Pleura of the Lungs. –in this chart we see also the pleura or the investing membrane of the lungs, and right below it the diaphragm or midriff.Two Distinct Lungs. –although the lungs are two in number, as far as their structure is concerned, and are perfectly distinct from each other, having, as we observe in the chart underneath this one, the heart and blood-vessels between them, yet as regards their functions they may be considered the same, since they received their blood from a single vessel, the pulmonary artery, and the air by one canal, the trachea or wind-pipe, and act in common with each other.

Size and Shape of Lungs. –as will be observed, the lungs are not quite the same size or shape; the right lung, although somewhat shorter and thicker than the left, is the larger and stronger, being divided into three lobe; wills to the left is the smaller and weaker, divided into two lobes only, and hence more frequently subject to disease.

Weight And Shape of Lungs. –the weight of the lungs varies very much; but in general they average about forty-two ounces in the male;thirty-six in the female; the right lung been about 2 ounces heavier than the left. Each lung is comical in shape, with a broad concave base resting on the convex surface of the midriff, the apex directed upward and extending into the root of the neck about 1 inch above the level of the first rib.

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This section sounds much more scientific than the opening statement, it does have quite a few excessive examples of commas and even a few semicolons, but it doesn’t mention corsets, and it seems to stick to the facts or leased a description of the lungs in this particular case.

A student studying medicine might learn something about the lungs from the section, although I suppose it probably was a practical thing to learn hundred years ago that corsets cause and strictures in the lungs. In fact it might have even been common knowledge although there may have been some sort of taboo against discussing such things and maybe it was only known by certain people. Therefore it might’ve been very practical to call that a medical book in case male readers or male doctors were somehow ignorant of the problems caused by corsets.