Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1876-01-25
Ku - fort.e Care Of the Es es.

Ru - for tie Care of the EJes.
When writing, reading drawing,
sewing, etc, always take care that
(0) the room is comfortably cool and
the fceet warm lbJ there is nothing
tight about the neck; (c) there is plen-
IS of light without dnZziing ewes: ld)
the sun does not shine dilCctlv upOn
the object we are vt work upou; le)
The light does not come from in front:
ii is h, It when it comes over The left
shoulder, lJ) Ihe head is not very
much bent over the work; lg) the pnse
Is nearly perpendicular to the of sight;
that Is that the eye is nearly opposite
the middle of the page, for an object
held slIuting is not seen 50 clearly:
IN that page or other object is not
less than fifteen inches from the eve.
Near slghtcducS~ is apt TO increase
rapidly when ii person wears, in read
ing, the glasSes intended 10 enable him
to see distant objects. In any case,
when the eyes have any defect, avoid
fine needle work, drawing of line mans
and all such work, eXcclt for very
shot tasEs, not exceeding half an
hour each, and in the morning. New
er study or write before break fast hy
candle light, Do not lie down when
reading. lfyour eyes are achi K from
ii iIht, from looking at thu NOW
from over work, OrOthcr Causes.apair of
coIored glasses may be advised. 10 he
used for a whiie. Light blue or gay
lsh blue is the best shade, lut these
gIasses are likcly 20 be abused and,
usually. are not to be worn eXcput un-
der medical advice. Almost all who
continue to wear COlored glasses, hav-
ing perhaps first received advice to
wear them from medical men, wOulC
be better without them. Travelling
vendors of speCtacles are not to be
trusted; Their wares are apt to lie re-
commended as ignorantly and in
dtscwminantly "a in the times of the
'NIcar of Wakefield" If you have
to hold the uages ola book nearer than
ilItcen inches in OfdertO read it easily,
ii is III Obanle that you are near-sighted.
II you have To hold 1t two or three
feet away lelo?e you see easily, YOU
are probably far-sighted. In either
case, 1t is very desirable to consult
physician before getting Il pair Of
glasses. for misilt may permanently
injure your eyes Never play tricks
with the eyes, as squirting or rolling
thCm. ~ eyes are often troublesome
Avoid reading or sewing 10y twilight
or when dGb,litated 10y recent illness,
especially fever. Every seamstress
ought TO have cutting-out table, to
place her work on snCh plane with
reference to the line of vision as to
make it possible to exercise a close
scrutiny without bending the head or
the tirure much forward Usually,
except for aged persons or chronic in
valids, the winter temperature i'm
woTk-ronms ought not to exceed 60
deg. or 65 deg. TO sit with impunity
ia room at lower temperature,
some added clothing will be necessary.
The feet Of a student or seamtrtss
should he kept comfortable warm
while tasks are being done. SLIPPERS
are bad. In winter the temperature
of the lower part of the room Is apt 20
he 10 deg. or Is deg. lower than that
of the upper. 1t is indispensable in
all forms of labor requiring the eXer-
else of vision Of mIHute objects, that
the worker 81 Ould rise from his task
now and then, take few deep inspira-
tiOns with closed mouth, stretch the
frame out into the mOsC erect posture,
throw the arms back ward and forward
and, IL possible step to window or
into the open air, il only for moment.
Two desks or tables in Il room are
valuable for student; one to stand at,
the other to sit at.