I have read that Richard H. Dana, author of "Two Years Before the
Mast," was stircken with measles which negatively affected his
vision.
Doctors suggesed a sea voyage might improve his vision.
Do any of you have an idea as to HOW such a voyage might improve
vision?
Thanks to anyone who helps.

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:39:07 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

I have read that Richard H. Dana, author of "Two Years Before the
Mast," was stircken with measles which negatively affected his
vision.
Doctors suggesed a sea voyage might improve his vision.
Do any of you have an idea as to HOW such a voyage might improve
vision?
Thanks to anyone who helps.

If it did anything, my guess is that getting away from close work and
out into the environment would exercise the eye muscles with
constantly shifting focus......




OzOne of the three twins

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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:21:00 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:03:15 +1000, OzOne wrote:

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:39:07 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

I have read that Richard H. Dana, author of "Two Years Before the
Mast," was stircken with measles which negatively affected his
vision.
Doctors suggesed a sea voyage might improve his vision.
Do any of you have an idea as to HOW such a voyage might improve
vision?
Thanks to anyone who helps.

If it did anything, my guess is that getting away from close work and
out into the environment would exercise the eye muscles with
constantly shifting focus......



That would have been my guess. Either that, or the doctor thought him a nusiance
and simply wanted to get rid of him for a long stretch!

That's a thought :-)




OzOne of the three twins

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In those days a sea voyage was recommended for most anything a doctor
couldn't treat.

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I have read that Richard H. Dana, author of "Two Years Before the
Mast," was stircken with measles which negatively affected his
vision.
Doctors suggesed a sea voyage might improve his vision.
Do any of you have an idea as to HOW such a voyage might improve
vision?
Thanks to anyone who helps.

OzOne wrote in message ...
On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:21:00 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:03:15 +1000, OzOne wrote:

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:39:07 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

I have read that Richard H. Dana, author of "Two Years Before the
Mast," was stircken with measles which negatively affected his
vision.
Doctors suggesed a sea voyage might improve his vision.
Do any of you have an idea as to HOW such a voyage might improve
vision?
Thanks to anyone who helps.

If it did anything, my guess is that getting away from close work and
out into the environment would exercise the eye muscles with
constantly shifting focus......



That would have been my guess. Either that, or the doctor thought him a
nusiance
and simply wanted to get rid of him for a long stretch!

That's a thought :-)


Guesses! Guesses and uninformed speculation. Is that what the OP asked for?

I know why just like I know almost everything but I'm not going to say right
now. It's time some of you tried putting on your thinking cap. Why should I
always have to be the one to pull the fat out of the fire?

Oh hell, why make you slowpates wonder: it's got to do with air pollution in
the cities of that time period. If you think it's bad today, heaven forbid
you had to live where ofttimes you'd have a hard time seeing a distance
greater than a block because of all the smoke from wood and coal and oil
fires.

Wilbur Hubbard