The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-02-28
SenETHIsG ABOUT YOUR EYES

Everyb body has more or less trouble
"iii' bis eyes, reinaIked tho man who
should have beeh q doctor he WASN'T
one, 'and they a.e the most valuable
pair ot eyes In hundred Thousand are
"hIt might be callod perfect, aud not
"itnstendlbg glasses are the opIy rem
edy IN the majority of caaes, nearly
every body hates to put on glasses. They
are some tforble, of course, but that
az vanity Is. People are afraid thew will
ne thought to be growing old, and rather
than cause that Impression tiley will inn
pair their general health, for X the ewes
go wrong the other functions are bG,ind
10 follow. The sight Of one eye may be
perIect. but the other Is defective and
] one eJ . must do al the work. causing It
70 become tired out before it's time, and
producing the samo result as II both
eyes we're bac. Children VINO are or oss.
eJ ed may have their eyes Strengthened
with little difficulty by wearing glasses
| 70 give strength to the weak oye. But
10" many or them will do it. Half ii e
headaches and nervousness, aud dylpep
sia and sleeplessness and other conf
i i'!ainia are due 70 detective vision, bat
people 90 right along suffering rather
than take to glasses. Even when hey
! hhd that glasses are absolutely neoeesas:;
| they go 10 store whore glasses are sold
and pick out what they think Is neces-
| eary. They &C this by testing the glesees
themselves. Not one eye at a time to
hnd whether the sight Is the same in
each but they simply put on glasses for
| ooth eyes ana ifthey can see to read they
| conclude that they got what il right. But
| 1t is not right. They have only given
| themselves q little longer lease Of defsc
tive vision by putting the glassesson the
bad sight they had. Wha they should
| DO 10 TO pay little more money and have
| their eyes tested by an expert and glsss-
90 made to suit each eye. Great advance
has been made by opticians ia country
towns In recent years and even pers ons
living far In the country can get the
| right sort Of glasses when they go 70
town II they will realize what they
should do and recognize the fact that sc
much OF their general good health do
pends upon good eyesight Glasses dc
not Am grove the sight. as you may be
!ieve they do-they simply make 1t whs!
1t should be. Nature has not done What
she should and the glasses help he1
work. Eyes need rest and the reat js no,
to be had by using thern. Proper use
y used when they perform their fnuc.
tions fairly: People usually get glasses
TO read with first, or to look at thipes
close at hand, when in fac: they should
hrst have glasses to ses things ct dis.
lance, because they use their eyes sc
I IoS AooAhhs AZ tnAuBs uCC neal
at hand: Bnt they have not ye. learned
this principle and every dsy of theil
lives they keep the.r eyes on strain
They may not be &C 1scious of 1t, but il
IL there just the saL,e, and sone ds7
they will begin to unds 'rstand and to snf
fer she penalty of fLeir, carelessness
| City people take better osre of their eyes
than the country people do because they
have better opportunities, but none O.
US, even those with ample meaus to have
the best treatment. exercise that pru,
dence in Gazing for their eyes that they
| should" -" -
Or. McCreerg Glymph, the eye spe
with DR.. A. @. Strickland, will examine
yonr eyes fec Of charge and II you need
Glssses r. ! 1T them at moderate cos
to you. ,..--'.,-. =, -,