o
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.
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Save Your Vision-Slogan for Week, April 22-29
Eyes are Seven Centuries
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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.
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ano. Radio or Phonograph. Rent may
apply on ourchnse. KUGENE MUSIC
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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
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1our Evjes will Hot Qet Better
IDithout Attention
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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
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