Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-09-27

EYE SIGHT AND HOW TO PRESERVE IT.
Another important item in the
preservation of the sight is to afford the
eyes ample rest whenever in use. This may
be accomplished in various ways. Probably
the most practical way is, when reading for
instance book, to look ftom the hook to
some object across the room, or what is still
better, across the street, or even greater
distance, for moment or two-the longer
the better, this will relax tho acoemmodative
muscles and rest the eyes. This method of
resting the eyes during waking hours Is the
most practical. because when looking at
distance If vision is clear, 1t is proof positive
that the accommodation is relaxed. Another
method is to close the eyee, which is very
good, but if this Is done there is no means of
knowing that the accommodation is relaxed,
the best method is to first look at distance
until the sight Is clear and then close the
eyes any desired length of time. BY frequent
ly directing the sight from the reading to a
distance, reading may lie maintained for sew.
eral hou rs and the eyes kept in the best
possible condition. Another good practice
when applying the eyes to near work Is to
occasionally turn the eyes from the right to
the left which may he done by Simply turn
ing the face little to one side whilst reading.
This will relieve the muscles which turn the
eyes in various directions. For this purpose
there may be three positions considered,vlz.:
directly in front. right and left; one will
almost always hold their reading directly In
front at the beginning and until the eyes may
grow weary. If when the position becomes
tiresome, the face is turned slightly to right
or left, the eyes will be thrown into new
position and 10 consequence will feel reliev.
cd.
Protect the priceless boom Of the eye sight,
for changes in the eyes are soon developed,
and unless promptly given aid and tue strain
upon accommodation powers relieved scriouP
results may follow. would respectfully in.
vite all Interested IN this MISTER to Call and
have their eycs examined.
Examination free.
Josiah A. Stull,
Eye Sp, ciAlst.
This subject will he continued next week.
SCIENTIFIC BALL PLAY,Nd The "town"
tackled the canning house"on Saturday last
and An excerpt from the account OF the bear
and the buzz-saw would best describe the
result. To begin with, the grounds we're
beautifully variegated with crystal pools,
hummocks, rocks and mud: in the second
agony Of recital, we note most enthusiast
tic unanimity Of ignorance OF the rules,
in which the umpires, spectators and
players We'd with each other as long as there
was any vie in sight. Ono pitchers curves
were epicycloidal; the others paraboic.
The former frequently gyrated around the
batter until he became dizzy; this delayed
the game: the latter having an infinite branch
without rectillneal asymptote, the batter's
corpus was substituted frequently to serve
as the third point iu the line of syzygy, the
ball and the pitcher being the other two
result, an ouch and on argument.
The batting was terrific, simply too strong
and during the last nine innings they anchor.
ed the ball to mullen stalk In the pitchers
box with condemned cable Of the Baltimore
Traction Co., to save the ball from spelling
the charming geometrical plan Of the
Pleiades But the base running was more
open to criticism; one eloquen, and original
rooter suggested that they take load ofhay
around with them 10 that there might be
something seen to mvoe and then another
popularity was that the runner always wait.
ed until he was sure the baseman had the
ball before he started for that particular base;
of course they didn't always get out even
then, but it WAS bound to happen that they
did occasionally.
The throwing however deserves engrAvure
in letters gold upon tablets Of chIorate of
potash. Throw Why the catchers dis.
mounted the left foul flag seven times in
like number of attempts to catch man
stealing third, and when the base runners
started to do the tortoise act, the ball and the
mud that centrifugacd .herefrom as 1t scared
hither and yon, darkened the sun and chick.
ems went to roost on the grand stand roof
And the coaching! Arie Latham heard it
out in Cincinnati and swooDed right off into
aswoon and tho Minnesota cyclone noted
the counter atmospheric disturbance in the
south. east and drowned itself in Lake Itaska.
Talk about boiler makers serenadcs, how.
itzcr choruses and Wag merriam music-don't
talk.
Score 80 to 8 in favor of tho hermetical
sealcrs