The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-09

woman. Yet how often we see these beautiful features distorted and dis figured merely through the cultivation of some pernicious habit. ,.~
 Not only the expression of the eye It. self, but also its contour and facial surroundings may be materially and permanently altered by some such habit as needless squinting or foolish walk ing or other unnecessary use and mani puiation of the delicate muscles of this region of the face.
 ..Offen during conversation, or whpe occupied in, reading or wrl.ing. one may see an individual sceewinx lp tae features and contracting and squiuting the eyes, or unconsciously pursinsy the brow for mouth. Not infrequently this is done through .imftatIon--unconss sious imitation--of some childish companion. and the habit thus contracted may continue through life. lanuch to the an noyance of the individual himself or herself s
 Such persistent use of the muscles or the eye and orbit sooner or later ana more commonly the, former creates tiny wrinkles and :nter deeper creases at the. angles of the eye lnd elsewhere. The, lids. too. often become dropping and unduly fuli, and an eye that nature designed to be beautiful and attractive becomes tiny, puckered and obscured. all through a nasty habit that should have been instantly cor rected in its incipiency.
 The III effect does not always stop here. either.
 The unconscious use of the muscles may grow. upon the individual until the deeper muscles of the eye and orbit become involved, and thensa true souint. strabismus or crossed eye, may be developed
 Correct your children. then I implore you as soon as you notice the slight esttkendency toward the contraction of serious habit such as this.
 It should be remembered that not in- Irequentiy there may lie at the basis oI the. habit some congeniaI or func- tional defect. The vision may be inc correct or deficient. or the power of eorordinating the muscles may be de- fectlve Therefore an early visit to a good oculfst should be regarded as i'm It may be that the temporary usa of glasses of mild power will work won ders in correcting and finally over coming the unpleasant and disfieurinr habit. simply because the more serious and Fundamental defect has been cor rected.. Oo
 Such course of treatment. if adopt- ed early enough, may result in SO great GYGHlEnI the continuous use of glasses in later ire may be averted altogether.
 Most or the unpleasant fangai ai.. Ilsurements that mar our friends ana annoysus have resulted in just aunh a 2, unnecessary way as this. s.Hahit sSs- Iec,s I.shali callathem, for that term " wll remain with'you much longer than iI merely wrote of them without civ Ing them q. special dssignation
 It is Interesting. to note tha at,no. Of painful light. either of the sun or that springfng' from. some artifJcial source. as an arc light. upon the eves Not only do the pupils instantly con tract in orderto shut off the brilliant rays from the sensitive retfna. but inc lids tightly close. the brow contracts. the angles of the mouth are retracted and the cheeks are puffed up
 If you do not believe that ali this is true, try the experiment for, yourself with candle or electric lamp in front of good mirror.
 Now the moral of all this Is obvious. If the face is constantly turned toward the sun or other source of light with but in 6 comparatively short space of out adequate protection to arrest or modify the powerful light rays, whole host of unnecessary and disfiguring wrinkles win be born, not in night, time.
 The lesson to be deducted is this:
 Avoid too brilliant a light Use lamp shades and other devices to modulate and modify the artificial light of your homes and offices If the eyes are unduly sensitive to light and this is always to be regarded as unnatural, and pathologic--visit an ocultst, mot an optieian. and have the defect discovered and corrected. Then the use of dark or smoked glasses until the sensitive organs have regulated themselves will be most efficient in preventing the requirement of habit wrinkles and other defects that may become both embarrassing and dis- figuring to the wearer as well as un- pleasant and unsightly to others