You take your watch to a watchmaker, not a chemist; take your eyes to an oculist, and if you cannot afford to see one privately, get an eye-hospital note. (To allow a chemist or “optician” to try lenses until he finds a pair through which you “see better” is very dangerous.)

Then you go to a qualified optician, who makes a proper frame, and inserts the lenses prescribed.  Patients should inquire if the glasses are to be worn continually, or only when doing close work or reading.

The Ears.  Giddiness and other unpleasant symptoms may be due to ear trouble.  If there is any discharge, buzzing or ringing, see a doctor, for if ear disease gains a firm hold it is usually incurable.

The Nose.  Neuropaths often suffer from moist nasal catarrh, or from a dry type in which crusts of offensive mucus form, the disagreeable odour of which is not apparent to the patient himself.  He must pay careful attention to the general health, take nourishing food, and wash out the nose three times a day with: 

1 oz.  Bicarbonate of Soda, 1 oz.  Common Salt, 1 oz.  Borax, Dissolved in 1 pint hot water.

For obstinate nasal trouble, consult an aural surgeon.

The Teeth.

    “Most men dig their graves with their teeth.”—­Chinese Proverb.

Serious ills are caused by defective teeth, for microbes decompose the food left in the crevices to acid substances which dissolve the lime salts from the teeth, and this process continues until the tooth is lost.

Faulty teeth are common in neuropaths, and at the risk of being wearisome—­and good advice is wearisome to people—­patients must get proper aid, privately or at a dental hospital, from a registered dentist, who, like a doctor, does not advertise.

Teeth gone beyond recall will be painlessly extracted, those going, “stopped”, and tartar or scale scraped off.  If necessary, have artificial teeth, but remember that the comfort of a plate depends upon skilled workmanship, not on gold or platinum.  Everyone should visit the dentist as a matter of routine once a year.

  Buy 3 ozs.  Precipitated Chalk,
  1 oz.  Chlorate of Potash,

and brush the teeth with this mixture ere going to bed; use tepid water after meals.  Do not brush across, but, holding the brush horizontally, brush with a circular motion, cleaning top and bottom teeth at once.  Use a moderately hard brush with a curved surface which fits the teeth.

After each meal, it is essential to cleanse the interstices between the teeth with a quill toothpick or dental floss, never with a pin, for it is the decomposition of tiny particles that starts decay; a tooth never decays from within.

     11/2 fl. oz.  Glycerine,
      1 fl. oz.  Carbolic Acid,
      1/2 fl. oz.  Methylated Chloroform.

With ten drops of this mixture in a wineglassful of tepid water, wash out your mouth and gargle your throat after every meal, sending vigorous waves between the teeth, and so removing any particles left by toothpick and brush.