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Show SOMETHING IN YOUR EYE? There Are a Few Simple Rules for th Removing of Irritating :)?, . Particle. I'lf Though many people have become expert In the art of removing Irritating Irritat-ing particles from the eyes of others, a few words on this subject will not be out of place. In removing a foreign for-eign particle from the eye, ask the patient pa-tient to look down, and then take hold of the eyelash with thumb and forefinger fore-finger of the left hand and pull the eyelid eye-lid downward and slightly away from the eyeball. Next evert, or turn back, the eyelid by. placing midway between the eyelashes and eyeball the tip of the thumb of the right hand and make the same movement that would be required re-quired to turn back the edge of a coat sleeve. , If the particle is located on the Interior In-terior of the upper lid it may be removed re-moved with a clean handkerchief or a piece of clean cotton placed on the end of a toothpick or match. If the Irritating substance is not on the upper lid try to find It in the same manner on the lower lid and remove It In the same way. When the particle is Imbedded Im-bedded In the cornea, or covering of the eyeball, it Is best to consult a physician phy-sician or eye specialist. After removing remov-ing the particle from the eye it Is advisable ad-visable to Irrigate the delicate member mem-ber with boric acid. Under no circumstances should anyone any-one touch the eye with a handkerchief . or other agent that has Teen moistened mois-tened with saliva or with the tip of the tongue. In treating the eyes with some kind of liquid medicine one should take care never to Invert the dropper after the solution has been drawn Into the rubber end downward and the fluid permitted to run Into the rubber and then back Into the glass as the solution will very likely contain particles of powder that have washed off the rubber rub-ber bulb, and, these may Irritate the eyes. Always hold up the rubber end of the dropper. The fluid should never be dropped directly on the eyeball unless un-less the physician has so advised. The proper practice Is to draw down the lower lid and place the drops on the exposed Inner surface of the Hd. One or two drops are always sufficient and it is only waste to use more. Floyd W. Parsons In the Saturday Eve-Ding Eve-Ding Post. j |