Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-06-08
PRESERVE YOUR SIGHT.

PANTosCOPlC BRAZILIAN PEBBLE s~PECTACLES.
nROF. a. GIDEON date IF Sermons & Co, Corn.
wall, England respectfully announces hs arrival.
with a spl,ndia assortment Of these newly improved
Spectaclcs, and may be consulted ai his ofece, .ndrr the
Exchange Hotel, next door to Geo. ii. VESTS Bookstore,
the same recently occupied bj The Insurance Company OF
tue Valley Of Virginia.
This is the only true Lens that has hitherto been con.
structcd, and is founded on the most scientific principles,
In accordance with the philosophy OF nature, IN the pecu.
liar form Of a concave.cOnvex mirror, and most Rdmira.
by adapted to the Organ Of sight, perfectly Estural to the
Eys-afording, altogether, the beet Es:iLcial help to the
human vision.
The gree: ro,eisy In them ia the focus, which is dis
posed Ct In such a manner as to c0unlsract the inhrmity
which it is intended To remedy. The material OF which
they are manufactured gives them a superior hardness
and polish, preventing them from being defaced by scratch
es. Their coolnsss them especially to those
having weak and irritable cyes. fhc superiority and use.
tulness Of these Improved Spectacles is fully demonstrated
by tie unsnlmou approval OF the most celebrated Physi.
clans and Oculists OF Europe and America.
with his perfect knowledge CT the Optical Science, ens'
bles him to decide with certainty, on the mere Inspection
of the eye, Whist sort OF glasses are best suited to correct
the defect Of si.ion either to give it greater strength or
merely to preserve ii, rs may be necessary, without caus'
ing any apparent change, any fatigue or weakness.
OFFICE HoURs = From eA. M I'LL 5 P. NJ.
N. B.-Prol. q. will be happy to receive any of the
Medical Faculty and Connoisseurs OF Science and Art,
who wish to call on him, aud will, with much pleasure,
explain to them the merits of the Spectacies.
I have examined the spec,ucles manufactured by
Messrs. Sermons & Co, and regard the Lens used econ,
caveconvexj ss decidedly superior TO the double convex
Lens in common use. They are nearly Tree from the de-
tect. of spherical alteration. allow I. distinct vision
through an part oil the Lens, and itoin their size inter
cept most OF the rays of light which reach the eye:
Richmond, July 3, 1857. NJ hoLIoh'
! have examined and sufficiently well tried the Brazil
liam Pebble Spectaoles of Sermons 81 Co, to come TO the
conclusion that it 10 decidedly preferable to any have
used. The principles upon which II ID constructed are
consonant with the laws of optics, and the magnitying
power is rem rkably well de gd Z o. naval, an
Richmond, July LIST, 1857.
have no doubt that the spectsrlcs Of senmops q Co,
are the bes, now known. C. BELL. GIBSON,
Professor surgery Medical College.
Richmond, July 4, 1857.
fully co,.,r n the opi, .ons expressed by Drs. Gibson
Haxall and others, of the superiority OF the Spectacle
manufactured by Sermons & Co,
N II. CONWAY. \. D.
Prof. ohst Med. Col. Virginia.
Richmond July 9Th, ls17.
Alter careful trial of the Spectsclts OF Mcssrs. Sermons
& Co Am satisfied that In preparing them, philosophy
and art have combined to produce the best assistance
for vision, impaired by advancing years, have ever
used.
The Lens is so constructed as to render it equally per.
feet throughout, while the size and skilful adjustment oil
the position OF the frame, prevent me croes',ahts :" -
Ia other rcspects. The material moreover oil which
the Lens is composed 10 far better adapted than glass can
possibly be, ne tits much harder ana 'ess porous, ana con
HtQutIIl lfsr lIhDltA W VI
or By the absorption of extranenus matter, which 50 rcadi
ly obscures the transparency OF ordinary glasses.
can with confidence commend the Spectacles oil
Messrs. Sermons & ca, to ihose whose sight requires as
sistance. I. X. WELLrofD.
Riobnonj Va. July 9th 1857. May 29-lm
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THE LEE OF THE FLESH Is IN TIE BLOOD
Ensk thc tesh loses its vitality, the skin becomes
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ces. and life becomes a burden;
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gives bloom to the palid cheek, and makes one joyous and
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