. The influence of dress in producing the physical decadence of American women : annual address upon obstetrics and gynecology . t whose front profile is shown in Plate III. FlG. 4. The solid outline represents the side profile of aman of forty-five years, who had suffered many years fromnervous dyspepsia and a variety of nervous symptoms, whichthe treatment of a number of most excellent Eastern spe-cialists had failed to relieve. A few weeks physical training,in connection with other treatment, gave him the figureshown in the dotted outline, and restored him to such ex-cellent health that he
. The influence of dress in producing the physical decadence of American women : annual address upon obstetrics and gynecology . t whose front profile is shown in Plate III. FlG. 4. The solid outline represents the side profile of aman of forty-five years, who had suffered many years fromnervous dyspepsia and a variety of nervous symptoms, whichthe treatment of a number of most excellent Eastern spe-cialists had failed to relieve. A few weeks physical training,in connection with other treatment, gave him the figureshown in the dotted outline, and restored him to such ex-cellent health that he was able to return to his businessenjoying better health than for many years. The prin-cipal causes of the deformity exhibited by this patientwere wearing a belt when a young man, and neglect ofphysical exercise, his business habits having been seden-tary from youth. PLATE VIII. FIGURE i. Side-view outline of a woman of twenty-fouryears, who was suffering from nervous dyspepsia and pro-lapsus of uterus and ovaries. FlG. 2. This outline represents the same young womanafter a few months physical training. She was restored to. ?n
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