Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-15

WHISTLES TO CALL THE ATTENTION
w to all that suffer with defective sight,
caused by age, sickness, and particularly from
glasses injudiciousiy selected, to his superior
SPECTACLES and q LASSES carefully ground
by himself to true spherical accuracy, and bril-
liant transparency, suited precisely and benea.
cially to the wearer according to the concavity
convexity Of the eye. Very numerous a e the i'll
effects caused to the precious organ Of sight from
precisely suited, by the Use Of an Optonlstsr and
the practice Of many years enables him to meas
ure the focal disease Of the eyes, and such glass
Is 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 yet
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
greatest ease and comfort from his glasses.
sig SEVENTH STREET, three doors rom
Odd FsIo,cs' Hall, UP STAIRS.
NORFOLK, September 1854
Sir-The Spectacles you made for ina suit very
well, and seem to have improved my sight more
than any other have lately tried.
Lift. w. TAZEWELL
have tried pair Of Spectacles obtained from
Mr.. Tobias, and find them Of great assistance to
my sight, and corresponding with his desert otIon
Of the focus. recommend him as a skillful OPP
tician. HENRY A. WISE
Having been induced by friend to visitthe es-
tablishment OF MIR. Tobias for the purpose Of try
ing his glasses, l was furnished by him with a
me more relief and qualification than any | have
ever tried. My sight, originally very GOOD, was
Injured by writing and reading at night, fire.
9uently to very late hour but with the aid Of
these glasses can study almost as late az ever,
suffered. JOHN WILSON
Late Commissioner Gen'I Land Onice.
December IL, 1855.
have used Mr.. TObias's Spectacles for three
or four months, and take great pleasure In say
Ing that am much pleased with them. have
been much benefited by them.
May 5th, 1858. GEOR. z. SCARBUR6E
was recommended to Mr. John Tobias as a
skillful optician; and as have eyes Of remark
Tobias seemed to comprehesd them by inspec. .
ton and some slight measurement, and he has
made me pair Of Spectacles that suits me ad-
July ii, 1855. A.p. BUTLER.
WILMINGTON, N. G., Jan 81, 1884
Mr.. TOBIAS: Dear Sill am happy to say
that the Spectacles which obtai ned from YOU last
week are entirely satisfactory. From an Unequal
ity in the visual range Of my eyes, have hereto
found great diMculty In getting glasses Of the
proper focal distance 1t affords me pleasure t,
state that, by the aid Of your optometer this din.
Guilty has been happily obviated that glasses
you furnished me are decidedly the best adapted
to my eyes Of any have ever yet used.
Very respectfully. yours, H. b DRANE,
Rector Of st James Parish
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, May 2, 1855.
From natural defects and the unequal range OF
my eyes, have been compelled to use glasses for
several years. / 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
most cheerfully recommend Mr. Tobias to ali
having occasion to use glasses and bear my testi-
mony as to his skill as an optician.
HENRY T.. BALDWIN,
Assist. Sec'y to sign Land Warrants.
p. S.-OPERA GLASSES Of great variety,
TELESCOPES l. MICROSCOPES, WATCH
MAKER GLASSES, and many other articles in
this line at very low prices constantly on hand.
jy 1S-ly 1915.