Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-28
TAKE CARE OF YOUR EYES,

The Advics OF Famous Oeulist-rhe Wide
| Spread of Visual Weakness and Its Cure.
| New York Mall and Express.
! It seldom happens that New York
street car makes trip from its stable to
the terminus Of its route without carry
iing at least one person under forty years
OF age VINO wesrs glasses at least when
he reads. This will give the uninitisted
| some idea Of the prevalence of i'm
paired eyesight. In q cafe near
Madison Square the other evening 9
Mail and Express reporter counted eight
specialized young men out of twelve sit
ting st i've tables in one end of the room.
With view Of learning the cause Of this
widespread weakness in the visual organs
OF the young men Of this generation the
reporter sought DR.. George S. Norton, Of
the Kew York Oph.halmic tollege,
well known authority upon that subject
CT medical practice.
at Is rare that 8 specialist hlds per-
feet e3e," he said. "In nearly every in
stance some defect is found. The most
common complaints are myopia and by
permytropis, or near and fsr-sightedness,
thej e commonly called. The former
Is increasing, but the latter ID not, al
though the latter Is far more prev
alent just at present. The care Of
the eyes is far more important than most
men realize. The improper use Of eyes
which are weak results in s variety OF
complaints. 1t often causes headaches,
depression and sometimes nervous pros
tration. These can generally be RENE
died IL not cured by the use of
glasses. In the purchase OF glasses
the sufferer cannot be too
careful. The use Of glasses that are i'm
properly adjusted to the eye is oftentimes
more Injurious than helpful. Another
| common complaint is called astigmatism,
which consists OF the irregular curvature
Of the cornea. In such cases one part of
the eye may be mYopic while the other Is
hypermytropic. To aid this, glasses must
be used with lenses specially ground for
the purpose"
GLOW should the eyes be taken care
OFF,"
"That depends entirely upon circum-
stances. Each mans eyes differ from
thoee of his fellow. No two pairs are
alike. Here are 3 few simple directions
| in cases Of accident which it would be
we'll to follow. When q cinder or any
foreign substance gets into the eye,
never rub the eye. Wait mo
ment, then gently open and close
| the lid; the tears which follow
this operation will usually wash out
| the intrudipg substance. However,
| should it refuse to go, turn up the lid IN
der which the substance is and remove it
with soft handkerchief. II the sub
stense becomes embedded in the coruea
or eyebsll, 60 TO physician immeoistely.
La bathing the eyes it makes no material
| difference, IS has been alleged, whether
| they are rubbed toward the nose
or from it. 1t is irjudicious,
however, to allow water to enter
the eye, as this act may engender d.
sesse. 1t should never De allow except
under skilled advice. Do not use the
eyes after they are tired. They should be
rested, if only for moment Avoid the
use Of the eyes while travelling in rail-
way carriage or in poor light. Do not
work with the head bent low. Use
sloping desk when writing. Never allow
the light to shine in your
eyes while working, let 1t
come over the left shoulder, il
possible. II this cannot be accomplished,
| wesr shade. Avoid the use Of colored
glasses, unless under competent advice,
except when exposed to bright light, such
as the glare OF the sun upon snow or Wa
ter. Then they may be used with great
benefit. London smoked glasses or blue
are the only colors that should be wern
under these circumstances. Avoid hold
ing book, when reading, too near
the eye, IS the nearer it is held
the greater the strain. On the other
hand, do not hold 1t 100 far away, as then
the strain Is even greater. Conta-
gion is the most fertile cause OF the
spread Of external diseases, especially
granulated lids. This is most generally
the case in public institutions, where
children live and sleep together, and often
wash themselves In the same water. Iso-
lation is the only known method for pre-
venting the spread Of this disease. A
normal eye should be perfectly strong
and not become easily tired. 1t should
not require the use of glasses until the
age OF forty or forty FIVE hss been reached.
By the use of proper glasses they should
remain strong inde f1nitely. A f.r-sighted
man requires glasses for reading much
earlier than a man who is near-sighted.
When person does not need glasses fer
reading at fifty years ofpage it proves cor
clusivelY that he must have been near
sighted in his youth.