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That -- " BABIES' SORE EYES" is NOT a DISGRACE, for any baby may have the disease: but
That -- BLINDNESS from "BABIES' SORE EYES" IS a DISGRACE because in 99 cases out of 100 IT CAN BE PREVENTED; a CRIME because of the suffering it brings to a helpless, innocent person.
That -- the EYES of EVERY baby should be BATHED and TREATED with drops IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH.
That -- this costs nothing, but the support of a blind person is expensive.
That -- REDNESS and SWELLING of the Lips and DISCHARGE OF MATTER from the baby's eyes during the first two or three weeks of life SHOULD BE TREATED. The baby MAY GO BLIND in 48 hours IF NEGLECTED. DON'T use home remedies; GET A DOCTOR AT ONCE.
That -- treatment is sometimes long and tiring, but a lifetime of blindness is longer.
That -- there is No SUCH THING as "COLD IN THE EYES"; -- it is NOT "natural for babies to have sore eyes"; -- sore eyes are NOT apt to "get well by themselves."
That -- the disease is CONTAGIOUS and other members of the family may get it if they are not careful.
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