Save The Eyes Now--a Hint

1 robably every body now reads daiiy three times as inuch as he did a year ago. The excitement of the times kccp evcry ono reading the news. This is not to bc deprecated, if it gets the mas into the way of rcading ïnure than ïonnerly provided the habit be turned to good account after the present excitement ia over, that is, if light trashy literature does not come in to supply the place of news. But we began this item to offer a single! hint about saving the eyesight, suggesteá by a cali on a neighbor the othor evening, Father, mother, and four children, were around a table readinn1 fine type newspapers by a single central bright light. - Every one of them had the paper spread on the tablo, with the face towards tho light - the most uncomfortable, moa unhealthy position that could be ehoson, and the 'very worst one oue for the cyes. To say nothing of the corrir pression of tho chest and lungs, and the curviug of the shouldcrs, tho bright light feil directly into tho eycs, contracting the pupil unnaturally, and tending to produce weakncss nnd inflammation by the effort required to rcad with only L few rays entering the oye. The very best position for reading, and the onlv one that should ever be adoptad, is, u sit upright with the ba.k or side to' tíU lamp or window, and let the light all otet the shoulder upon tho paper or look. If there are Windows on the opposite side of the room, chango tlie position go that tho wall or some dark object shall bo in front of the eyes. The pupil of the eye then expanda, and takes in a complete picture of the page or letter. A muoh wttlCfei' light will be required in the positotf fèjyommendeJ. Dr. Youman suggests tho the following experiment : " Sit with with the face to the light, and turn dow.u the flamo until the printed letters become noarly invisible. Now interpose titè hand or a book to cut off the raya coming directly to the eye, and the letters will become distinctly visible again." A strict adherence to the simple rule no have set forth, would restore half of the now weak eyes. (The otber half would be mostly restored by avoiding a liglí too wuak, and ly keoping the systeiu open, that is, free from costivencss, whicli deteriorates the blood and the systetn generally.) Book-kecpers, watch-makers, mechanics, and at least all who work upon small objects, should so arrango their desks or work benches that tho light shall come in from the side upon their books, or the objects they are at work upon. -