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 Profile of first subject shows in plate 5 the wrong corset. Pressure is around base of thorax, across diaphragm, and at waist in back carried down in straight line from waist to bottom of corset, where it bulges out across back and over thighs. The pelvis is thrust forward, shoulders thrown backward, and bal­anced weight of body rests upon the heels.

Plate 6 shows the normal curve of back, abdominal support, freedom from pressure over stomach and diaphragm, and normal balance of the body in the anatomically correct corset; the great difference in the body poise shows plainly between the parallel lines. 