Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-03-07

The more you avoid glaring and glanc-
ing lights in the rooms YOU sit in, the bet-
ter. Therefore although the following
advice is certain to meet with no attention
from the great majority-it is our laugha-
oly painful duty 10 recommend ladies to
have MS few mirrors and other looking
glasses, gilt picture frames and mouldingS
brlght-colorcd curtains, and highly-polish-
ed furniture, in their drawing-rooms AS
possible; and what they must have should
be so placed us not to allow bright lights
to be thrown upon them. IIighly-colored
curtains are additionally injurious when
the windows are open, so that various
brilliant and dazzling colors are flung
about the room by the incoming breeze.
A very bright carpet is very Injurious
thing, and, when combined with bright.
ly-palnted ceiling, madness. These things
may be merry sight for the eyes, but
they are short one. A rich patterned
sober toned carpet. and soft sky-gray or
stone colored ceiling, are my own private
iancy. The almost invariable whitewush
OF the British ceiling would be constant
injury but for the grave fact that the Brit
ish isles are not ovcrburdened with sun
light But whether reading. writing, or
working in any other way, it should always
be done with i'm oblidue light, and never
with horizontal light. AS to the use of
lotions, several prescriptions are given
but l lorbear to transcribe any of them,
excellent as they no doubt would be be-
cause n lotion too strong, or too frequent
y applied, or not exactly the proper lotion
fora special case or individual pcculiarity,
might do far more harm than good, unless
used under professional supervision. The
only exception is that of pure water In
cases of much Inflammation, or difficulty
OF opening the eyelids in the morning, the
water should be warm, and it may be mix
ed with warm milk; but in nearly all other
cases it should be cold. All those who
have been engaged in reading or writing
during several hours at II stretch, and es-
pccially at night, should carefully bathe
the eyes with cold water before going to
bed and the first thing in the mornings
ablutlons. "All artisans who work at a
blazing fire ought often TO wash their ewes
with pure cold water; and so should all
VINO work in wool, particularly carders
and spinncrs, and all those employed in
woolen and cotton manufactures, &C.. for
the fine dust, almost imperceptible, it may
be called, which such works disperse, often
produces cataracts, obstinate Inflammation,
swelled eyelids, &C." When fly. or other
insect, small flying seed, quickilme, dust,
or any other minute object, gets into the
eye e.. G., under the eyelid.) do not adopt
the common habit Of rubbing, or even Of
washing with water, but gently raise, OF
get gentle hand to raise for you, the eve
lid, and bend the head forward. In keep
ing thus the eyeld elevated, and the eve
qulescent for few moments, one feels 4
flow of tears starting from the organ
which seldom fails to bring along with ii
the cause OF the pain, or at least to carry
it toward the corner Of the eye next to the
nose, from whence it may be removed by
Il fine handkerchief folded to point. /
this operation is not sufficient, then II fin
ger ought TO be passed frequently, ye
gently, over the eyelid, from the exterior
corner of the eye toward the great cantnus
Tor Interior corner) by which means the
substance is made to descend toward the
| htNHl lilttI SlbltSS from whence III may D(
drawn by u fine hair pencil. If the irritat
ing substance still remains, then we arC
further instructed that the upper cyclic
must be taken as before, and kept elevate,
as much us possible, and the eve beins
then turned toward The nose, very fin,
camcl's hair pencil, dipped in cream, oil
or perfectly fresh butter, (without an aton
OF salt in ii, remember must be introduce,
between the eyelid and the body. of tn
eye, beginning at the exterior corner anC
ending ut the interior corner. If the yer
fine hair pencil is not successful, You wi
be almost certain to succeed with one rath
er larger. Should all these efforts fail
which is extremely unlikely if they ar
properly performed, do not set to wor
rubbing or washing the eye, as you mus
obtain professional assistance BE sure t
bathe the eye frequently in cold water a
soon as, and for some time after, the il
ritating substance has been extracted
FraSers N'agagjne.