The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-11-07
A Chapter on Ewes.

knowledge of the structure and func.
Nons ot the oyo has been prescribed as n
cure Tor Atheism. am not certain that
tho prescription would prove generally eff.
cacious among the fools who saw in THAR
hoarts "tbore is no God" But certainly
tho evidences of kill aud wisdom are So an
parent IN the mechanism of tho human eyo
as to make manifest the stupid doprnyity of
those who fail to SEQ that divine hand was
ompi"yod in its creation. Nor ia the bu.
man eyo more curious or beautiful than tho
organs o: vision OF many OF tho tower or.
ders OF animals. Tho Investigations of tho
anatonist, especially when aided in his
stndIes by the microscope, make us ac.
qualntod with q world of Xonderful focis-
CraOs hayo their Dyes "paccd at the ex.
tremty OF shelly tootstaIks. which are
themselves on movcabe hinges. capable of
being projected at pleasure, moved in diff.
lefeht directions. and packed away. whom
not ID active use, 10 certain grooves hol.
Io"cd out expressly for ihom in the front
margin OF tho shell" THE garden Shall car.
RIOS his oyes at tho extremity of pair of
horns Most persons suppose tho scallop
to be blind, but has eyes by tho score. and
every one of bright as an emora,d. and beau.
ufully set. single dragon.fv. according
than twenty thousand eyes, and splendid
ones thoy arc. Tho spider has fewer owes
-generally not moro than eight 10 num-
ber-but they arc perfect in form, finely
set. and nlmost as brilliant ns diamonds.
Tho eye OF tho ool is protected by tough,
transparent covering that enables him to
thrust his head through sand and mud with
out imparlnP his vision. The fish. hawk has
eyes that are both telescope and microscnp-
lc, TO lit him for tho life he lends. Ami.
macu n too minute to be seen BY the hu.
man eye, arc found, whom examined by a
magnltying glass, to have well.defned and
useful organs OF vision. Solomon seems to
nave made the eyo o study, and frCuuOntly
refers to 1t in his writings. lie warns us
against eating tho broad of him that hath
m cci cye--that is. OF tho coyctous hvpo.
critic who grudges his guests the entertain.
mont Ia which ho has invited them. In thc
East, tho words of Solomon would receive
moro litoral application; for to this dav
there arc whole nations that have fall faith
in the malignant potency OF an evil eye.
Thompson tolls us that the Svrans stand
in such dread of this blight that they resort
to countless charms to ward il off If YOU
only look at a beautiful child, you must ra,
peat the name of the Prophet of God or of
tho Virgin, with prayer Cor protection. If
you extol the beauty of horse, you must
Immediately spit on it; and the Same is
sometimes done to child though most per
sons arc coutont to- blow in its face and pro.
nounco charm Bright and striking fig
ures arc mado on ig-trees to draw attention
from the fruit, lest it should he blasted by
too stoadfast look. We read also OF
naughty and lofty eyes, of eyes that are
wanton, of the oyos of fool that arc in the
ends of the earth, tnd of tho oyos of the
spouse in Canticlss which are like the fish
pools in llesblow. by tho gate of Bath-rab.
bim."-Rep. Robert VI. Hatfeid, in The In,
drpendrnt.