Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1855-06-09
Spectacles Rendered Useless!
Sight Preserved to the latest peri
cd of Life, and impaired
Sight Restored n!

i; Sight Restored!!
4 The object Of this paper isto present Il
the notice Of the public a simple invention
|, BY means ofwhich the decayof sight ma,
be prevented, and when decayed, may b
restored toits original power. z
Its a fact well known 10 all, that as mar
advances in years, The organs Of vision BIZ
come impaired. DR.. Kitchener says, will
! truth, thalso universal is this failure Of sigh
that between the ages Of forty and fit,
years., a large average Of the human rae.
are obliged 10 have recourse TO speclaclcs
TO aid the failing vision. s
1t is almost unnecessary to say, that hi:
defect Of sight is discovered by misliness
in near objects. whilst those which are dis.
tant are discovered with the usual ease OF
i perhaps appear 10 be presented with more
than usual vividness.
The evil here spoken of-as onerous in its
burden as il is common 10 our nature-has
long engaged the attention Of The scientific;
but the efforts Of science have not, hitherto,
been able TO reach the root Of the evil, and
that because The attention has not been d.
iec!ed ~ the cause.
Lotions, salyes, and washes, have been ap-
piled, which, in some cases, have afforded to
lhe sufferers Temporary benefit, but in the
end all have been Obliged to resort TO the
use Of spec,acles. These are not only ex-
ceedingly iIlconvenient, but in most cases
have increased the difficulty which it vas
hoped their use would remedy. II is well
known 10 all who have been unfortunate e.
nough to resort to their use, that they re.
quire 10 be changed. after having been usfd
a year or two, for others Of grealar poser
thus adding to their Inconvenience great
expense.
It is not the object here TO enisr into the
anatomy and physiology ofilhe eye. II Is
sufficient to point out the cause o. the eyll,
and show to the afflicted remedy, and 10
those who have not arrived at this deplora-
BILE state, means Of preventing its occur
renee.
Upon the cause Of this decay Of vision, all
learned men agree; viz, in assigning it TO a
gradual and impefceplible aattening OF the
cornea Of the eye. This tiattening OF the
cornea is accounted tor thus: when The hl.
mors which snpportthe cornea cease to flow
in their usual folce and quantity, the cornea
becomes flatter than before and in conse.
quence OF this naltening the light passing
through the eye is not sufficiently retracted,
aud does not converge on the retina, but
would do SO at some distance beyond. The
consequence is, a confused picture is paint
ed onthe relina, and objects appear indls-
tinct and dim.
On this subject, we will quote the opinion
Of William Mack Lecturer oil the eye,
in the University Of Glasgow, and Surgeon
to the Glasgow Eye lnfirmary; which opin-
ion is set forth in his Practical Treatise on
the Eve, as follows: IN
mThere can be no doubt that deficient re-
Traction il the proximate cause OF presbyo-
Ipia (far.sightetiness. !.
with regard to the efficient cause OF
fatness of the cornsa from diminution in
the quantity Of The aqueous and yitreoas hu-
mors, is the one most commonly mentioned;
this dlminution being supposed TO depend
on the impeded manner in which the iunc.
tons Of secretion are performed in advanced
| life.o
The remedy is to be found in the use Of a
simple lnstrnmen, called an EyE-Crp; the
ellec, Of whichis to add vitality and strength
by increasing the circulation, and to bring
the sight to the natural focus by restoring
\ the diminished convexity Of the cornea.--.
This wonderful effect is produced without
pain or the possibility Of injury to the eye.
oSr The following are among the many
Testimonials that could be procured, showing
The wonderful effects Of the PATENT EYil
Cups, in restoring the sight. u
MEADOW Run, Greene Co., Pa. ~ ~
February 10, 1855. M
By request, ! take pleasure in making
following statements Previous to Etf
]. Balls Patent Eye Cups, could ny :. 4
common print inthe Testament OF aH M
withou, my glasses, and then could ~
over fifteen or twenty minutes at sre
But since using the Cups about ioble
weeks could read chapter injsilh A.
wilhou, my glasses, il large ptlnthout ce Me
my glasses could read forty pa The W.
any Inconvenience being perceince y,
forest or any other objects atago.- L
can see as well as I could lsGye had :
my impression Is that il ! did have IN
1.-The Cups ten years ago, glasently say peri
been Of no use TO me. lpsfor five ar,
thai wouldno be withoptts old, and ~