•A Russian specialist declares that, contrary to the general opinion, electric light is less harmful to the eyes than any other form of artificial light. A medical journal, "say s that he bases his deductions on the fact that disease and damage to the eye 'are proportioned to the frequency of the closure of the lids. He found that the lids close in a minute 6.8 times with candle light, 2.8 times with gas light, 2.2 times with sunlight, and 1.8 times with electric .light.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4978, 30 May 1903, Page 5 (Supplement)
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85Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4978, 30 May 1903, Page 5 (Supplement)
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