SUNNING

Sun your eyes as soon as you can on arising, and as frequently as possible throughout the day. Dip your closed lids into the sun at every opportunity, even though you do not have time to blink through, and afterward palm out the spots or after-images. The sun .loosens tight muscles and stimulates circulation and retinal activity, thereby releasing the eyes and maintaining their vision. If there is no sun, substitute the brightest light you can find. Eyes must have light. That you keep your head pivoted above the Many tilt their heads to one side or the other, A their chins forward or duck their heads to look Check your posture by nodding your head up and then by turning your nose from side to side. If motions are possible, your head is pivoted. till the habit of turning your nose toward what you to see as this will insure a correct visual angle. your eyelid habits. Do not blink hard or snap lids open violently. Blink often while you are not stare holes into things you look at. Remember e in an object by shifting your attention all over it. however you look at something near, try to give a compensating look far away. This will keep the flexible for both distances alert to the world about you be interested both and far. your memory images not try to think two things at the same time, the is of the book you are studying or reading and radio programme coming into your ears. This will mental focus and, with that, visual focus to it that you do not clench your jaw and grind teeth while intent upon close work. This causes worst kind of tension and is held responsible for troubles of the teeth, eyes and ears.

WARNING: Resolve never to do heavy work with your eyes when you are ill or recuperating from an illness. After an illness, eyes are as frail as the rest of your body, and they can be seriously damaged by constant reading during a convalescence. Remember our rule in all relaxation drills. Good vision is effortless and painless. If you feel discomfort from any of these drills, you are doing something wrong. Look forward to and enjoy doing your drills each day. They will make you feel so much better that you will be repaid for the attention you have devoted to them.

Continuity of application and consistency in the performance of routine makes for perfection of technique and establishment of good habits. If you stop short of normal sight, you will revert to your old strained habits. Remember, it is your devotion to routine that will bring results. When your eyes have learned to maintain their relaxation, you will feel a benefit to your entire nervous system. This will be noticed. in greater efficiency at work or in school. You will find that you are making a more favourable impression on people, socially and in business. Your calm mien and agreeable disposition will react in like manner on those with whom you deal because tension draws tension, relaxation begets relaxation. Your mirror, too, will reward you, for relaxed eyes, when freed from scowling brows, seem, larger, wider open and sunny clear.