Excerpt from The Eyes of Our Children
The sight of the eye is the most precious of our senses; through the eyes we learn most and can teach most; and through them we may suffer if they be defective or ill-used. Sight has determined the very form of man: the upstanding frame, the free acting arms, "his fair large front," the diminished snout and the developed chin are all features related to sight. More striking still is the massive brain and the cunning craftsmanship that are the fruits of perfect two-eyed vision. The influence of sight is no less strong in the individual. Blindness is a calamity few can weigh; and in their degree defects of sight, whether by reason of disease or natural imperfection, affect mind and habit. The shortsighted boy becomes a round-shouldered smug, a book-reading recluse, just because the pleasure of games has gone with the power to see clearly and smartly; another boy has eyes that focus near objects with difficulty, and that boy hates lessons, and, not unwisely perhaps, plays truant at every opportunity.
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