Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1913 — HOW TO CORRECT EYE STRAIN IN CHILDREN. [ARTICLE]

HOW TO CORRECT EYE STRAIN IN CHILDREN.

Bye strain is said to be largely a defect of civilization. To counteract it children should be encouraged to use their eyes at long range, and older persons should so train themselves. A. teacher who has a surprisingly small amount of eye strain among her pupils attributes it to her practice of having the scholars drop their work at the end of each hour and look out of the window. There is a contest over who sees farthest. This rests and trains eyes and teaches observation. A woman who does flue sewing for her living found her eyes strained and weak. She was advised to drop her sewing every half hour and look for a minute Into space. Relief was quick, and the eye strain disappeared. Nearsighted persons who hold or work close will ease eye strain and lengthen their vision If they frequently remove their glasses and look at some object on their farthest horizon.