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Show YOUR HEALTH ' 1 BY OR. R. H. BISHOP. ( UK OF TfTE EYE. I The commonest eyo Injury Is the H lodging of a cinder or some sort of HI -p.- il: L" tween th.- eyeball and tho lldj Hfl or on the surface, of the cyoball. HI Don't rub the eye. thereby lrritat- HI ing it all the moro. Close it and the tears may wash tho speck out or into HJ so that It can be removed. HI If this does not succeed, close the BUl eyo and blow the nose hard. Hil If still iinuccessful. turn down the lower lid gently and look for tho foreign for-eign matter. Remove it with the cor- .(ill n r .if a ilenn h ndkerrhlof In the oase w-here the speek has ? on tli.' Inner surface of the lid, It Is often more difficult even to see the speck. 9Kfl To remove such an obstruction from t person's eye. seat him In a chair With the head bent backward. Stand behind him and place tho small end pen hnndlo about one-half an Inch above the e dgo of the lid. Have hi mlook down as you turn the Hd This usually makes It possible to find and remove tho speck. However. If you cannot do this with tho greatest i;ontleness. don't do It at all. as a !p might cost tho person per-son you are trying to help his eye-ight eye-ight It Is often beV In obstinate casej to soak somo cloth ln cool water, wa-ter, und put It over both oyos, then send for a do.-tor. Do tho same thing When the eyeball Is Injured , When a particularly Irritating piece of foreign matter his finally been removed re-moved a couple of drops of castor oil will smooth tho eyo. If acid haR entered tho eye, neutralize neu-tralize It with baking soda and water. wa-ter. Lime or any other alkali should bo neutralized by weak vinegar solution solu-tion In water. |