Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-12-01

RULES FOR THE CARE OF THE EYEs.-
When writing, reading, drawing, sew
ing, etc., always take care that-(al the
room is comfortably cool and the feet
warm; (b) there is nothing tight about
without dazzling the eyes; ID the sun
does net shine directly upon the object
we are at work upon; (e) the light does
not come from in front; it is best when
it comes over the left shoulder; % the
head is not very much bent over the
work; (g) the page is nearly perpendicu-
lar 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; lh) that the page or
other object is not less than fifteen
inches from the eye. Near sightedness
is apt to increase rapidly when person
wears, in reading, the glasses intended
to enable him to see distant 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 candle
light. Do not lie down when reading.
If your eyes are aching from fire light,
from looking at the snow, from over
work, or other causes, pair of colored
glasses may be advised, TO be used for a
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 who continue to
wear cOlOred 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 indiscriminafely as in the times of
the 'Vicar of Wakefield" If you have
to hold the pages of book nearer than
fifteen inches i'm order to read it easily,
it is probable that you are quite near
sighted. If you have 10 hold it two or
three feet away before you see easily,
you are probably far-sighted. In either
case, it is very desirable to consult a
physician before getting pair of
glasses, for misfit may permanently
injure your eyes. Never play tricks
with the eyes, as squirting or rolling
them. The eyes are often troublesome
when the stomach is out of order. Avoid
reading or sewing by twilight or when
debilitated by recent illness, especially
fever. Every seamstress ought to have
a cutting-Out table, to place her work
on such plane with reference to the
line of vision as to make it possible tn
exercise a close scrutiny without bend
ing the head or the figure much for
ward. Usually, except for aged persons
or chronic invalids, the winter tempera-
ture in work-rooms ought not to exceed
60 deg. or 85 deg. To sit with impunity
in room at q lower temperature, some
added clothing will be necessary. The
feet of student or seamstress should
be kept comfortably warm while tasks
are being done. Slippers are bad. In
winter the temperature of the lower
part of the room is apt to be 10 deg. or
Is deg. lower than that of the upper. 1t
is Indispensable in all forms of labor re-
quiring the exercise of vision of minute
objects, that the worker should rise
from his task now and then, take a few
deep inspirations with closed mouth,
stretch the frame out into the most erect
posture, throw the arms backward and
forward, and, if possible, step to win
dow or into the open air, If only for a
moment. Two desks or tables in a room
are valuable for student; one to stand
at, the other to sit at.