Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-15
CARE OF THE EYES.
Some Simple Suggestions About a
Very Important Matter

by carelCssness," said a prominent ocu-
list, II do not only mean straining the eye,
after dark, working by too glaring or too
feeble lights, or the thousand and one
things that ought to be drilled into a
child, but what grown people frequently
reglect in their own and their childrcn's
eyes-cleanliness"
1t is horrible, but true, that many mothers
| leave their children'8 eyes totally uucared
for until too late. From the birth of a
baby until child is ten or twelve years
of age the tender eyes arc frequently look
ed after ty some ignorant nurse.
The sScretiOns of a tiny baby's ewes if
not most carefully washed away with warm
water and soft rag. Will accumulate and
cause serious disease. AS this accumula-
ticn Of matter is contagious fresh rags
should be used each time, and the old ones
burned.
Kittens and puppies have very often the
same tendency, that can be obViated by
bathing their eyes two or three times q day
with warm water and a little weak tea.
As children's pets this should not be
neglected, for n sOTe-Cyed kitten can cause
a good deal OF trouble in the eyes of a
whole family.
Then the adjective "cross eye" IS gener-
any the result of negligence, because the
chilu WIS not carried to an oculist, so
soon IS the cross"-Nas discovered.
1t is caused by defective vision is usually
perceEub!e about two or three years of
age, and is readily cured before twelve or
thirteen years. When neglected 1t becomes
almost deiormity as the most charming
face in the world viii not satisfy the be-
holder who sees one eye wandering through
space as though trying to escape detection
Who does not know TIE agony of some
heavy finger searching the eyes for a tiny
c!nder that feels like a mole-hill growing
into a mountain?
Too often after the eye is apparently
tabbed OUT the searcher announces he
hv,H inc ~ and L..
OF that eye is worse than the first Don't
be 'jabbed' by unskillful fingers
Put light bandage around the eye, with
n soft medicated cotton wad underneath,
to press the lids together
Saturate the cotton in warm water and
witch hazel, try to keep quiet and forget
your woes, and most likely the nuisance
will leave Of its own accord
III not seek some one who is practiced in
the art
Burns in the eye from lime, acids, molten
metals or gunpowder can be relieved by
frequent introducuons of castor or sweet
Oil in the eye and cold applications out
side; but only until the most competent
advice can be procured.
Granular" lids result from neglect of in
famed lids, colds, etc, and are tedious in
tne extreme. Many amateur prescriptions
are recommended, but the sufferer usually
finds that what is good for Tommy, Susie
or Jane" is rarely good for him.
1t is disease and must be treated as
suCH' ne olner udy III tne park L saw
nursemaid pulling out several of a little
girls long lashes, because. she said, 1.-The
itching was caused by wild hair"
Whatever wild hair may be it Is for
tunately very uncommon. Yet among the
ignorant peculiar sensations of the eye are
attributed to wild hairs" and lashes ruth
lessly destroyed in the search. And be-
ware of trimming lashes too close after
one has passed the domain of childhood.
There are cases record where the
lashes have refused to grow, but remain
short, stubby and bristly.