Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 28, 1906, Page 4

§ Late News of the World By Wire ‘Domestic-;Foreign--Financial--S_ocial--Political' and Commercial % DRS. LARSON AND LARSON Specialists in Diagnosing Defects of the Eyes and FITTING GLASSES WE SAVE AND PRESERVE YOUR EYESIGHT C. J. LARSON And Artificial Eyes Second Floor, Swed- back Block, Bemidji: E.W. LARSON SPECIAL AND CAREFUL EX- AMINATION « OF THE EYES IN CHILDREN We devote all our time and attention to the study of Eye Troubles only. Our greetest . i, 5 -desire is to help suffering humannty Symptoms and Peculiar Defects of the Eye Hypermetropia ( Far Sight ) 2 Figure 1 represents a far-sighted eye with focal point behind the retina. Figure 2 represents same corrected with proper lenses., The normal eye is always round like an orange. In this defect, the diameter of the eye is too short from front to rear. People with this deformity are generally born that way and 1t stays with them to the grave. It is usually called ““long sight”’—not because the person can see first rate at a distance, perhaps, but because they can see much better at a distance than they can close by. School children troubled with this defect— and you will meet them quite often—on account of the prolonged use of the eyes in reading and study, suffer much from headaches, blurring and smarting of the eyes and a long train of unpleasant symptoms. This can be relieved with properly fitted glasses. . 4 Old Sight. Tt is caused by hardening of the lens of the eye on account of age, and it is the common lot of all—rich and poor alike. ‘‘0ld Sight’’ usually shows itself about the age of forty to forty- five, when a glass of weak power will give the needed relief, but the lenses should be changed about every two years for a pair of stronger ones. Many people defer the use of glasses too long. Through pride they hate to resort to the dreaded spectacle. But it is utterly useless to fight age, as far as eyes are concerned. It is the part of wisdom to yield gracefully te the first signs of dis- tress, for the longer you put it off, the more rapidly your eye- sight will fail. The Doctor Exam- ining With Ghe ,Op:halmoscor e With the opthalmoscope we are able to examine the | inner chamber of the eye, the retina, the optic nerve and the tiny.blood. vessels - in the eye which subply the inner membrane of the eye, which is a'ways a necessary examination to know the condition of the parts internally of the eye. Muscular Insufficiency The power of each muscle rotating the eye ball should be properly tested and if the muscles are too weak, proper exercise should be resorted to, to develop the power and strength of same to prevent cross eyes. A majority of cross eyes can be straightened with properly fitted glasses. Astigmatism ating lines in these round figures should appear equally dark to a norma], hmmhy eye. Those to whom they de not appear equally black have ‘a malformation of the eye ball known as astigmatism. This is the most dangerous defect the human eye is heir to. Fifty years ago it was supposed that only about one in a thousand was afflicted with it, but at the present time it is positively known that fully forty per cent are thus afflicted. Among the symptoms are headr che, nervousness, miscalling words and letters, hori- zoutal and vertical lines not equally distinct. Both far and near vision is impaired and it never improves. A R etinoscopy Is a new method of measuring errors of vision without any aid or assistance on the part of the patient duriug the examin- ation. With the retinoscope we are able to correctly, measurée errors of vision in children and- patients who cannot by. other means-test the changes of vision. A No Dangerous Drugs 244z To injure the eye in examination. No painful or eye strain- ing methods. The weakest little babe can easily tolerate “our examination, D4 Symptoms of Failing Eyesight 1st:—If you are obliged to move small objects further from the eye in order to see them distinctly. 2nd.—1If you find it necessary to place the light between the eyes and the object. 3rd:—If when considering a near object it appears to'have ‘a kind of mist before it. 4th:—If letters of & book run together and seem blurred or double. bth:—If the eyes are fuuguad by close nxarclsb, nnd you are obliged to relieve them by rubbing or closing them, 6th:—If black spots appear before the eyes or seem floating around them. Tth:—If you find it necessary to half close the lids and hold small objects- nearer the eyes than ten inches. Do you see donble at times? Do your eyes ache, blur, water, smart, itch? Do you Lave headache? These and hundreds of others are not only discomforts but signs of failing eyesight. Do not neglect such an important matter until too late. ¢ Short Sight-Myopia Figure 1 shows rays of light talling in front of the retina in near sight- ed eve. Figure 2 shows the same corrected with proper lenses. In this defect the diameter of the eye is too long from front to rear, and it is found chiefly among civilized races. Persons with this difficulty see perfectly when objects are held near the eyes, but distant objects are dim and often invisible. For instance, a person may be able to read perfectly and yet be unable to see the time on a large dial a few feet distant. Many school child- ren are effected with the defect and it is the duty of teachers to report all such cases to parents and see that the child is fitted with