The Eugene guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1924-1930, April 21, 1928, Image 13

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Newspaper Page Texto Next Week April 22 to 28 to be observed over the United tates as "Save Your Vision" e e k . Arrange ow to have us lake an examina- bn of your eves bring that week. LC. AHEAD Optometrist Successor to Watts Optical Co. West 8th Ave. TTTF, EUflEKTl CtTTAUD Vrr Three Save Your Vision-Slogan for Week, April 22-29 Eyes are Seven Centuries ...VAh, PwW i In an effort to combat th Inert,. leg 8 train put upon eyes due to the siieea or our modern existence "Save our Vision Week" will be 'celebrated from April 2J-29 throughout the country according to Dr. Leo M. Mayer, president ol uie American Optometric association which organ ization, is sponsorine the week as an educatinal campaign. uur eyes are seven centuries be hind the time. Dr Mayer declares. and due to many inventions and de vices they are renuired to do about ten hours a day of close work. Even a six year old child uses his eyes more than the learned uhilono- phers of ancient days did during their entire life, explained the doctor. Since trie structure or uie eye is trie same nnw fifi then it is easily undprstnnH why eye defects are on the increase. "Wvnsti-ain nno rtt tha nnmmnnaat defects and the one most often ig nored, 1b chief among the things which the American Optometric asso ciation is making an effort to abol ish," Dr. Mayer said. "It is the peo ple who see well who suffer most from eye strain. With vision that Boems perfect to them, both near and far, the eyes are Beldom suspected an the cause of fatigue, headache or indigestion. "Recent visual surveys of school children .show that 60 per cent of those who suffer from defective vis ion came from homes which are twit; iignieo. mow than two million homes in the country still use pritni- ,.l Himpa ana eTen those where electricity is available Very lit MO Uttnnfmn u to iaiu iu uruuer il lumination. ' "Moth illuminating engineers and optemetric authorities are in general Agreement that the color of lamp shades is an important factor in good vision. Colors thnt are as near to sunlight as possible cause the least v'' vyvm. 100 muCD MgDt 18 just as bad as tooittle for glare is nuirui irrunnt 10 the sensitive nerves of the eyea. "All children between the ages of five and eight years should have vis ual exam in ta ions." urged Dr. Mayer. "If glasses are needed, they vtry. often act as- an aid during the period of strain brought on by the unac customed school work. If nature is assisted at such critical times the eyes are frequently restored to their nnpfflnl fimnlinna , be dispensed with. in interesting development in uyiuvnn,- uroniiui ib wm ir eminent H)t cross eyeB which, if left alone, us- naiij ti-nuii, in uuuuuess or euner eye. In addition to wearing glasses an in strument has been perfected which exercises the relnxed muscles so that the eyes straighten without the use of surgery." FOR EYE TROUBLE Science, says Dr. George H. But terfield, optometrist at tiie Briatow jewelry store, 827 Willamette street, has found that eye troubles come from ancertors of the human race, the fish. And thereby is a Ions tad of evolu tion, believe it or not. WLen fish bc- .i.:i.;nn Anu-1o1 nn rtn the banks of the sea to feed, and flop- pea bacK again, mere uckbu n iwujs': ui the eye that has taken probably billions of years to produce. "The fish's eye vras well adapted to short range vision in the water, being on the side of the head," said Dr. Butterfield in quotinc an inter view with Dr. Eugene G. Wiseman of Buffalo. New York. "Later when Borne of these pioneers evolved into reptiles, swuc moving uiuuin " k;,ia tha ava had to be improved for long range vision. They naa to juage uiblhuum auu .1 nMnvnn Kiif nn. cniPRH. They had to be able to leap from tree to tree and if they guessed wrong, ii fn .A k...lrn tlmlr nprKS. "Their eyes were undoubtedly good enough to see further than they could . ...... imiiM nn thnt lump most, iiiij "f -" - IV lint their eyes were placed in the U8U position, on IUB muro ui headH. This meant that in order to , 1 - !... LnnaH th.T 11(1(1 tft 100K Dciore Liirj t turn the head sideways, as a rooster dnns when he loom ai you. j.ih bad enough, but they could not pos sibly ccntor both eyes on that branch that was ro important to reach. "This Was 80 Dan mill, u. wnn 01- most fatal. Otherwise naturo would not have wrenched both eyes aroiind .. . . n. k.. a. if ham tO ttlG iront OI Uie lirnu, - ' in man and apes, a piece of neces sary cruelty trom wni suffering, and the cause of qir wear ing eyeglasses . , "Our eyes have not quite ranched the end of their Journey, adds Dr. Butterfield. "The eyesockcta do not Point straight ahead, but diverge in death we ure cock-eyed,' or as it .caiijr uukul iu De called, Ilsh-eyea. When awake and trying to Bee straight ahead, this delect has to be corrected by ceaseless muscular ef fort which not only keeps us under fnnatnnf an. .tnln u... . ft pulls the eyeball out of shape and makes us near-sighted, causes head aches, indigestion and all sorts of 'Two second rate eyes placed In front of hia head where he can tram thorn ttnth nn rtut vu .uC Duma unjust, are worth more to a man in some ways tun jtttr ot magnincent tele- HfnnAB thnt , ..! I i ... nHt.s nf hi. .i ,l .u. i . .Iu(u ullu UpeB nRve developed stereoscopic vision which u i uicuauro uisiance as ..o ooiiuuuiutr uues, uy tnanguiauon. tria lii on n t .Ka lnt. .1 """ . vimiiKie ueiog me distance between the two eves. The brin, by the amount of effort it has to make the eye muscles turn the eyes in to look at the object nuune LuuBe iwo angles ana thereby computes the distance." Miss Snodgrass League President SPBINGFIELD, April 21. (Spe cial) Maxiue Snodgrass was elected president of the Girls' League at Springfield high school this week, oiner omcera Doing cnosen as follows: Nadine McJIurray, vice-president: Edna Lnnsbery, secretary-treasurer; Ina Frizell. social promoter; Ruth Rpttis. mnnrta, Maybe It's Your Eyes! Often people arc ailing and don't' seem to be abl to locate the seat of the trouble. They ffiay be nervous they may have headaches thw may feel mentally weary. It is not un wmmon in such instances to find out that the eyes are the coinplaintants. Glassy are not always prescribed for a life 'ne. Sometimes the need is only temporary, member that changes iu the eye occur with ancmg venrs. It is a wise thing for those 0 aiready have glasses to have their eyes p evt,r so ofteu so that new lenses may be substitute it Jk! 'a"?os i!l not be recommended unless the7 are accossary. J- A. Hoffman . Optician 730 WUlarnette Tel. 287 Dosorvos His Nama PARIS The smallest man in the French army Is Alexandre Lecourt, four feet high and weighing 70 luuuuo. ipprojuait'iy, dis name ije court means "the short one." Rose Cleaners Suit, cleaned and pressed. $1.25; press, 50c; dresses, wool, $1.25; Bilk, $1.50 up. Cash aud carry prices. a23 ARTiFiGIAL LIVES - CALL FOR EVE AID Eyes in the htinmn head were made to see trees, clouds, mountains and nems. Then someone invented printing. and books, and electric lights and movies. And if someone else hadn't invented eyeglasses, and yet better eyenlftsses, m is world would be lnnaDiteu wiw half-blind people. iSo goes the philosophy of Dr. Royal Gick, vice-president of the Oregon Association of Optometrists, whose business location is 878 Wil lamette street, an optometrist of many years ot experience. Modern industrial conditions, long hours at close work, and under arti- i ficial lighting. Impose a tremendous strain upou eyes that were made to see tie ids and ciouus, mountains ana trees," says Dr. Uick. "It Is our nurnose and our duty and privilege, so far as possible, to provide artiticial aid to assist uie eyes in performing their work under the new order of things. "Many peoplo however, are uncon scious or neglectful of serious eye defects in themselves and in their children, and it is the object of this movement, 'Save Your Eyes Week' throughout the United States, to make America eye 'conscious' and to face the facts of defective vision. Ninety per cent of the human knowledge and hnppiness comes to ub through the eyes. Let us value them and safeguard them accordingly. "The enrollment of our public schools and colleges totals 25 million students. Numerous authentic sur veys establish the fact that more than 30 per cent of them are greatly in need of glasses. However, not over 10 per cent of them have ever had a thorough eye examination. "Apparently, those attending the schools of Chicago undergo annual examination arid I therefore quote from the Chicitso Tribune of Jan. 23, lf28: 'Importance of treating de fective vision in school children was stressed yesterday by Commissioner of Health Arnold H. Kegel iu his weeklv health bulletin. Although 31, 000 children in the schools had de fective eyesight last year, only 15, 000 have had the trouble