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054: December 1923 with Nathan Oxenfeld and Dr. Ray Gottlieb

Better Eyesight Podcast

Release Date: 12/01/2023

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In the fifty-fourth episode of the Better Eyesight Podcast, Nathan Oxenfeld and Dr. Ray Gottlieb read through the fifty-fourth Better Eyesight magazine that was originally published in December 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, December 1923
"A monthly magazine devoted to the prevention and cure of imperfect sight without glasses"

  • Article 1 [8:00] One Thing
  • Discussion 1 [10:30]
  • Article 2 [35:45] The Cadet by W. H. Bates, M.D.
  • Discussion 2 [44:00]
  • Article 3 [01:05:10] Stories From The Clinic ~ 46: Our Last Christmas at the Harlem Hospital by Emily C. Lierman
  • Discussion 3 [1:10:40]
  • Article 4 [1:16:55] Discarding Glasses at 60 by Dr. Adolph Selige
  • Discussion 4 [1:23:45]
  • Article 5 [1:33:44] Minutes of the Better Eyesight League
  • Discussion 5 [1:37:10]
  • Article 6 [1:44:50] The Passing Of My Glasses by Mildred Shepard
  • Discussion 6 [1:47:40]
  • Article 7 [1:53:53] “Unseeing Eyes” by Emily A. Meder
  • Discussion 7 [2:02:02]
  • Article 8 [2:11:30] The Use of the Burning Glass by W. H. Bates, M.D.
  • Discussion 8 [2:14:05]
  • Article 9 [2:30:40] Announcements

—BETTER EYESIGHT LEAGUE ONLY—

  • Article 9 & Discussion 9 [2:32:15] Questions And Answers

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