Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-04
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EDWARD s. FRANKS, PROF. OF OPTICS,
No. PARK Rou, opposite the .AstOr House, NsO York
sPEcTLoLE MANUFAcTURER,
Lecturer on the AHatomy and Pbgsioi0gy Of the HHaa
Eye, and Use and abuse Of SPeetaeles.
0ptician by Diploma to the n. 7. Eye Hospital
And Spectacle-MaIzer TO the New York
Eye and Ear Infrmarys
Has much pleasure in announcing hat b IS ecured
letters patent, granted by the Uni ei Stass Patent
Glasses.
He has complete assortment Of hIs improved patens
5pectacles in gold, silver, steel and all other mount
ings. It will be understood that Prof. Franks, being
the patentee, his spectaces an be obtained only
from himself; as he has other person authorized
10 manufacture sell the same, unless specially u
censed to do so BY him.
The advantages Of these spsctacles over all
others, are
list The only true lens kn wn being perfectly free
from chromac light, so 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 equal
facility. through the glasses.
Cd. Can be with perfect ease for any length Of
time at one sitting giving astonishing cearness Of Wis
Ion, particularly by candle artificial lght,-com-
forts to the spectace-wearer hitherto unknown; ..
Sd. Change OF specaces to glasses of stronger mag
nying power in most required, should the
defect arise from age, disease, premature decay
thus securing to the patent good sight during life.
4th. When the eyes pain or ache, from the Ae-
ton OF bright light, such as Is reflected from snow
sunny weather, white paper, and in reading writing,
OF sewing on VIVA coored bOdess these lenses by
soiening the rays, effect the most agreeable BeRsston
and perfect cure.
5th In all nervous affections of the eye, causing
aull or startling pains in the eysbas temples APP
pearances Of luminous dark spots in the atmosphere
itching feelings like sand in the eye, the disturbed
nerves are quoted, soothed, composed, and entirely
restored.
9th. Ground by peculiar machinery got up at great
cost mahematicaly calculated expressly for the manu-
facture of this lens, TO produce 1t with tEua
spherical accuracy, and its focus the CENTRE
apoin Of vital Importance, and which no otheg lens
possesses.
9TH. Proof of superiority over the old kind of specta.
ties: They exclusively used at all the Hospitals oa
diseases of the eye in New York. and have received The
following unqualified
Testimony of Recommendation
kom medical gentlemen, professors OF the highest oph-
halmic talent in the Union.
ISAAC WOOD, MD,
President of the New York Academy OF Medicine, and
Consulting Physician tO'the N. Y. Eye Hospital.
MARTIN PAYNE, MD,
Professor of Matera Medca and Therapeutics Of the
New York University, Faculty of Medicine.
CHANDLER R. GILMAN, ND,
Professor Of Obstetrics, and the Diseases Of Women
and Children Of the New York University, College
Of Physicians and Surgeons.
ALFRED G. POST, MD,
Professor of the Principles and Operations Of Surgery,
with Surgical and Pathological Anatomy Of tho
New York University, Faculty Of Medicine.
VIM DARLING, ND,
Demonsrator Of Anatomy ofhe NY. University FacuI-
OF Medicine, ana 70 the Marine Sch
ABRAM DUBOIS, MD,
Consulting Surgeon to the N. Y. Institution for the
Blind, and Surgeon to the N Y Eye and Ear lnnmazy
THADDEUS M. HALSTED, MD,
Physician to the N Y. Eye Hospital and Surgeon 10
the New York Eye and Ear Infrmary.
GEORGE WILKES, MD,
Consulting Physician to the NY. Eye and Ear InhFmAEy
MARK STEPHENSON, MD,
Senior Physician to the New York Eye Hospital
]. P. GARRIsH, ND,
Surgeon to the New York Eye Hospital.
DAVID L. ROGERS, ND,
Consulting Physician to the New York Eye Hospital.
CHARLES C. ALLEN, ND,
Surgeon to the New York Eye and Ear InhrmazY.
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 b. DIXON, MD,
Editor and proprietor OF the New York ScalpeIs
Il. WEEKS BROWN, MD,
Physician to the New York Northern Dispensazy.
ALEXANDER B. MOTT, MD,
RFosector at the New York University, and Surgeon Is
St. Vincent Hospital, New York.
ALEXANDER E. HOsACK, ND,
WILLIAM CLAY WALLACE. MD.
Many years Of public practice and study in the hnspl
his of New York, and London On England( OF adjust
ing spectaces to patients under every aspect Of defect
I've Vision, well experience In nextensiye long
lnblished business at his optical stores, both hers
and in Europe Professor Franks considers sucient
guarantee Of his ability to apply such glasses
best calculated for the assistance or recovery Of mp
ect sight.
Attendance from. A. M. 10 ?. M.
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