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Show TO ALLAY EYE IRRITATION Simple Wssh Made From Saturated Solution of Boracic Acid la Very Soothing. When one Is forced to work under a light that Is placed too high for eye comfort and cannot be readily adjusted ad-justed It Is far better to use an opaque green shade over the eyes than to allow al-low the sltht to become permanently Injured. A good quality of these can be purchased pur-chased at your stationer's for the modest sum of a quarter and tbe relief re-lief you will find in them will be more than worth the small expense. Should the eyes become Irritated near tbe eyelash use a wash of lukewarm luke-warm sterilized water having diluted therein a much borate acid as the water will take up. One ran prepare a pint bottle of this and have It ready for use at any time. The only thing necessary would be to place the bottle In a cup of warm water so aa to make It lukewarm luke-warm before using. Should a white sediment form at the bottom Is by no means spoiled, aa this Is only a very small extra Quantity of the boracic astd which baa been absorbed by the water and Is In no way harmful. More than a certain quantity, aay a heaped teaspoonful to a pint of water, wa-ter, will not be absorbed, so there Is no fesr of making the water too aoft. as only a certain degree can be achieved In this direction. I'se of this when the lids become irritated, applying with a well-cleaned eyecup. will save you from many a painful and patience trying stye, an abscess of the eyelid that la most discomforting and which make their appearance at the most Inopportune times. |
