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may go on for endless hours and, doctors agree, it’s a good thing.
One of the most important adjuncts to general health is a checkup on vision to see if eyesight is normal ,or if glasses are needed.
Even if glasses are not needed, eyestrain can result from improper reading habits. This is the age when most teen-agers begin to do more reading than ever before. Reading can go on for hours, and if it isn’t done under proper lighting conditions, tired eyes are the result.
To make sure good reading habits are observed in your home, establish these rules recommended by researchers for the Murine Co.
1. Teen-agers go in for “Fads” in lighting. Sometimes they like to study by the tiny light of a small desk lamp in an almost totally dark room. This is completely wrong. General over-all illumination is best. Reading in'a darkened room only serves to bring on eye fatigue that can cause teen-agers to become tired and irritable.
2. It is best that young eyes are not facing a window when they read. Sun-glare bounces off the window and onto the page, then into the vision of the reader. So make sure all lighting comes from the proper direction.
3. Avoid shadows. Adequate light should be placed at an approximate distance of 20 inches away from the page, to avoid anv furtive squint or strajn to adolescent sight, say Murine researchers.
4. A reading lamp should conitan a bright enough bulb to banish shadows without inducing glare. A 100 watt bqlb is considered ideal.
5. Also, make certain you rest your eyes from time to time. Placing one or two drons of eve lotion in each eve refreshes fired eves. Practice moderation in reading or in attending motion pictures. Staring off into the distance for a short
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