Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-09-30
THE CARE OF THE EYES.
Some Useful Directions Concerning Pres
ervatfon nf the EyesRht.


A really healthy eye possesses in a
wonderful degree the power of adjust
ing itself to the viewing of objects at
different distances; if, for example. you
hold up in front of you between your
eye and the distant horizon any small
object, such as a penholder, you will
find that no effort of yours will enable
you to see both well at the same time !;
if you gaze at the one, the other imme-
diately becomes indistinct. This is
called the power of accommodation, and
depends upon the elasticity of the crys-
talline lens. Its convexity is increased
when we fix our eyes and attention on
near object, and diminished when we
look at something further off. In old
age there is considerable curtailment of
this power of accommodation, depend
ing upon hardening of the crystalline
lens. Things close at hand can then not
be discerned so well as those farther.
This state is called presbyopia, or long
sightedness. 1t usually commences,
from the forty-fifth to the fiftieth year,
and | would here strongly urge those
who are only even slightly presbyopic
to commence the use of suitable specta-
cles forthwith, and not to forget that the
glasses must be strong enough to be
quite effectual.
You need hardly he afraid of getting
foo strong ones fbev cannot he "a If
thew sn;t the sight And again in
conrso of time w6en even mora noro,.
i noeded s+ron yo,. onna mnCt ha NOV,
Iavue6 sS.oset Gnoe ~ uSr Gst ~ NV molH ia
,ru,s0 oros MI m ho so,1nS nowarf,I anouab =,
ae9 AZ 5arti,, - ~ Ao"0 r." 80 = =
Ut Tboro 10y 'ie ;o . condition Of tho evo, from,
which ,,nonv neonIe snffar generai1v
LrnTrn + h1 tbo no1y,o of woaL 9S;rh+. y
,,,a, rod,,ood fro,,a 1azst,,d SS, ~
lr'sT 49, Tbero =; ;,o liz ~
uaaS W -7,.;+o fo,. e,n longtb df +;1a J ~
the ,a0 t,.r;mr To 70 30 nrndncas o;dd;ness csc.
and even headache p,In;tation etc n
aT,ch cases attantion to the health and a
dna NORTON nf rest NAV do pood but #
eannnt ba too we'll known that hundreds q
of neonln who have heen sufferers from
woe elTnesa If S;ght have NOT on1v heen
raI;ared 1 hnt even cI1red hv the wearin .
~ nroner snectacles. Rut lei me- here
remind sufferers from this comn1aint
that even the cieverest onticians are NOT
as i rule the men to he advised bv al to
the kind of sneetacles to he worn. A
cnre il never Immediate but indeed
often tedions. and the advice Of the best
oculist or ophthalmic surgeon should. if
possible. be obtained.
Short-sightedness is often hereditary.
and the worst of it is that it has a
tendency. if its influence be not quickly
counteracted, to increase as the child
gets older. A case of this kind should
never be neglected. and spectacles should
BE worn. especially when reading, writ
ing, etc. The apartment, too, in which
studies are conducted should be airy.
we'll lighted. and clean, and the desks
high enough to prevent a STOPPING posi-
ton being at all necessary. Plenty of
outdoor exercise. by STRENGTHENING the
body. will tend to prevent the increase
OF the ailment, and if these instructions
are followed to the letter, it is not at
I ali unlikely that upon attaining the age
of twenty, or a little over, spectacles
NAV be gradually dispensed with.
Very great care should be taken of
she eyes of infants and children. From
its birth the eyes Of baby should be
the first part washed or cleaned; the water
should be soft and gently warm, the bit
of sponge used of the finest quality
Never expose an infant to bright or
dazzling light. nor allow it to sleep in
such light. Exposure to drAughts and
cold. on the other hand, is highly detri-
mental to the sight, and SO is impure air
from whatever cause.
Purulent ophtbaluia in children is
very likely permanently to iniure or
even entirely destroy the sight. Medical
aid should be obtained at once; no do
mestic remedies should be tried: simply
keen the little sufferer in a quiet, warm,
verv clean. and moderately darkened
room. Al often as anv discharge
gathers it is to be carefully washed
away with lukewarm water. poured
from small soft snonoe Aftertbe ewes
are softly dried, a folded linen rag dip
na5 in eol6 rvater nav ha laid over each
an5 p5 ~ nhonro5 ~ E rwbo,, X rats wsrro The
,sno sba,Id taLo oavo not ~ touch hor
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snoula lmmleolaIely % nau- AIe manu- |.
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Wlde margin anu gear gooa Iype' anu
Tue Tue HglC pe anpy sulllclen.. Iii Asaln;
the tasKs tney nave 70 perform snouLu
not pe oI Kino 70 oisIress tue EYES
nor shou.o; IN my opInlon, tney 9e pun
isned oy haVlng Mork !Mposel upon
them-sucll as lengIIy Wrlelhg eAerc.seS i
-Whlcn straln poIh praln anu eye. An Al
worS ana no pay makes 0acA q uIll
ooy. ~ runs sle plosea5, Jdo5 D5' Y .sn y ~
nave gone lurl1er, anu aeoee, hn.t IL a
pa!e, Ieeole' weakly ana oilen nall- 2 oiiilu