Life in a New York flat uncovering a domestic world
A New York City flat dweller describes neighbor Mrs. Brown, her suburban routine, and the economics of running a modern tenement home. She shows how she manages housework, food, and communications from dumbwaiter to speaking tubes, illustrating social life inside midtown flats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fourteenth
Broadway
Sixth Avenue
Brown
Mr. Brown
Jher
Yen
Central Park
the Battery
Canary
Mrs. Brown
Eyes Fatigue and Eye Muscle Balance Described by Dr Seely
The article explains eye fatigue as due to imbalance of the inner and outer muscles of accommodation rather than retina strain. It notes that rest is not the remedy. using glasses with proper power reduces effort. It covers presbyopia, age-related lens changes around ages 45 to 50, and mentions a rare case of a child outgrowing glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redlers
Hundesta
Lancaster
Clly
Ovanty
Doctor Brown
C. EL. Brown
West Orange Steet
Lancastnr
Seely
Scientific American
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Walter H. Buch
Broad ST
Lititz
Shultz
Gundaker
North
Queen Street
Franklin House
Penna. R.R
A.R. Bomberger
Littits
J. M. Khiper
N. Queen Street
NEW Post Office
Manuufacturer
Neal
Deslera
McNeil
J. X. Quigley Co
Prop’r
Harrisburg
Julely
L. B. Herr
oglHat
Queen St
COAL
Snyder
Lifirz, PA
Jersey
Morris River Cove
Morris River
Philadelpha
Byone
Plympion
Bell Telephone
England
Samuel Winslow
Frank
Aline
Worchester
Mass
Frank Winslow
Boston
James R. Little
Amoskeag Cotton Mills
Manchester
N.H
Chicago
P. T. Baroum
Bridgeport
Conn
Edmund Yates
Abe Torrence
Sharpe Township
N. C
Abe
Montreal
Lucille Yseult
Dudley
O'Donovan Rossa
O'Donovan Rossa Cantot
Grater
Rossa
Henglish
Haywards Health
Asylu
Sussex
London
Brighton
Hoxie
William Houck
Colebrookdale
Berks County
Mr. Houck
Charlie
Galveston
Austin
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