Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 341
^BECAUSE- WE(WANT TO KNOW PUZZLING IMPRESSIONS ON THE EYES Forest Gate, London, England.Dear St. Nicholas : When I walk rapidly by verticalrailings, and, as I walk, look at some object on the otherside of these railings, all is clear. But when I turn away … the fence with upright and horizontal bars. for a few seconds, there appear lines running before myeyes. What I want to know is, why are these lines hori-zontal, and why do they move horizontally, instead of beingvertical lines moving horizontally, as you would expectfrom an image that remains in…
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