Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-09-23

Eye Sanitation.

Eye Sanitation.
If one organ more than another in the
human body should have all the beneht
of prevention. il Is the eye, and yet TO
what abuses do we not see ii daily and
hourly subjected. says the Independent.
People will read while riding on jolting
cars, they will read by poor light, not
rejecting how much wiser and pleasant
er it Is 10 pay money TO the gas man
than to the oculist There are many
expedients that will help to preserve
the sight of workers who can have but
little time to rest; by closing the eyes for
a few moments, or by looking off at
distant object so as TO change the focus
completly, and thus resting those parts
OF the retina that have been in use con
tinuously for long time, much may be
gained Then when one feels that the
sight is failing, do not delay going TO an
oculist. and having him furnish you
with formula for the glasses that your
ewes need, and at the same time secure
the services Of a good optician. The
mathematics of the eye are very well
understood now. and the law that will
make the light enter the eye at just the
! angle to correct the alteration that age
has made viii give you great compfort,
and do much to prolong the useful
ness of your eyes. The.skillful way in
which astigmatism and near sightdeness
are now corrected is "A matter to rejoice
| over. One person asks: Is it not
dreadful to see such numbers of young
children going about the streets with
glasses on? Are everybody 81 eyes degen-
Grating" Not at all The child who,
fifty years ago. would have been unable
to learn to read from sheer inability 70
see the letters, is now able to keep up
with his fellows, and escape the newt
able. headache that comes from eye
strain, simply because a ell-adjusted
pair Of glasses has been supplied TO him.
As TO the carelessness % employers, in
failing to provide good light for men
who write all day. and whose eyes must
pay the penalty there is no greater
field for the application Of the Christian
rule DO unto others, etc, than here.
This is seen more often in the city than
in the country: but even here we should
like to see the census Of the men who
have made il a matter Of conscience to
supply q perfect light for their clerks
and other employees. Then, when you
learn that a cataract is forming do not
despair; in these days Of advanced sur
gerry they are removed with but little
injury to the vision. Tight shoes, tight
collars and tight waists are detrimental
to eye sight, by causing undue pressure
on the brain; but of all the destroyers
Of this precious possession Of perfect
vision, wells are the worst. One
wealthy oculist, owning fine city
mansion, in talking with friend, saw
lady with a finely dotted veil pass
Said he: Those are the things tha
have built my house Very lately th'
following experiment was tired
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lscted q dozen typical specimens Of veil
and applied the ordinary tests of ability
10 read while wearing them These test
showed that every description Of vel
affects more or less the ability to Sc,
distinctly both in the distance and nea
at hand. The most Objectionable kiut
"a the dotted veil. Other things being
equal, vision is interfered with in direct
proportion to the number Of meshes pel
square inch. The texture &c the vel
plays ar impartant part in the matter
" hen the sides Of the mesh are single
compact threads, the eye is much les.
embarrassed than when double thread.
are employed. The least Objectionable
veil il without dots sprays or other fig
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Eye troubles do not necessarily resuIt
from wearing wells, for the healthy eve
il as able as any other part Of the body
10 resist the strain they impose upon it.
But weak eyes aTs nurt by them and
prudence should teach not TO strain
healthy eyes too much