[...Better Eyesight, July 1919 - Vol.I, No.I

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A Monthly Nagazine Devoted to the Prevention and Cure of Imperfect
Sight by Treatment Without Glasses
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Flashing

Do you read imperfectly? Can you observe then that when you look at
the first word, or the first letter, of a sentence you do not see best
where you are looking; that you see other words, or other letters,
just as well as or better than the ones you are looking at? Do you
observe also that the harder you try to see the worse you see?

Now close your eyes and rest them, remembering some color, like black
or white, that you can remember perfectly. Keep them closed until they
feel rested, or until the feeling of strain has been completely
relieved. Now open them and look at the first word or letter of a
sentence for a fraction of a second. If you have been able to relax,
partially or completely, you will have a flash of improved or clear
vision, and the area seen best will be smaller.

After opening the eyes for this fraction of a second, close them again
quickly, still remembering the color, and keep them closed until they
again feel rested. Then again open them for a fraction of a second.
Continue this alternate resting of the eyes and flashing of the
letters for a time, and you may soon find that you can keep your eyes
open longer than a fraction of a second without losing the improved
vision.

If your trouble is with distant instead of near vision, use the same
method with distant letters.

In this way you can demonstrate for yourself the fundamental
principles of the cure of imperfect sight by treatment without
glasses.

If you fail, ask someone with perfect sight to help you...]

- Dr. W.H. Bates