The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1823-05-21
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" in all their variety Of patterns and prices,
ris.-Superior Brazil Pebble, :nomted in gold,
silver, and tortoise-shell frames; DoubIe-Eye
Spectacles, set with green glasses Tortoise
shell do. with double joints; Single and Slid
ing do; Silver Spectacles, with neat wire slid
ing and swivel Bows, set with best white Be-
hemia plate; Concaye, Convex, and Parallel
green Glasses; best flashed Steel and COM
mon do. all prices; Spectacies Of the various
kinds set with green Glasses, and neatly pre-
pared with silk Shades, to screen weak or in
famed eyes from too intense light, or dust,
an excellent article for persons travelling
Goggles for do; Concave EYEGLASSES for
near-sight green and white Concave and
Convex Glasses, all numbers; Microscopes :;
Megalascopes Opera and Reading Glasses !;
large and small Lens elegant full silver
mounted Shagreen and Tortoise-shell Specta-
cIe-Cases; Morocco, Steel, and variety Of
other do.
SPEcTAcLEs manufactured TO any par
ticular pattern; also, neatly repaired, and old
Frames reset with superior Pebbles or Glasses
to snit any sight, at short notice.
The above, with those constantly finishing
from the Mandatory, form the hest assort-
ment in Boston.
All Gold and Silver Spectacies will be
stamped with the makers name, and warrant
ed, and may be exchanged after trial of sew
ersl months, if they should not prove to suit
the sight, provided they are not injured. Per-
sons in the Country, or abroad, may be suited
by sending the Glasses they last wore, or
piece of them, or word if they are the first they
have required, or the length Of time they have
worn glasses.
1t being fact, that bad or improper
Glasses tend greatly TO injure the eyes,-the
subject demands some few remarks-The eyes
of many persons have been much injured by
wearing the glasses OF older persons, because
they were at hand also by a wrong choice Of
Spectacles, and purchasing them Of Pedlars
and others who are unacquainted with
the article, and unable 10 adapt the va
rious glasses to the different eyes; others from
prejudice, or advice from persons whose eyes
do not require the aid of glasses, have refrain
ed without rejecting on the consequences of
using glasses as long as they could possibly do
without them, have strained and hurt the
nerves of the eyes almost beyond remedy
The truth is, that the sight is best preserved
by making use Of proper Glasses as soon as the
sight begins to fail, which will be discovered
by making pen, threading needle, or read
ing by candle-light. Glasses timely used will
relieve and preserve the sight, and continue the
health of the eyes. The eyes need a guard at
particular times, as we'll as the head. The eff
feet of bright sun on the snow, OF dust, or
cold winds, has distressed many eyes that
would not have suffered, had Green Glasses
or Goggles been used, as occasion required
AZ to the benefit tho receive whose ewes
required the aid of Spectacfes, is SO great and
general, that it would be mere impertinence to
expatiate upon it; and many other invaluable
blessings result from this art of improving the
sight, which the experience of mankind has
long since eVinced-nany could not be with
out them and not be miserable.
G%4F Orders received for Silver SPEc-
TAcl.E Bows, with OF without the Glasses, by
those who purchase to sell again. The work
manship will be warranted equal to the inn
ported-the weight and proportion to suit
much better, and at as low charges-with neat
Morocco Cases, made to suit the size of the
Srlecfacles AYco