The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27

children. Il IL very seldom that an eye special
list sees q case unloss. II has been referrod 70
ali hi; skill in cndeSyoring TO cure the;:chiid Of
headache. Few family ply sicitns realize that
most OF ,childhood's headaches are que ene to eye
manent injury come from the conditions OF the
eyes mentioned to Justify, any community IN
Yes, ten times yes. for the reason that there are
very many persons in our blind.asylums to-day
t SsG ar. .ysI PS Msra nsr 9 g tSs IN m mSSRhiidRoods. because
"A child's eyes should be Just as carefully OBJ
served during the period per- do, Of tts eT e. ays as d its
parents. teachers and tho children themselves,
made by experienced eye specialists OF the re-
~fractive condition of the eyes, OF every pupil in
our public schools, A record OF each eXami.
dency toward near.sightedness, far-sighted-
ness or any OF the conditions mentioned, the
be Instructed by tho doctor as to tho proper
amount of eye work advisable IN each case.
WOULD MosIt f be bs Sff iietie trouble WSs Sn'o a GENERATES" SSam ihnro
tion Of the eyes would hardly be necessary
more than once u year.
should begin at birth and should then be made
ty an eye specialist. 1t is a simple enough mat
4 very rapidly by means of a little instrument
known as the ophthalmoscope. With only those
eyes showing a condition e. other than normal
through a longer and more thorough examine
ton. The moment that a mother, be she poor
the least she should take IL at once TO a special.
list. Those who are not able to pay for advice
should patronize the dispensaries where special
at ten Sold is fSilyi Sah TO the ss% 1ya;, asked tho re.
mot very answered the physician. "a lot
of people are color blind and yet can differen'
tiate between colors, but not shades of color.
t btiinissnsSsnsi y ca by be berry ais sSPst%t tei sna it th Is s sGiSr
times the forcrunner of atrophy of the optic
next blue. and finally white, A condition OF
color blindness is seldom called to the atten-
tiSn Of the specialist; True s examinations ss9lrdaS as to
selves sasp and Tie t travelling ii pubic. but as As this ids' Is
ahoa, the only ocsg9stion where v . business in,
Of colors. l hardly feel that II would BIO wise or
just in this proposed examination of the eyes of
oil children 70 tack upon them the stigma of
Mothers should not allow growing boys and
girls to read or study at night. and they should
train them to change the range of vision fire.
uuently. A child of two or three years can be
taught that when its eyes arc tired from look
ing at objects close TO it. 1t will rest them to
look at things off in the distance. Children
should also be taught to read and study sitting
In almost a vertical position, with the book
nearly on q levcl with the eyes, and at an angle
so that the light shines on II from over tho
shoulder. The sorcalled simple remedies for
weak and in1amcd eyes should be Stunned as
we. shun n plague. PCulticcs OF bread and
milk. caInomile and tea leaves and applications
on arc very Injurious. No hot or even warm
applications should be used on the eyes unless
directed by a specialist: More ulcers of the
eye are the result of such home treatment than
bodies from the eye the linsccd or cyestone
should never be resortcd to, for, in the first place,
often causing Observation-Disclosures, and then
1t is an excellent vehicle for germs"