Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-05-31
preservation and Restoration cf
Sight.

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10 ou,wardly from the nose across the eyes.
Short sight is caused by TOO gtea, roundnes
of,be eyes, and rubbing or wiping them from
b.ir inner towards their outward angles, fiat
lens Them, and TINS lengthens or extends lhei
,uge of vision. But as long sight is caused
by The too great fa,ness Of the eyes, passin.
he fingers or towel from their outward angle.
iuwsrdly, Of course rounds them up, and thu.
oreserves the sight By this simple means
I'll persons can adjust their sight TO their lik
ug. so as TO read without glasses just as wei
when old as young. The value OF this knowl
doe is second only TO lha, Of sight.
Bronson is al present the leading promulga
,or Of this idea, and claims to have discovered
i. II may be original with him, yet was known
long before Bronsons birth. The grandfather
| Of female friend of The editors pracliced il
| CIV years ago, and by this means preserved
| his eve sight so as 10 be able TO read fine print
when eighty eight years old and John Qun-
~ Adams, in conversation with Lawyer Ford
| Of Lancaster, Pa, who wore glasses, told him
| he would manipulate his eyes with his fin-
eers lrom their external angels inwardly, he
/ would soon be able 10 dispense with glasses
| Ford ued it, and soon restored his sight per.
ecly, and has since preserved it by the conlin-
usnce Of this practice. On this point the Phil
sielphia Ledger remarks as folIows.-TP Phre-
biological Journal.
RESTORATION OF SIGHT-The Boston Trav-
sler gives some interesting accounts Of exper.
inenIs made by Professor Bronson, in remo-
tng imperfeciions of sight, produced by age. or
nsormarlOn. According 10 the Traveller, old
psope have been enabled TO lay aside their
.peclacIes, and people of all ages. who suffer
d from sight, have been entirely cured. The
Tprel!er says that Professor Bronson is The
uhOr of these discoveries, and that his prac.
&c consists entirely in manipulation. Profes.
Ur Bronson is well known in this and other
ties as lecturer upon eloculon, and has
2ened an office in New York, for medical
racrce upon The eye, ia which We wish him
ucceSs "a fee
Bu while giving credit 10 Professor Brou-
IOn for his efforts in doing good, and while ad-
buDg that his method of treating The eve is |
original with himself, we do no, admit that he |
Fas The first discoveror- The very treatment
ssrbed 10 him for restoring decayed sight, was
,cOTered long ago by John Quincy Adams,
ad successfully praciiced on himself This
not The only case In which scientific men
ave made the same discovery, without any
Onnuaicalon with each other DR.. Frank
n IN Philadelphia, and Dr.. Ingenhouse in ST.
Felersburg, without any knowledge OF each 9th
made Simultaneous discoveries in electrici-
Therefore we do no, wonder at Professor
OnsOns discovery concerning The eyes, with
Ut any hinl from Mr.. Adams, who had long
eFoSsly made the same discovery. Mr. Ad.
ns did mol communicate his discovery 10 The
uld, bul mentioned IL incidentally, and as of
great Importance, 10 Two or three friends in
course of his life. We certainly wonder
hin and Them for not percieying It's general
Iy Mr.. Adams never wore speciacIes his
ga enduring 10 The last Yet those who re.
snber him IN private conversation, may re-
enber his habit while listening, of manipula-
9 bis eyes with his fingers, by passing them
ally over The surface, from the external TO
Internal angle.
he decay of sight that is remeded by con.
'peelacles, is caused by the gradual ubsorp-
ID O The humors, or relaxation of the coats,
aaeIIng The transparent corner less convex /.
snanlPulaIlon or gentle pressure perhaps by
nulaIlng The coats, and thereby causing them |
contract, restores the original convexily, and
n'squenlly the original perfection Of 81 ght.- {
fuoOng or wping the eyes, we naturally .
|" he hand or tow eI over the convex surface,
'a lhe internal 10 the external angle. This |
finishes The consexny, and thus promotes [
ascay OF sight and therefore should be care /
a'oided The pressure, whether in wi [
lg or manipulating, should proceed, in eyes {
snaly perfect, from the internal 10 the ex-
angle. Short sight, remeded by con. t
We glasses, is caused by undue convexi,y of /
efernal corner, whether congeniaI OF eau /
BY disease. la this case, all wiping rub /
g'~ manipulation should proceed from the ,
sna TO The external angle, The reverse Of S
motion necessary in the case first men
sd In manipulation, care must be taken .
aasl Too hard pressure,. or continued Too
Z, which may develop Inflammation.
ne same female ffiend mentioned above,
Oeen troubled for many years with spon-
'ous weeping Of one Of her eyes, which she
'l'iFely cured by rubbing and wipings her
: When she washes, iawardly. She also 6
'esds fine print, whereas before she was !
VIC % DO so. This subject viii Of course 9
Darnd itself TO the practice of all aho may !
'uHefIng from imperfect sight or weak eyes.
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