So few persons seem to value their eyesight until they lose it, yet of all blessings that we are heir to, this is among the greatest. The care of the eyes should be studied, as great danger results from carelessness.
My father, being a physician, always advised us to bathe our eyes if they felt weak, sore, or inflamed, in this most excellent and effective lotion: "Put a teaspoonful of boracic-acid into a quart of warm water, dissolve thoroughly, and bathe the eyes frequently in this solution." The best oculists and11doctors now prescribe it for infants, and no mother need fear to use it for her children.
This time of the year when little folks begin to go to school, I get numerous requests to help in this direction as they seem to contract colds, and sore eyes result. I use the boracic-acid solution myself, and it is very soothing and healing to one's eyes. If you put off caring for your eyes, it becomes quite expensive oftentimes, and this pillar of strength costs but little.