New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-21
yIcKELIyrHEsLor OPERA GLASSES.

From Tie JeWel.cIS' tNtuldI
Dr 7 ogden Stout said in the course OF d ool'
versAtion at the Office OF the spencer OpucHi ,d
featuring Company few days ago iIt9 G t Into
lie theatre has probably done more 10 nun a
eyes Of the users than any one ti,Is dn,cn and
glasses generally worth about Sio PEI uoAo" ,
2or irfeyiority in finish and quality OF lcil'tN tef
cannot be surpassed. This however, - Oh not 80
dangerous diseases that may be taken from one u,eF
10 the other. 1t Is an acknowlenSeo iart Una, n ,c
Der OF eve diseases may be conlrs'ln Ss plS,,1 inv,
eve ia contact with towels, handher, he's or
the anined NAY have used around tne eyes; . Si
then would be the effect II tonight person WIN ,' IL
a disease uses one Of these opera glasses ana "a
particle Of the secretion adhcres To ue eye
Ie.,tbv eve! Could not the infectious particle
come in contact win a nea,thS 90 =. FL"
as il could be left by an unhealthy orc II j. USER
fnr me TO answer these qur-toh.. ID Ne" iOfI gu
children with eye diseases are proillcd RON chterS
,he baths for fear That water Will lie couaminati
md tir diseases thereby conveyed to olnrs, and
although precaution are taken scarcely 'ca;oh paSse
without any epidemic among IN" gre" 1INa"heh fu'
very few have heard OF disease eau cI ~ me use OF tV
opera glass In the theares why J., ms 20 hS0nHs
those becoming afflicted DO moi nave nousht ina
an opera glass they have used IS the caus- y
ply E ,h asH hT y BEEN used Gy OILERS with
ewes bnt he does them abon tc use Of an opeIi
glass and therefore the source OF disease IN a IaI
Humber Of cases Is uuacCoulIed for
one Of the most serious Of eve d s"a'es that may
he transmitted BY cOntagon Is what !, called by th
,naSicnl profession mucOpuulcni C0njunc,lvitis %
catarrhal ophthamis d contagious Inflammation Of M
vttr mart Of the evehall aud the Inner side Of the lids
Il may be transmitted TO healthy eyc IS using an,
40 diseased. Professor NOycs IN his admirable wOrl
ON the eye, says In speaking OF its cause IN few
Instances IL 10 be OF spontaneous origin but thos
are very rare While 10 the vast majority Of case
some OF contagon can be traced by comnunica
ton from similarly diseased by Indirect contac
through the fingers handkerchiefs towels clothing
\ very minute quantity Is sufficient. II
show how contagious II Is he the mystery whic
sometimes attaches TO the transmission Of the milan
nation 10 healthy eve IS less surprising. when II
known that the pus when diluted 20 900 still r.
tains decided contagious properties" Drs. Fox a"'
Gould In tcir cOmpend' on the eve say. e" Tie ell"
flegg ffarfo s.Ns fllp 4.
Of towels ETC. must always be urged upon puscnis am
those afflicted" Trach0ma or graduated ids l. al,
Infectious disease OF the eyes. DrS. Fox AM
Could In their book on the eve TINT nal nutrition
fatigue. had ventilation ETC. may produce ~ " no
spontaneously, but tho greater number 90 ans
from Infection. might on and descrIi: d numb"
OF diseases Of the that contagious. hut Is
unneccssary a. have cited enough to illustrate, an
those desiring more thorough knowledge of this ca
I've gratlhcd by turning IN any standard treatise ~
the diseases OF the eye