Show home hoffle course in health culture XII home care of the E acs es I 1 by EUGENE C FISK M 11 1 D I 1 4 copyright 1910 by american ireae press i i association 4 anso credit most our night one eye doth please 1 our trust far 1 more than ti ten ear wit herrick lerrick I I 1 we agree with the hard leaded II 11 grossly materialistic philosopher butiu lio that the brain 4 thought just ni as th tin ller bile then indeed tho tile iu 1 the window of tho the foul I 1 ilowe however er the IL 1 ut at 14 kaist aist the tile window of thu tile brain and in ili most Int invite rohit lon nith tuat that organ ns ivill na as with tho the gereral ne oivi in III the that tit ile cae f the tile emotions of the it Is not of so much the wind of if tho the soul foul its soule stople imagine if th sur mur rounding the tile ibe wire cro paralyzed thu tile oyo eye itself mould have hare little powel of poper P oper illumination li the qunitin tj o was ius nall r capt rd to and until the in lui of printha print prIn thi ln thu the epou the eyes yes nf of the he man vero mostly for distant tant haidi in the sunlight and s eel of dom for mading especially ly by I 1 light under modern condition conditions both light and literature are at the tile command of the humblest although the literature hike ifie the light Is 1 not always of the best bly the best quality of light for the cye 14 that of the coal coa oil off lamp provided a proper burner and shade arc employed the only objection to thil light Is I 1 the inconvenience of looking after it and the hat from its proximity m ahe norst form of light 1 the flick erine tring agns flame dame which contains cont nini lutiny 11 rays and la Is y objectionable on account of its 10 nesa ness the We labach attachment over comes these objection objections but unless the f 4 fr k rith EYE 1141 AT LEAST TUB THE WINDOW OF BRAIN AND V 14 mufit ELATION WITH auar 11 ORGAN eyes ur tiri shielded from this 4 light its dazzling will gioie irritate ine ing tho electric hebi light la Is also tra tr ini lug to the ta e although 1 1 11 i ei an excellent quality of won if it the bulb bulbs arp are alin from front the th tae aa and made of around glas 4 as thes should be in alv elling rooms the ol light I 1 li nn sin ideal method of 11 illumination luat tint ion as it doe 4 not consume cou sunie or itlane the nir air as 14 1 the cane case ettli the tile gap lame or oil lamp corret correct reading position iba I 1 ilk position of the body while read ing la is almost as its important as the ity of the aigist thi the habit that soine some people hare of reading lu in bed li Is usually injurious not simply because phy si clitis do not believe in it but for very definite re the body 1 li 14 4 eftin held hold it in a strained position with the head hend bent for formold aard causing con gisen i of the lie eyes if the book be plaud upon a pillow or rest anti tho the head flied in lit a natural position little injun III result tro probably bably adult vill ivill i continue to read rend in 11 nud n ud lives up in all tf f tru liml positions loni ions in their library t hair 4 oil all wari king ami anti eye train strain with it ltv train of ift HI will vill fonti fontinie nue to disarm but with ith th ildren a cornet position and light apply while u writing or rend lae lug Is 1 really of tint importance cur kattire of the th pine maa a result froni front at the lk or while reading it home uye train in the child chilli may inny retard mental development and nail lekve a lasting lait lii in 11 on mind wind and physique phy elque the chalkl nold le be tra trained lnell to t tilt it eritt with will the sho houlder ulde squared square del desk that Is 1 tw low or too high will COL u 11 an awkward I 1 altton ei lal ly m hm livin writing desks should ne r lie ile Ill 11 seI 60 that the light abanes i the pupils face structure of the th eye without cut interino in terin ering into the JP of the anatomy or physics of thi the eye a word yord iti its structure and refract retractile e elements will assist in a proper understanding of the injury that may from neglect or abuse of this delle ite ito yet long suffering and rM latant organ the eyeball Is to imbed led in a bony socket with an ridge well it protects tt it from eil external trual injury the ca ie with ith the brain the tile optic iune which pauses 4 tl rui ili it f bole hole in lit the luk back lu k of the tile bony ae oe socket and spread out un on the inner surface of the cuilty ut of th eyeball to form tin fill littna thy the er cre is tull gullino file leu lens 4 and its ligaments bhide the tile te into two ch h imbed the tile anterior anti the tile lk poster lter i rise anter anterior tor chan bei bet Is ry minall and lit ix mett the tile corned cornea or butir out r lour loureace face of the ebe e e and the lens it Is i fill 1 il I with jib a it fluid similar to bear the aqueous euw th post posterior 14 1 large aul and constitutes the calt of the eyeball behind the file crystalline