The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-20
CHILDRlNS EYES.
How to c4fe Them in Cases
of lrrit4tion, Inflamma-
ton and Accident.
THE woMjN OF QUIET DIGNITY.
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THINK and Reduces the
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English.
THE NJ in OF QUIET DIGNITY.

A celebrated New York o~culist. who
looks into some hundreds of eyes in
very young heads every day OF his
life, said recently to the writer, keep
them clean. n'thatisspne of the great
est secrets of healthful eyes and good
eyesight in children.
For ordinary hygienic purposes the
normal eye of a child in infancy re-
requires bathing at least twice daily.
After the & of five, cold water may
be used with safety, and only daily
bathing will suffice.
Begin at the outer edge of the eye
and battle lightly toward the nose.
Let the water drip over the lids and
tear tube. Dry the eye in health with
linen: there is nothing so cool and
soothing as linen. Ii there be any
Inflammation use a little cotton bat
tiEg-what doctors call 'smedicated
absorbent cotton
TO REMOVE FOREIGN SUBSTANCE .
Where dust or any foreign substance
gets into the eye remove it as soon as
possible to avoid irritation of those
surfaces which of all the human body
are the most tender. Roll the upper
lid back over a small pencil and liter
ally sweep the eye-ball and under lid
with IL tiny camei's hair brush, low
ing the nose at the am time TO draw
down through the nasal tubes any
thing which approaches them.
Ifirritation has set in from any cause
whatever, the eyes must be bathed in
tepid water from three times a day to
every hour. When a desire to rub the
eyes is shown tie the hands behind
the back OF bandage the disconnected
orbs. but very lightly, as heat would
increase their irritation.
If the trouble turns into infiamma-
ton and there is more than a normal
secretion, the lids should be painted
with boracic acid. A small caInels
hair brush is the best means of in
PRODUCING the acid into or about the
eve. Iodine ma also be painted or
the lids in solution, but with both
paints it is best to have a physician
regulate the strength.
If the lids are crusted, as after a
cold. a troubled stomach or following
inflammation, mercury salve, applied
with a clean piece of linen, will be
found very soothing, and is far better
than washes to open the eyes painless
w or to remove Secretions without
injury.
If the lids are heavy and an angry
red. a solution of nitrate OF silver will
generally reduce any inflammation and
consequent swelling. 1t is to be APP
piled with a small brush as in the case
of iodine or boracic acid. Physicians
usually order these things put up with
a small percentage of cocaine, which
deadens pain, and these remedies
should be applied only under a ply
-sician's order and direction.@
THE THING NOT TO DO.
A quite common occurrence when
baby Is to be taken out" is the pre-
paratory freshening and primping for
neighbors' eyes, which usually in
cludes a bathing of the dear little
face with "nice warm water" Now
that is the very thing not to do! The
flesh about the eyes made soft and
tender by warm water becomes easily
drawn with a change of atmosphere;
and a cold is liable to set in after the
pores of the skin have been opened
with warm water.
Preservation of muscles is a thing
to heed in taking children out. 1t Is
we'll to be provided with a little dark
green silk shade, or a veil not too
thick or too thin, for in certain strong
lights say the glare of sunshine ON
the payelnents or on sand. even when
a cold breeze is blowing-the eyes are
apt to be strained; the muscles relax
and become weak.
A baby is too often allowed to stare
steadily at any bright light or object
which attracts its gaze, with the re-
suit that the muscles become over
faticued, relax, and the eye. instead
of being held firmly in place, turns
toward the nose. producing that I'M
pleasant and often ludicrous effect all
are familiar with. 1t is not wise to
allow an infant to suck the thumb or
an older child to suck candy looking
continually toward it, for crossed
eyesn is a muscular affection, though
sometimes following nervous trouble.
NEAR-SIGHTEDNESS N SQUINT.
Near-sightedness is a prevalent ner-
yous trouble. often following strain or
fatigue of the eyes. One hour at a
time is long enough for any enid I'M
der twelve years OF age to read. Light
should fall over the left shoulder, and
as the IDEA is 10 Seb uiiece
picture on the eye of what
is being read, care should be
taken to hold the book in such a
position that the page will receive the
direct light. When the eve cannot
get a focus on the object it is to pic
fure. but instead has to peer among
uncertain rays Of light, fatigue and
strain follow inevitably and q
sssauint" is the result.
heading by twilight is q parent of
both near-sightedness and the squlnt;
50 also is reading in bed, or in any re-
cumbent position where the same
strain after a focus of the object goes
on.
When you see unmistakable symp-
toms of squint or near-sightedness
consult an o%cuiist, and put glasses on