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APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY 



Distention of the stomach and intestine by a full meal, 

 or by gas, interferes with the downward movements of 

 the diaphragm, and compels a greater extent of thoracic 

 breathing. 



Natural form 



348. Effect of tight lacing. A person whose waist is 

 laced tightly with corsets cannot breathe in the proper 

 amount of air, but is short of breath and easily fatigued. 



Tight corsets also compress the liver and other abdomi- 

 nal organs. In extreme cases the liver becomes divided 

 almost into two parts by the pressure. 



