Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1882 — Danger to the Eyes. [ARTICLE]

Danger to the Eyes.

Professional writers and constant loaders have most to fear from weak eyes. In reading a fair sized volume of live hundred pages your eye must go over a million letters! We can do no bettor service to readers and writors than to call attention to this great danger of failure to take the best of care, which is none -too good, for the eyes. Every tyro knows that he should have the best light for reading, should shun carefully early dawn or twilight, should always stop at the first signs of pain or weariness, etc. Most know Uiat the glare from a plain white surface is very trying, and that the eye is relieved by a tint. Recent experiments in Germany are reported to indicate some yellowish tint as the easiest for the eyes. Dark papers, inks that show little color on first writing, faint lead pencil marks that can be read only by straining the eyes, are fruitful sources of mischief. So is bad writing. The bad paper, ink and pencils most of our readers will have too good sense to use. Fine type, solid matter and poor printing'ahould be condemned by all. <