Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-11-03


man with two eyes, seems n bago
acted on different principle from
that which has guided her in pro.
Elalng him with two cars, Two hands
aHe two feet. The ears. the hand
ana the .eet are independent ~ tbe
other One hand Tor example. can
be occupied with one thing. while
the othor hand Is occupied NJ no
same time with something else aud
We can hear on one side Of the head
with one ear while hearing on tic
other side with tho other ear got
the two eyes are, so 20 sneak. peared
together. and both Of them must look
AZ the Same thing simultaneously.
moreover, ualike most other ami
mails, man eyes are placed so close
together ia the front Of his head
that nc can soc only directly IN front
OF hlm The bird can watch d eat
Nlih his left cyc and keep a desira.
pie worm IN sight on the other side
u him with the other eye. Theo.
iogiaua have argued that tho human
eye Y 30 precious that nature has
provided every man with spare
eye. SO that II he loses one no can
a9e a.most equally well with the
other An eminent German ocnlsst
has. however. jast discovered that
this Is misiakc ana that nature
never Intended that our eyes should
b. placed 80 close together as they
arc nov placed. Or ,hai ihoy should
DO 80 coupled together that they
cannot Be- used Independently one OF
another
According 10 tho oculis,. the hui
mar eyes were originally placed one
ln zach temple Win this arrange.
meat ot eyes our remote ancestors
were able 20 see on each side Of
themselves 40 tho same time More.
over, they could turn one eye 10 the
left aai SEQ over tho ieii shoulder
while iarnlng the other eye 10 tho
right 30 a. - look over the right
shoulder This gaye primoyal man
great advantages Ia his warfare with
Wild boasts aad men Of hostile tribes
aHl rendered him less Liable 10 bs
surprised by tho steaithy approach
q - wife With tho stove ia o. the
period.
Mature has. we are told. triod 20
roryify the present unfortunate stu.
alton 81 tho human eye by what
previous oculists have mistaken for
dcinrmity. and called by the for
mldablc name 81 strabismns The
cross. eyed man Is. according 60 this
theory. merely a man whose eyes
nature has striven 10 bring back TO
tho original pattern. Any boz who
has studied under cross.cyed
acIoolmAstcr will remember that
masters strange AGILITY to sec mis-.
chief that was In progress almost be.
hind his hack IL IL true that tho
cross,oycd man cannot uncouplc his
eyes and use each OF them for differ
cnl and Simultaneous purposes. but
he certainly can soc in directions
which tho man with so-called nor
nal eyes cannot possibly sec.
some limo ago the German ocu-
list found Ia Berlin hospital a girl
whose eyes woro capable Of indo-
pendent motion This fact the
short. sighted physician in charge Of
the hospital regarded as a deiormity,
aud he called 10 tho oculist 20
remedy IL OF course, tho latter
was far too fond Of science 20 do any
thing 81 tho kind. iio made thor
ough study Of tho girl, and came 10
tho conclusion that her endowment
IN point Of eyes was vastly superior
20 that q! the average girl She could
without turning her head, sec around
an area Of fully lSl degrees. and she
could read simultaneously two
books. ono held near her right car,
nrsd the other near her loft ear. She
could furthermore turn both eyes
inward. 80 as TO see an object north.
east 81 her nose with her left eve.
and another oh Jet northwest OF her
nose with the right eye II was
clear TO the oculist that there was
a gIrl with very nearly the same
powers OF vision that we're possessed
by man ia ages long prior TO tho
cave-dwclling era, and filled with
enthusiasm. he carried the girl to
his house and began a long series
of experiments. which convinced
him that tho theory that our
eyes were intended 10 be as indie.
pendcnt OF one another as our hands
Il unuuostiouablv true.
Not content with experimenting
with the girls eyes. the oculisi
borrowed cheap boy from the
orphan asylum and after year OF
steady ani persevering effort, sue.
coolcd in unooupling his eyes. So
that he now sccs ia the same extern
siye aud independent manner as the
girl
From tho success of these oxpc-i.
monts. the oculist argues that chill
dren can be taught to tho indepcnd-
emit use Of each eye, and mankind
nnce moro endowed with the un-
sounded eyes that nature originally
Intended We should have That
tbero will bo advantages connected
with the improved method Of vision
Il nndeniable. 10 the school teacher
ana tho Sunday school superintond
crt IL will BE- manifest gain TO be
oble 10 watch every part Of the
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