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How To Save Your Eyes

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Parent Issue
Day
21
Month
March
Year
1862
Copyright
Public Domain
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By sitting in such a position as will allow the lieht to fall obliquely over tho shouldcr wliile rcading or sewing. By not using the eyes for such purposes by an artificial light, especially gas light. By avoiJing the special use of the oyes in the morning before breakfast. By resting thera for half a minuto or so, whilo reading or sewing, or lookicg at things at a distance or up to the sky, relief is immediatcly feit by so doing. Never piek any colleeted matter from the eyehishes er corners of the eyes witli the üngor nails ; rather moisten it and rub it away carefully with the ball of tho fioger. Knep the fect warm, and never cool the head suddenly uuder penalty of inflamation of the eyes. It is botter to bathe tlie eyes ou the outside at night thau moruing, but it will not do harm to batho them both morning and evening. Tho moment tho eye faols tired, the moment you are eonscious of an offort ta read or eow, lay asido the books or needlo andjtako a walk for an hour, or employ yoursalf in somc activo exercise not requiring the close use of the eyes. tp "Is any body waiüng onyou?" naul a politü dry gpods clork to a girl from the eouutry. " Yes, sir," said the blusliingdarnsel, " that's my feller outeide He wouldn't come in."

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Old News
Michigan Argus