Monday, 12 February 2007
Interesting Celery Fact No. 164
Prior to the advent of whalebone, celery fibre was widely used in corsetry, and indeed was for many years the only substance strong enough for underwiring in larger sized brassieres. Attempts to use celery fibre in stockings, or as knicker elastic, were abortive, since it cut off the circulation and caused many cases of deep vein thrombosis.
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