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 Third subject, in plate 5, shows the same make of corset much advertised as hygienic and abdominal supporting, as that shown on second subject, plate 1. The arrows indicate the points upon which extreme pressures are exerted. There is no abdominal support. Plate 6, a well-known fashionable cor­set of commerce, exerts extreme pressures at points indicated, that at a point low upon the back&mdash;about the base of the spine&mdash;increases the inclination of the wearer to flex the knees and thrust the body forward at the hips. This and the pressure over dia­phragm and around base of thorax causes the shoulders to droop forward and the entire anatomy is out of poise. 