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Show Your Health V aassaaaaaaaBsaaaaBaBSMsaaaBaaaaBW-sat Contact Lenses Enable Young To Enioy Normal Athletics m By James W. Barton, M. D. ' Tou perhaps have been reading about contact lenses which enabli those who dislike the Ides of wear- girls to think fast, act fast, be-r be-r come unselfish, control the tern- per. to "stick to it." all of which . means the all-round physical, mental men-tal and emotional development that keeps us sane lndivi dual. First Aid Know what to do In an emergency. emer-gency. Send today for Dr. Barton's Bar-ton's helpful booklet entitled "First Aid in Emergencies." Just enclose 10c and a 3c stamp to cover cost of handling and mailing, to The Bell Syndicate, in care of The Salt Lake Tribune-Telegram Home Service Bureau, Salt Lake City 10, Utah. . ing glasses (at an "early sge") to get needed help for their eyes. Many would be surprised at the number of men and women who are willing to go about without with-out the aid of glssses they really real-ly need -. rather than wear r! Dr. Barton glasses What always has been a serious matter to physicians is that so many boys and girls hsvs had to avoid group games and athletics because of poor eyesight, owing to the danger of flying glsss from broken spectacles. Not only has this meant loss of the physical development, de-velopment, Mt also loss of Ue emotional emo-tional and mental development derived de-rived from group games. v In the "American Journal of Optometry," Dr. John J. Way, Cleveland, reports a esse of a student, stu-dent, examined to determine whether or not he was a suitable case for contact lenses. Both eyes needed correction. Ho was found suitable for contact lenses, and is now comfortably wearing them 10 hours daily. Cbntact lenses must be fitted by an expert only. The above case is reported to show the advantages ad-vantages ef a suitable contact lens for young patients. . "This boy was an athlete and contact lenses enable him to take part In football, swimming, wrestling wres-tling and other sports with complete com-plete change in his pattern of life." Had he been denied the use of contact lenses he would have been deprived of the ability to acquire ac-quire the physical and mental coordination co-ordination obtained by taking part in athletic sports. While the above case Is of Interest Inter-est to the boy or girl naturally inclined in-clined toward athletics. It should be of even more interest to the par-nts par-nts of children with poor eyesight eye-sight who are not Inclined to play. Being able to play the various games not only develops mental and physical coordination, but also raises their morale. Group - games teach boys and |