The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-06-13
CARE ok THe EYES.

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CARE Of THE EYES. u ~
Much Trouble and sunerins May Kasily
Ee Av0ices.
Nowhere Is the comparison between
an ounce Of prevention and pound Of
cure more applicable than in the care
OF the eyes; for the e.neglect of seeming
~ trivial affections. perfectly curable
In their beginnings. may lead in an in
credibly short time to permanent i'm
pairment of vision. or even to total
blindness. The care Of the eyes should
begin with the moment of birth. The
new baby's eyes should be the first
part to receive attention. They should
be wiped carefully with a piece of abb
sorbent cotton wet with warm solu-
ton of boric acid. of a strength Of
about sixty. grains in four ounces of
distilled water. After the lids have
been thus carefully washed on the out
side they should be gently separated
and some. of the solution dropped into
the eyes. h-t
In washing the eyes one should be
careful never to dip again in the solu-
tion piece Of cotton which has once
been used; fresh piece must be taken
each, time the eyes are wiped. -
The baby's eyes must be protected
from the, light; its crib should be placed
where the eyes are not exposed to the
full light from a window, and the car
riage should have a shade raised only
about q foot above the baby's head.
h SChildren often suffer from infiamma-
tion or the edges Of the lids. which are
red and scaly. and the lashes fan out
and break off. This may betoken q
general scrofulous condition. or it may
depend upon some defect in the sight
which causes eye-strain, or 1t may be
only local trouble If it is only local
trouble, few applications of boric
acid ointment at bedtime will gener-
ally effect cure. $tF2 & ;
Conjunctivitis, or Inflammation Of the
membrane covering the globe of the
eye. may be due to a cold, to the action
of bright sunlight or reflection from
water or from snow. or to eye-strain
from some visual imperfection. Usu-
ally the bOric acid solution will give
relief here, even when the trouble can
not be permanently cured until proper
glasses are worn.
Another painful consequence Of eye
strain is a succession Of sites. When
a child suffers frequently from sites.
from sore lids, or from cOnjunctivitis.
the sight should be tested.
Much harm Is often done to the eyes,
as well as to the general health, by
too long application to books. either
school or story books. Three hours of
looking at print by daylight and one
hour in the evening. should not be ex-
ceeded by any child under IA. for that
| is as much as his eyes, feyen II their
vision is perfectly normal, will stand
| without injury.-Youth's Companion.
The Pickles Test. -
There had been. an epidemic of
n,umps in Denver, and every afternoon
brought to the health department q
number Of children seeking permission
| to return to school. Sometimes no doc.
| tor was present. and they had to wait
| So, says the Republican, DR.. Carlin de.
vised a means by which his. secretary,
| Miss Currfgan, might test the appli.
cants. q
.ssPickles are the thing" said DR.. Car.
lin. .If person with the slightest
| trace of inflammation In the thyroid
glands takes a bite Of anything sharply
sour, the face is Instantly contorted
In extreme cases the pain is extreme y
| So q bottle Of mixed pickles was add
led to the pharmacopoela Of the Office.
Now, when there is no doctor In the
Office. Miss Currigan lines up the appli
|scants Tor Certificates and goes down
the line with the bottle Of pickles. II
i the child takes the pickle and smiles
as a healthy child should. he may &c
back to school again; but II he scowls
in pain he is condemned to stay Al
/ home.
DecidedIy the Reverse.
E Uncle Wellington de Bergh. retired
fEnalish merchant who occasionally
came to visit his relatives in this eoun
try. was an enthusiastic bicyclist. not
withstandIng his age. which was ovel
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