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Rh too often repeat the old adage—prevention is better than cure; and hence, in all cases when there is the least tendency to stooping or roundness of the shoulders, aid should be immediately sought; and even this, trifling as it may appear, ought to be pre­vented. In our registered this has been provided for by placing the braces in such a manner, and making them of such materials, that they prevent the slightest tendency of the shoulders to depart from their normal position.

Another thing which we have secured in this bodice is, that it shall always fit. In the ordinary fastening, in the hurry of dressing, or through the carelessness of the servant, it is often drawn un­evenly together; but in ours this cannot happen. Instead of laces we employ hooks and eyes, which are placed on a straight line, and are arranged so as to be adapted to the varying size of the body, and will not remain fastened out of their place; they also keep the whole weight of the clothing equally balanced. So far as our space and the nature of the subject will permit we have discussed this question in relation to the spine. In a work which we are now preparing for the press we shall consider the question of the relation of the whole of the clothing to the