The well-dressed woman: a study in the practical application to dress of the laws of health, art, and morals (1893)
Ecob, Helen Gilbert · New York, Fowler & Wells co. · leaf 102
does not enlarge to accommodate the dis-tended abdomen. On the contrary, the forward move-ment which enlarges the abdomen doubles thedownward and inward push of the corset. (SeeFigs. 9 and 10, Chapter III.) Let the corset-wearer place her hand under thecorset with the body erect and then with the… … JANE HADING. G YNEGOLOG Y. 85 corset, presses the abdominal contents downwardand inward. Dr. Kellogg has made very important observa-tions, by means of an air-pessary connected with atambour, showing the influence of the corset uponthe movements of the pelvic organs. These observa-tions and…
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