the result of the ulcerative process " Gallstones "it is unnecessary to dwell .upon. The , pain and danger of these are known almost universally. "Movable kidney," though less immediately painful and dangerous, is a condition which no woman who wishes to be well should for a moment rim the risk of becoming acquainted with. This is the barest summary of facts, which might be so set forth as to appear truly appalling. Will any woman reader lie brightened into reason ? The answer, uahappily, is not even doubtful. She will not. But in case such a phenomenon should oeonr, the following suggestions of the -Amoral are worthy of her consideraticm. "The one thing that is most objectionable is the formation of an artificial waist. . . To simply order the removal of stays will be found altogether insufficient. . . for stays are undoubtedly a protection against the tight ligature of skirts which accompanies their use. The only satisfaetwy way is to abolish both. . . . Every article of clothing, whether of upper or under garments, is to be made in combination, or without division at the Ambit. The weight of each gsrinent is then borne mainly by the shoulders and bust, and no constriction of the waist is necessary.' It is rimless to appeal to the wearers of ladies' clothing, the case must be carried to the makers. Will Worth do anything? If he will not, will those educated and titled ladies who are said to have devoted their talents to the art of dressing their aistera, come to the rescue? There is a splendid field for enterprise and originality of mind.—Eospit 1.  Lady Lansdale is now in New York—awaiting the arrival of the adventure-loving Earl. At the Central Criminal Court, on Tuesday, John Beddes, who was found guilty of "ringing the changes" at various post-offices, was further charged with asaaulting F.liza, cook, the postmistress at East Barnet, and with stealing £42, the property of the PostmasterGeneral,und £l7 belonging to Mrs. Oook. The latter is still suffering from the brutal treatment she received from the prisoner. The jury found the prisoner:guilty, and he was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude.  Shortly before six o'clock on Thursday evening the Birmingham pollee were informed of the suicide of a young woman named Mary Kerr (22), a domestic servant, who has been residing with Benjamin Oliver, caretaker of premises, No. 16, Waterloo-street. The girl, who is an orphan, has been in desponding spirits of late, but the cause has not transpired. Mrs. Parsons left her in the house on Thursday afternoon, and upon returning about half-past five o'clock found her lying on the bed in en unoonscious state. A cap, which was supposed to contain some kind of poison, either oxalic acid or strychnine, was found near the bed, and it was believed tat the deceased had taken a quantity 1 of the poison. A medical gentleman was called 1 in and lee pronounced life to be ext Met. There vie nothing found upon the girl indicating her motive for self-destruction, and the people with whom she had been in service are unable to aaehrn any ream. The body Bee at the home