Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-05-26
THE MONyN q ALA. MIRROR.

detect Of igtlllieSe'ea'y ~, ~ ..,:.a,.cI
| in near obieeis discovered by mlsl'nsss
tan, are discoySi those which are dls.
perhaps appesr with the usual ease or
| 'han usual viyiduA presented with more
The eyil,hete spoA . &, !. 4. N {
burden asst is comm -as oneians III u J., ..s
long engaged The attenso our nature s aas
but The efforts Of scienc,ot The ssleI,tlnc
bpel, able 10 reach the roye not hitherto,
that because the attention. The evil, ana az!
iec.ed to the cause. Nhos oeelAu'
Lotions, salyes, and washes, ~ .ag X
piled, which, III some cases, have ppet = e \!
The sufferers b Temporary benetif11ffe.ea Y
end all have been obliged to resi- y, W.
use Of speclacles. These are not Y, wy
ceedngly inconyenient.. but iii most ,e4,
have increased the difficulty which iesss
hoped their use would remedy. II 10 vi
known IL oil who have been unfortunate Y
nouph to resort to their use, that they re.
quire 10 be changed. after having been used
a year or two, for others Of grealaf power
thus adding to their Inconvenience great
expense. il
II is not the object here TO enter into the
anatomy and physiology Of the eye, It Is
sufficient 10 point out the cause OF the evil,
and show tothe afflicted a remedy, and u
those who have not arrived at this deplora.
BILE state, q means Of preventing its occur.
renee. :,
Upon the cause Of this decay Of vision, all
learned men agree; viz, in assigning it TO q
gradual and impeceptible 1attening Of the
cornea Of The eye This fattening Of the
cornea is accounted ior thus: when The hu.
mors which support the corliea cease TO flow
in,heir usual force and quantity, the cornea
becomes fatter than before; and in conse-
quence Of this nat,ening the light passing
through the eye is not sufficiently refracle,l,
and does not converge on the retina, but
would do SO at some distance beyond. The
consequence is, q confused picture is paint
ed on The re,na, and obeclsappear indis.
linct and dim.
On Ibis subject, we will quote The opinion
of William Mackenzie. Lecturer on The eve,
in the University 81 Glasgow. anil Surgeon
10 the Glasgow Eye lnfirmary; which opn-
ion is set forth in his Practical Treatise On
The Eve, as follows: nai .,iss9,! b Z
B .Tbere can benodoubt tia, dehGien. re,
fraction is The prox mate cause OF p1tsbys-
pia (far.sightedness.) {
.With regard to the efficient cause Of
tla,pess Of the cornea from iinniantion in
the quantity Of The aqaso,ts and vllrrpls l h,-
mors, is the one must cominonl. mentioned;
this diminution being Supposed 70 depend
on the impeded manner in which Ne lntlc.
tions Of secretion are performed in advanced
llie.n ,isr9 rs,
The remedy is, to be found in the use OF a
simple instrument called an EYE crP; me
effect Of which is 10 aid vitality and strelgti,
by increasing the circulation, and to bring
The sight toTthe natural focus by restoring
the diminished conyexily of the cornea'---
This wonderful Effects produced without
i pain or the possibility Of injury to the eye,
oSs-.T The following are among The many
testimonials that could be procured. showing
the wonderful effects Of The PATEET EYE
Ours, in restoring The sight. I
MEADOW Run, Greene Co. Pa. +
3sl, v 3 IKE February is, 1855. ) (
Byreques,.Sl take pleasure in making the
following statements Previous to using
j. Ball's Patent Eye Cups, Iycould no, read
common print inthe Testament or Bible
WlIhoul nv glasses, and then I could not read
yerltilteen oItwenty minutes at . tune
But silce nsIag the Cups about tour OF Ave
weeks Gould read a chaplef ~ The Blp y!
Without my glasses, il large print; aud with
my glasses ! couldread forty pages without
any Inconvenience belug perceptibls. The
forest or any other objects ata!dis,ancs ]
eau see as well as could ten years ago
nv impression is that e l,could have had
the Cups ten years ago, glasses would have ave
been Of no use 10 me. confidently gay
that | would not be without the cups for five
times ,he.amouE,. am sixty yea,s old, aud
have worn glasses about ten wears
(signsa] EDWARD BUssEY, Sen.