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igo Woodenft MsbmI for Oiilt The KMn Eyes of the Indian. Do You Wish to Have Them? Near-si^rtkdnrss. An eminent eye floctor, Dr. W. H. Bates of New York, has found out how you can have sight as keen and eyes as good as those of the Indians who live out of doors. After eight yean' study of the subject he has established the following: a. The defect known as near-si^t or sh(Nt-si|^ idklem exists at birth, but is acquired. b. Besides being acquirable, it is preventable and in some cases cund^. c. It conies through continual use of the eye for near objects only, during the years of growth. The Renudy. The remedy is, give the eye regular muscuhur exercise every day for far-siglU by focussing it for a few minutes <m distant objects. It is not enough to merely look at the far-off landscapes. The eye must be definitely focussed on something, like print, before the necessary muscular adjustment is perfect and the effect obtained. The simplest way to do this is — get an ordinary eye lesting card, such as is sold for a nickel at any optician's. Hang it up as far off as possible in the schoolroom and use it each day. Train your eyes to read the smallest letters from your seat. By such exercises during the years of growth almost all short-sight, or near-sight, and much blurred sight or astig- matism, may be permanently prevented . An interesting proof is found by Dr. Casey Wood in the fact that ^ile wild animals have good sight, caged animab that have lost all opportunities for watchinp ilistant objects are generally myopic or short-sighted. In other words, nature adapts tlw tool to its job. D17 Footgear A certain minister knowinR T had much platform experience said to me once: "How is it that your voice never grows husky in speaking? No matter how well I may be my vmce (rftm turns husky in the pulpit." He was a thin, nervous man, very serious about his work and anxious to impress. I repHed: "Y<mi arc nervous tx;f<»e prechinp, which makes your feel sweat. Your socks are wet when t)u are in the pulpit, anti llu' synipalliy hclwcca soles and voice is well known. Put on dry socks just Ijefoie entering the pu^t and you need not fear any hus k ines s."