A Mrs Huisinsra has been addressing the women of Kensington, N. V., on the snbjpot of the corset, and the eloquent peroration ran : — ,Tfae conns curse »mong women is more msidioty than the drink curse among mea. Booy •ins seek to extenuate themselvei are the plea of moderation. A woman can no more be trn tted with a corset than a drunkard with a glass of whiskey. More harm to the health and vitality of ottr race as a whole is rone by oonett than by r am. The article of clothing violates the laws ; of good health. It weakens the body, enfeebled the mind, and dwarfs the soul I*
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XVI, Issue 1640, 3 April 1895, Page 3
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