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Show EXERCISE FPU THE EYES, j' M ALeolotely Kercaaary In llnt.r That lha M Vlaloil Mf I to 1'rraervesl. M When tho oyen nro treated fairly H thoy nro streiigthenud, not weakened, H by work, says tho Philadelphia Times. H Just as thu nrms of a blacksmith H grow tho stronger for bis trade, so tbo H oyes of watchmakersvho work under, H healthy conditions nro found to lm- "-IH prove ond not to deteriorate In vigor H and tpilckness. It Is tho abuse of tbo M eyes, not their use, which Is to be JH UTolded. iil If a man Is awaro either that Id ll eyes need nq artificial correction or jl olsa have received their proper adjust. UaiiiH ment, and if his work, whother liter- ll ary or racclianlcal, is dono In n light aH both steady and suftlclcnt nnd with a jrl duo regard as to ordinary sanitary 'nl rules, ho may fell suro that lio la liH strengthening Ids cycB, not vvenkenlng pH tbam, by hard work. Mun of Intel- 'jt lectual pursuits sometimes nro nfrattl M ot loslnrf their mental (owcra In old M age becaust they bavo drawn so much upon them when young. Tho reverse JH Is nearer tho truth, and If they bavo H not overtaxed their brains tlio. teat la - M absolutely groundless. .sinvxv H Tlio man wboso Intellect goes first ra..aiaaaai ' In old ago Is Kcncrallj'.oino, farmer "or ..& " -w T'MH laborer who lias norer streligtlicrTclI ' H and Invigorated It by use; notUho H Klltlclan, tho lawyer or tho nisntof , H letters. So with thu uyes. Those who H have strungthened their oyes by usjng H them properly keep keen sight longer H than thoso who hnvo never trained H them. In tho case of tho man who has H neglected to give his eyes full ilcTd6p- H incut they will fall In power nloiK H with his other bodily functions. When H however, tho man who, born with H good cyc'i, ban kept them In constant H hard work and vot never strained them H reuches old ugc, ha taay And them H capable of performing their functions -H better than any other organ ot tha H b0,l' uWi |