Easy Shift?

[harold08]

When he could not practise palming, swinging or memory successfully I suggested to him that he look from one side of the room to the other, paying no attention to what he saw, but to remember as well as he could a room in his home. For two hours he practised this and was able to move his eyes from one aide of the room to the other without paying any attention to the things that were moving or to the things he saw.

This quote is from the better eyesight magazine, Decemeber 1922. Dr Bates described a method of easy shift, but i didnt understand what he meant in the mag. Can someone explain how it is done?

[harold08]

Sorry to double post, but is this technique used by anyone else? If so, could you share your exprience with this "exercise"