Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-03-28

letters patent granted by the United States Patent
Office for very valuable improvements in Specteac
Glasses
He has complete assortment Of his improved patent
specacles, in gold, silver Steel and all other mount
ings. will be understood that Prof. Franks, being
the patentee, his spectaces nm be obtained only
from himself; as he has no other person authorized
to manufacture or sell the same unless specially Ii
censed to do SO by him.
The advantages of these spsotaoles over all
others, are
LIST The ouly true lens KIN wn being perfectly free
from chromatic light well known to be the cause of
injury to vision and makes the change of spectacles
10 glasses OF stronger powers often required while
both near, and distant objects are seen with eonal
facility, through the same glasses
3D. Can be worn with perfect ease for any length OF
ume al one sitting, giving astonishing cleaness OF Wis
ION, particularly by camille or artificial light,-com,
IoIts 10 the spectacle wearer hitherto unknown;
3d. Change of spectacles to glasses of stronger mag
nying power, in most never required, should the
defect arise from age, dsease premature decay
thus securing to the patent good sight during life.
4th. When the eyes pain or ache, from the ac-
ton of bright light, such is reflected from snow,
sunny weather, white paper and in reading, writing
or sewing on vivid c0lored bodies these lenses by
soenng the rays, effect the most agreeable sensation,
and perfect cure.
5th. In all nervous affections of the eye, causing
dull or startling pains in the eyebas temples, ap-
Pearances of luminous dark spots in the atmosphere
itching, or feelings like sand in the eye, the disturbed
nerves are quieed, soothed composed, and entirely
restored
9th Ground by peculiar machinery got up at a great
cost mathelnaucay calculated expressly for the
lacture Of this lens, SO as to produce it with true
spherical accuracy and its focus the exact CENTRE
point of vital importance, and which no other lens
possesses.
7th Proof of superiority over the old kind of specta-
Ces They exclusively used at all the Hospitals for
diseases of the eye in New York. and have received the
following unqualified
Testimony of Recommendation
From medical gentlemen, professors of the highest oph
Hamic talent In the Union.
ISAAC WOOD, MD,
President of tho New York Academy of Medicine and
Consulting Physician to'the N. Y. Eye Hospital.
MARTIN PAYNE, MD,
Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics Of the
New York University Faculty of Medicine.
CHANDLER R. GILMAN, MD,
and Children of the New York University, College
of Physicians and Surgeons.
ALFRED C. POST, MD,
Professor of the Principles and Operations of Surgery,
with Surgical and Pathological Anatomy, of tho /,
New York University, Faculty Of Medicine.
WIN. DARLING, MD,
Demonstrator of Anatomy of the Y University Facul
b of Medicine and Physician to the Marine Hospital ST.
ABRAM DUBOIS, MD,
Consulting Surgeon to the n. Y Institution for the
Blind and Surgeon to the N. Y Eye and Ear lnhrmay.
THADDEUS M. HALsTED, MD,
Physician to the MY. Eye Hospital, and Surgeon to
the New York Eye and Ear Inirmary.
GEORGE WILKES, MD.
Consulting Physician TO the NY Eye and Ear Infirmary
MARX STEPHENSON, MD,
Senior Physician to the New York Eye Hospital.
]. P. GARRISH, MD,
Surgeon to the New York Eye Hospital
DAVID L. ROGERS, MD,
EOnsuling Physician to the New York Eye Hospital
CHARLES c. ALLEN, NJ D.,
Surgeon to the New York Eye and Ear Infrmary.
HENRY D. BULKLEY, MD,
Physician to the New York Hospital, and Editor and
Proprietor of the New York Medical Times.
JOHN G. ADAMS, MD,
Secretary TO the New York Academy Of Medicine
EDWARD H. DIXON, MD,
Editor and proprietor of the New York ScalpeI
Il. WEEKS BROWN, MD,
Physician to the New York Northern DspensaTy.
ALEXANDER B. MOTT, MD,
Rrosector at the New York University and Surgeon al
St. Vincent Hospital, New York
ALEXANDER E. HOsACK, MD,
WILLIAM CLAY WALLACE, MD,
Many years of public practice and study in the hospI
mis- Of New York, and London Tin England of adjust
ing spectacles to patients under every aspect Of defect
I've Vision, well experience in an extensive long ey
lRblished business at his optical stores, both here
md in Europe, Professor Franks considers sufficient
guarantee of his ability 10 apply such glasses as are
best calculated for the assistance recovery of mper
ect sight.
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