HEALTH HINTS.
TRAILING SKIRTS AND DISEASE GERMS. ;
A scientific congress, lately sitting in Rome, has been seriously discussing women's costumes. The members {have come to the unanimous conclusion that long skirts are dangerous to health. Dr. Casagrandi demonstrated in the most impressive manner the inconveniences and dangers of this garment. He sent into the streets a number of ladies carrying trailing skirts, with instructions to walk about for an hour. On their return, the dangerous vestments were submitted to a microscopici examination, and on each of the skirts Dr. Casagrandi discovered whole colonies of microbes and bacilli. The germs of influenza, consumption, and typhoid fever are the least of &c evils which careless mothers after an hour's promenade bring home to the cradles of their children. In view of these alarming statements; made by Dr. Casagrandi, the hygienists present at the Congress at Home promptly condemned the wearing of long skirts.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 184, 4 August 1900, Page 2 (Supplement)
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