LIGHT AND THE EYES
PROTECTING HEALTH EycEtTuii is the fororumer of many ills, and usually results from incorrect lighting. It is therefore imperative to study the fundamental principles of correct illumination in order to ensure health in the home. In the first place adequate intensity of illumination is essential. Nothing less than a 100-watt lamp should be considered for the living room. For the sake of economy a reading lamp standard should also be used so that, when not required, the main 100-watt light may be switched off in favour of the reading lamp, which need be of only 40 watts. In this way both economy and health are preserved. Clear, gas-filled lamps should never be used in open lighting units, which allow the lamp to be visible to the naked eye. The “Arlita” pearl lamp is available for such purposes and this has a frosted bulb which diffuses the light from the filament, preventing the intrinsic brilliance of the filament from glaring the eyes. Clear lamps should only be used in bowls and lighting units which totally obscure the lamps from view. In regard to the size of lamps for various rooms of the home, the following recommendations apply for a home of normal size. This cannot be accepted entirely, owing to the difference which the lighting unit employed
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 218, 14 September 1934, Page 2
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220LIGHT AND THE EYES Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 218, 14 September 1934, Page 2
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