Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-02-08
Truths About Eyes and Their Relation
to General Health.

excess SCrdln OF Twenty three per c6Ht'
in others as much as sixty mine or
more. It means trouble either in the
eyes or other departments.
Far-sighted people often see marvel
ously WE'LL they have headaches,
stomach troubles, Or other disorders
exhibit vertical wrinkles on their
foreheads. are excitable, irritable
They are not we'll, because of their
eye defects. They have the power to
overcome them, and do 1t because they
want to see. But that means they
are consuming energy belonging to
other organs They have good vision,
but not good eyes
Good eyes do not steal. To keep the
bodily functions in normal, healthy
condition 100 per cent. of nerve force
is needed. Of this ten per cent goes
to the eyes for normal vision. But,
if they are imperfect in shape and
structure, greater supply is called
for. It means an extra draft upon the
nervous system. and that is harmful.
This excess demand is known as eye
strain. It may exceed seventy five
per cent. leaving but small supply
to operate other departments.
Can you not see as time went on
and the strain continued other organs
would be affected until the general
health is also involved 1t should
appeal to you. People with defective
eyes and good vision get sick, are
nervous, irritable, the cause is not
suspected, and the trouble remains in
spite Of any kind of treatment. They
may get relief for a time, but cure,
never. Not until the cause is removed.
Eye strain as we understand it, is a
causative factor Of many unsupported
functional disturbances often attri but
ed to other influences. This may be a
new truth to you, but I am able to
prove it Skeptics will not believe it,
But they cannot be expected to endorse
something they know nothing about.
Remember facts are stubborn things
and opinions have no bearing on facts.
An Ophthalmologist makes study
of the eyes. their defects and relation
to human ills. He measures up the
nerve supply thru the eyes, analyses
conditions, finds causes and removes
them. He knows that abnormal eyes
constantly employed while open sap
the nerve supply of the body, thus
setting up functional arrangements
not only in the eyes, but in other
organs as we'll. The doctor must know
not only the anatomy and physiology
of the eye in particlar and the nervous
system generally, the sympathetic re-
lationship between organic functions
etc., but he must know physics and
mechanics and have a natural tact and
adeptness not possessed by every one to
measure eyes correctly. He is not
specialist, but generalist.
Why did I make study of this
particular profession Every catholic
clergyman knows how to correct and
adjust any spiritual eye errors, how
to land the parallel rays of Gods
blessings on the retina of the soul.
But why not also learn how to correct
the defects of the physical eyes as
we'll? Thus I reasoned and decided
that I might make myself more useful
to the people of my parish.
use the title Doctor, because true
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teach not only the laws governing the
health and wealth of the soul, but
also those controlling the physical
we'll being of man. Both of them
come from the Creator and should not
be violated lest disease follow.
Live in harmony with them and good
cheer will be yours.
am convinced that defective eyes
are the primary cause of many ills. It
is only within few years that the
relation of our eyes to the general
physical organism has been recognized.
Eye strain is the cause of weak,
infamed, watery, dry, itchy eyes;
closed tear ducts, granulated lids and
Cross eyes also headaches and nervous
ness and oft-times stomach troubles,
female weakness and other disorders.
1t is often the cause why children
dislike school. Some children are
dull, because they cannot see; others
can see fine, but get sick, excitable,
irritable, nervous. They have learned
from experience that study is the
cause of it and begin to dislike it.
Some cannot keep up with their classes
in school, get discouraged and prefer
to stay away. Others have pain in the
eye balls. sick headaches, cannot sit
still because of their nervousness, and
while their vision maybe perfect, ex-
animation of the eyes will reveal the
cause of eye strain, which means nerve