The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-19
EYES, EARS AND NOSE
Curious Facts About These Or
gans OF the Human Head.
PECUllARITIES OF THE EYE.
The Ball 10 Covered With . Tough and
Elastic Coat, and tho Pupil 10 . Deep
Hole Filled by a Transparent Lens.
The Nerves Of the Nose.

The reason Is rather curious. The
blood vessels which supply Its surface
are 50 fine that they do not admit the
red corpuscles of the blood.
The eyeball is covered with coat
known az the "Tunica sclerotica."
which Is amazingly tough and elastic
and covers the entire bail with the
exception OF the part behind where the
In front. The pupil Of the eye IL
deep hole filled by a transparent lens
and fitted with most exquisite ar
rangement OF muscles which widen II
when the light IL dim and narrow II
IN Il strong glare
DO you know that you have "bllnd
spot In each eye? That is, II small
portion Of the rctlna Is Incapable of
exciting the sensation OF vision when
It receives the Image of an object.
This blind spot corresponds with the
artery lying In the center OF the optic
nerve. by wonderful provision of
nature the blind spots do not CORE.
spond when the eyes are directed to
ward the same object. SO they cause
no Inconvenience. and few beyond doc
tors and opticians are even aware OF
their existence.
Practically all persons are right or
left eyed. although they may not
know II. one eye Is nearly always
little stronger than the other and con
scquently is used more. or course the
difference in many eases is 50 great
that II has to be- artIhcially corrected.
In many cases too, the pupils Of the
two eyes vary quite considerably in
size.
Shorts ightcdncSs. II has been proved.
Is more common among people with
light colored eyes than those with
dark At the same time. among gray
eyed persons are found those with the
most powerful sense Of vision Of any.
Muscular fatigue Of the eye can be
measured by the number Of lnvolun-
tary eyclid movements. or blnks. made
per minute Read by candlelght or
other insufficient Illumination and You
will find yourself blinking seven times
n minute. In ordinary gaslight you
blink about three times n minute. but
II you work In softcned daylight or by
powerful yet shaded electric light your
eye tires so slightly that you do not
blink more than once In thirty or thir-
ty-tive seconds.
The eyclashes give most useful aid
In shading the ewes. The average per.
son has 100 or $50 hairs on the upper
III and 81 or 100 on the lower. or
say, 40 10 500 lashes In all
The cyelashcS are not permanent
They are constantly falling ont and
growing again and are entirely re
newed NJ least three times a year
Along their edges the cycllds are pro.
vidcd with little oily secretion. Just
sufficient 10 keep the tears, which
wash and keep clean the eyes, from
overfowng
Eyebrows which grow thick and
dark are very sure sign Of n good
constitution and physical endurance.
II they are lighter than the hair, they
lndicrt" lack Of vitality.
The nose, so far as appearance goc"
Is the most important feature OF the
face, and few people are awar" Of
how much It's eventual shape depends
on character and profession. At ten n
boys nose may he n pug" pure and
simple. at fifteen II may he almost
Greek, and nj twenty-five II may have
developed powerful bridge ana be
come practically Roman Almost ev.
cry great general who ever lived from
Alexander the Great To wellington and
General Grant, had Roman nose.
1t Is 10 the delicate nerves n smell
In the nose that we owe our apprecia
ton Of wei cooked dinner ard nne
wine. The palate has comparatively
little to do with II.
We have no special reason to he
proud or our ears. The human ear is
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