The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-16
CARE OF THE EYES.
'sApnels eELLApoNNk, PouLTIcss AND
THE evesvoNe.
" aDeciallse Talks on simple sad safe
1snsAsss-salA Berssie Acid and Alum
Ass Yaversd-To Cure Bloodshos Eyss.
t0Asn 90 Wear Oaassss.

DannsAses-salA Berssic Acid and Aluu
Ass YAversd-To Cure Bloodshot Eys.
WAsn 20 Wear 0lassss.
Ths eye specialist was busy, but b
benDd timo to admit two callers, one
1iddle aged matron, tho other girl VIII
Asa experienced two seasons In New Yorl
Socesty. They wanted his advice, and b
have IL a. follows:
wen, you two women are sufferinl
Intensely with your eyes because, first O
an, you've sinnsd against nature ant
then one OF you has applied hot poui
,tice Of tea leaves to her eyes because some
body has told her that il would relieve th
Inflammation, and the other has bathet
her eyes In scalding water with dash o
witch hazel In 1t several times day be
Runs she read that such treatment, IL per
sisted In, would strengthen weak eyes
Boshi The men are about as bad as the
women. Really the care of the eyes should
begin before the birth of ones great-grand'
mother, but since our ancestors took no
thought Of this precaution In our favor
we must do the best we can for ourselves
ny using simple and safe remedies This
dossn't mean that all of the so called SIM
,ple remedies that you read about are safe
by any means.
"No person should put belladonna In the
eyes unless prescribed by doctor. Many
eyes have been ruined by its use. Society
women of middle age are very prone TO do
this Many of them are too vain to put
on glasses Then their eyes grow dull
from constant straining, and they resort
60 atropine. This has a tendency to In
crease the hardness Of the eye in advanced
ago Neither should hot, or even warm,
applications be used unless directed by a
specialist, as such have a tendency to in
fame the eye AS for poulticing the eye
with camomile or tea leaves or bread and
milk, that Is worse than folly. More ulcers
of the eye are caused by this popular fal-
lacy than by any other
"In removing small foreign bodies from
the eye the eyestone OF linseed lie frequent
" resorted To. 1t should not be used, for
IL In liable tn pass from view behind the
nd, often causing additional inflammation,
and, besides, IL ia an excellent vehicle for
germs"
my eyes feel NO very tired nowadays"
interrupted the matron.
: ''Yes, and that tired feeling should not
hs neglected" continued the doo4or. "It
comes after a certain amount of work or
dissipation, and glasses may bs necessary
70 obtain relief. The eyes wereA't mado
- do near work all day and most Of the
night There are muscles In and about
Shem that are In condition Of constant
tsnsion all the time that ono 10 reading,
vTating, sewing or doing any 'DeaT' work.
Consequently the eyes rebel against this
Abuss by pain or Inflammation Of the lida
The habit Of STOPPING over In reading or
writing has a very bad effect on most eyes,
especially nearsighted ones, and should be
evoidsd Whom men and womea come 10
b 20 years Of aga the morning paper 30
most Of them looks blurred This n .
natural condition, but they complain thai
ths printing isn't clearly done o. The papsa
NOT inferior quality. Suoh persons need
SiasssA and should not neglect 70 obtain
them. In case of neglect they will surely
b punished by having to wear glasses con-
stantly sooner or later, generally sooner
On the other hand, If person puts on
giassos at the first call made by tho eyes,
no may 1--we to good old age without ever
needing TO wear them except whom doing
near work.
Doctor, you've told us a great many
things not TO do; now tell us some things
that we can do for our twin stars, as the
poets call them," pleaded the younger of
che patients
"In cases Of ordinary Inflammation q
sAfe wash Is made by putting n teaspoon
ful Of table salt into half pint Of water.
Allow 1t to dissolve thoroughly and use
onoe, twice or three times dag in the eye,
and not OH the outside, as most people do.
When you simply dash the outside of tho
lid with salty water, the sent of inllamma-
ton il not reached at all A teaspoonful
Of boracio acid, dissolved In half pint
Of warm water and allowed to stand until
cool, 10 one of the most cooling and sooth-
ing of the simple eye remedies. 1t can be
used several times day, and rarely ever
fails TO relieve Inflammation.
"If both OF these remedies should fail, n
teaspoonful Of powdered alum In pint of
water, applied several times daily, will,
nine times ont OF ten, have the desired Of
feet Rosewater Is Of no special value,
except that it has the advantage Of being
distilled. You say you've been advised to
lay towel wet with rosewater over your
eyes a few minutes after you've had a cry
ing spellf The mental effect produced by
Its perfume was probably the only good
you got out Of the rosewater. The real
benefit that your eyes received came not
from it's application, but from the rest that
your eyes received and the composure Of
your entire system following complete
relaxation.
"when the eyes are bloodshot on arising
In the morning, this condition may come
from too little sleep or too much. Again,
IL may be the result of mild form of In
nammation Of the lids or of fheumatism.
- IL they are red from too little sleep, use one
Of the remedies suggested and sleep more; (;
n from too much, do the same and sleep
less. Avoid the use of hot applications In
q AL mild or acute inflammatiopa III the
eyes are lusterless, or the white portion
appears muddy, consult q physician as to
your general condition, and don't, In the
name Of common scnse, delugs your eyes
with belladonna TO brighten them up.
"Its an excellent thing to rest the eyes
:, - much as possible, concluded the doc
tor Especially doss this apply to city
psoplA The things that meet the eye con
SANITY In the country are not 20 taxing on
The vision. but the shifting varsity Of per.
sons and things that one has TO - In the
Nv is very strainins Whom you got in