The Washington times., 1915-09-25

says, 10 to the mind as whetting
IN Is to the scythe-intended to
sharpen the edge of 1t, which
otherwise would grow dull and blunt.
He. therefore. that spends his whole
time in recreation IN ever whetting,
never moving; mis- grass may grow and
his stecd starve: as, contrarily. he who
always tolls and never recreates is ever
moving. never whetting, laboring much
to little purpose.
Amusements IN the open air are to
virtue like breezes Of air to the flame
gentle ones will fan 1t. but strong ones
will put It out. Much the same way is
the riding In motor cars with the trees
and fences spinning past you at the rate
Of twenty and more miles an hour. Even
the city 1itney, running at fifteen miles
an hour through crowded thoroughfares:
brings its need OF exhilaration and
health, dangers and anatomical disor-
ders.
When you take to the jitney or your
eapose mpss ats sq s as %e
az the rewards OF the onrushing air,
irrespective. Of possible collisions and
other accidents. your eyes. ears and
lungs are more or less teopa rdized by a
fine spray Of peppery dust, which pene--
trates beneath goggles. ear muffers, and
other protective measures.
Cause of Danger.
The rush OF air even past the best
windshields Of the motor cars may. by
the force Of the moving particles of air.
irritate the eyes to q slight degree. 1t
is. however. the minute granules Of dust
and road sand which stir up most OF
the trouble.
Particles enter the eyelids, work their
way into the creyices and corners Of the
eyeballs and deposit q distinct and cas-
lily discernible layer Of yellowish clay
and dust. II germs of pink-eye and
other types of contunctives are absent,
| burning. stinging. uncomfortable SEN
| sation and some mild appearance of
| 'bloodshot" eyes may then remain.
I Often. however. bacilli of one sort or
blown grains OF dust. The particles of
| dust and the beat OF the air in motion
| scratch your eyeball and literally vac
cinate the living germs into the eyes
Serious eye maladies may thus be in.
auRurated.
| Happily. such occurrences are few
| and far between. Much more common.
ly. only a sensitive. fiery feeling about
| the eyes Is present. II clean absorbent
cotton or gauze Is gently wiped across
| the edges OF the eyelids as we'll as be
meath and around them. the dust gath.
cred there can be easily removed A
teaspoonful Of boracic acid to a cup o.
| water. used In the Overwhelmingly ho
| and cold-before and after q motor trip
will conserve their health. strength ant
| vision.
A "Motor Ear?"
A few persons are gradually and in
sidiously becoming deaf from motor
ing. according to- DR.. II. Harold Walk
er. of Boston. In my own experience
1 however, 1 have not met with any suci
! cases.
Motoring has become so general.
he says, that a motor ear is Of com
caused by the abnormal speed through
the air and from the irritation OF dust
The use Of little vaseline in the nos
trils before going out and a plain aka
line antiseptic wash Of them after re
turning Is good"
| DR.. Walker has been exercising Ger
tain delicate muscles on the motor ear
by electricity. using an alternatin
sinusoidal current. Thirteen or four
teen out of twenty cases of deafnes
have been improved. 30 far as hearin
more distinctly is concerned. However
while 1t Is possible that car disorder
occur from fast riding. they must b
comparatively rare.
Finally. chaufreurs and others VIII
drive motor cars should be compelled t
gubmit themselves to the same tests a
engineers undergo for color blindness
One chauffeur among my patients es
capped at least twice barely with his lif
and was In 'ive motor accidents despit
his reputation AS a careful driver.
Not until q color vision test was car