Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-08-06
BE Careful OF Your EyesIght.

More pleasure ard information are de-
rived through the single sense Of sight
I than from all other senses The condition
of our eyes should therefore be an Object
/ Of ncern tn ali. In a late number Of the
Methodist Quarterly Reci,w, there is an ar
ticie on this subject by l.. Aenry Clark
NJ ID. containing greatdeal of practical
ard important information:
lie remarks that cluse reading is very
trying tn the eyes, because the nerves are
required to operate so as to adjust the eve
to convey the impression of every letter to
the brain. The labor of the eye ia reading
is therefore very great; this Is the seassni
Why SO many Of the best students. while
at college, become affected with diseases
of the eye. The only effectual remedy for
this is TO pitch Homer and Virgil upon
some upper shelf for about twelve months.
and take to the mountains and rustic re-
creations. The most excellect recreation
with which a weak eve can be- INDUCED. !"
says DR. Weller, 'is To move about i'm the
free air and in regions which command an
extensive and pleasant view Of the face of
nature"
On this topic, Dr. Clark gives some ex-
ceilent admOuirIuns. lie saws:
Frequently some imprudence in youth
during the student PERIOD while the BODY
is in state of immature developement, re
suits permanent disability of the eyes, A
few nights of successive study, or DAYS of
constant application, during a period of
physical debility a day with the micro
scope, view an eclipse a few hours read
ing i'll the cars, or airy cort nued exercise
of the organs IF vision without sufficient
rest, will frequently give shock to the
nervous apparatus of adjustment from
which the eyes never fully recover"
DR. Clark gives us some very practical
information for taking care OF the eyesigbt
and preventing morbid sensbility of the
retna. lie says:
NV hen, after reading, writing, sewing.
or the like, there is an Obscnritv or confu
sion of objects, or il there is a feeling If
fatigue in the eyes < Or if black notes
and sparks, and flashes of light arpear. or
/ if objects appear to be surrounded with a
halo 1t is time to stop No man can afford
to continue the employment OF the eyes IN
ON near objects Absolute rest or the
eyes ard mind nre requisite-or, what will
often do better, an entire change # employ-
ment. \ BY giving the eyes timely
rest, and guarding carefully the general
health, the aSihenorIc NAV accrmnlisb
much eve labor The worst time tr
EMPLOY the eyes is at night; the worst part
/ OF daylight. Is Immediately on rising from
bed. II the eve feels panied tired. or
uneasy, it is hazardous to continue lis mar.
ticular use no work is So important ms 10
Justify a continuance 0i il when symptnms
of uneasiness are produced The eve
especially if nervously diseased. is the FIRST
to symDathize with an overwnrked brain /"
The proper adjustment Of light for read
ing and writing is question of great in.
portaDce. Light, blue colOred shades nre
recommended tor artificial light, because
/ the rays contain an excess of red. Sudden
! transitions from darkness to light are dan
gerous several persons have been smi,ten
| with mp'ete blindness by being removed
I from dark dungeons into the sudden glare
! of bright sunlight Reading by the light
/ Of the moTn at twilight. gazing at fire.
/ works. and using the microscope FREQUENT
/ ~ should be avoi1ed; also, reading by a
! sidohght, when reclining Many persons
! who read and write great deal at night.
| have inf rmrd us that they prefer snerm
and wax candlelight to any other. 1t pro
/ duces s1ftness, so to speak, which is more
! natural tn the action f the eve than gas.
/ light. al oil, or any Of the other burrinu
/
many churches is very Injurious to delicate
eyes. Sir David Brewster considers tina,
ground glass shades are the best which can
be used DR.. Clark recomme nds n shad4
made of blue barege We have found tina,
common white printing paper makes the
best and most agreeable shade !ur readinp
and writing by artificial light
Squeezing the eyes and rubbing them
roughly sh' uld always be avoided.
In order t. enjoy healthy eyes, DR.. Clark
says. with great fnrce and truth:
at is necessary to guard with care the
general health. The student must sit ir
"a pure atmosphere, and frequently breath,
the out door air. He should use cold wat
or in bathing, If it dves not disagree with
him. tn irvigorate the nervous system. AND
he should frequently change his position
aud vary his labor. HIS dress should hc
easy, bis hat brim wide, and he should hav,
regard to the condition. Of his stomacb auc
bowels lie should employ mis- eyes sufi
GENTLY, not immuderately. as they NAV h,
injured by too little as well as too much
labor. He who would enjoy continued
health and soundness of vision must revari
as sacred the rational laws of health"