New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-16
FREE EYE TREITTENT.
Ophthalmic's Need Of Nee Hospital
TO Core 7cifh Demand.


A visit 10 tho oph,hslaic Hospital. ~ twenty
th.-6-st and Tnird-avc. VIII furnish food for
thought ANY observer capable Of connected cere-
l7-a;Ion Those long limos Of waiting patients
aWakea not only ~;ty fo~ suffering h,t reflections
on the sociological and financial queyt;o~s involved
ir their nalady." said woman student of ~ociol-
OK vosterdav.
The secretar, nj tho Nev-York Charity prEani-
zzton. in "A lecture 80 Columbia University on orc
occasion. stated that he had doubt that th"
books o. evoT- charity Organization 0 THO country
5horo ve-o mon set dov0 as iucu~4nI- lazy whose
}erf 70 energy an6 Initiative came f-ar. i~IiEas-
1'or caused H' poor ioath- Io said this ia ;he
course Of plea for ruIi-ntoneG charity. costly
charity. So 80 speak. which vo,..d $50 t.at q rhld
faa expensive deHta' treatment. Il reed be- rather
rfan % allow Sd l. hcrone the victim 0f lrdiEae-
zion. which saps the vitality uutl energy is i'm
possible.
II this is true oc had dental conditions tho -e-
suits = which are indirect and can he partially
rernedied. how much more must ir be- true ~ the
eyes with whose health The Mage earning capacity
q any individual IS directly bound 10. There are
railroads ard other corporations In who's a7plea-
ton blanks the condition Of the eyes is one 81 che
r-st questions asked. Iu manual worF and even
more in those occupations which are "A grade higher
Office work. designing. au skilled crafts. good eye
hlcfi IS an absolute necessity All tne Eaeii.
trades. m which wage earning Girls flock iu such
if-uh--s. ar" n---o6 ra roo~ owes The whole
sg6ool career is h.uroros Hv thom F.cry wage
earning Ei-l or ho. oro enters the coiamerr,s1
vo-ld with poor ryc-5lHt d. heavily hardica7gea
-''' .'a 'a''-s Boo n.'' 7r'eiai 0'''TEH "i'0
h-ai0s enough 70 Overcome this handicap Dc BE-
doomed ro harder -trr.--lr shan his mates. and
'erf possibly ~ tr~f .ai descent from the WACO
.----s-- ~ias. +--o -l.-.- ,-..-s- --.. .... 80.
,-s .,-..- 49,. .-- ,..,
co-umuri-,
III ie ,heaner to give a. .'nd's eyes fr-~ treat
Irerf. even expensive FREQ r~-e-raout tnau IN have
f7e SUPPORT of 'rat Individual and perhaps ht-
Noreoro-- diseased 'E-- are Consistently i1~-css-
irg because ID. constant increase 90 ,-ii- life
s. America The former and vilIaccr rarely have.
'--@s-' '.' "n4 rl" Ii.iinStn.n has cd VISION IKE
q EaTF 3. Huf lite IN lsrGe oIte- Tlt1 their TO-
S'rir.rG vision badly ficIsod tarrr1euf- and school
~ '' ..'+.' I.'- u -''iiN'~''.'. ..i.'' i''- -
f-nrH' n"-esFsr'- Artificial conditions ma Ae
- - ''' "
tt.ai'.f- o- .i'l-izaii''-
81. f'-S e frloT 81 NF7-h "'N illHH 81 "'It "i'-'-
- .-- 49,. B.. ..-,,.--..,... ,.,.i. "a r5-l,.
3, .,- ,-s. -,,f ,,ar,,.-. streets and high build
ir-s. r f- perfectly evident rhat I'll these condi-
isut En- chose sections II Tho city occupied hy tho
poor, people who most med t. start their money
canning eare6r )" eooo i'ilsi'at ,-'li.-'' -.
g. -, -. 49, .,,st .1,,,.l-si,.o af all
- - ''' '''' "
- 80 d, - .-......- -.,-. s- d.. fashion
~" IF. l-loL, ' at. .l.-... -. IL ,.+5
-. s---i'l -ltl - ..95;. r.- v,l-C
N4t- -llslfS from ili~ hl-S -@S- -1il'+l ~
t-Slcrnerr hao niae eyes hiS l- ' H.
that every fourth person IN Nov fofh - - ~, 80
- l ttiitf vI m. GU l,' 100 e. l,,.f-.--
80 llstinfil Nelf ~ FN'-l - -. 49,.
80 q g.. - go -, s4fo~,l To- nav tor treat