properly attended to, the commissioner de clared.' " 1 14 Per Cent ur Lriiuaren NeglectEyes Despite all precautions that city ami srlmnl health authorities may take, there is u iurge percentage of deieclivu eyes among school children that go uncorrected. In the last year 2312 children of grade school age were examined in Kugene aud of that number 322 had uncorrected vision. These are actual statistics, taken from the report of Helen V. Welch, heulth supervisor of Uie Kugene pub lic school system. That 322 pairs imirs of uncorrected eyes meuus mac- Licaiiy 14 pur cent or me emmren now attending these schools. Tests are made annually in all the schools by Mrs, Welch and Dr. S. M. Kerron, city health officer. The Snellou system Is used to determine the visiou. This system is similar to that used for testing the eyes of re cruits iu the nrtiiy. navy and marine corps during uie war. it is a cartr villi several rows or leiiers, musi of which at a distance closely re sembi each other. By reading those lines from left to right, first with one eye covered and then with the other, the vision is determined. Each lino, down the page of the card, is smaller type, and the student is asked to read them, line by line, until he or she can no longer make out the objects clearly. allium Ann 91 fSneriftll Shedd high school defeated the lan gent high school baseball team here Friday $ to 6 being 'the score. Sirs. Alice Dunn of Peoria is vis iting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Porter, of Shedd. Misb Kathleen McCarthy is also visiting t ,L. xr T Pnptai, hnmn. Miss Me at Liie i .l. - v --- , Carthy expects to leave soon for her home in Pullman, Washington, Mrs. W. D. Porter returned from Sonora, California, about a week The members of the Shedd high school announce a piay 10 ue iir,-m.-u, ed at the W. O. W. hall at Shedd on Friday night of thW week, "ft he Mys torv of the Third Gable" Is the title of 'the drama. The cast includes the entire senior class which will be aided by n few members of the junior class. The proceeds will bo used for class expenses. , . , .UTS. 111 from Cactus. Arizona, that her son Leo Harris was not so wen. Ing his brother. W. B. DpyiBJiLShertd. Offices 831 Miner Building, East Broadway 4 Mlb WW The first requisite of getting a good pair of glasses is a Correct Examination. During "Save Your Vision" Week April 22-28 inclusive you should have your eyes ex amined And also should have your children's eyes examined A correction now may save years of worry about your eyesight some minor ailment may develop into a major one. HAVE EYES TESTED UAL Yon CAN WTUP OflR CRFAM, but you can't brat onr milk. ECHO HOLLOW DAIRY 43-F-4. tf INTR?! WITH UKNUY THOME For Hlock Wood call 651. tl Arrange dt. -ing the coming week to have your eyes tested, U the urge of Dr. Ft. C. Meade, the only woman optician in Eugene. Dr. Meade, located at 14 Eighth avenue wst, is successor in that place to the Watts Optical company. Belief in following the urge of a situntion, this optometrist offers Eu gene folks an opportunity to have their eyes tested while literally, "the iron is hot." "It takes just something like this, ! the national 'Save Your Vision' week I to make neoule realize that they should take care of long neglected de- iciencies. That is why optometrists all over the United States have com bined forces to cull attention to the fact that our eyes need attention," she states. "We put off and put off those things which in the end are neces sary. If you have headaches, if you have stomach trouble, if you don't feel well and don't know what the trouble is, it might all be traced right to your eyes. You may not realize it, but the eye is the rot of as many troubles as the teeth are. "Consequently, I would urge on all Eugene people to avail themselves of this opportunity and have their eyes tested by reliable optometrists. "Of importance to all la the eye sight of children. As a rule children do not complain nf defective vision as such. In fact, other signs ex hibited by the school child, usually point to the real trouble. These signs are reddened and watery eyes and eyelids, persistent headaches, get ting tired ensily, a strnlned posture, lagging behind in school work, vomit ing at times, and excessive nervousness. Neelected visual defects of children are carried into the adult years uie hildren don t just "outgrow them iu the ooiniou of Dr. J. A. llottmau. optician sail jeweler of 790 Willam- ' ette str'st , Combed vision