The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-05-28
The New Remedy.

Large uanbers Of citizens Of Baltimore. salts.
lied With the explanations and practical effects OF
the simple remedy Of Dr.. BRAISKsp, for the
cure of detective sight, have applied the means
with great benefit The following is taken from
the Republican 4 Argus:
WoSoEEs NEvER CEAsr-Lsst evening the
large Hal Of the Mary land Institute was crowded
10 ITS utmost capacity to hem The lecture and It
ness the experiments perforated on tho eye by
Dr.. z. Barnard. Of New York. Tbs Doctor
having stated that he would make the blind see,
many thought it q humbug. and SO pronounced Il,
but at the close of his interesting lecture, the
Doctor gave a general invitation TO those who
were blind, near sighted, or had weak ewes, to
come on the platform, and he would DO all that he
profsssed. Quite number Of ladies and gentle.
men went forward, and in the short space Of
three minutes, each dsclsred'tne ewes had been
improved. This morning we visited the Doctors
room, at the Institute and while there saw his
slmple application applied to a lad aged IL
years, and son of Mr. Nicholas Richair, No. sls
ST. Charles street, who bad bs0a blind in the eye
forsix years. After the cup had been applied FOR
the space Of one minute, it was removed, when
tbs len eye was closed, and the little fellow was
requested to walk across th. rdom. lie inmsdi.
ately complied with the request, aRd orisa cut,
"Fsiher, father. | can ses" He Was then hanl
ed several articles, all Of which he named cor
rectly, and described several persons Who were
standing in the room. The Joy Of the father sBd
son can be better imagined than described.
The application was also applied TO Slr. C.
Il Cunningham, who resides at liS Baltimore
street, and has been blind for 81 years. He in
the short space Of three minutes declared be
could see distinctly, and recognized several
gentlemen he had rot seen for So years.-
These are facts, and any one doubling them
can call on the above mentioned gentlemen
ard be satisfied DR.. Branard's roon was
crowded This morning with those who were so
unfortunate as 10 have bad eyes, not one of
whom. who applied the application but retired
thanking him with grateful heart We 70
greet that Dr.. BIS stay is so short, for We are
cure there are thousands who wish 10 avail
themselves Of this wonderful cure The Doctor
will remain with Us only few days, and We
advise all who have the least defect in ,hsir
eyes to visit him at once We regret thatour
time aud space will not allow Us to gjys
more extended notice Of the wsrierful experi.
nents of DR.. B. but it is the best for all to 60
and see for themselves.
We also add the following, FROM The Clip
per
The experiments were the most satisfactory
and convincing Some dozen persons who were
afflicted with far and near sghtedre.s, inflmma
ton OF .he ego and dimncss of sight applied The
cups and all acknowledged an Improvement,
though the experiment in no case exceeded three
minutes. Ops gentleman who was very near
sighted, said that he wsuli not take Ave hundred
dollars and have his sight returned ~ what it
was before he applied the cups
Another who saw better at the distance Of
fourteen feet had the focus Of bis sight so chang
cd that he could see best a, the distance about
ore foot. A lady who could not bear the glare
Of lamp before her eyes a second without pain
was enabled, af;er the short application Of tbs
cups, to look for aRy length Of lime at the lamp
placed close to her face, which she said she had
had not been sol, to do for number Of vsars