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Show Speed and Complexity of Modern Living Imposes Strain on Eyes Unknown to Primitive Peoples eye! The almost miraculous progress prog-ress that has been made in recent years in artificial illumination has driven men more and more indoors. Sunset no longer marks the end of the day. The quest for recreation, and comfort continues with little thought to the needs of the eyes. "Of all human possessions sight is among the most precious. As with most of nature's gifts we take sight for granted. Only when it is injured do the majority of us suddenly sud-denly make frantic efforts to regain it." Long working hours and difficult visual tasks are imposed upon the eyes by modern civilization, says an educational bulletin issued by the Better Vision Institute, New York. "Man has had to pay a price for many of the advances of civilization. civiliza-tion. While he remained in the primitive state he lived according to nature's plan. He rose with the dawn and fished during the day light hours, and slept when it was dark," goes on the bulletin. "Eyestrain "Eye-strain was practically unknown. With the invention of the printing press, thousands began to read, and not always by the light'of the sun. Eyes which for centuries had become accustomed ac-customed to distance vision were now suddenly called upon to adapt themselves to close range focusing. New work, new problems for the |
