Restoring The Sight

ït Is a weli-known fact that higher civilizalion is ahvays attendeil by new and special forms of disease. ïha eye ts peculiaily subject to ailraents entailed by modern conditions, and their specific nature and romedies have been clearly deflned by oculista. It may be mentioned incidentally that not long ago attention was drawn to the fact that a new disease of the eye peculiar to New York was caused by the fine particles,of iron disseminated through the air along the line of the elevated roads by the friction and concussion of the trains. But beside the more complex forms of disease there are simpler and more primitiva classes, for the cure of which less elabórate treatment is usually resacad to. When any affection of the eye is dependent on the state of the surrounding tissues, or a sluggishness in the oirculation of the eye-ball. and not due to an oi'ganic defect of the lens. or when the nerves of the eye are affected by sympathy with the nervous system generally, various simple remedies are brought into requisition. Among these are fomentation, rubbing of the temples and "dry cupping. " The last named treatment is regarded as improving the circulation of the blood in and around the eye, and as restoring the convexity of the cornea, thus ouring longsightedness, shortsightedness, weakness of aight, dimness of visión and other affeotion of the eye. For such purposes varioua cups and Indian rubber ball applianoes, are often employed, and the modifioation of this treatment is the subject of the illustration now given, which shows a new invention just patented In England. The merit of such devices as these oan only be determined by experience, but, pending a thorough and reliable test of the invention, it is but fair to regard the claim of the inventor that he has devised an improvement on the ivory cup and rubber ball for cases where the regulation of the suction and tensión is of the utmost importance, and has rendered possible the more effective placing of the cup attachments on the cornea of the eyes, as a sound one. He has certainly devised an ingenious modification of puances now used. ■