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Show Unit Effort r Tli;ht follara. A chapter might be written on the deleterious effects of tight collars, and especially that variety which projects BtifHy beneath the neck, to tho manifest discomfort of tho wer.rer and tho amusement amuse-ment of beholders. By compressing the veins they of course interfere with the return of blood from the head, and thereby promoto red noses and pimpled faces, against which all tho cosmetic lotions lo-tions in the world are of no avail so Ion.? us tho mechanical cause is allowed to remain. Tight collars ara even accused and with some show of reason of causing serious defects of tho visual apparatus, ap-paratus, duo to heightened blood presa-m'c, presa-m'c, arising from the artificial impediment impedi-ment to tho blood flow at the root of the ; I neck. We should not lio surprised to I find that these execrable contrivances ! were also responsible for watery eyes, pendant lips and tho general vacuous jiess of expression which usually characterizes char-acterizes the physiognomy of their wearers. wear-ers. Hospital Gazette. |