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Show Uncle Sam, M. D. Following is an excerpt from a' reader , who comments favorably on what waa said in a hi.ullh olumn some time nK" OH ' Byes and Lighting' The urtteir j of the letter waa particularly Interested i-. inlllng the attention to his city au-thorltlea au-thorltlea to the need of better lighting j In school rooms. "Unfortunately our town has maln rainy days ! requently, even In the rooms on the south side of our new school : building, the teachers find It necessary to . have the pupils lay aside the regular rk be. ausr it Is too dark f.-i stinlv. Th.-re Is no ..tcan in the bisly, outside of that limited group which la absolutely i Indispensable tor lbs maintenance of life, which contributes more to human effl- ' i lency and peraonal comfort, than does i the eye. When we atop to rdhslder the prolong-1 prolong-1 ed demands made on the ryes and the I shameful Indifference with which their conservation Is tieated. It la surprising i that they do not fall In their task more I frequentl- than Is actually the case. Our school system haa been properh ! regarded as one of the bulwarks of the ' nation. Hut of what avail will It be If the children graduate from school with Im-i. Im-i. aire.i health, distorted spims and In-Jure-U cy cs'.' Our problem In lighting la to provide arrangements so that the child may aer with more comfort and with leas dam-ftga dam-ftga to ihe general health on account of rtye strain. oo |