Southern Utonian | 1887-08-05 | Page 6 | For the Care of the Eyes

for tile care of the eyes keep a shade on your lamp or gas burner avoid all sudden changes between light and d darkness ark nebs never begin to read write or sew for several minutes after coming from darkness to light never read by twilight moonlight or on cloudy days never or sew cw directly in front of the light window or door it is best to let the light fall from above obliquely over the left shoulder never sleep so that on first awakening the eyes ahall open on the light of a window do not use ilse the eyesight by light 0 so scant that it requires an effort to discriminate the moment you are instinctively prompted to rub your eyes that mom moment ent stop using them if the eyelids are glued t together 0 ebether on waking up do not forcibly open them but apply salvia with the finger it is the speediest ediest dilu tant in tho the world horld then wish wash your your eyes and face in hi warm water