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ing while riding in a car is trying to the eyes. 21. State 

 why an erect position of the body is best for the eyes while 

 we are reading or studying. 22. Why is it well not to 

 have what we are reading lie on a desk or other flat surface ? 



23. What is said about reading while lying down? 



24. Why should one not read when the body is weak from 

 illness? 25. Give a good reason why delicate children 

 should not commence attending school until they become 

 strong, page 241. 26. Tell why one should not sew on 

 dark materials by artificial light. 27. Why should thick 

 or spotted veils not be worn? 28. State why we should 

 be careful not to expose our eyes suddenly to intense 

 light. 29. What is said about using a microscope, page 

 243? 30. Why is washing the eyes in cool water 

 when they feel uncomfortable better than rubbing them ? 

 31. Who should always be consulted when there is a dis- 

 charge from an infant's eyes? How much of all blind- 

 ness is said to be due to lack of attention to such condition 

 of babies' eyes? 32. What proportion of the children 

 in the Batavia Asylum for the Blind are there because of 

 attention not having been given to such discharge from 

 their eyes when they were infants? 33. What care should 

 be taken that none of such discharge gets into the eyes of 

 other people? 34. State why the eyes of infants should 

 at all times be screened from strong light. 35. Tell some 

 other things to be careful about in regard to our reading, 

 page 245. 36. Mention one great benefit of legible writing. 

 37. Tell how to get a particle of dust or a cinder out of the 

 eye. 38. If a cinder is not removed by such attempts, 

 why should an oculist be at once consulted ? 39. Why are 

 percussion caps a great source of danger to children's eyes ? 

 40. How may workmen protect their eyes? 41. What 

 should be done when quicklime or mortar gets into the 

 eye? When an acid gets in? 42. Tell what is said 



