Show s 9 home course in health culture XII home care of the eye by EUGENE L L FISK M D copyright 1919 1910 by american Amert can press association I 1 credit most our eight night one eye ye doth olearo O 0 u r trust far more than ten ear ar wit neeata nesses 11 errick r we agree with the bard hard bended beaded I 1 grossly materialistic philosopher bo coutin contended ded that the brain secretes tea thought just is the tho liver ilver secretes etes bile then indeed the eye la Is the window int low of the soul kloever ever the eye la Is nt at least the window i ot of the brain and la in most intimate relation with that organ as well as with the general nerious system in tho the sense tb it tho the eye reflect the emotions of the individual it 1 N not so much the u window or of the soul as a eoma some people imagine if the muscular mua cular tissue surrounding the eye wire paralyzed the eye itself would bare little power of proper illumination the human eye was originally adapted to delight and until the invention of printing the demands upon the eyes of the average man were mostly for distant vision in the sunlight and eel sel dom for reading aspect ill illy by artificial light under modern conditions both light and literature at aia nt at the command of the humblest citizen although the lit tit like tl tb light Is not always of the lest best ably the best quality of light for or the ayo yo la Is that of the coal oil lamp provided a proper burner and shade are employed emp loyid col the tile only object objection iou to this light 1 the inconvenience of looking after it and the heat from its ity fly the worst form of leht Is the flick ering gas flame which aich contains many yellow irritating rays and la Is very objectionable on account of its it unsteadiness rhe Net elsbach attachment oser comes these objections but unless the t lab THE EYE IS 13 AT LIAST 8 THE WINDOW OF THU 4 AND IN INTIMATE ELATION ciril TUAT eves eyes are shielded from thia this light ita its dazzling whiteness will nill prove irritating the incandescent electric light la Is also trying to the eye although it gives an excellent quality of illumination if the bulbs are shaded from the e e and made of ground glass as they should be in dwelling rooms the electric light la is nn an ideal method of illumination as it doe dov not consume or vitiline viti ite lite the air as la is the case with the gas damp nam or oil lamp correct reading position the position of the body while read ing ii 1 almost as important as the tile I 1 lt t of the light the habit that some tome people 0 ill haie hale of cading in bed betl Is usual b 13 injurious not riot simple because phy I 1 hicl 1 uis do ile not believe in it but for r ver er I 1 reasons att body bay 11 h loftt 1 n held in n str wilned position with the lit h id ant forward causing con gallon of tyce if the book bool bo be placid upon a pillow or rest and tho the bead bend fixed in a natural position little inbur sill probably adult bookworms hlll ill continue to roid reid in b bod bd d and c cn themselves up in all kinds of strained positions in their library ch cinius airs notwithstanding nil all dilill eye CYL strain with ita its train of ills will 1111 continue to distress them nut but ill children a correct position and light supply sul ply while bile writing N or arnad atad in ing Is 1 really of vital importance curvature of the tile apine may result from constant nt at the school desk or while fading reading at home 1 ie ae banin str aln in the child ma retard mental development t and fenre a ting tin I 1 re ivalon on oil both mind and anti the child sho 11 I 1 bo be trained to git alt ert er t M with fill the shoulders squared V deik desk that li Is too low or too high will compel in awkward position especial elT ial ly ille writing desks should never be placed 1 no so 1 hat that the ight shine in the pupils cices structure of the cye 1 without without entering into the do tails of the tile anatomy or physics physic of the eye a n word ilford re girdIng its it structure and refractive elements will assist in a proper understanding of the 1 djury thai that may result from neglect or abuse of this dellelce dell cite elte yet long suffering and resistant organ the eyeball ts is imbedded la in a bony socket with an overhanging ride which 1 well I prote it from front external injury the eye communicates w with ith the brain through the optic nerve which passi passia a through a hole la lu the back of the tile bony eye coclet and depre duj out un on the inner suffice sur fice ot of the cavity of the eyeball eje ball to form forin the ettna r alna 1 ibe be crt tallene lena lens uld its ligaments divide tin the c te e into vi two 0 hamber bambera the anterior and the posterior the anterior cham ber Is verj ver small and ilea lies beti between een the cornea or outer surface of the e eye ye and the lelii it Is filled with it huld similar to tears the aqueous humor the posterior chamber 1 Is large and i ho fie cavity carity of the eyeball behind the crystalline