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physician at such a time if they realized the possible 

 danger. Care should also be taken that none of this 

 discharge gets to the eyes of other members of the 

 family, as the disease is contagious. The eyes of 

 young babies should at all times be screened from 

 strong light, for, as the tiny beings are too helpless 

 to protect themselves, the delicate tissues of their 

 eyes may be greatly injured. 



Some diseases are accompanied by a discharge, 

 which, if it comes in contact with the eyes of other 

 persons, will cause the same disease. The cloths used 

 to cleanse the eyes or wipe the faces of persons having 

 such a discharge should on this account be washed 

 separately or burned, and, of course, no one else should 

 use them. This is one reason why it is dangerous to 

 wipe one's face on a towel in a public place. We do 

 not know what disease others who previously used the 

 towel may have had, or what injurious germs we 

 may take from it. Of course, where individual towels 

 are available, as they now are in the public rooms 

 of many good hotels, such danger does not exist. 

 Any disease of children's eyes causing a discharge 

 should receive the immediate attention of a physician. 

 This is a matter which may possibly have such serious 

 consequences that parents should not, under any 

 circumstances, neglect it. 



As distant vision rests the eyes, and near vision 

 causes greater exertion, care should be taken not to 

 make their work unnecessarily difficult by holding 



