Questions and Answers, Better Eyesight Magazine, July 1928

[...Questions and Answers

Question - Some days I can read the Snellen test card to the 15 line,
while at other times only to the 30 or 20. Why?

Answer - When the eyestrain is less the vision is always better.

Question - While palming is it necessary to close the eyes?

Answer - Yes.

Question - Are floating specks serious? Sometimes they just flood my
eyes like clouds of dust and greatly frighten me.

Answer - Floating specks are not serious. They are always imagined and
not seen.

Question - By following instructions in the book can cataract be
benefited without consulting a physician?

Answer - Cataract has been benefited by following the instructions in
my book without consulting a physician.

Question - I find conscious blinking a strain, because I close my eyes
temporarily and seem to hold the eyeball stationary. If I shut my eyes
for a longer period would that be blinking?

Answer - No; the normal eye blinks consciously or unconsciously
without effort, without strain, and does it quickly.

Question - If sun and light are beneficial, why do you advocate the
shutting out of these two by palming?

Answer - To obtain relaxation. The sun strengthens the eyes and
palming rests them.

Question - Why, after palming for ten minutes or longer and my eyes
are rested, do I feel sleepy?

Answer - The palming is not perfect. Try imagining stationary objects
to be moving when you palm.

Question - When I read and blink consciously, I lose my place. Why?

Answer - This is caused by strain, which prevents one from remembering
the location of letters.

Question - Explain what you mean when you say "imperfect sight,
imperfect memory."

Answer - If you see an object imperfectly, blurred or gray instead of
black, you cannot remember it perfectly. You will remember it as you
see it.

Question - Is there a possibility of palming wrong? I can obtain some
benefit, but later I feel strained.

Answer - Palming may be done properly or it may be done wrong. I would
suggest that you read the chapter on palming in my book.

Question - I get nervous if I palm for any longer than ten minutes at
a time. Can I obtain as much benefit by palming for short periods at
more frequent intervals?

Answer - Yes.

Question - What is the circular swing and how is it practiced?

Answer - The circular swing is described in the June number of "Better
Eyesight."...]