The Hygiene of the Eye in Schools (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Hygiene of the Eye in SchoolsSoon after the appearance of that essay in a great collective work intended only for medical men, a desire was expressed by several publishers, and to myself personally by the Government in Breslau, that I should publish the article separately for the benefit of non medical Circles.There were, however, a number of reasons which, in my opinion, seemed to make the publication of a mere reprint undesirable. In the first place, the form necessary for the medical Encyclopaedia was, I thought, scarcely adapted for a larger Circle of readers and, that being the case, 'it was necessary to have regard to theoretical treatises which had appeared since the publication of the article and also to the very important reports Of the Commissions on School Hygiene appointed quite recently. Moreover, it seemed desirable to add a chapter on desks. Lastly, I thought it requisite to preface the work, for the benefit of those readers who do not belong to the medical profession, with a short anatomical, physiological and pathological introduction (chapters I. In which I have included nothing but what is, in my Opinion, absolutely necessary for the comprehension of the chapters on Hygiene proper. It is not, however, impossible that even among my medical colleagues one or two may be found to whom this short introduction will not be wholly unwelcome, as serving to refresh their memory of the subjects concerned.The manuscript was sent to Vienna on the grd of January last, but circumstances delayed until now its completion in a printed form distinguished by a type unusually large. New publications which have appeared during the printing have been taken account Of, as far as possible, by means Of inserted paragraphs and in notes, as well as in the Catalogue Of Literature.I now Offer this book to the public, in the hope that it will meet with a kindly 'reception and indulgent criticism.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.