“ The above conditions cause a relief below the waist-line of the body, and with such conditions prevailing the space across the front of the body at the waist-line to the pelvis-bones becomes empty naturally re­ducing the size around the entire abdomen at such point without or any- uncomfortable pressure from without or any inconvenience from within. ”

“ Another purpose of the invention is to provide a device which will act with rela­tion to the male or the female body to relieve all the vital organs from internal pressure without injuring the stomach, spine, ribs, or other important organs. ”

“ The gradual lifting of the body and uniform pres­sure of the device cause a gradual reduction in the size of the portion of the person sur­rounded by the conformer, since by the manipulation of the belt-straps and con­nected lacings each and every part of the de­vice has even tension there being a total absence of concentrated tension at any par­ticular spot. ”

“ By throwing the body back on the spine and relieving the pressure on the front of the person deep breathing is possible, which when the the lungs inflate forces the loose cover­ing of skin on the body to draw upward and backward, raising upward the bust of the body in either a man or a woman and giving thereby a correct figure and graceful car­riage. ”

“ These stays are the only stays employed in the construction of the device, as the soft material of the de­vice is so skilfully shaped as to be relied upon to hold the body in the desired position and healthfully and scientifically modify the gen­eral contour of the parts of the body of the wearer they are intended to inclose. ”