| Show rules hides for the care of the eyes when writing reading drawing sewing sowing etc always take caro care that 1 the room is comfortably cool and aud tho the feet warm 2 there is bowing nothing tight about th the eneck neck 3 there is plenty of light without the eyes 4 the sun suu does docs not shine directly on the object we are at work upon 5 the light does not come from in front it is best when it comes over the left shoulder 6 the head is not very much bent over worl work 7 tho the pago page is nearly perpendicular to the line of sight that is that the eye is nearly opposite the middle of the page for an object held slanting is not seen so clearly 8 that the page or object is not more than fifteen inches from the eye in any case avoid avold fine needle work drawing of nino fino maps and aad all such work except for very short tasks tasio not exceeding half A an hour aae each b and arid in the mornin morning 9 wilen the eyes have any defeet defect never study or write before break reak fast by candle light do not lie down when reading if your eyes are aching from fire lire light from looking at the snow snow from overwork or other othor causes a pair of colored glasses may be advised to be used for a while light blue or r grayish blue is the best shade but these glasses are likely to be abused and usually are not to be worn except under medical advice almost all those persons who continue to wear colored glasses having perhaps received advice to wear them from med medical ic aliben men would be better without them traveling venders benders of bf spectacles aro are not to bo be trusted their wares are apt to be recommended assignor asig norr antly and as in the times of the vicar of eakefield Vake nield field if you have to hold bold the pages of pery nearer than thau fifteen inches in order to read it jt easily it is probable that you are quite near nearsighted sighted if you have to hold it two or pr three feet away before you see it easily you are probably fai fat sigh sighted tedi in either case it is ver very y desirable to consult a physician before get getting tinga a pair of glasses for a misfit may injure ure your eyes never lever play krieks with theeres the eyes as squinting or rolling them T the e eyes are often troublesome when the stomach is out of order avoid reading or sewing by twilight or when debilitated by recent illness especially fever or in the case of women by childbirth every seamstress ought to have a table to place her work on in such a place with reference to the line linb of vision as to makeig pos possible sIble sibie to exercise exer cise cisa a close scrutiny without bending the head or figure much forward it is indispensable in a all ali 11 forms of labor requiring the tho exercise of vision for minute objects that the worker should rise from his task now and then take taken a few deep in aspirations spi rations with closed mouth stretch the frame out into the most erect posture throw the arms backward and forward and if possible step to a window or br out into the open air if only for a moment two dt desks aks or tables in a room are valuable fora forn for a student one to stand aland at the other to sit at or dr D jr A lincoln |
