Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-09-03
Care Of the Eyes.

The Sanstarian gives some excellent
rules for the care of the eyes:
When writing, reading, drawing, sew
ing, ETC., always take care that
1. The room is comfortably cool and the
| feet warm.
2. There is nothing tight about the
neck;
8. There is plenty of light without daz-
cling the eyes;
4. The sun does not shine directly on
| the object we are working upon;
5. The light does not come from the
| front; it is best when it comes over the
| left shoulder;
6. The head is not very much bent over
| the work;
7. The page is nearly perpendicular to
the line of sight; that is, that the eye is
nearly opposite the middle of the page, for
an object held slanting is not seen so
clearly;
8. That the page or other object is not
less than fifteen inches from the eye.
Near-sightedness is apt to increase rap
idly when person wears in reading the
glasses intended to enable him to see dis.
tant objects.
In any case when the eyes have any de-
feet avoid fine needle-work, drawing of
fine maps and all such work, except for
very short tasks, not exceeding half an
hour each and in the morning.
Never study or write before breakfast by
candlelight.
| Do not lie down when reading.
If your eyes are aching from freight,
iron looking at the snow, from over-work,
or other causes, pair of cOlOred glasses
may be advised to be used for while.
Light blue or grayish blue is the best
shade, but these glasses are likely to be
abused, and usually are not to be worn
except under medical advice. Almost all
those persons who continue to wear col
ored glasses, having perhaps first received
advice to wear them from medical men,
would be better without them. Travelling
vendors Of spectacles are not to be trusted /;
their wares are apt to be recommended as
!ignorantly and unfortunately as in the
times of the Vicar of Wakefield"
If you have to hold the pages of Hdr-
per's Magazine nearer than fifteen inches
in order to read it easily, it is probable
that you are quite near-sighted. If you
have to hold it two or three feet away be-
fore you see easily, you are probably far
( sighted. In either case il is very desirable
to consult physician before ggttiega pair
Of glasses. for q T,fsst may permanently
: iuIure your eyes.
Never play tricks with the eyes, as
squirting or rolling them.
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stomach IS ont # order.
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are being done. slippers are bad. In
winter the temperature Of the lower part
OF the room is apt TO be ten 90 fifteen de-
grces lower than that Of the upper.
10 Is indispensable m all forms Of labor
requiring the exercise Of vision Of minute
objects that the worker should rise from
his task nQsg and then, take few deep in
SEPARATIONS with closed mouth, stretch the
Y frame out into the most erect posture,
/ throw the arms backward ana forward,
| and, If possible, step to a window or into
4 the open air. If only for a moment, Two
I desks or tables in room are valuable for
a student; one 10 stand at, the other to
| sit az.