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 It will be noted that the wrong corset constricted the waist 2 inches and the rib wall 3 inches. This for so small a per­son greatly diminished the breathing capacity.

Six months after fitting patient could not wear the former corset, awing to increased expansion of rib wall and diaphragm. "Nervous indigestion" and a feeling of extreme exhaustion were the conditions from which there was a gratifying relief.