Episode 050: August 1923 with Nathan Oxenfeld, Kevin Wooding and Lizzie May

Episode 050: August 1923 with Nathan Oxenfeld, Kevin Wooding and Lizzie May

In the fiftieth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld, Kevin Wooding, and Lizzie May read through the fiftieth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in August 1923 by Dr. William H. Bates, the pioneer of natural vision improvement.

Exactly 100 years later, these three natural vision educators breathe life back into the words of Dr. Bates, and also provide some modern commentary on the topics brought up in each article.

Better Eyesight, August 1923
"A monthly magazine devoted to the prevention and cure of imperfect sight without glasses"

  • Article 1 [5:00] The Snellen Test Card

  • Discussion 1 [7:45]

  • Article 2 [26:20] Hypermetropia in School Children by W. H. Bates, M.D.

  • Discussion 2 [38:55]

  • Article 3 [1:02:45] Stories From The Clinic ~ Sarah by Emily C. Lierman

  • Discussion 3 [1:11:30]

  • Article 4 [1:31:53] What The Silver Jubilee Omitted by Emily A. Meder

  • Discussion 4 [1:39:25]

  • Article 5 [1:57:25] A Game To Cure Stage Fright by Florian A. Shephard

  • Discussion 5 [2:00:20]

  • Article 6 [2:13:55] Minutes of the Better Eyesight League June Meeting

  • Discussion 6 [2:20:50]

—BETTER EYESIGHT LEAGUE ONLY—

  • Article 7 & Discussion 7 [2:40:00] The Question Mark

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