The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1889-10-19
WEAK EYES INCREASING.
AN oPTlClAN IN A HISTORIC BUILD
ING SAYS THEY ARE.
The Causes to he Found Largely in Our
Modern Setlentary Life-Why school
Children Are Atllicted-Thc Kind of
Glasses to Wear

Modern Se.lentary Life--Why school
Children Are Anlicte,l-The Kind of
| Glasses to Wear.
On the west side of Nassau street, just
south of Fulton street, is an old building
the second floor of which was formerly
used 10y Aaron Burr rs IL law office after
his return from Europe in 1912. The
floor is now used 10y an oculist and OPP
,ician, who is Il scientist, philosopher
and merchant combined
His reception room WAS formcrl,'
Aaron Burr's consulting room, and it is
somewhat of II coincidence that whereas
it was formerly used for II consultation
of the mind, it is now devoted to the
| purpose of consultations for the si.h,.
"lt is not generally known" remarked
the oculist -optician to News Reporter,
except To, perhaps, Il few old fashioned
merchants, that this was the office of the
famous Aaron Burr; but to some of the
Older members of the liar this place has
Il historical interest as we'll as Il personal
one, SO far us their eyes ar, concerned
81 make no spectaclrs or eye glasses
for the trade. Every pair of glasses
made here are made after II personal On
animation of eye. 10y myself, or upon
the written prescription of Il recognized
ocullst. 1t seems To me that defective
vision was never So great as Now
CAUSES OF DEFECTIVE VISION.
"Thc pcculiaritcs of defective vision
are legion, but the prevailing affection
of the eyes is ncarsiyhtcdncss. This
arises from many causes chief among
which is the increase among srd"ntarv
occupations. Jewellers, journalists. cs-
pccially doctors. analysts, clerks, book
Keepers who have to work in dark ware.
houses, typewritcrs, especially women:
millincrs, painters upon enamel, and in
fact almost every business that demands
close attention for amy length of time,
has its proportion of nearsighlrd
workers.
"Not one man in Il hundred has ;,I,so-
lutcly perfect vision and that one man is
usually an illitcratc person, whose bust
ness is an out door one. Vet even sea
captains, particularly in the German
navy, Wear eye glasses
Another cause for defective vision is
the present mode of living. We cat too
fast and choose our food ut random The
laborcr and the farmer, whose frugal
fare Is plain but substantial, are seldom
troubled with bad sights. Severe mental
troubles most surely affect the eyes
where there i.,alrcady prcclisposilion to
sight failure.
During the past five years there has
been II noticeable increase of impaired
vision among school children, caused by
| three things: First, too much study in
badly lighted school rooms; second, bolt
mS their food instead of masLicuting ii,
third, the undue strain upon the nerve
tissues, which is the result of both y
good many children of tender years often
require glasses as strong as those worn
by persons of advanced age
"Othcrs are born with II lnalforlG,tiun
OF the cornca, or front part of the eye
the curvature of which being unequal
tho rays of light do not harlnunizc
Such people see vertical lines clearly, but
the horizontal lines inoislinclJv. or vice
versa. The only remedy for this sort of
lhiiiSo W uoC w lllltlllGul Bl;l5S'S.
"Again, others arc troubled with
weakness in one of the muscles of the
eye, SO that the eyes do not move alike.
Hence they may have double visual i'm
prcssions and see two objects instead of
ono.
"Tlcre is one popularity, however,
about near sighted people which doc,
vlf,t. la
sight improves when they sc, to I,caloIt
Az or 12 years of age, and continue, To
improve for Il few years alterwnrd. Thi,
Improvement, however, is only confined
to persons who use glasses of the rcuri-
site strength. A too strong eye glass is
worse than none ut all, and while deal
Ing with this part Of the subject may
say right here that the general tendency
Of nrarsightcd people is at first to wear
glasses that are too strong for them.
Manga person sight has been ruined i'm
consequence.
y FEW SIMPLE RULES.
"lhc knowledge Of II few plain, sim
pie rules about eye glasses would save IL
world of trouble TO the unnitiatcd Al
ways buy spcctaclcs in preference to eye
glasses. They are not only more com
Portable, but their uso avoids the often
unnatural presence OF common frames
upon the muscles of the nose Never
wear riinlcss glasses, but use them with
frames, the reason being that the sight
of the eyes is not in jurcd by the rcfrac-
tion of the rays Of light Oh The edges
Use pebbles in preference 10 glass, be-
cause pebbles are ten degrees cooler
Never buy cheap glasses until your eyes
have first been examined, because very
much depends upon the condition of the
body when Il person comes in to buy.
at requires from twenty minutes to
thrcc-qlE.rtcrs Of an hour to enable the
ocllliat to properly test p"rsons eyes
in order to get the right kinfof glass to
suit him. Dozens OF persons come to
me ovcrlcatcd and laborins under some
degree of excitement. Their eyes are
naturally affected by this condition, and
they need To cool Off and become com
posed before | can attend to them. The
graduation in the number of the glass |
under these circumstances will vary
from onc-half to whole number in the
strength of the glass. Never buy off
pcddlers, because they have not the IA
cililics to suit you.
"AiTectation is one of the most prolific
sources Of defective vision Young poo
pie want to wear glasses because they
look stylish when in reality there i, |
nothing the matter with them. In such |
Gases simply tell them So, but when |
they insist, a piece of clear, common
glass is the best, even though that is I'M
advisable. New York News
Peter Laing, who Is lo4 years of age,
has recently been admitted to church
membership in Elgin, Scotland.
SAmsoN'S MODERN RIVAL.