The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-12

Iiihh ienscs anu pTetenus u competence
he is unable to demonstrate but the
graduated "ophthalmologist," be he a
physician or not. He will be abe to
easur not only the eye but the entire
nervous system and tell You in plain
figures just where the child stands in
general condition in comparison with
the normal, as You tell by looking at
the thermometer whether the mercury
is above or below zero.
Children are put into school too soon,
and pushed too fast in order to make
records for smartness their mental cap.
acity is developed at the expense of the
physical. Many q record and
wreck" have been made mt the same
time.
Anisometropia Q a difference
in the retroactive powers of the two eyes
of so great an amount that vision is
much better with one than the other.
A simple way to make a test to see if
you are in such q condition is to cover
each eye alternately while you look at
this page, and if there is a difference in
vision you are an anisometrope.
Sometimes one eye is so defective the
individual thinks he is blind and plods
along for years without knowing it can
be corrected. In these days of scientific
ophthalmic practice such neglect is un.
%pardonable, for if an eye is permitted to
remain unused too long it loses its sensi-
tiveness and cannot be restored.
One of the commonest causes is astig.
matism. In almost all cases where the
correction gives good vision it necessi.
tates a readjustment of distribution of
the nerve supply, and while it is taking
place the sensations are anything but
pleasant sometimes the patient becomes
so seasick that he endorses Mark
Twain's famous expression of his ex-
perience ON the ocean: 1.-The first half
hour l was afraid I'd die, and the last
half hour l was afraid ] wouldn't" 1t
takes a little nerve to stick to the glasses
in such cases, but if one is brave the
trouble will be over in a few days, and
with two good eyes as the result it is
certainly worth the trial. Be n and
, %patronize an ophthalmologist whom you
have faith in and who will explain any
point you are interested in. If he knows
his business he can do it.
Gross eyes disfgure ones face, othey
should be Strengthened even though one
is blind. There have been entirely toe
many operations for this trouble, how.
ever, and it will please the public tc
know that such unsightly defects may
often be remedied by simply having the
proper lenses placed in correct position
before them and performing a certain
routine of gymnastics every day.
= The commonest cause is the error de
scribed as hyperopia in n of these
"Talks," and little children succumb t.
f the great strain on their internal rect
. muscles, which are associated with thu
, accommodates effort required to over
. come the hyperopia enough to see
Both eyes turn, under this influence
= but as that interferes with locomotion
, ETC., one is made to turn out to it,
natural position while the other turns
! in twice as much as it would otherwise
and as the child uses one all the time
g the other becomes accustomed to use
a lessness so that no Inconvenience is felt
!, 1t is very wrong to permit this, ant
while the little n may be too young tx
/, wear glasses, it can be helped for future
correction if parents will put a flap ovel
the eye most used and force the other Il
, exercise.
3 The effect Of this is to create what il
! called alternating strabismus. and wheI
the age of five or six years is attained
glasses will nearly always complete thu
job of strengthening. Some cases re
quire a combination of lenses ant
prisms and some must be operated on
The skillful ophthalmologist does no
operate except as q last resort, not be
cause of the pain associated, because
there is nom and the work is done in {
few minutes, but it is a greater tri
. umph Of science to accomplish the fea
without the knife, and there is Away
the possibility of cutting too much O
not enough, thus necessiating a SECOND
attempt. Then the fathers and mother
have an instructive horror of the sur
> geon's knife and when we recall SOM
!. mistakes that have been made, the!
should not be censured for their pref
udice.
' When the eyes turn outward opera
ton is almost necessary. 1t comprise
advancement of the muscles on tn
nasal side, and is generally done NOR
accurately than in the cases of converg
emit squirt.
3 Phenomenal.
Q Every Tuesday in March and Apr
Q the Union Pacific will sell tickets from
j Nebraska and Kansas points at the fol