Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1847-07-15
A Bow with Telescope Eyes !!

The New Orleans Delta contains a
communication dated Franklin, St. NJ, ry
Parish, Lott, May 22j, the writer of which
processes to have discovered in Opelousas
district child possessing telescope eyes,
The story appears almost too marvellous
for belief, but we give it as We find it,
We believe there arc we'll attested cases
on record, of the powers Of human vis~
ion being greatly extended cyondsthe
natural degree, but we do not remember
ever reading anything so wonderful as
this. Says the writer
Drawing the child nearer to me, l
found his eyes unusually large, but not
remarkably prominent. The iris, which
was Of q slight haze color, encroached
more than ordinarily on the sclerotic
coat, aud the widely dilated pupil, on ex-
animation, proved 10 have no contractile
energy. In conversation with the
mother, she observed her son could dis
cover objects at inconceivablc distances,
but were they within the range OF ordina-
ry vision. he appeared as blind as an owl
at noontide. AS had desire to u test
the acuteness Of his sight by an observa.
ton Of the satellites of Jubi,er, aud you
may judge of my pleasure, when l re-
ccived an invitation 10 remain for the
night Soon after supper, / FASTENED to
make tho experiment. The armament
vas studded with its starry gems-n wes>
terly wind having rendered the atros>
phere as pelucid as possible-and Jubter
and Saturn were 10 be seen floating in
majestic splendor, wilhoutn rival among
the thousands Of their glittering contem<
po,aries. Having with me a small ,eles.
cope, Of power sufficient to observe the
satellites Of Jubitcr, directed the boys
attention to this planet, at the same time
requesting him to inform me if he saw
any small luminaries in its vicinity, and
to state how many there were; and how
they were situated with regard 10 the
primary body. In moment he asserted
that he saw 'three bodies like golden
marbles, one above the planet, one on
the right and the other on the lef, hand
then asked him their apparent relative
distance from the main body, and he an.
swered that the upper one was the mos,
remote, and that on the LET; hand the least,
I Immediately pointed my telescope ,c
the spot, and found to my jndescribablc
establishment, that the boy was miuu,ely
correct in every particular. His attention
was next drawn TO the planet Saturn, and
he announced that he could plainly dis
Germ small bodies, similar to those cd.
jacent TO Jubiter, but of an inferior size;
in this instance was mot prepared for an
investigation tine powerof my ins,rumen,
being too limited. The next morning, |
pursued my journey. VITA the intention
OF returning in a few days to renew my
inquiries. On my return / Instituted 9th.
or experiments tina. proved to demons.
iraiion, the telescope vision of the child
but as l have already written more
than i INTENDED, shall now attempt q
resapitulation Of taem; I may howevs,
that during my absence the relative no,
sitious of the moons Of Jubiter had ~ !.
terially changed. yet this wonderful bo,
again fully convinced me that his un
assisted sight reached as far, at least, a
4 ny telescope
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