Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-10-20
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, TIL URsDAY,

on the sensitive nerves at the margin of the pu.
pill. Other cases of injury attTbued to manlpu-
laiions such as cross eyes, double vision, &c..
have come under the writer's notice. Last month
he operated for cateract in the case of ladv,
whose vision, with the aid ofsspectacles, was
perfect, until she was induced Ay plausible ad.
vertisemenl TO pay for a course -5f lessons After
the third lesson, vision became indistnct and
blindness ultimately followed. Or. B. caeI 10
examine gentleman who had always enioyed
excellent sight until it was lost in moment
The patient had been to par,ybs friends, when
person stepped suddenly up isr.frfd him. and
covering both eyes with the hands, wished
him to guess who it was. The iorluer, without
speaking a word, endeavored TO escape from the
pressure, and when the eyelids were opened he
was entirely bereft Of sight, Although there
was not the least Appearance Ilrys yet the
sufferer remained hopeessy 6li{ lois
melancholy example, DR.. B. cawnss Ys 4 the
eyes are liable to injury event fom moderate
pressure.
There is q popular notion sanctioned even by
medical men who ought to know better, that the
eyes are preserved by opening them every morn
ing in basin of cold water. Some OF the worst
cases OF pterygum. or film on the surface of the
eye ,l,ave been witnessed in those rho boased of
the practice. When drop Of water gets into
the wind pipe, the nostr or the ear, irritation is
produced and when the eyes are opened under
water the sensation is anything but agreeable.
The eye is fabricated by secretion admirably
adapted TO facilitate the motiors Of the lid over
its surface; and as this secretion is partially SOL
uble in water it is as Inconsistent with common
sense to wash away, as it is 10 remove the oil
from the wheels of machinery
When the general health is robust, it Is as
tonishDg what an amount of labor the organ Of
vision will endure yet when ii is depressed,
especially by mental disturbance during peri.
odical function, they are easily deranged by too
close application to business. When they have
become weak, much for their preservation de
pends on the proper management Of the light to
which they are exposed When the light is in
excess, it should be diminished, and when it is
deficient labor should be discontinued. The
light blue of the sky and the verdnre of the fields
are the colors to which it will endure With most
ease The fame of good oil lamp is more reg
ular than gas or candles, and is therefore prefer
able. The intermittent flckerlng of gas is par
tcularly injurious, and it produces constant con
fractions and diatons OF the pupil, and undue
exercise of the whole organ. By placing shade
of light blue tissue paper over the lamp, the
| light is ameoraied for artificial light contains
superabnndance Of the yellow aud the red rays,
but is deficient III the violet, -, allowing it to
pass through The bluelsh medium il approaches
nearer to the light OF day, AMI i1tarer adapted
/ for continued application, of the organ of vison'
The gist Of the whole matter is just this; let
your eyes alone, and they may serve you all
your days; if they become out of order, apply to
that very important pelsonage, your family ply
sician, and he will instruct you how to "mind
your eyes,"-.N Y ScaIpd.