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Show RELICS OF DARKER TIMES. iQnoranee n Many Forms Still Work Mischief. All nnglanil has been Indignant nt tho crime and it tho Insimiciont punishment pun-ishment of n mother who punished her daughter brutally for n "bad habit." Almost overy ono can remember such an Illustration of punishing children for being 111 which occurred In his neighborhood or family during his childhood. Tho fact arousos the thought that tho old-tlmo punishments of tho Insane, of tho aged, etc., aro by no means past. To every oculist's oillco aro frequently brought tho pltl-ablo pltl-ablo victims of stupid school teachers who aro still ofton punishing children for tho astigmatism, myopia or hyperopia hyper-opia which has prevented them from seeing figures on tho blackboard or from studying diligently, or from being as bright-minded as tho teacher wishes. Wo know of one railway superintendent superintend-ent who punishes his men who aro growing presbyopic by discharging them If they wear glasses. Ono wonders won-ders If tho detestable superstition of tho evil eye, and tho horrible punishment punish-ment Inflicted on Its supposed possessor, posses-sor, has not arisen because of strabismus. strabis-mus. American Medicine. |