is the remedy, aud no Ume should be wasted in getting thai vision corrected. The habits foiuid in childhood are retained in ater life, hence the "souint aud the "scowl" on the faces of persons whose dispositions bely the looks. "ljCt us glance, stales ur. Motr in an, "at tht findings of the commit tee of the Federated Engineering So ciety of America. This committee conducted an exhaustive survey into the causes of 'waste' in ten typical American industries. They found, for instance, that lit) per ceut of the in spectors employed by a nationally kuowu rubber company was so faulty of vision ns to make them Incompet ent as inspectors. A slightly larger Eercentage of tlaNSworkers employed y an equally well-known tvnewriter company revealed varying degrees of visual, defect-. "Iu brief, slightly more than 40 per cent of the 10.000 employes in these factories aud commercial houses were victims of eTO'Strnin. Incidentallv, Herbert Hoover was chairman of the committee thnt mndn the Riirvov. "The analogy between the figures developed in the school surveys and those prevailing in the industrial aur- veys is worthy of note. Their authen ticity is further proved by the re cruiting records of the late war, which shows a liko percentage of rejections due to visual defects, "Hence, it is plainly to be seen that the neglected visual defects of yonth' are carried (with all their penalties) into adult year?. Yet thousands of parents are neglecting the eyes of their children. "This apathy or is It a lack of Information la the whercfor of 'Save Your Vision Week.' It is an attempt to remove the handicap carrion by more than 30 per cent of our school children." ' Unonroe MOXUOU, April 21. Special) Born Tuesday morning an 8 Mi pound boy to Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Larkin of Dellfoiintain. BelnR the first grandson in Mrs. Lnrkin'a family. W, A. Durham who worka at the Corvallis Lousing camp as head riit ger was struck On the hip by the choker. No bones were broken. Mr. and Mrs. Harding who havo been residing in Monroe for some time have moved to Kugeuo. Geo. Molman who has been In the navy is visiting his mother, Mrs. Davis, at the Oaco orchards. Her. W. P. Pope who has been at the Snlem hospital is reported about the same. Mr. and Mrs. U. v. John son went to Kugene Wednesday to see Walter Ilibhs of Mnnroo who has been In Kugene for several days for treatment and rest. Mr. II nd Mrs. M. Wtlhelm of ,,. who formerly resided in Monroe hnd an automobile wreck on the west Bide highway. They were badly Bhaken up nnd the cor was damaged. FOR SAIyR OR HUNT Nice pi ano. Radio or Phonograph. Rent may apply on ourchnse. KUGENE MUSIC SHOP. 1038 Willnmotto St. a20 More Precious . Than Gold FjYES, God's great est gift to mini, daily boar n greater burden as a result of civili zation's progress. Glaring lights, as well as improperly illuminated work rooms tako their toll hour by hour. No physical defect con tributes more direct ly to fatigue and in efficiency than eye strain. The Value of Your Eyes--The Sense of Sight Cannot Be Expressed in Any Terms Regular, compotont examination (and proper glasses where ' needed) are Insurance your eyes will remain com fortable and keen. Once lost they can never be replaced. SAVE YOUR VISION Consult Dr. Geo. HvButterfield Optometrist , 827 Willamette Street At The Big Street Clock -g Miner Building Eugene, Oregon jjj T jrro SKATERS1 fa ? WAITER. &4 ' ArvrisTlW m 1our Evjes will Hot Qet Better IDithout Attention - i i i i But Theu mill Probdbln Qet IDorse Neglect of your eyes will not causo your Eye Troubles to censo in many casus delay leads to permanent and irreparable harm. If your vision is not comfortable if you experience, any difficulty or strain, or if your eyes Have Not Been Eeoently Fitted, by all means have them examined NOW. ' IS Ipl MINER. No glasses will be prescribed by us unless our careful and thorough examination shows they aro really necessary but it is important for you to know tho exact condition of your eyes. Our office is completely, equipped with tho finest eye-testing instru ments. Continual study keeps our system right up-to-date. Tho new school of optical science combined with mature judgment and experience. A complete, service eyes examined, lenses ground, glasses fitted all in one exclusively-optical establishment. Dr. Ifouat Qick OPTOmETRlST-vElJtilQHT SPECIALIST Ilexl Door to First national Bank Sill IT w-i 1 ffJ SAI LOH. EoanDE'i5?R& mm i k3HUNTfc.cJ Eugene BSM5s!a , ;