On deformities of the chest and spine / Illustrated by plates. By William Coulson.

  • William Coulson
Date:
1837
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Credit: On deformities of the chest and spine / Illustrated by plates. By William Coulson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ It is gratifying to see a practitioner of Mr. Coulson’s acknowledged eminence, thus laying the result of his experience, not only before his profession, but that public, which is so materially interested in such a sub- ject as this; and we strongly recommend a perusal of his treatise to every parent, especially to every mother.”—Globe and Traveller, July 29. “We should especially recommend the chapter on ‘ Compression by Stays,’ to which practice the fair sex are indebted for that interesting fra- gility of constitution so commonly to be observed.” — Satirist, Aug. 14. ‘¢ A portion of the work is devoted to an illustration of the evils arising from the use of tight stays, by which health and beauty are continually sacrificed.— Kent Herald, Aug. 18. ‘“‘ Though small in form, and unpretending in its style, it possesses much useful information, upon matters of great public interest, which deeply affect the comfort and happiness of a great portion of the human race, and particularly is this the case in highly civilised countries. ‘** On looking over the list we find no fewer than ninety-seven diseases produced by stays, all of which are attested by medical men. “* We hardly need, after these appalling facts, to request the attention of all good mothers and guardians to this important subject.’’ Morning Herald, Aug. 9. _ “* Upon its perusal, the reader will be astonished at the mass of human suffering which proceeds from ignorance in the management of children, and of the effects that arise from the compression of the human frame.” Weekly Times, Aug. 14. ‘“« We strongly advise all parents who have a child labouring under this rather common infirmity to consult the work, and learn at how small an expense of time and trouble a distressing and dangerous defect may be alleviated, and, indeed, often removed.” —The Atheneum, Aug. 20. ‘¢ We trust that the exposure here given of the injurious and often fatal effects of stays and tight-lacing will powerfully contribute to induce a dis- continuance of a practice which, in squeezing the body out of the limits of nature to the compass of a vitiated fashion, so frequently superinduces the deformity, disease, and death of the miserable victim exposed to the bar- barous infliction.” Morning Advertiser, Aug. 13.