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with us, however. Tears come to our eyes and we grow 

 dizzy when we try the experiment. These signs prove 

 what harm a very strong light 

 does. Japanese mothers do not 

 know this, I suppose, for they 

 carry their babies as if they 

 thought they had the eyes of 

 an eagle. 



When a Japanese baby falls 

 asleep strapped on his mother's 

 back, the small head bobs over 

 backward, the face is turned 

 toward the sky, and sunshine 

 streams down on his eyes. Doc- 

 tors think this is one reason why 

 so many people in Japan have 

 trouble with their eyes. 



Notice the first baby carriage 

 you meet on the street. If the 

 sun is shining, the cover should 

 shade the baby's face, and should 



have a dark lining to keep out 



, ... . ., , JAPANESE BABY ASLEEP 



as much light as possible. 



Babies should not gaze at a bright sky, at a window that 

 is very bright, at a lighted lamp, or at the fire in the grate. 

 Even we ourselves should not do these things for any 

 length of time. A shade over our eyes when we read in 