suitable spectacles. Great care should be taken in the selection of glasses for near-sightedness, as too strong glasses aggravate the trouble and may result in blindness e The Eyes of Children Are very soft and pliable and are so easily stretched out of parallelism by strain on the muscles of the eye, not only extera- ally but also internally. The eye once out ot parallelism, if not properly treated, fus a tendency to rapidly become more out. of shape and we find thousands.of people totally blind from neglecting the importance of haviag their eyes cared for. All who do a great deal of clos3 work should wear a pair of vroperly fitted glasses so that the muscles in the eye would be in the same position as when using the eye for distauce, thus re- leiving the eye from strain and stretching out of parallelism. % Latent Hypermetropia And muscular insufficiency, unexplainable to the satisfaction of the public, are the most irritating and nerve straining fiefec s detected only. by the most careful examination. We Are Here and Will Remain Here to Prove - Our Ability to the People ‘We also carry in stock anything you may wish for in any style of spectacles, eye glasses and eye glass chnlns. etc. at the most reasonable prices. YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED ‘ g 1 A PP P P AP A 11 | STORM ON GULF GOAST PREDICTED TROPICAL DISTURB- ANCE SWEEPS LARCE PART OF THE SOUTH. WIRES DOWN CVER AN IMMENSE AREA NO REPORTS FROM STORM SEC TION OWING TO LACK OF COMMUNICATION. ‘Washington, Sept. 28.—The weather bureau reports that the predicted trop- fcal disturbance has reached the Mis- sissippi and Southeastern Louisiana coasts, where it is central as a storm of great severity. Reports from Mo- bile and Pensacola are missing by rea- son of the general prostration of tele- graph wires in the storm swept terri- tory. High winds and rain prevail over Alabama, Mississippi and South- ern Louisiana, a maximum velocity of forty-eight miles an hour from the northwest being reported from New Orleans. The tropical disturbance will probably move northward during the next twenty-four hours and cause gen- eral rains east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio, attended by high winds in the lower Mississippi valley, the East Gulf states and probably Tennessee. Storm warpings are displayed on the Atlantic coast from Norfolk to Jack- sonville and on the Gulf coast from New Orleans’ to the northern portion of the Western Florida coast. Severe at Gulf Points. New Orleans, Sept. 28.—For more than twelve hours a tropical hurricane has been blowing at a speed varying from thirty-five to sixty miles an hoar. Telegraph and telephone wires are all down between here and Gulf of Mex- ico points, where the storm is report: ed to have struck the heaviest. Wash- outs are reported on several railroads in that direction. RESIDENTS TERROR STRICKEN. San Juan, Porto Rico, Experiences Se- vere Earthquake Shock. San Juan, Porto Rico, Sept. 28.—The city of San Juan experienced a series of heavy earthquake shocks during the day, beginning at 10:47 a. m,, in- creasing in intensity and lasting thirty seconds. The terror stricken occu- pants of the shaking buildings fled to the streets. Kven the government buildings were deserted, but no dam- age has been reported. The excite- ment among the people is intense. St. Thomas, D. W. I, Sept. 28.— There was a sharp and prolonged earthquake shock here early in the morning, but no damage was done The frequence of shocks lately is caus ing some alarm here. YUKON STEAMER BURNED. Explosion Follows Fire and Vessel Is }— - Complete Wreck. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 28.—A dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer from White * Horse, Alaska, says that the steamer Columbia, owned by the White Pass company, en route to Dawson, was- reported at Tantalus Tuesday night a total wreck. The steamer burned the water’s edge near Five Fingers, on the Yukon river. It is supposed the fire originated from the boiler and, Igniting three tons of black powder, caused an explosion. The chief mate, Joseph Welch, and one fireman are missing. A cabin boy named Murray was fatally injured. Others were bad- ly. burned and all on board had nar- TOW escapes. TWO DEAD; TWO DYING, Threshing Crew Cremated in Barn on North Dakota Farm. Hankinson, N. D, Sept. 28—Two members of a threshing crew were burned to death and four others are — in the hospital suffering from burns as the result of a fire started by smokers in a barn in which the crew were sleeping, four miles south ot Straubville. The fire started during the night and the victims were caught in the loft like rats in a trap. The bodies of the dead men were burned to a crisp and two of the injured are not expect- ed to live. -All were men who cante to the state for the threshing season and their names are unknown. Stengland in Broom Factory. Joliet, Ill,, Sept. 28.—Paul O. Stens- land, the Chicago bank convict, was assigned to cell 22 in the east wing of the penitentiary and was put to work in the sorting room of the broom fac- tory, where he will labor alongside of John A. Linen, the ex-<clerk of the. superior court of Chicago, under sen- tence for embezz.ement. Strikers Secure Demands. St. Louls; Sept. 28.—The strike of the Wabash railroad’ boilermakers, machinists and blacksmiths has been terminated by the granting of an in- ‘crease in wages after a conference' between the mlxer-' committee