| Show RELICS OF DARKER TIMES ignorance in many forms still works work mischief all england has been indignant at the crime and at tho the insufficient punishment of a mother who punished her daughter brutally for a bad habit almost every ono one can remember such an illustration of punishing children for or belne being ill which occurred la in his neighborhood or family during his childhood the tact fact arouses the thought that the old time punishments of the insane of 0 the aged etc are by no means past to every oculists office aro frequently brought the tha pitiable victims ot of stupid school teachers who are stul still often punishing children for or the astigmatism myopia or hyper bycer opla which has prevented them from seeing figures on the blackboard or from studying diligently or irom from being as bi blight ight minded as the teacher wishes we know of one railway superintendent who punishes his men who are growing by discharging them if they wear glasses one wonders it the detestable dete superstition ot of the evil eye and the horrible punishment inflicted on its supposed possessor has not arisen because ot of strabismus american medicine |
