Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-20
4iscellaneous.
IA SEVENTH STREET. 5I1
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Spectacles and Glasses suited to eveIy sight'
Glasses; Telescopes. Microscopes inSg. -
great variety; Cosino annie Stereoscopes Enh views
tIsement In National InteIligencer.
NORFOLK, September :. 1854.
SIR: The Speotaces you made for me suit me
very well, and seem to have improved my sight
more than any other h hfTs Ta'Sy ! TFHsazEwELL
I have tined pair Of Spectabes obtained from Mr..
SSt, and corresponding with his description of ther
HENRY A. WISE.
About FIVE years ago. obtained from Mr.. Tobias,
IN Washington, pair of Glasses for the spectaces
my deeayIng vision; and my opinion of him is, that
he is skiful IN the preparation of Glasses for ey es
IF. MAY.
From An examination of Mr.. Tobias Glasses, and
j. j. BLACKBOARD.
LYNCHBURG, November 10. 1854.
Mr.. John Tobias, having furnished me with Glas-
ses, by which have been greatly aided. Tiny vision
earlier iieJ It affords me The highest pleasure to
say that consider him skIllful practical optican,
and well prepared to aid these who NAY need his
Elder of the Methodist Conference.
WILMINGTON, N. c., June n, 1854.
y
the Spectaces which obtained from you last week
are entirely satisfactory. From !. inequality in the
difficulty in getting glasses of the proper focal dis
tances IL affords me pleasure to state, that by the
obviaed, so that the Glasses You furnished me are
decidedly the best adapted to my eyes of any have
eotor of St. James Parish
Having been induced by friend to visit the estab-
llshment OF Mr. Tomas for the purpose of try ing
glasses was furnished with pair slightly cOored
blue whice have afforded me more relief and grat6-
ally very good was injured by writing and reading at
night; frequently to very late hour; but with the
and of these glasses | can study almost as late as
ys sTe That too without
i have used Mr.. Tobias's Spectacles for three or
i am much pleased with them have besms m men
benefited by them. GEO. p. SCARBURGH.
optloian; and as have of RENAL kabe PECULIAR
ty was grathed to find that MI Tobias seemed to
mea surolnent and he has made me pair of Specta-
cles that suits me admirably. A. =. BUTLER.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 1885,
Having been for years under the necessity OF hav-
Two sets OF gasses-one for In day light, and one
for lamp-lIsht-l procured one set from Mr.. Tobias
which answered both purposes. have used his for
EDWARD S'TUBBs,
OfDepartment of State.
MI j. TOBIAS Sr. Inc pair oil SpectaCes YOU
furnished yesterday are particularly satisfactory
to me. They are very decidedly the best possess,
selected different places and from opticians rec
commended TO me on account of their professional
have been also pleased with your remarks and di.
rectons ON the treatment of the eyes, for the pur-
Rsspectf syV rnI snd lmpT Ty ne STht
Professor of Nj. c.. Louisville, Ky.
BROOKLYN ORTHoPAEDIc INSTITUTION,
After mos; careful examination OF Mr.. ]. Tobas's
Glasses, am enabled to testify that their hardness
them particularly fecommendabfc to fRospe whoss
merely optical impairment Of the eyes are in want of
fully qualified to determine the focus 81 The t eve 10th
by has optical knowledge and experience, and by
state thst Mr. fobss has supplied some of INV ne
'''n'' with Glasses to LEV h9s 81 81
Physician and surgeon. Berlin; Member Of the
X Ro ;r S1I 1 Of Surgeons; england; Member
psthO Of &c Sooe,y Of New York; late Sur
Manchester. Eng land, and Surgeon Of the B.
.. Institution.
NORFOLK, VA, July p, 1884,
great dIfculty in obtaining Spectacles that ex
sctly adapted 70 the weakness Of my sight This in
more suitable Glasses. They are clear chry like
and comfortable to my eyes, l would commend him
ihoa aid IN shi. ~ss OF ONE. sPMkfN HsssS NJ B.
WILMINGTON, N. c.. Juno i6 Ia,4
To persons who have had the sight other yes SO
impaired as to require the use of Glasses. would
recommend MIR. John Tobias n suitable person
from whom to obtain such Glasses they may re-
9uIre "a he has suited me with pair of Spectacles
for far and near sight. NV sight has been impa
very much by service of years IN the Post Office
department which berth required me tn he on duty
from O'Clock az night till after day during which
time used but one hight. w. A. WALKER
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, Nav 3, 1855.
From natural defects and the unequal range of nv
eyes, have been compelled TO glasses for seve
raj years. ] have tried different opticians wIthou,
obtaining glasses perfectly fitted to eyes. -Four
months since MIR. Tobias made PAIRS especially
for me, which have found to serve me perfectly
ny the use OF his optOmeter he is enabled 10 ada
glasses most mInuteiy 10 the eye most cheerful
ly recommend Mr.. Tobias to all having occasion 10
use glasses and bear my testimony his skill as
i an OptIclan. HENRY r.. BALDWIN,
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