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... weakness , which may be corrected by an oculist's ( never an optician's ) prescription for glasses . Exposure to an excessive glare of light , as in the case of firemen , or , on the other hand , reading constantly and often in a poor ...
... weakness , which may be corrected by an oculist's ( never an optician's ) prescription for glasses . Exposure to an excessive glare of light , as in the case of firemen , or , on the other hand , reading constantly and often in a poor ...
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... weakness of the eye muscles . The farsighted eye is one in which parallel rays entering the eye , as from a distance , come to a focus behind the retina . The ; retina is the sensitive area for receiving light impres- 21 Kenelm Winslow.
... weakness of the eye muscles . The farsighted eye is one in which parallel rays entering the eye , as from a distance , come to a focus behind the retina . The ; retina is the sensitive area for receiving light impres- 21 Kenelm Winslow.
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... WEAKNESS OF THE EYE MUSCLES.- There are six muscles attached to the outside of the eyeball which pull it in various directions , and so 28 Weakness of the Eye Muscles.
... WEAKNESS OF THE EYE MUSCLES.- There are six muscles attached to the outside of the eyeball which pull it in various directions , and so 28 Weakness of the Eye Muscles.
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... Weakness of these muscles or insufficiency , especially of those re- quired to direct the eyes inward for near work , may lead to symptoms of eye - strain . When reading , for example , the muscles which pull the eye inward soon grow ...
... Weakness of these muscles or insufficiency , especially of those re- quired to direct the eyes inward for near work , may lead to symptoms of eye - strain . When reading , for example , the muscles which pull the eye inward soon grow ...
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... weakness of the eyes , i . e . , lack of endurance for eye work , twitching of the eyelids , weeping , styes , and inflammation of the lids . In view of the extreme frequency of eye - disor- ders which lead to eye - strain , it behooves ...
... weakness of the eyes , i . e . , lack of endurance for eye work , twitching of the eyelids , weeping , styes , and inflammation of the lids . In view of the extreme frequency of eye - disor- ders which lead to eye - strain , it behooves ...
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Page 46 - Plate II ANATOMY OF THE EAR The illustration on the opposite page shows the interior structure of the ear. The concha and Meatus, or canal, comprise the external ear, which is separated from the middle ear by the Drum Membrane. Wax is secreted by glands located in the lining of the meatus, and should be detached by the motion of the jaws during talking and eating. If it adheres to the drum membrane it causes partial deafness. The internal ear, or labyrinth, a cavity in the bone, back of the middle...
Page 250 - First. If, when a drug is sold under or by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity, as determined by the test laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary official at the time of investigation: Provided, That no drug defined in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary shall be deemed to be adulterated under this provision if the standard of strength, quality, or purity...
Page 250 - ... Second. If it be labeled or branded so as to deceive or mislead the purchaser, or purport to be a foreign product when not so, or if the contents of the 'package as originally put up shall have been removed in whole or in part and other contents shall have been placed in such package or if...
Page 250 - In case of drugs : First. If, when a drug is sold under or by a name recognized in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, it differs from the standard of strength, quality, or purity, as determined by the test laid down in the United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary...
Page 2 - Surgeon Extraordinary to His Majesty, the King of the Belgians ; Consulting Surgeon and Emeritus Professor of Clinical Surgery to University College Hospital ; Fellow of University College ; Late Professor of Surgery and Pathology to the Royal College of Surgeons ; Honorary Member of the Societe de Chirurgie of Paris, etc.
Page 249 - Dakota a law has been passed which requires that a proprietary medicine containing over five per cent of alcohol, or any one of a number of specified drugs, be labeled accordingly. PURE FOOD BILL — A far-reaching and important step, in the movement for reform of patent medicines and for the protection of the public, has now been taken by the United States Government. On June 30, 1906, an act was approved forbidding the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated, misbranded, or poisonous...
Page 259 - The committee on the prevention of tuberculosis of the Charity Organization Society of New York City has announced in decided terms that there is no specific medication for consumption.