of the fatal "clergyman's sore throat" explained.

[Side note: An illustration]

Analogy makes this clearer still. Our back teeth were built for
the purpose of grinding; hence their broad crowns, strong shafts,
and firm roots; the teeth in the front of the mouth were intended
for tasks not at all so arduous. Tamper with this arrangement;
transfer the laborious work of mastication to the front teeth,
and see how nature will punish you. This illustrates the outrage
committed when the strain and effort that should be shifted to
the lungs are allowed to rest on the slender organs intended for
the entirely different purpose of modulation.

[Side note: How acquire a chest voice]

One question remains--How can a person cultivate a chest voice?
How bring the voice directly from the lungs without in the least
distressing the throat? This is all important. The young speaker
should practise for a short time daily the method of lifting,
first, words and then sentences straight from the lungs without
making the least possible demand on the throat or vocal chords,
stealing each word out of the depths of the lungs, afraid, as it
were, of awakening the upper organs. When he has acquired this
habit of speaking words and sentences, let him practise a verse
or two of declamation. In a short time he will be surprised at
his progress in acquiring a chest voice. In public speaking it
will become his ordinary voice; for not only does the established
habit assist him, but the organs daily develop and fit themselves
to his purpose, and he learns to transfer the stress from his