Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-05

W lShES To GALL The ATTENTlON
w to all that suffer with defective sight,
caused by age, sickness, and particularly from
glasses intudiciousiy selected, to his superior
SPECTACLES and 6 LASSES carefully ground
bv himself TO true spherical accuracy, and bril-
liant transparency, suited precisely and benea-
cially to the wearer according to the concavity
conveIity ofthe eye. Very numerous are the i'll
effects caused to the precious organ OF sight from
the commencement Of using glasses In not being
precisely suited, by the use Of an Optomste7; 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 precisioR 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 az will improve their
sight.
Innumerable testimonials to be seen ; and ref
erences given to many who have derived the
greatest eass and comfort from his glasses.
sig SEVENTH STREET, three doors rom
Odd FslloUs' Hall, UP STAIRS.
NORFOLK, September 7, 1854
Sir-The Spectacles you made for me suit very
well, and seem to have improved my sight more
than any other have lately tried.
LIT. w. TAZEWELL
Mr.. Tobias, and find them Of great assistance to
my sight, and corresponding with his desert ption
Of the focus. recommend him as skillful OPP
tician. HENRY A. WISE.
Having been induced by friend to vsitthe es-
Enlistment of Mr. Tobias for the purpose Of try
ing his glasses, was furnished by him with a
pair slightly cOlOred blue, which have afforded
me more relief and qualification than any 1 have
ever tried. My sight, originally very good, was
injured by writing and reading at night, fire.
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 have previously
suffered. JOHN WILSON,
Late Commissioner Genl Land Once.
December IL, 1865.
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, 1856. GEOR. L. SCARBUR6H.
| was recommended TO Mr.. John Tobias as a
sfillful optician; and as have eyes of remark
able peculiarly, | was gratihed to find that Mr.
Tobias seemed TO comprehend them by ms pee
ton and some slight measurement, and he has
made me pair OF Spectacles that suits me ad-
July11l, 1866. 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 ineQ ual-
ity in the visual range OF my eyes, have hereto
found great difficulty in getting glasses OF the
proper focal distance Ii affords me pleasure to
state that, by the aid Of your optometer, this din
Guilty has been happily obvated that the glasses
you furnished me are decidedly the best adapted
to my eyes of any have ever vet used
Very respectfully. yours, H. b. DRANE,
Rector Of st James Parish.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, May, 1855.
From natural defects and the unequal range OF
my eysS, have been compelled to use glasses FOR
several years. ! have tried different opticians
without obtaining glasses perfectly fitted to my
eyes. -Four months since BIZ. Tobias made two
pairs especially for me, which have found to
serve me perfectly. Bv the use Of his optometei
he Is enabled to adapt Glasses infinitely to the eye
most cheerfuily recommend Mr. Tobias to al
having occasion to use glasses and bear my testi-
mony as to bis skill as an optician.
HENRY E. BALDWIN,
Assist. Sec'y to sign Land Warrants
| p. S.-OPERA GLASSES of great variety
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