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Show DANGER IN -TIGHT COLLARS. Dr.'Wafter G. Walford, in an article arti-cle contributed to the Hospital, a London publication, warns against the dangers of wearing tight collars. He says- "The fact 'Is well known to vcrorl-nar vcrorl-nar surgeons, who tell us that neck constriction through badly fitting har-ness har-ness Is -a causative factor in 'staggers' 'stag-gers' in horses' and I havo" myself relieved a horse of this distressing symptom by relaxing the throat lash If Is equally well known that dogs suffer a great deal through having to wear tightly fitting collars Is It too much, then, to nrguo that those of us who wear our own collars too tightly buttoned may find In that practlco some explanation of symptoms symp-toms ascribed to other cnuses? "Anyone who has seen many cases, suicidal or otherwise, of fatal neck constriction, must have noticed three things: First, the small nmount of actual ac-tual constriction necessary to cause serious results; secondly, the fact that death In such cases Is almost painless, and thirdly, that such death cannot be caused by closure of the windpipe, as It is so commonly supposed, sup-posed, except In rare Instauces. and then it cannot be painless It is thereforo reasonable to suppose that many of us must often unconsciously unconscious-ly place ourselves within a danger zone, and that if we do this regularly regular-ly we are bound to suffer for It In florao way, The nerves and vessels of the neck are sufficiently close to j the surface to suffer from continual pressure, such as is exercised by tightly fitting collars" The writer goes on to mention numerous nu-merous Instances where ho has known tlght collars to cause headaches, "rheumatism," apoplectic symptoms, vertigo, sickness and other "evidences of cerebral congestion, which were at once relieved by loosening the neckwear. He says In conclusion: -Tho neck. Is not a cylinder wltn parallel sides, but Is more or less cone-shaped, an Important difference I whtch wo oftqn lo8e'sIght'of InIn-vestlgating InIn-vestlgating the condition of one's own collar ono Is apt to slip the fingers under It and raise to a level where tho circumference of the neck is much 'smaller and tho diameter of the neck seems less marked- When tho collar is allowed to Blip back It naturally" drops down into Its ordinary or-dinary working position, where it pressed on important and sensitive structures. The point to be remembered remem-bered Is that It Is the lower edge of the collar that does the mischief, especially es-pecially where It lies against the structures Just abovo the clavicle. "One or two hints in conclusion It is Just as well not to rolax the neck clothing too suddenly Also, never be content with merely relaxing relax-ing th,e collar, soe that there is no lestrlction, however slight, at the upper up-per end of the thorax, and that the shirt bands are never tightened, and pay particular attention . to the collars col-lars or the patient's night clothing. It is a little difficult to got patients to eeent,llat'lhe'si hints are lmpoitant. Prejudice, edstonr" and the erroneous Mdca-'abouf catching cold are hard to conretuTwlfhT "HuTir la worth while to. Inslbt and to see that jour advice Is carried out to tho letter. The resultant re-sultant bcnefltB arp too .great and too striking to be .disregarded " oo |