The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-03-22
Precautions that People would do
well TO observe.
From Fsszier's Msgs1ine.I

well TO obaerve.
From Frazier's MagSxIne.l
The more you avoid glaring and
glancing lights in the rooms you ha-
bitually sit in, the better. Therefore,
although the following advice is GER
tain to meet with no attention from the
great majority. it is our iaughably
painful duty to recommend ladies to
nave as few mirrors and other looking
glasses, gilt picture frames and mould
inSs, bright colored curtains and
nlShly-pohshed furniture in their
drawing rooms as possible; and what
they must have should be so nlaced "a
not to allow bright lights to be thrown
upon them. Highly colored curtains
are additionally injurious when The
windows are open, so that various bril-
liant and dazzling colors are flung
about the room by the incoming
breeze. Avery bright carpet is a very
injurious thing, and, when combined
with a brightly-painted ceiling. mad
ness. These things may be merry
life for the eyes, out they are a short
enc. A nch-patterned, sober toned
carpet, and soft sky-gray or stone
colored ceiling, are my own private
fancy. The almost Invariable white
wash of the British ceiling would be a
constant injury but for the grave fact
that the British Isles are not over
burdened with sunlight. But whether
reading, writing or working,
or In any other way, it should
always be done with an obhque light,
and never with horizontal light. AS
to the use of lotions, several prescrip-
tions are given in the little book we
commenced with, as we'll as in other
works, but / forbear to transcribe any
OF them, excellent as they no doubt
would be, because a lotion too strong,
or too frequently applied. or not exact
ly the proper lotion for q special case
or individual popularity, might do far
more harm than good, unless used IN
der professional supervision. The onlv
exception is that of pure water. In
cases of much Inflammation, or diff
Guilty of opening the eyelids in the
morning, the water should be warm,
and it may be mixed with warm milk /;
but in nearly all other cases it should
be cold. All those who have been en-
gagged in reading or writing during
several hours at a stretch, and especial
ly at night, should carefully battle the
eyes with cold water before going to
bed, and the first thing in the morning
additions. 'All artisans who work at
blasting fire ought often to wash their
eyes with cold, pure water, and so
should all those who work in wool,
particularly carders and spinners, and
all those employed in woolen and cot
ton factories, ETC., for the fine dust,
almost imperceptiblo it may be called,
which such works dispense often pro-
duces cataracts, obstinate infiamma-
tions, swelled eyelids, etc." L once
lived, during weeks at a time, on the
Opthalmic river in the interior of Aus
tralia; and numbers of settlers and
shepherds, bushmen and diggers were
afflicted every summer and autumn
with sore eyes--so sore in some cases
that you might have thought they
would never open them again. One
day squstter who owned sheep sta
ton thereabout rode up from Mel
bourne with a great air. He was a
''swell-squatter," who only now and
then came to visit his snug little farm
on the river, Ito see how stock got
on" l asked his advice for the sore
eyes of his shepherds ana others. at
serves them quite right!" said he. 81
never have these sore eyes; and you,
sir, will never haYe sore eyes. No
gentleman ever has," Not exactly
perceiving the nice distinction in this
matter, l demurred. SIT is nice dis
tinction," said he; ''it is just that.
You, no doubt, often wash your eyes
with cold water. Those fellows never
do" There was, no doubt, much rca-
son IN this; but something else was
the cause. Besides the dirtiness Of
the hot sand and dust in
the eyes, flies often rushed into Them,
and were not soon or easily cleared out
there was, moreover, q y S,,r r'' "a I'Vnr
d. -tsI4vI UlL or Sung, ana In
very speedily set 10.
should have been very thankful at that
time, for the sake of others Tiny horses
included) as well as myself, to have
received the following advice; When
ever fly or other insect, small flying
seed, quicklime, dust, or. any other
minute object, gets into the eye Il. e.,
under the eyelid), "io not adopt IL Q
common habit OF rubbing, or even of
washing with water, but gently raise,
or get a gentle hand to raise for you,
the eyelld, and bend the head forward.
In keeping thus the eyelid elevated,
and the eye quiescent for a few mo-
ments, one feels flow of tears starting
from the organ which seldom fails to
bring along with it 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 a
fine handkerchief folded to a point. II
this operation is not sufficient, then q
finger ought to be passed frequently,
yet gently, over the eyelid, from the
exterior corner Of the eye toward the
great canthus (er interior corner), by
which means the substance is made to
descend toward the. lachrymal glands,
from whence it may be drawn by fine
hair pencil" If the irritating sub
stance still remains, then we are in
structed that the upper eyelid must
be taken as before, and kept elevated
as much as possible, andIthe eye being
then tarned toward the nose, q very
fine camel's hair pencil, dipped in
cream, oil, or very fresh butter with
out an atom of salt in it, remember.)
must be introduced between the eye
lid and the body Of the eye, beginning
ut the exterior corner and ending at
the interior corner" If the very fine
hair pencil is not successful, you will
be almost certain to succeed with one
rather larger. Should all these efforts
Iah, which Is extremely unlikely il
hey are properly performed, do not
vet TO work rubbing or washing the eye,
ls you must obtain professional assist
NICE. Be sure to battle the eye fire.
Iuently in cold water as soon as, and |
or some time after, the irritating sub
stance has been extracted.
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