Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-08-02 | Page 7 | The 6,000,000 Backward

y 1 r The Backward I Ii i o 1 THERE ar are retarded children in 1 the United States The waste caused by their backwardness mounts into millions of dollars But what is more nore important im im- im is the terrific human loss represented d there Poor eyes and poor light are blamed for most of them of-them them according to Guy Guy- A. A Henry director of the eyesight conservation council of America is is' Neglected eyesight largely largel responsible for backward pupils The a average average aver aver- ver- ver ag age cost of educating a school child is a year A conservative estimate tc of the lie proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion of retardation due to defective vision indicates a direct loss to the cour country courty ry of annually That is but a small part of or the total economic economic eco eco eco- and human loss when future inefficiency inefficiency inefficiency lowered earning power and less competent competent com corn service of the ind individual vidual are considered Twenty five million workers have defective vision About of the annual industrial waste is charged directly to poor lighting P Poor or eyesight develops when childr childr chil- chil dr dren n are allowed to do close work under inadequate inadequate ini in- in i adequate illumination Eye strain brings on onI I fatigue and inefficiency and waste of vitality effort time and material