Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-16
tn, Fluele.. Gas. Heater.

At this time of the year. wnen many
feel that 1t Is not cold enough to use
the general heating system OF the
house but is too cool to be entirely
without heat, the use Of portable gas
or oil heating apparatus rs . great
convenience. Cleanliness and compar-
alive low cost of operation make this
type Of heating deservedly popular.
Unfortunately. many OF these heaters
are used without a flue-pipe to carry
OFF the products of combustion. The
use of such heaters H TO be deprecat-
ed This is especially true of those
devices of low efficiency that make it
practically imperative that the doors
and windows be kept closed II the OBJ
ject sought-that OF raising the tenn
perature of the room-is to be OBJ
tanned. These heaters put premium
on insufficient ventilation. The cur
rent issue of a high-class monthly
magazine carries full page advertise
ment OF a gas heater that is specifcal-
ly recommended for use in the chill
dren's play room. 1t Is advertised as
1.-The ideal heat for the nursery" and
in heavy type the claim is made that
II will not vitiate the air" Such ad-
vertisements are dangerous, says The
Journal Of the American Medical Asso-
citation. There may be times when
one is willing to sacrifice health for
comfort for a short time: when an
increase Of temperature in the room
is sought even at the expense Of vitiat-
ed air. When this is done with q fun
knowledge Of possible dangers, It may
not be too severely criticized. But to
lead people to believe that any room
%>I ~ ,tIl f6r M
length Of time by means OF flueless
gas or oil heaters is dangerous doc
trine. An efficient gas or oil heater
with fue attachment is an admirable
| piece Of household apparatus: fue-
less heater-except for the most tenn
porary Of uses, and then used with
! full knowledge Of the dangers involved
lis an abomination.
Why Are Some Children Cross -Eyed7
The general public has many false
! ideas concerning this unsightly defect
! and consequently many parents are
prone to neglect it because of the hope
or the belief that the child will "out-
| grow 1T
| Were the real cause and the conse-
quence OF neglect OF this condition
more generally known and accepted,
great benefit might result to many un-
=, fortunate children and their lives made
happier. 1t is not generally known
that In the majority of squirting eyes,
! blindness results to a greater or less
! degree unless early attention be given
| them.
| The primary cause in most children
who have this defect is the lack of the
power Of combining the images seen
by the two eyes into one. This faculty
has been lost or has not been developed
with the growth OF the child. its de-
velopment may have been interfered
! with by difference in the two eyes.
one being far-sighted, the other near
;, sighted, or there may be other differ
ences which interfered with harmoni-
Gus action. The child can not focus
both eyes on an object at the same
time, so in order to avoid the discom-
fort or strain OF effort, the weaker eye
gives up and crosses in order to avoid
], the embarrassment OF double vision,
which would otherwise occur
i Soon this habit becomes fixed. and
permanent squirt is brought about
/ The squirting eye, not receiving any
stimulus from use, gradually loges the
seeing faculty and partial blindness II
!. the result.
/ This loss of vision from disuse i;
, more rapid in the very young than iE
! older children. II a child begins tt
, squint at the age OF six months. and
! has good vision in each eye, the squint.
ing eye. II neglected. will become blind
In eight to ten weeks. II he does no