Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-06-18
YOU CAN HELP YOUR EYES.
They Are Your Best Friends and
Should Not be III Treated.

They Are Your Best Friends and
Should Not be III Treated.
About forty per cent of the people
need to wear glasses nowadays" said
DR.. HymsOn in speaking of eyes, but,
of course. not all of these people
wear them Four people in ten have
some trouble with their eyes. 1t may
be near sightedness, it may be simple
weakness, :. may Is an inequality be
tween the eyes, but whatever it is,
there is way to help it with glasses
A great many people have trouble
with their eyes, and do not know what
it is They attribute it to over-work of
the eye sometimes, and sometimes lay
it to headache or neuralgia, while II
is merely the protest OF a defective
eye that has been forced by will pow
er to do work beyond it's strength, or
to keep up with the other eye.
The troubles commonest among
children and young people is myopia
or near sightedness, and hyperonia,
or far sightedness and the latter pre-
dominates, but many are far sighted
who are not conscious of it, and hence
the trouble is seemingly less common
than near sightedness, which is made
apparent by the person so afflicted en-
deavoring to overcome the defect by
holding the object close to the eye.
The question is often asked, What
is the cause of so many young people
wearing glasses?" Many unjustly
claim it is for style without stopping
to think of the increased strain upon
the eye of the young people of today
compared with forty or fifty years ago.
We are living in the progressive age,
and what was considered a fair educa-
ton then would not meet the require
ments of today Our schools have
wider range of studies, many OF the
students taking up a special course in
stenography, telegraphy, typewrlting
etc, causing much study at night by
artificial light. The amount of litera-
ture has enormously Increased ana
the young people OF today are nearly
all great readers Church work, Sun
day schools, leagues, circles, societies
of all kinds add their quota of eye
strain to the list, then when we add to
that crocheting, ebrOidering, painting.
music and numerous other kinds OF
work that is all performed under close
accommodative effort, the question is
reasonably and easily answered. AS
the delicate mechanism of the eve is
composed largely of muscles and
nerves subject to the same physical
changes as the rest of the nerve and
muscular system, it is only natural
sequence that it should give way I'M
der a constant and steady strain at an
early age.
The general belief that one can pre-
serve their eye sight by simple rene
dies and home treatment is not to be
condemned, as there is much truth in
the fact, but it is carried to extremes
by too many people. In other words
when one becomes conscious of ar
eye strain or weakness Of sight, it i:
entirely wrong that they should a
once discontinue reading, writing
sewing, etc, or change their habits OF
life. as the relief is only temporary
and unless other steps are taken, theil
ability to use their eyes in after years
even though proper glasses are final,
resorted to. is never the same.
The proper thing to do, when con
scious of an eye trouble, is to seel
competent skill. and if glasses are pre-
scribed to use them under instruction
and continue the regular use of you
eyes until they have regained thei
strength, when the glasses can be fire
quently discarded. Such an exami
nation as is usually required to Civ
the patient a correct opinion is chars
ed for by a specialist from $500 t
$1,000, and for this reason many pee
pie neglect their eyes longer tina
they should However, DR.. Hymso
has inaugurated a new plan and wi
give preliminary examination and fire
consultation for the balance of tn
week.