Episode 043: January 1923 with Esther Joy van der Werf and Nathan Oxenfeld

Episode 043: January 1923 with Esther Joy van der Werf and Nathan Oxenfeld

In the forty-third episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Esther Joy van der Werf and Nathan Oxenfeld read through the forty-third Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in January 1923 by Dr. William H. Bates, the pioneer of natural vision improvement.

Exactly 100 years later, these two 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, January 1923
"A monthly magazine devoted to the prevention and cure of imperfect sight without glasses"

  • Article 1 [2:22] Breathing

  • Discussion 1 [5:10]

  • Article 2 [24:50] Astigmatism by Dr. W. H. Bates MD

  • Discussion 2 [35:25]

  • Article 3 [55:20] Stories From The Clinic ~ Staring Is Bad by Emily C. Lierman

  • Discussion 3 [1:02:10]

  • Article 4 [1:17:30] A Relief From Whooping Cough by L. L. Biddle, 2nd.

  • Discussion 4 [1:22:20]

  • ---BETTER EYESIGHT LEAGUE ONLY---

  • Article 5 [1:33:33] Minutes of the Better Eyesight League Meeting on December 12th

  • Discussion 5 [1:40:20]

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Episode 044: February 1923 with Nathan Oxenfeld, Claudia Muehlenweg, and Fernanda Leite Ribeiro

Episode 044: February 1923 with Nathan Oxenfeld, Claudia Muehlenweg, and Fernanda Leite Ribeiro

Episode 042: December 1922 with Esther Joy van der Werf, Nathan Oxenfeld, and Christopher Lane

Episode 042: December 1922 with Esther Joy van der Werf, Nathan Oxenfeld, and Christopher Lane