Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-19
Miscellaneous.

| WISHES TO CALL THE ATTENTION
w to all that suffer with defective sight,
caused by age sickness, and particularly from
glasses intudiciousiy selected, to his superior
SPECTACLES and G LASSES carefully ground
by himself to true spherical accuracy, and brill
liant transparency, suited precisely and benef-
cially to the wearer according to the concavty or
convexity Of the eye. Very numerous ave the Ill
effects caused to the precious organ Of sight from
the commencement Of using glasses In not being
precisely suited, by the use of an Optomete, and
the practice Of many years enables him to meas
ure the focal disease Of the eyes, and such glass
es that are absolutely required will be furnished
with precision and satisfaction.
JOHN TOBIAS acknowledges the very libe-
| raj encouragement already obtained, and further
solicits the patronage Of those that have not vet
availed themselves Of his aid
Persons that cannot conveniently call, by send
ing the glasses in use, and state how MANY inch
es they can read this print with their spectacles,
can be supplied with such as will improve their
sight.
1nnumerable testimonials to be seen and ref
erences given to many who have derived the
Circulars to be bad gratis, at his Office, No.
Sig SEVENTH STREET, three doors from
Odd Fsllops' Hall, UP STAIRS.
NORFOLK, September 2, 1854.
Sir-The Spectacles you made for ms suit very
well, and seem to have improved my sight more
than any other have lately tried:
Lift. w. TAZEWELL
have tried pair Of Specsacles Obtained from
MIR. Tobias, and find them Of great assistance to
my sight, and corresponding with his description
OF the focus. recommend him as a skillful OPP
tician. HENRY A. WISE.
Having been induced by friend to visitthe es.
Enlistment Of Mr.. Tobias for the purpose Of try
ing his glasses, was furnished by him with a
pair slightly coiored blue, which have afforded
me more relief and qualification than any have
ever tried. My sight, originally very good, was
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quently to very late hour; but with the aid of
these glasses can study almost as late as ever,
and that too without the pain hi have previously
Late Commissioner Gen'l Land Office.
December IL, 1855.
have used Mr.. Tobias's Spectacles for three
or four months, end take great pleasure in say
ing that am much pleased with them. have
been much benefited by them.
May 5th, 1855. GEOR. z. SCARBURGH.
was recommended to Mr.. John Tobias as a
skillful optician; AID as have eyes Of remark
able peculiarly, was gratifed to find that Mr..
Tobias seemed to comprehend them by inspec-
made me pair Of Spectacles that suits me ad
mirably.
July II, 1855. A.P. BUTLER.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Jan. 81, 1854
Mr.. TOBIAS: Dear Sill am happy to say
that the Spectacles which obtained from you last
week are entirely satisfactory. From an Unequal
ity in the visual range Of my eyes, have hereto
found great difficulty in getting glasses Of the
proper focal distance 1t affords me pleasure to
state that, by the aid OF your optometer this din.
Guilty has been happily obvated so that the glasses
you furnished me are dec dedlY the best adapted
to my eyes Of any have ever yet used.
Very respectfully. yours, X. Il DRANE,
Rector Of st James Parish.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, May, 1855.
From natural defects and the unequal range OF
my eyes, have been compelled TO use glasses for
several years. l have tried different opticians
without obtaining glasses perfectly fitted to my
eyes. -Four months since Mr.. Tobias made two
pairs especially for me, which have found to
serve me perfectly. BY the use Of his optometer
he Is enab ed to adapt Glasses infinitely to the eye
most cheerfully recommend Mr.. Tobias to ali
having occasion to use glasses and hear my testi-
mony as 10 his skill optician.
HENRY 4. BALDWIN,
Assist. Sec'y to sign Land Warrants.
p. S.-OPERA GLASSES Of great variety,
TELESCOPES MICROSCOPES, WATCH
MAKER GLASSES, and many other articles In
this line at very low prices constantly on hard.
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