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Diagram 13.

Diagram 13 shows the outline of the two corsets--­the black indicating the one made one year later than that indicated by the broken out-line. The reduction in size is a marked improvement in ap­pearance as well as an in­dication of better physical condition, and instead of be­ing grotesque and unsightly in form, the patient dresses becomingly and the at the age of fifty-four has become much brighter than it has been for many years.

The foregoing outlines are typical of many cases that have been corrected in the manner shown. The diagrams are made directly from the outline of the body upon a wall chart at the time of fitting. The corrections are immediate and positive, and in many cases the after improvement in development of muscu­lar strength in rib wall and chest, with reduction in size of ab­domen, with better tonicity of abdominal muscles, contributes to improved vitality of the entire body, while the chronic pains due to erroneous posture are almost invariably relieved.