lens it la Is filled til fill a trans tran spin nt jellylike sub stance lue te vitreous it reous humor ahe iris Is a circular mu muscular sular curt curtion tin an tin extension etten slon of one of the coats of the eyeball which by dilating or contracting controls the amount of light nd ad to too the interior of the eye ahe shape of the crystalline lens Is also controlled by the little muscles varieties Van etl of defective Def octive sight astigmatism 1 Is caused by an in equality in tho the curvature of tho the cornea this may occur in any meridian of the eye and requires glasses that will vill so bend the rays as to correct ae deflection caused by the irregular sur face this la Is caused by an unduly long eyeball from before backward the rays of light meet be bl fore they roach reach the retina the cornea la in budi buell case Is usually u abnormally coa con i this Is 1 caused by a short eyeball from before backward the rays of light fall to meet before they reach the retina in both of the above c dillons a dis image 1 Is formed and glasses are required cither either for near or distant vision importance of proper glae glasses thy the degree of injury that results from errora errors of retraction refraction depends upon the temperament and constitution of tho the individual as well nell as tho the extent of tile error just ns as a little tobacco or alcohol will in n some subjects produce chaos in tho the nervous system so will a slight refractive error in a person of unstable nervous organization cause a profound disturbance of tho the general health han a refractive error exists the callar muscle i endeavor to correct it by altering the shape of the lens un less the error Is extreme the effort Is usually successful and the patient thinka thinks he has gold go id eyesight but a condition of tension exists in the mech anisen of accommodation which will b be reflected in a long train of nervous symptoms especially headaches unless the subject Is of nn an especially ro bust and resistant type if the eye were ere a lifeless optical ln in strument ment any shopkeeper would be qualified fled to test it and with a little training cou I 1 11 I 1 prescribe correct glasses Vs 1 I the tye i ye 1 14 a living organ it should be tested w nith ath duo due regard to that fact ind bv br a physician N who ito can study the 0 pe o conditions as a whole and not abour the optical conditions which haie been created by a combination of the refractive error and the patients effort to cornet it IL by certain drugs the of the patient Is overcome allot the full degree of the error 1 Is reven revealed led the moral Is not to trifle with the window of your brain by letting some man on tho the street fit you with glasses ion ou will ill save money and health by going to tho the man who mho knows n physician train trained to the work when glasses aru are required they should be worn the earlier the bet ter some people keep away from the oculist 0 just as they keep away from the dentist paying dearly in the end bathing the th eye eyes ordinarily the eyes are fire kept clean by the secretion of the lachrymal glands which Is a weak wak fluid aben he the eos 1 ea are fire irritated by dust or slight ly a solution of add acid ten grains tu to the ounce of distilled wa na ter Is a useful preparation pure wa ter Is irritating and anti should not be rubbed or into the eyes there are no mysterious or eye ye waters or cures for cataract the latter trouble Is 1 for the surgeon ul euch such nostrums elter contain simple astringents in aich case th they arc harmless hut but unduly t e or they contain pox powerful erful drugs which mask disease but ilo do not cure it and are dangerous ding erous alit ri self administered in using eye lotion lotio the eye droppa drop pr Is prefer ible to the eye ye cup the tile lat tr tir ansh q the margin of he the lids 1141 and inny carry infectious matter to the dl cicato rane covering the tile eyeball in acute inflammation ico ice cold corn com presses an ases made of giuze g and wrung out in boriolo bor tele add reid solution blut ion should be used rater on hot jot compresses m anny ly prove more Morrie cable and soothing amien NN lien any member of the household lins ce ees he should ex great care cart not to indict othera others towel towels should to be ml uit d and subsequently sterilized and compress comar es s or should be bermi or d care of children childrens eye eyes tle of hool LIt Ildren bo be el mcinti froni front time to 0 o time and errors of of re friction corrected correct 41 those with eyes should be sent home ami find treated until cured the a ebes a of the new baby should b be e carefully cleansed with boric add acid so antion any signs of inflammation should call for immediate medical at nt or 1 insults 4 even blind ns may follow the 11 cart of tho the fa ram should begin in in n childhood hen errors of refract tion are found 91 glasses ses should b worn of prejudice co long life and good health th inny depend upon 0 tw twi mall small disks of glatt |