The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-28
Announcement

HIuiuuIIeEIIlGlU
DR. A. Mckay Jordan annonne.
ea % the public TINT he has
opened beautifully furnished of
flee suites. 20ig0s Peoples bank
bulriing. corner Second and pike.
DR. Jordsn IL one OF the beat
known eyeiiEht experts on the
Coast aud has many patients In
Seattle and throughout the stats.
having pracilced for the past
eight years IN the city Of Van.
eouyer. u q. Dr. Jordan is an
American and European graduate
In optomeiry. aud comeA 10 Seat.
tie with excellent recommends.
tons. having been for a number
of years consulting specialist TO
the Boston Optical Go. and found.
eF Of several branches 0f the
company throughout Canada and
Newfoundland before coming 20
the Coast eight years ago. The
doctors long experience IN CT.
afninine eyes and prescribing
glasses make him an authority
on defects OF eyeHlRht or mus.
eular troubles. lie frankly states
that glasses are not a panhcea
for all Ills. as some would like,
to lead the public 10 believe.
hut there are many reflex
troubles that glasses, and glasses
only. will permanently relieve.
because the eyes are IN many
eases alone responsible for the
trouble. although the symptoms
Of eye reflex and that OF diseased
conditions may be the same FOR
Instance. u have known chronic
cases Of constipation that have
defied all medical treatment 90 be
Immediately corrected by the use
of proper glasses: I have also
seen gastric troubles and indlges.
ton permanently relieved BY
glasses. Back and headache are
frequently associated with GER
tain kinds Of eye strain: likewise
loss of memory and dizziness re-
suit from the same canse--con.
fusion between the eye and brain.
In other words. nervous cxhans
ton. brought about By continual
effasf on the part Of uniformed
or defective eyes to find their
equilibrium. To the iayman ttI
may seem impossible that the
eyes should cause trouble IN 20
remote parts Of the body. But
the eyes are xery closely con.
neeted with the nerve ceniers OF
the brain: between the two In
q strong sympathetic Influence.
and anything radically wrong In
the delicate mechanism Of the
eyes Il Roon shown In the nar.
xouH system.
There may be no apparent
sirn az trouble with the eye Itself.
especially to the inexperienced
ret 10 the expert the symptoms
are unerftng
swherc have found trouble
With the refraetlon. or with the
muscles of the eye. the wearing
OF suitable glasses has given pos
tive relief 10 a long list OF ner.
snas disorders" says Or. Jordan.
These statements are amply
verified BY such ar DIR. Ambrose
L. Ranney. OF S.~ York city. and
Dr. George NJ. Gould. Phllsdel
phls. and others OF the worlds
most eminent authorities
Or. Ranney sEvcsfrain' n a
patent factor In the normal De.
veiopmcnt Of mind and body and
In causing and perpetusting phys
icai it's"
ssMai-adjustmenf- Of the eve
muscles may exist In an indie.
pendent deformity or II may he
complicated with near-sighted'
meas. ar.sighfedness. or astig-
maslsm. n Is a most prolific
cause Of physical and mental His
No child should ever be allow
ed 10 begin It's education without
a preliminary examination OF The
eyes and also the eye muscles ny
modern methods and instruments
of precision.
The full Amount Of msI-adjuHt-
mept of the eye muscles Is not
usually disclosed because suffer
era Of this class unccnsciousiy
acquire tricks 81 adjustment
that often aid them TO conceal
their source Of visual perplexity
In whole or III part.
A very large proportion OF eyel
defects are congenitni. hence the
aeleferlmis effects Of eye strain
begin from birth In most subjects
OF that type. They will remain
until death n the cause be not
recognized and properly relieved
Personally. | believe that many
inmates Of institutions for the
feeble minded. insane hospitals
and epIlepfic colonies owe 10 eye
strain their confinement or so
rial estracism. This startling
statement Is based upon careful
IL collected clinical data.
I can convince any fzir-minded
oernon that there Is more at
take than the mere trying on OF
glasses. | want cases that have
been abandoned as incurahle. be-
fond relief. These are the cases
hat make or break the reputa-
ion OF any man. am here TO
...iia -. n termination In this city. L