declining eyesight, way back then, without glasses? Hi Jean, Guess they were so used to the candle light they adjusted, did a lot of squinting maybe .. .. I know my Dad did not wear glasses to read even at 94 .. We thought it was not only good genes but the way he ate, always fresh food and only enough to satisfy his hunger at the moment. Only dessert he ate was Mom's Schlim, raisin bread or Strawberry shortcake in the summer .. Very few sweets .. ..THey were made of good stock, his brother just turned 104 last Sept, he eats the same way, and is sane and wonderful .. MaryPat