The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-19

pertinent tried by Margaret. and that il
did not end in disaster is due to the
author. A beautiful mulatto girl, with
the nature and hopes of white
woman, but with the faint which made
her an outcast brought into a house
where there was-a young son, and
otner young men coming and going.
was hardly wise thing even with the
best Intentions. The writer is south
ern woman. and she gives an excellent
picture OF the south today and her
book was evidently intended to show
how the eternal laws of race justice
must work themselves out but many
readers will disagree with the heroine's
idea of her duty, and consider that in
her forgiveness OF her husband and
taking upon herself his despicable and
lnexcusable treaehery, she was going
beyond what is expected of human ma
ture- The book is remarkably well
written.
The Eye. Mind Energy and Matter-By
ShaImers Prentice. N. d. Published by
the author at Chicago.
DR.. Prentice is not the first to write
upon the subject of the tremendous
strain there is Upon the optic nerves,
as Dr. Gould OF Philadelphia has pub
nsned one or two books on eye strain.
In which he attributes many nervous
troubles TO ii. But the present writer
goes further and claims that almost all
nervous diseases can be directly traced
to the severe strain there is constantly
upon the eyes while we are awake
He says, too, that there is no such
thing as incurable disease. His theory
that eye glasses are an effective cure
Tor drunkenness. he has proven in his
own practice, and he asserts that il is
no longer theory. He says:
The strong appetite for drink is dis
tinctly nervous disease. in which
liquor is resorted 10 as a relief for the
nervous distress. The relief is only
temporary. OF short duration, the more
permanent effect being to emphasize
the nervous disorder. II this nervous
condition can be better and more per-
manently relieved by other means, the
appetite for liquor at once ceases: and
1t can be and is relieved in the most
extreme cases. To obtain the
most positive and immediate relief We
must subdue all brain irritation and
conserve wasting energy with ''repres-
SION glasses, which act on the largest
gray matter area OF the brain, the
visual centers- The action OF "repres-
sion" glasses in subduing the Irritable
ity and appetite is immediate. We
have repeatedly seen people addicted
TO the habit OF taking thirty or forty
SuOhs VI INNS udAiy cut OH liquor at
once without the least inconvenience
or the least restraint being exercised
over them. Often a repulsion, an abb
horrence OF liquor ensues."
This, as well as others of the writer's
conclusions, are valuable and very in
teresting, and he thinks more attention
to the eyes will lessen many troubles,
such as consumption. diabetes. etc. He
says the eye Is at rest when looking off
in the distance and not confined at
close range, as when sewing or read
ing, and that Is the reason why outdoor
life and the country are so beneficial
to those who lead a sedentary life.
The writer goes into the different dis
eases of the eye, their treatment, and
gives instances of rare cases which
have come under his observation. His
book is interesting and not too tech
meal.