Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-06

WISHES TO CALL THE ATTENTION
w to all that suffer with defective sight
caused by age, sickness, and particularly from
glasses lnludlciousiy selected, to his superior
SPECTACLES and 6 LASSES carefully ground
oy himself to true spherical accuracy, and bril-
liant transparency, suited precisely and benef-
claly te the wearer according to the concavity OF
convs1lty OF the eye. Very numerous are the Ill
etects caused to the precious organ Of sight from
the commencement OF using glasses in not being
precisely suited, by the use OF an Opfomstsr; and
tne 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 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 theIf
sight.
Innumeraole testimonials to be seen and ref
erences given to many who have derived the
CirculsJs g be had gratis, at Ills Office, No.
Odd F'!lo~s' Hall, Up STAIRS.
sn-The Spectacles you made for me suit very
well, and seem to have improved my sight more
than any other have lately tried.
l have tried pair Of Spectscles obtained from
hr. Tobias, and find them Of grea. assistance to
my sight, and corresponding with his description
OF the focus. [ recommend him as a skihful op-
uoiaa. HENRY A, WISE
Haviag heen induced by friend to visitthc es.
tablishnent Of MIR. Tobias for the purpose of try
Ing his glasses, was furnished by him with a
pair slightly colored blue, which lave Afforded
me more relief and qualification than any | have
ever tried My sig ut, originally very good, was
Injured by writing and reading at night, fre-
quenHy to very late hour; but with the aid OF
these glasses can study almost es late as ever,
and that too without the PSi9 have previously
Late Commissioner 6ell Land Ohace,
DeceAber IL, 1855.
have used Mr.. Tobias's SpeotacIes for thres
or four months, and take great pleasure In say.
Ing that am much pleased with them hnys
been much benefited ty them.
May 5th, 1855. 6EOR. ?. P.SCARBsRGa.
was recommended to M John Tobias az
skillful optician; and as have eyes of remark.
a6ie peculiarity, was gratihcd 20 and that Mr..
Tocias seemed te comprehend them by inspec~
don and some slight measurement, and he mas
made me pair Of Spectacles that SUITE me i'd
nirably. AP BWTLER
July IL, 1855.
WILMINGTON, N. C., Jan. u, 1854
Nh: TsBIAs: Dear Sir-I am happy to saw
that the Spectacles which obtained from you last
week are entirely satisfactory. From an ireousl.
lty In the visual range Of my eyes, have hereto
found great diHculty in getting glasses Of the
proper focal distance. Ii affords me pleasure to
state that oy the aid Of your optometer this dini-
Guilty has been happily cbvia.ed so that the glasses
you furnished me are decidedly the best adapted
to my eyes OF any have ever yet used
Very respectfully, yours, X. b DRANE,
Rector Of st James Parish