I The following Editorial is probably the strongest ap- « i
peal ever written for the care and preservation of the eyes 5Sj
of children. That it should be read by every parent in St
Harrisburg is certain. It is really a duty. - - fin
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e I Am the Eyes of a Child I
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& Written by Joseph. R. Hague <§T
I I am the EYES of a CHILD! But I AM THE CAUSE. §
M lam brown, or blue, or green, or black, or grey. I Live on Love for Love Protects. Oh! how great is 1
-J I have faith in every One and every Thing. I trust the Reward 1 give. ' H
|| the world. I Fairly Sing and Dance and Thrill with Light and g
4; I look out upon the business of Life and wonder what Joy and Gladness when 1 am Healthy, and Strong and
it is all about. Rested. g
I still possess the crystal clearness of Innocence. I see I Thrive on CARE. B
5 nothing sordid or unlovely. The pictures I throw on the The Brain, my Sister, takes Joy in my Joy, and Hand 8
4 baby brain are magical. in Hand we are Wonder Workers. We perform Herculean jfji
J lam not for sale or exchange, nor can Ibe bought. I tas^s are Glad. g
6 am priceless. I flutter into Being often More Weak than my new
% lam the windows of the Soul. lam MORE than born Owner. I try not to be Harsh on the Cause of my g
£ that. lam almost Life. weakness I like Life and will Live with Care. g
lam sensitive. I require Care and Thought on which If I need Aid from the Skilled Hands of Men who
I thrive. Know me, who study my needs, who Know what I Must §
I never return when once I go. I go reluctantly it Have, then I respond in Sheer Gratitude,
go I Must. • If I have Behaved Badly and caused Pain it is only be- 8
/ I grow weak with Overwork, or 111 Health, or Strain. • cause 1 have needed Help. With Assistance these Learned g
I resent Indifference or Neglect. When lam not as Strong Men CAN give Me I Live until lam no longer Wanted,
as I was Intended to be I protest against over Exertion in I speak that ALL Parents may hear! It is my Prayer
;• the School Room. I rebel against long hours of Study or that you do not Shrug with Indifference or get Angry at the 8
Reading at Home where the Lights are so Dim that I can- seeming Implication that YOU of all people, could Possibly g
H not see. be So Careless or Lacking in Love as to permit YOUR ||
H I sound my Warnings daily. I cause Misery to the child's EYES to be Neglected. g
g Brain, and a throbbing Head. I produce a countless score Will YOU Believe and Understand that I mean just §
H of ills that are blamed on Everything but Me. My pun- YOU, the very Owners of the Grown-up Eyes who are
£ ishment is Relentless. Reading this? \ as
I MUST be heard. I punish myself. I worry my- Are YOU SO sure that Ido not NEED HELP g
i self into aching, twitching, burning coals of (ire. I cannot RIGHT NOW? 1
% Work. I Weep. I will not sleep. I will not stop until REMEMBER lam the EYES of a Child. jl
5| my Cry is Heeded. I MAY be the Eyes of YOUR Child. |j
The Parents of the Baby Body in which I Dwell If I need Help I Deserve the Best Service Obtainable g
|| blame Fretfulness, Illness, Apathy, Dullness and a Stumb- and should NOT be fitted with the Cheap Bargain-Sale
% ling Gait on a score of things. Glasses. §
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I You May Safely Entrust the Examination and Fitting of Your Child's Eyes to Either of the Following Optom
etrists Who Are Equipped & Trained to Render High-grade Service. ||
E. L. EGOLF J. C. GITT Gobi Optical Co. R. D. PRATT Rinkenbach's |
with S'^ciaster 6 Next to Hiii xtuf'co. 34 North Third Street 807 North Third Street 1215 North Third Street g
Copyright, 1915, by
THURSDAY EVENING,
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
OCTOBER 14, T915.
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