The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-12-22
TIE FAMILY PHYSICIAN:
10 Esamove a Mote from the Ego.

10 ESPAAoSc u Nxotc AEOln III 1,y0s
Take q h%orsehair and double it,
leaving q loop. If the mote can be
seen lay the loop over it, close the
eye, and the mote will come out as the
hair is withdrawn. If the irritating
object cannot be seen raise the lid of
the eye as high as possible and place
the loop as far as you can, close the
eye and roll the ball around a few
times, draw out the hair, and the sub
stance which caused the pain will be
sure to come with 1t. This method is
practiced by lawmakers and other
workers in steeL-MedicaI Times.
Treatment OF
Exercise is of service, especially if
taken early in the day. Sleep-that
Ia, rest of brain-is essential. Every
nervous patient should have at least
seven hours-eight is Il preferable
number. During repose repair Of
the nervous system is in excess of the
waste; hence its value. With regard
to the therapeutic treatment of nerv-
BUSINESS. the subject is so essentially
scientific that no patient whose all
ment is anyway advanced should do
well to attempt self-cure. In trifing
or incipient cases, all that is required
Is an abandonment of the producing
conditions, and, even when the dis
order has made some progress, a gen.
eral attention to dietetics--that is,
proper food, drink. exercise, sleep and
bathing-will generally result in the
re-establishment of health.
Abuse OF the Muscles or Baby Eyes.
The two mUscles-.a set for each
eye-act in perfect correlation, and
enable the organ in an instant of time
to cover an infinite range of vision.
No fine adjustment of the telescope,
no system of lenses and prisms can &C.
complish this feat in an instant of
time.
The utmost caution is therefore i'm
peratively demanded of every person
to whom is consigned the care Of the
young child from infancy to perhaps
the third year Of life. It is during
this time that damage to the muscular
apparatus of the eye may be done.
The mother or nurse is eager to have
baby see everything from a nursery
window, or from a carriage or car.
How many tired heads, languid yes,
and disordered tempers result from
this mistake! How often is loss of
accommodative power, or enlarged
pupil, or cross eye the consequence!
Worms. onward fits" sour stomach,
flea bites, and bad temper are some of
the morbid aad moral posers which
the mother and the family doctorpon-
der over.
An Indication of the delicate and
undeveloped muscular apparatus Of
the eyeball within the first two months
of life is found in the ease with which
some infants look cross eyed. It Is
well known that in sleep the eyes are
turned upward under the brows, and
inward, and that Il true crossed con-
dition of the optical axes occurs dur
ing this state.
An occasional temporary crossing Of
the eyes Of an infant above two
months of age should he carefully in
vestigated. The child should be
handled lightly; it should not be played
with too much; 1t ought to lie or roll
on its back in preference to sitting On
the lap or in a chair. Any unequal
size of the pupils should be carefully
noted. 1t may be- either the sign Of
some internal trouble or a simple
local affection Of the muscular tissue
controlling the pupil.-Ba6yhood.