5794. To Remove Dirt or Foreign Particles from the Eye

5794. To Remove Dirt or Foreign Particles from the Eye. Take a hog's bristle, double so as to form a loop. Lift tho eyelid and gently insert the loop up over tho ball, which will occasion no disagreeable fueling. Now close the lid down upon the bristle, which may now be withdrawn. The dirt will surely be upon the bristle. M. Renard, in the case of small movable bodies which become entangled beneath the upper eyelid, recommends the following simple process: Take hold of the upper eyelid near its angles, with tho forefinger and thumb of each hand, draw it gently forwards and as low down as possible over the lower eyelid, and retain it in this position for about a minute, taking care to prevent the tears from flowing out. When, at the end of this time, you allow the eyelid to resume its place, a flood of tears washes out the foreign body, which will be found adhering to, or near to, the lower eyelid. If lime gets into the eyes, a few drops of vinegar and water will dissolve and remove it. Almond or olive oil will do away with any hot fluid that may reach the eye.

5795. To Expel Insects, Dirt, etc., from the Eye

5795.    To Expel Insects, Dirt, etc., from the Eye. The first thing to bo done when a mote or spark gets into your eye, is to pull down the lower part of the eyelid, and with a handkerchief in your hand blow your nose violently at the same moment. This will frequently expel the mote without further trouble. A mote will, in many cases, come out of itself, by immediately holding your eye wide open in a cup or glass filled to the brim with clear cold water.

5796. To Extract Particles of Iron or Steel from the Eye

5796.    To Extract Particles of Iron or Steel from the Eye. A particle of iron or steel may be extracted from the eye by holding near it a powerful magnet.

5797. Eye-Waters

5797.    Eye-Waters. Eye-waters should be perfectly clear, and free from any floating matter, however trifling. To secure this, it is in general necessary either to filter them through bibulous paper, or a piece of clean, fine muslin, or to carefully decant them after sufficient repose to allow the impurities to subside. When pure distilled water is used in their preparation, only some of them will require filtering. In using eye-waters, a little of the liquid should be poured into a clean cup, gallipot, or glass, or into the clean palm of the left hand, when the eye should be thoroughly wetted with it, either by means of a small piece of clean sponge or soft white rag, or the clean tips of the fingers of the right hand. In all eases it is advisable to bathe or wash the eyes in tepid water, and to wipe them dry, before tho application of the eye-water; and, in most cases, thi3 is absolutely necessary to insure benefit from their use. In the preparation of eye-waters, substances of crystalline formation are better when used dry, that is, deprived of their water of crystallization. (See No. 2035 (To Polish Marble).) .