lens it is a walli fill a is transparent trans jellylike substance the humor I 1 be iris 14 1 it cir circular ular muscular curtain nn an extension of one of the tile coats of the tile t arball 3 ceball which by dilating or contact ing con contilli conti the of light ad to the interior of thi the eye the of the leni la is also by the little muscles varieties Va rittie of defective sight Is by an in equillo alit in tile curvature urva turo of the cor tied nen I 1 ahli his niia mi occur in adv meridian of tir ile cao and squires ri hasea passes that will so and tile ras a as to cornet the hilte tion tit iscil 1 by the tile irregular sur fan fult this Is it caused by an unduly ion eyeball from before backward tho ms ria of light meet bo be fore thy they reich the retina tho the cornea corne in lit such cast casts 4 14 usually normally nh y conca I 1 tills this la Is caused by a short debill flom before backward the rays of light fall to acet before they reach the leelna I 1 in it both of the alavo a dis image 1 4 formed and glasses are art cithey for near or distant vision importance of proper glasses the degree of injury that results from errors of refraction depends upon the it t and constitution of the individual well as the extent of the error just as a little tobacco or alcohol rill in some subjects produce chaos in toe 1 nervous system so will a blight refractive error in a person of unstable nervous organization cause a profound disturbance of the general health N hen lien a refractive error exists the ati muscles clea en endeavor leavor to correct it by altering the shape of the lens unless the error Is 1 extreme the effort Is usually successful and the ii itlene thinks lie has good eye leht but a condition of tension exists in the meets aniam of accommodation which will be reflected in it long train of nervous symptoms especially headaches unless the subject Is of an especially robust and resistant type if tho the eye were ere a lifeless optical in s anny shopkeeper would be qualified to test it and with a little training could prescribe correct glasses As the eye is a living organ it should be tested with nith due regard to that fact and by a physician who can study the eye conditions as a 0 whole and anti not alone the optical conditions which have been il ba b a combination of the refractive error and atia the patients effort to correct it lly ity certain drugs the accommodation of the patient Is overcome and anti the full degree of the error Is revealed the moral 14 1 not to trifle with the window of your brain by letting some man on the estrea fit you with glassed glasses lots ou will sae money and health by going to the man who ilo knows knos n physician trained to the work utica hen glasses an required they should te to worn orn the earlier the better sonic some people keep a away ay from the oculist just ns as they keep anny from the dentist paying in the end bathing the eye eyes ordinarily the eyes are kept clean by the secretion of the glands w Is a n weik saline fluid AN hen lien the ties are aro irritated by dust or slight 1 I inal inird a solution of acid ten grains to the ounce of distilled water Is a useful preparation pure water Is irritating and anti should not be rubbed or dashed lashed into the eyes there sire no mysterious or magic eye waters or cures for cataract T the he tatter latter trouble Is for the surgeon it such nostrums either contain on tain simple astringents in which ca case calie lie they are harmless harm lesi but unduly expensive or they contain powerful drugs which maste di disease seaRe hut but do not cure it and anti are dnn dangerous when self administered in using ebe a lotions the eye dropper Is preferable to the eye cup the lat ter anlu the margin of the lids ald q and mia mi m i carr Infect lot matter to tte tl del leato mem melbrine brIne co touring string the ey eyeball elvill it 11 neute inflammation ire fee mid clon pirt 4 tes made of gime g ime and wrung nit wit in boricic nc nt id ill solution should be fusul it later on hot compres spi t mi an kunrt so anti soothing ilonen lien anny nib r of the houe hou c e hold flit lifts ees he should i trel ae great rare not to infect oth r separate to towels toels els should be ile used aind sub sterilized and compress 44 es or handkerchiefs should be ile burn d or sterilize care of children childrens eye eyes TL TIA ey eyes of school should be tv 11 from line to time and errors of corrected those with antl eyes should be sent home and anti treated until cured the ees of the new baby should bo be carefully cleans 1 nith w ith boric acid so lution kny ny signs of inflammation should call for immediate medical attention or serious results even blind apas may follow trie tae care of the eyes should begin in childhood na hen errors of re refraction frac are found glasses should b be e worn regardless of prejudice iong long life and good health may way depend upon two mall small disk of 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