Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1895 — Literaily True. [ARTICLE]

Literaily True.

New York Press. “What do you think of the coffee, dearest?” asked the young wife at the breakfast table. “The coffee, my darling,” answered the young* husband, as he finished his cup, “the coffee is out of sight." ■ 1 The St. Louis public school childrep were, used by Professor Porter, of Harvard, for a series of tests of acuteness oft vision. The right eyes and left eyes of more than 10,000 children of both sexes were tested separately. They were placed five metres,, or sixteen feet, from a point at which were shown in succession a series of test letters ranging in size. One of the results of the tests was that it was clearly shown that there was a greater amount of short-sight-edness in girls than in boys.