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Show Engineer Talks to Logan Rotary IXXJAV, Auir 14. Imn'i Rota, rtans had ae thJMr aueat at Thursday 'e luncheon Chlf Knvlneer H. T. Plumb of tha Ineral Klectrlo company, who cava an addreaa on illumination and eye at rain. In wtilrh he held eierht to he the moat im porta nt of the five aeneea. Aaven per cent of all the heeriachea are due to eye atraln and to tha eame cauae may be attribute much of the prevalltne; alcknesa, bust, neea Inefficiency, p-.ee of time la echoola. arcidenta, pauperlam. Inaaa-Uy, Inaaa-Uy, depravity and crime, he aald. Klfty-ehree pr cent of the factory employes of the t'nlted Htate, 1 e climd. have defective vlelon, and 0 per cent of tha factories are Imperfectly Imper-fectly llrhted. Four ml 11 lone of 10.-Ooo.ooo 10.-Ooo.ooo achaol children have defective vlelon. Kyeeisht. he held, waa fuliy Important aa education. The remeHea he proposed were the use of good giaaees, frequent v'siie to tha optician to avoid the direct flare of eiUier aun or artificial tltcht. One rather atartllnr aurtrestton waa that winnows In homes and workarope should be hih up near the oellln-r In. steed of tow adown. aa at present. Light ahoiild Invariably come from al-ovo aa II did to the ancestors of the rare who dwelt chiefly in tr-. I Itulon and Harriet Squires, chllilrea I eii apnaa"iiiPare tW lct'on |