Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-01-27

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WISHES 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 g LhSSES carefully ground
by himself to true spherical accuracy, and brill
liant transparency, suited precisely and benef.
cialy to the wearer according to the concavity or
conveIity Of the eye. Very numerous are the Ill
effects caused TO the precious organ Of sight from
the commencement OF using glasses In not being
precisely suited, by the use Of an Optomstsrj 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 precision and satisfaction
JOHN TOBIAS acknowledges the very lIbe.
raj encouragement already obtained, and further
solicits the patronage Of those that have not vet
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.
lnnumerable testimonials TO be seen ; and ref
erences given 10 many who have derived the
greatest ease and comfort from his glasses.
sIa sEVEHrH sTREET, tsr.s doers jrsm
Odd FslIoSs' Hall, Up STAIRS.
NORFOLK, September Z, 1854.
sh-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
l have tried pair OF Spectacles obtained from
Mr.. Tobias, and find them Of great assistance TO
my sight, and corresponding with hisdescrip ption
Of the focus. recommend him as a skillfui OPP
ticiaa. HENRY A. WISE.
Having been induced by friend to visitthe es-
tablishment ofMr. Tobias for the purpose Of try
Ing his glasses, | was furnished By him with
pair slightly colored blue, which have afforded
me more relief and qualification than any Il 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 nA that too without the pain haze previously
Late Commissioner Gen'I Land Ohaoc,
December IL, 1855.
have used Mr.. Tobias's Speoiaoles for th.e
or four months, and take great pleasure In say
been much benefited by them.
May 5th, 1855. 9EOR. P.sIAs3sIgn.
was recommended to Mr.. John Tobiss AZ d
sttllful oPticien; and as have eyes Of remark
able peculiarity, was gratihed to find that Nj
Tobias seemed to comprehend them by inspec
tion and some slight measurement, and he has
made me pair Of Spectaoles that suits me ad.
mirably. AP BsYLER
July IL, 1885.
WILMINGTON, ". C., Jan. ~, 1854
Mr.. J. TsBIAs: Dear Sir-I am happy to say
that the Spectacles which obtained from you last
week are entirely satisfactory. Frem an Unequal
lty In the visual range Of my eyes, have hereto
found great dificulty in getting glasses Of the
proper focal distance. Ii affords me pleasure TO
state that, by the aid Of your optometeT this din.
Guilty has been happily oovlated that the glasses
you furnished me are decidedly the best ada pied
to my eyes Of any have ever yet used
Very respectfully, yours, K B. DRANE,
Rector OF ST James Parish.