Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-28
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Indigestion 10 the principal source Of
weak eyes. Reading in the cars often
seriously disturbs the vision. A deli
cate and wonderful apparatus within the
eye ia constantly busy in adapting it to
the varying focal distances Tbs jerk
ing motion of the cars compeils an ex-
haustiEe effort to maintain the required
adaptation. Thousands of eyes are
spoiled By reading in the cars and other
vehicles Recently ! was consulted by
a railway expressman, who had become
totally blind by reading the newspapers
in the cara. Thousands who have never
consciously suffered any Inconvenience
| from the habit are obliged to wear
glasses pFematurely, to correct az mn
steadiness of vision produced in this
way.
Reading with the gas-light before you
is another csase Of Weaksyes. The light
should always hang quite high and be-
hind you, and allowed to shine over the
shoulder IF convenisnt. it should be
over the Lett sho1Ider. If using kero-
sene, it lis best 10 employ the lamps
which hang on The waA. Neither shonld
you read with your face toward the win
dow Reading BIZ twilight, is dangerous.
| Gradually Merchandising itself to the
reading light, The eye is constantly
strained Ikave seen more than one
case ofsgraye disease of the eye, pro-
duced.b E an undue effort to use the vis-
ION toolona st twilight White paint is
another mischief to the eyes, White
paint .ontside, white paint inside, white
paint everywhere. During the season
Of brfghtesEs suRshins the glare hurts
the eve. wonder fit is not 10 bad
taste ikewise7 I.potice that artists have
none Of it about them. sac
10 In our constant reading the eyesight Ia
much tiled By tbs white, paper / hope
/ that the tinted paper with a ssin deeper
4 color, may become fashionable. Avoid
reading BY artificial light when you can.
| We read too much. We read as we
eat-peli.mell, hoachisy-potchs no masti.
cation,ano digestion. III as a people. we
read less, We might know more. Few
Publications are more unpromiaing in a
/ child -thanmR ramarkgble passion for
books. Idonbt fra good lady who call
cd on me the other day with her son,
will ever forgive me for. what i said TO
her Her boy was Of the regular Boston
type--greathead and eyes, with small
and narroW chest. She said in a
mouruful Voice, but with evident pride,
"Ah, Doctor, he has alioh passion for
books. "A soon IS hsis out Of bed; be
10 down at some great book, and scarce
u leaves is@but for ais meals. He never
plays Ike other children" Z ssa
: + told herwamong other things, that
unless she could break up that habit,
her son would very likely turn out dolt.
She left very soon, with q belief thst1
did not understand her sons case.
shcula. have about as much hope Of a
man who gave himself up to childish
sports, as should of child who gave
himself mp to the habits and life of a
man. The newspapers have much to
answer for in the way Of small type and
imperfect printing. would eheerfully
give two hundred dollars q year to sup.
port anewspaper which would give as,
morning and evening" half column of
really reliable news, instead Of fifteen
columns Of dhated specuIaiiens and
tricky canards, the reading of which
hurts our eyes and wastes our precious
time -Dio Lescts.