Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-01
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SEVENTH STREET.
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i'AN "a II = II Il
Office Second Story, three doors from
ODD FELLOWS HALE.
Opera, Reading, and Wstchmake, g Glasses; Teie,
scopes, Microscopes IN great variety COsmoramc
Microscopes with views of superior and choice
pictures on hand. See advertise cment IN National
lntelllgencer.
.y,. TESTIMONIALS. .
- NORFOLK. September 7 1854
SIR: The SpecacIes you made for mo suit me
very WELL and seem to hnve improved my sig HI
more than any other hfTT hfTs T!s'@s @ !Fsa !TFxsazEwrrI
~ have tired PAIR of SpectabIes obtained from Mr.
S, I9SSas % shd hnd them Of great assEIance to my
focus. recommend hun as a skLllful opticIan.
... HENRY A. WISE.
- PETEKsBrRG. October q. 1884,
About hve years ago, obtained from MIR. TObIhs,
in Washington pair Of Glasses for tho spectacles
which used. and found them of great assstance to
he is sklifll in The preparation of Glasses FOR es es
not too tar gone TO be benefited hy such aid.
LYNCHpURG November 7,Ie5i
From an examination of Mr.. Totias' Glasses, and
from his obse1yatiOns and remarks, am convinced
j. j. BLACKBOARD. D.M.D.
LYNCHBURG, November 10. 1854.
ses. by which have been greatly aided my vision
having suffered greatly from reading at night ia my
say that consider him sklllful practical opticaT,
and well prepared to aid th3ss who %sy reed his
PtOlcssiOHhl ICES " W h''O I'll 70,
Elder OF the Methodist Conference.
WILMINGTON, ". c., June q, 1854.
M: J; ISBLAsL1egr Sir am happy to say that
are entirely satisfactory. From an inequality the
visual range ofmy eyes have heretofore ound great
dIffculty getting glasses of the proper focal dis
tances. 1t affords me pleasure to state that hy the
aid of your optometer this difficulty has been happily
obviated, so that the Glasses you furnjs shed ue
decidedly the bost adapted to my eyes of any have
Very respectfully yours, R. p. DRANE.
Rector OF 81. James Parish
Having been induced by friend to visit the estab-
,amsnf o Mr. Tobias l9r the P%Ross 9 his
blue hIce have Afforded me more relief and gralh
cation than any have ever tried. My sight, origin
aid of these glasses I can study almost as late as
ly suffered. JOHN WILSON,
Late Commissioner Gcn'l Land Office.
have used Mr.. Tobiass SpectacIes for three or
four months, and take great pleasure IN saying that
benefited by them. GEO. P:SCARBURGH. L:
Twas recommended to Mr. John Tobias as a skilmi
ty, was gratled to ind that Mr.. Tobias seemed
comprehend them by inspection aud some slight
measurement and ne has made me pair Of Specta-
cles that suits me admirably. A. p. BUTLER.
July Ii, 1906.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 1856
Having been for years under the necessity of hav-
two sets glasses-ose for in day Eht and one
for lamp light procured one set from Mr. Tobias
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EDWAk ID SFCRBS,
OF Department of State
Mr.. J. TOBIAS. Sir: The pair Of Spectacles you
furnished me yesterday are psrtIcn nay sat sactory
snd am aS a esh or gpe ue Dsr I
selected dIf erent places and :from opticians rec
andns and the
have been also pleased with your remarks and di-
rectlons on the treatment of the eyes, for the pur
Respectfully yours. CHS. GALDWELL,
Professor of NJ c., Louisville, Ky.
BROOKLYN ORrHOPAEDIc INSTITUTION,
After most careful examination OF Mr.. J. Tobias's
Glasses, am enabled to testify that their hardness,
clearness polishing and exact optical shape render
them particularly reoommendable to those whose
sne consider M Tos
fully qualified 10 determine the focus of the eye, both
means ms op his opto@eteT In % Addition. can FUR further
state that MIR. Tobiss has supplied some of my pa
sn'' with to LEV hEWTs rs BATER BS
Ply scian and Surgeon, Berlin; Member of the
Royal College of Surgeons, England; Member
Of the Medical Society OF London, and Of the
Pathological Society Of New York; late Sur,
.as aRPS sUFecn o He
.-' o. Institution.
NORFOLK, Va, July n, 1854.
In the experience of even two years, have found
great difficulty In obtaining Spsctacles that
actly adapted to the weakness of my sight. This in
the present by the substitution for me of better and
more suitable Glasses. They are clear chry stal like
hHu cOHllOTthDe NY eyes. WOulu commend MIN
to those who from age other InhrnIty require
t6cial aid in this way. J. J. SlMKINS, NJ. ID.
WILMINGTON, ". c., Juno l6, 1854
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impaired rs to require the use of Glasses, would
recommend MIR. John Tobias rs u suitable person
from whom to obtain such Glasses "a they may re-
9uire, as he has suited me with pair of SPectacies
for far and sight. NV sight has been impaired
very much by a service ofyears in the Post Oifce
Department, which berth required me to be on duty
from II O'Clock at night till after day, during which
time ! used but one hight. w. A. WALKER.
DEPARTMENT or INTERIOR, May 8, 1855.
From natural defects and the unequal range of my
eyes, have been compelled to use glasses for
raj years. ] have tried different opticians without
obtaining glasses perfectly fitted to my eyes. Four
months since DIR. Tobias made two pairs especially
for me, which have found to serve me perfectly.
BY the use OF his optometer he Is enabled to adapt
glasses most nlnutely to the eve. | most cheerful
ly recommend Mr.. Tobias to all having occasion to
use glasses, and bear my testimony as TO his skill as
an Optlc,an. HENRY r.. BALDWIN,
se3 Asst Sec'y to sign Land Warrants.