The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-03-06
8hvtt Scientific lectures for Young
People.
THE EYE.


nv Hearers, The eye ia very delicate
subject 60 touch upon, as you can readily
perceive by punching it with your walk
Ing stick, or swithing it with spin,
broom. Lindley Marry, who spells il
with but one letter, calls it persona
prononn. and personal subjects should al,
ways be treated with great dslicacy. The
eye was held in such esteem. by the An
cients, that they made it one of their del
tiss.s and t.My Eyel" was favorite excla.
nation Of p,ofane Roman youths. De
mosthenss placed great confidence in th.
power of the eye. Being asked one day
how it was that he could command tumul
tuous assemblies so easily, he replied with
wink, "it's all in my eJe." 1t will thus
be seen that this peculiar expression to
the eye has classic origin. 1t has puz'
sled Moderns good deal to ascertain
who "Betty MARTINI was, but the mos,
rational conclusion is that she was a fe.
male oculist who sastonished the ancient
mariners by her successful manner of treat.
ing an Inflammation in the eye of the
wind; hence sailors now days express
their astonishment by exclaiming g-"M J
Eye and Betty Martini" The eye is Of
varied expression, shape and color. /,
10 most prominent with egotistical people
who are continually talking ABOUT it.
With them it 10 always what II" did. and
Ahst "Iv said. It is a singular fact that
blind people are never egotists. With
them the "eysp is always out of sight.
It is related that the various organs oi
sense once fell into dispute rs to which
waslo Of the most Importance. The ayes
and noes were taken to ascertain the sense
Of the meeting and ayes. had it by one
majority, there being two eyes to one noss.
II is peculiarity of the eye that it can
look great variety of colors, no matter
what its own individual colo. may be.
Thus man can look blue through haze
eyes. look dark through grey eyes,, look
grsm through brown eyes, look whitt
through black eyes, look blank through
orightsyss, or look sharp through cry
dull eyes. Men who are 'ired eyed eol
any row" are those whose optics are often
lists black and blue.
No matter what color your eyes may
be, ifthsy are good ones be content Be,
cause the "BuIly Boy with the Glass
Eye is riding temporarily on the top.
most wave Of popularity, don't punch
year own eyes ont to have glass ones in.
serted in their stead. Let it once becoms
. general thing for boys to have glass eyes
end it would cease to be "bully.''
Another thing, Ny Hearers, don't gel
into the habit of taking "eye openers
II yoa can't get your eyes open in the
morning without your regular tods prop
them open over night, hire watchers to
Bet up with you and keep them open, ol
my word for it they'll be open 30 wide
some Of these days that they will see
snakes and all manner Of creeping things
Simple minded people believe that false
eyes like false teeth. are mechanical con
trivances merely, Intended to supply de-
Aciency 10 appearance, but Ny Youthfa
Hearers, you will look into great many
false eyes that have sight and intelligenc,
before your hair is grey, and my earnes
hope and prayer is that you may neve
l0oE ont OF false eyes-Plasn Dealer.