The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-25
Eyeglasses aud the Eyss that Need Them
-EeOnomy OF tho IyealFht,

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conviction Of loss and decay force II d
on their attention. Indeed, in the follow
ing directions the writer Is only giving u
result Of efforts made TO counteraet Il
ill.eaorts Of a personal ignorant waste an
thoughlosS decay.
The iiBt thing 10 DO remembered % thl
alter the eyes require the aid Of slaasO
every days delay INJURIES them. Yet
prominent opticlau says that many ladie
FIRMLY believe all The Time they gain frol
tho reign Of glasses Is Just 90 much adde
to sight Sometimes" he added, "thI
struggle Is carried on so long that theI
first glasses are the last number on th
opticians liSt-a short respite only fror
years Of semi,darkness.
The times when glasses arc required
varies exceedingly; age Il q most .incer
tain guido. There are old ladies OF eixt,
with perfect sight; there are other ladle
OF thirty.Ave or forty whose eyes impera
lively damand aid, Not only age, but th
peculiar conformation Of the eye, and In
care that has been taken Of Il, inllnenc,
the time greatly. 0cullsts also say Ina
blle'gray eyes bear the wear OF extraya
giant use much better than very dark o.
ol9ck ONES. However, the majority o
ladies between the ages Of forty and forty
I'VE require the aid Of glasses; and yet
though the need Is 80 universal, scarcely
any one suspects the trouble at The begin
ming, and all are somewhat taken BY sur
prise.
The symptoms are, however, inyariable
and decided; no one can mistake them
There occurs at candle or lamp ltght A mis-
or dusky hue over what Is wished to bG
seen. Objects far or are seen better thar
those close at hand. There is an inyolun,
tary movement nearer the light, In order
to read q letter or book, and the book d
paper is held farther from the ewes thap
usual. Small objects, II looked Al AM
length Of time, grow confused. The ewes,
Alter q little close application, ache and
become SO Iatigued that rest Is necessary
and there Is often, on frat awakening Ii
the morning, a sense OF weakness, from
which the sight does not recover for q lii
lie while. "
When these symptoms occur, Il Isl
question between carelessness or vanity
and sight The eyes need glasses TO save
them from unnatural efforts, and 10 huS,
band their strength. This point deter
mined, remember that not only present
comfort but possibly years OF sight depend
upon the choice oil The glasses used, Hap,
pily no one Is now so ignorant as 10 take
out the glasses OF 4 past generation,
though In my youth II was fashion com.
mon enough-grandmamma's glasses were
supposed to be all that mamma could re,
quiTe.
Choice Of Glaaa.-Go to an oculist-the
pest oculist you can command and ask
MN 10 select the number OF glass necessa.
~. lie will give the very lowest power
tnat can be used; the power that will
simply restore the sight 10 what Is was, s.
that reading or sewing can be accomplish.
ed OF the same distance rs when the ewes
were perfect. The expense OF such a con,
sultation Is great economy. With care,
1t may not be needed again iorsome years;
aud 1t Is well TO remember that tool DO.
comes weapon In an ignorant hand"
But do not expect these glasses, which
enable the eye to work at the proper dis.
lance, to be Of any use In seeing things
further away; that would be impossible
Al glass cannot change It's form, like the
eye, which, by some mechanism imper-
ieGtly understood, alters It's conformation
LOT every distance. Those using the lower
numbers Of glasses will hardly need help
Tor distant objects, unless It be for pic.
lures hung in gallery, or books on the
upper shelves Of a library. For such oc.
casional efforts glass Of greater focal
length may be necessary. Get the glasses
set In plain blue steel; the dazzle 81 gold
frames Is trying and injurious. See that
they are oil pure glass, free from all specks,
rays Or globules, OF equal thickness, and Of
equal form. The best test OF the purity Of
the glass Is 10 hold II before q flame. To
see II they are quite true, hold them obi.
qnely over print; II the glasses are correct
all the letters will preserve their proper
shape In spite OF the oblique glass, or
raise the glasses slowly from the book to
the eyes, and II any OF the letters appear
distorted, the substance IL not uniform.
"a very important matter In choosing
glasses Is to ascertain whether both eyes
afe equally worn, and need the same
number oil glass. Inequality OF condition
Is lar commOner than Is generally sup.
posed. Headaches in one temple more
frequently than in the other, or peculiar
occupations, may cause this unequal wear.
Or the left eye, like the left hand, lags
behind, and does not do Its fair share OF
work. Then, like the left hand, It be.
comes through want Of exercise weaker
than the rtght-one Is worn out with Ia.
Dor. the other depraved with ease; and
the latter condition Is generally the worst
o. the two. This Ia one thing that can
DO best decided 10 that necessary inter.
view with q skilliul oculist But II from
any cause the eyes have worn iIreHularly,
Tho two compartments must be fitted with
glasses OF different powers.
The right focus found, sec that the cen.
ter Of The gtdss Is directly opposite the center
q Tie pupil. We are very particular to
have bonnet shape that fits the head,
but It is far more important that the frame
OF our glasses should fit the iace. The
space between the eyes varies in almost
every individual, aud yet little notice Ia
taken oil this peculiarly. II the center oil
the glass Is not opposite the center OF the
pupil, there will be an aching sensation
alter wearing them. An optiCian tried to
persuade me that this was customary, and
would wear away; and was the victim
Of this delusi0n for nearly two months be-
lore ascertAined the cause OF the trouble,
and Its cure. II a frame can not be found
TO tit accurately, have one made, but on
no account wear the one that maintalns
disposition BY pinching the nose. Such
frames not only iniure the nerves Of the
eye, but sometimes occasion obstinate
frontal headache.
Pebbles are dearer than glass, and are
generally supposed TO DO better. Certain.
" they are not 20 apt 70 get scratched OF
broken. Apart from this advantage,
have not discovered In them any extFaor,
binary excellence. Some people assert
that they are cooler. have used indif.
terentiy both glass and pebbles, and have
not been able to detect any additional
comfort In pebbles. Butof whatever sub.
stance the glasses may DO, when once q
pair has been found that exactly suit,
they are'not thing TO DO lightly treated,
It is well from the very first to get into
the habit OF taking care Of them, lest they
get scratched or broken.
do not think 1t at all necessary 10 en-,
ter Into speculAtions about the value Of
eyesight; those for whom an, writing
have discovered that, many oil them, alas
q little later than they ought to have done
Bat science and experience have authenti
Gated many thlngS which may heip,to 70.
Crult and preserve tho amount Of vision
the extravaganza Of youth leaves To mid
die age, and these things II may not bt
amiss 70 have in such compact form thai
they can easily DO considered and appro
priated:
First-In the working NJ a sunny window
sit so as to let the light fall obliquely oyei
the left shoulder. II the light comes oyeI
the right one, the shadows and movements
Of the right hand will disturb the surface
and render unequal and trying the vision
Second-Eeither In the daytime moi
evening sit reading with the back To The
window or light. 1.-THE rays Of light arr
too directly reelected" and their manage
ment will DO very iatIguing TO weak sight
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