Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-12-06
TO ALL THATVALUE THEIR SIGHT

yIJIsHES TO CALL TIE ATTENTION
w 10 all that suffer with defective eight,
glasses injudlciousiy selected, TO bis superior
SPECTACLES and g LkSSES carefully ground
by himself TO true spherical accuracy, and bril-
liant transparency, suited precisely and benef
cis!ly 10 the weerer according 10 the concsvity or
conveIity Of the eye. Very FUnerous are the III
effects caused 10 the precious organ Of sight nom
the commencement 81 using glasses In not being
precisely suited, BY the use II an Optomefc; and
The practice Of many years enables him 10 meas
IRE the focal disease CT the eyes, and such glass
es that are absolutely required will be furnished
with precision ard setisfactIon.
JOHN TOBIAS acknowledges the very libe-
raj encouragement already obtained, and further
solicits the patronage Of those that have not yet
awaited themselves Of his aid
Persons that cannot conveniently call, ny send
Ing the glasses In use, and state how many inch
es they can read this print with their spectaclCs,
can be supplied with such es will Improve their
sight.
ersnces given 10 many who have derived the
greatest ease and comfort from his glasses.
Circulars 70 be had gratis, at his ONCE, No.
3i2 SEVENTH STREET, fk,n Goory JreH
Odd Fs!IOvs' Hall, UP STAIRS.
NoRroLK, September =, 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.
LIFT. w. TAZEwELL
\ hhve tIied a pd1r OF SpeCt6cleS Obtt1ne6 nom
Mr.. Tobias, and find them Of great assistance n
my sight, and corresponding with his description
Of the focus. recommend him a shillful OPP
tcian. HENRY A. WISE.
Having been Induced by friend to visitthe es-
Enlistment Of Mr.. Tobias for the purpose Of Try
Ing HE glasses, was furnished by him with
pair slig htly colored blue, which have afforded
me more relief and qualification than any have
ever tried. NV sight, originally very good, was
Injured sY writing and reading at night, ire
quently 10 very late hour; but with the aid OF
these glasses can study almost IS late ever,
and that too without the pain have previously
suffered. JOHN WILSON,
Late Commissioner Gem Land once.
December IL, less.
have used Mr.. Tobias's Srectacles for three
or four months, and take great pleasure In say
ing that / am much pleased with them. 4 have
been much benefited by them.
May 5th 1855. 6EOR. z. SCARBUR0a.
was recommended to MI John Tobias az a
sfillful opticiani and as 1 have eyes Of remark.
able peculiarly, was gratifed to find that Mr..
Tobias seemed 70 comprehend them by inspec
ton and some slight measurement, and he has
msde me pair Of sPectacles that suits me sd.
mirably. AP BUTLER
July IL, 1885.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Jan "a, 1854
Mr.. J. TsBIAs: Dear Sill am happy TO saw
that the Spectacles which obtained from you last
week are entirely satisfactory. From an inequ al-
lily IN the visual range Of my eyes, have hereto
found great dithculty in getting glasses Of the
proper focal distance Ii affords me pleasure to
state that, by the aid OF your op;ometer this din-
Guilty has been happily cbvated that the glasses
you furnished me are decidedly the best ada pied
to my eyes OF any have ever yet used.
Very respectfully, yours, X. b. DRANE,
Rector OF 81 James Parish.
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, May7, 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 enabled 10 adapt Glasses infinitely 20 the eye
most cheerfuly recommend Mr.. Tobias TO eli
having occasion to use glasses and bear my testi-
mony as 10 his skin as an opticisn.
HENRY r. 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
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