The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-27

observation-disclosures Of Nurses-tause
of squinting--A Critical perioi-A Goa
pie Of Good Rules
MANY persons yearly make the very sid
mistake of ncglecting their eyes until
they begin 20 see the mist before them.
until the object they are looking at must
be bronghtryery riose 10 the csc TO be dis,
cerhel orhntil Che print,in the book they
arercailg becomes all blurred, aud chen.
when in many cases it is too late 10 re-
pair the injury that has been caused they
begin to seek advice Every year there
are hundreds Of cases that come under
the oculsts' care that could have been
cured III few rudimentary principles Ind
been known 10 or observed b. The patient
These things every body should know.
bat. perhaps Of al persons whose es
pecial duty 10 IS TO know them HE mother
ha. the greatest need Of it She. of least
Of all rpersomss Fhould know that the
human eye Of Gle Guild whose infancy aud
the frst few years OF its tender childhood
are cspccally ontrtsted 10 her care. for
very 0ftcnit IS in infancy, wbtn the child
Is Set but a lcg mopnis.o old and las not
left the nurses lap, that its little eyes
are injured for liie.
T. is natura iat-'whcn We have ar.
rived at middle age aud besdn descending
the hill of life. orr sight should com
mcncc 10 fail bat bow are we TO preserve
il rs long a. II j. possible? First, by hav'
ing our cO.iie'oat mothers and nurses
take caro- Of tl..I for rs while we arc yet
infants In lay or two after birth IL
will perha,8 be 'oticed that the lids arc
swollen, al3 -c~.aps that some irruptiye
disease has set IN In such a case the
mother or nurse will do well not TO try 10
be doctor a. vc.i rs occupying the trying
position of either mother or nurse. \
skllful practitioner should at once be
called in 10 see the child, that is, If the
symptoms become at all serious. because
81 is at this very time that the sight of
the child llay lie seriously affected and
perhaps permanently impaired. Above
all things dont in such cases try moth
ers milk. neitber be ovcranXious that
tho child may be hungry, and thereby
Overfeed il Remember, first of all. that
Z, low diet must. be given in such cases
this is imperative. The child should at
once be taken from place where there Is
q strong light and kept in room where
the sun or artificial light has been sub
dued. A conscientious physician will IN
most eases L. able 20 effect n rapid cuIe
md save tic child from untold agony,
which it might have TO endure when it
grew older ii neglected now.
CARELEssNEss or NURSES.
Nurses frequently allow the child to lie
In their Uhe nurses laps. and in such
position that in order to gaze about it, the
Infant must roll its eyes until sometimes
it is staring at objects over its forehead
or with its head tipped back it is looking
at objects upside down. The careful
nurse and the thoughtful mother will
never allow the child TO rcclinc in this
position. or il they do, will place it so
that there viii be no incentive for it 20
look over It's head Sight is impaired IN
many children H. this way.
When the child IS teething is a critical
time for it, eyes and later, when it is be-
ginning to learn to read, be careful then
that it doe TO. acquire habits which.
when it natures. cannot be easily cradi-
Gated. Observe how it holds its book,
don't let it hold it up to its face and
sQuint at it, lie careful also that il uses
children acquire the habit of using one
eye and leaving tie other unused, eausi
ing it in timo to grow exceedingly
weak. Primers and first readers should
invariably be in large type. and
tho child s,.clil be made to sit up
straight Constantly leaning over Il desk
or piano has a bad effect upon the eyes
of children. which is fully cQualcd by
misfortune which befalls little girls. and
that is their trcsses falling down over
their faces 1t is supposed that squirting
is caused IN he brain, but it is we'll known
that children inherit it. Many of these
surrounding influences are Indirectly the
cause Of squirting and they should be
most zealou5iy guarded against. Always
see TO il that children have plenty OF
fresh air in the school room. and do not
excite the chld's initiative faculties.
Many n child has been squintcr for lie.
made so by initiating nurse or n COM
panion who sQGinted for fun. This is q
most pernicious practice. and one that is
oftentimes INDUCED in by those who have
the care OF children because the child is
So smart it mimics so well.
"a ANOTHER CRITICAL. PERIOD.
lnt uCAt NtTy VrttiCdi pti'Ou 10 Nb'H
the child has grown into a youth or
maiden. Their constant study. or the too
close application to an exacting occupa.
ton. will work incalculable injury. The
Young man or woman who is fortunate
enough TO discover this in time has reason
10 be thankful, for the skillful oculist
may. if he has the patient in season, be
able 10 do him some temporary good: but
alasl for those who are not aware Of their
true condition until they are frightened
some day hy tho spccter OF luminous
objects and black specks floating before
them. They see undulating lights and
objects that appear to be composed of
misty substance. When this state of
things arrives the wise youth or maiden
will at once show himself TO physician
aud get medical advice. Ii the defect to
the eye is in its FIRST stages the doctor
will not be in any hurry to have YOU wear
glasses. This is not so desirable as
many suppose. Glasses are annoy.
inc to those who arc forced TO
wear them, and if there is any way
10 avoid II, no one should DO in any
hurry to put them ON. In the first place,
O person who notices himself afflicted with
these symptoms will seek rest. II he is
student. let him temporarily give up the
companionship of his books and seek the
companionship of nature.
Aluaxo "a will ha founI that GOOD siybt