Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-03

Lecturer The anatomy and Physiolqgy Of the REAaa
Eye, and Use and abuse Of Speetaeles.
Optician by Diploma to the N. Y. Eye Hospital,
And SpectaeIe-NIaIker to the New York
Eye and Ear 1nfirmarys
Has much pleasure in announcing that he has ecured
letters patent granted by the United States Patent
Office for very valuable improvements in Sp2steac
Glasses.
He has complete assortment Of his improved patent
spectacles in gold, silver, Steel and all other mount
ings 1t will be understood that Prof Franks, being
the patentee, his spectacles AN be obtained only
from himself; as he has other person authorized
to manufacture or sell the same unless specially IL
Censed to do 80 by him.
The advantages Ct these spactacles over all
others are
LIST. The ouly true lens KIN wn being perfectly free
rom chromatc light, well known be the cause of
injury to vision, and makes the change Of spectacles
TO glasses Of stronger powers so often required while
both near and distant Objects seen with equal
facility, through the sane glasses
3D. Can be worn with perfect ease for any length OF
ume at one sitting giving astonishing clearness OF Wis
ron, particularly by candle artificial light,-ccm-
forts TO the specaee-wearer hitherto unknown; 90
3D. Change of specaces to glasses of stronger mag
niiyng power In most cases 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 ac-
ton OF bright light, such is reflected from snow,
sunny weather. white paper, and in reading, writing,
or sewing vivid coored bodies; these lenses by
loitening the rays, effect the most agreeable sensaon
and perfect cure.
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 quieted, soothed, composed, and entirely
restored.
9th Ground by peculiar machinery got up at a great
cost mathemacaly calculated expressly for the manu-
tacture of this lens, so as to produce it with true
spherical accuracy and its focus the centre
point of vital importance, and which other lens
possesses.
It'll Proof of superiority over the old kind of speca
Ces They exclusively used at all the Hospitals fol
diseases of the eye in New York. and have received the
following unqualified
Testimony of Recommendation
from 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 tothe N. Y. Eye Hospital.
MARTIN PAYNE, MD,
Professor Of Materia Medca and Therapeutics Of the
New York University, Faculty of Medicine.
CHANDLER R. GILMAN, MD,
Professor Of Obstetrics, and the Diseases Of Women
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,
Demonstraor of Anatomy the NY. University, Facul-
Hof Medicine, and Physician the Marine Hospital, ST.
ABRAM DUBOIS, MD,
consulting surgeon 10 the N Y. Institution Tor the
Blind, and Surgeon to the N. Y Eye and Ear Infrmay
THADDEUs M. HALsTED, MD,
Physician to the N. Y. Eye Hospital, and Surgeon to
the New York Eye and Ear Infrmary
GEORGE WILKES, MD,
Consulting Physician to the NY Eye and Ear Inrmary
MARK STEPHENSON, MD,
Senior Physician to the New York Eye Hospital
J. P. GARRIsH, MD,
Surgeon to the New York Eye Hospital.
DAVID L. ROGERS, ID,
Consulting Physician to the New York Eye Hospital.
CHARLES G. ALLEN, MD,
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 Scalpel
Il. WEEKS BROWN, MD,
Physician to the New York Northern Dlspensary.
ALEXANDER B. MOTT, MD,
PFosector at the New York University, and Surgeon al
ST. Vincent Hospital, New York.
ALEXANDER E. H0sACK, MD,
WILLIAM CLAY WALLACE, MD,
Many years of public practice and study in the hospI
Als of New York, and London Gin England), of adjust
ing specaces to patients under every aspect of detect
I've Vision, well experience in extensive long
lAblished business at his optical stores both here
and in Europe, Professor Franks considers sufficient
guarantee of his ability to apply such glasses
best calculated for the assistance recovery Of mper
eot sight.
Attendance from 9 A. N. TO P. NJ.