HOW TO KEEP EYES BRIGHT.
A Frenchwoman who knows what, she’s talking about has this to say on, the subject of : —■ Never rub your eyes, nor allow your children to do so from their cradles. Veils are bad for the sight, especially those spotted or covered with a pattern ; so eschew veils when you can, or wear the softest, clearest net when obliged to do so. Never read in bed or when lying on the >oi‘a. Sit with your back to the light when engaged in reading or working. Pale blue or greens are the most restful wall papers for the eyes, whereas red is exceedingly fatiguing. Do not read, write or work longer than two hours together’ without resting your eyes and closing them fully live minutes. Be most careful to live in a dry house on dry soil. Attend to the digestion, for did not Milton declare his blindness to proceed from the effects of dyspepsia ? If the eyes be weak bathe them in a basin of soft water, to which a pinch of table salt and a dessert-spoonful of brandy have been added.”
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Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 35, 31 March 1894, Page 7
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186HOW TO KEEP EYES BRIGHT. Southern Cross, Volume 1, Issue 35, 31 March 1894, Page 7
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