Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-02-11
Eyes.

A knowledge of the structure and
functions of the eye has been prescribed
as a cure for Atheism. am not certain
that the prescription would prove gener-
ally efficacious among the fools who say
in their hearts, ''there is no God" But
certainly the evidence of skill and wisdom
are so apparent in the mechanism of the
human eye, as to make manifest the stu
pid depravity of those who fail to see that
a divine hand was employed in its crea-
ton. Nor is the human eye more curl
GUS or beautiful than the organs of vision
of many of the lower orders of animals.
The investigations of the anatomist, espe-
cially when aided in his studies by the
microscope, make us acquainted with a
world of wonderful facts Crabs have
their eyes ''placed at the extremity OF
she'll footstalks, which are themselves on
movable hinges, capable of being project
ed at pleasure, moved in different direc,
tions, and packed away, when not in ac.
tive use, in certain grooves followed out
expressly for them in the front margin oi
the she'll" The garden snail carries his
eyes at the extremity of a pair of horns
Most persons suppose the scallop to be
blind, but it has ewes by the score, and
every one of them bright as an emerald
beautifully set. A single dragon-hy, ac
cording to the computation OF naturalIsts
has more than twenty thousand eyes ano
splendid ones they are. The spider ha:
fewer reyes-generally not more than eight
in number-but they are perfect IN form
finely set, and almost as brilliant as dia
monds. The eye of the eel is protected
by tough transparent covering that en-
ables him to thrust his head through Sane
and mud without at all .impairing hii
vision. The fish hawk has eyes that are
both telescope and micr oscoPic, to hit him
for the life he leads. Animalculse too mi
mute to be seen by the human eye, are
found, when examined by a magnltyinG
glass. to have well-defned and usetu
organs of vision. Solomon seems to have
made the eve a study, and frequently re
fers to it in his writings. He warns u
against eating the bread of him that hatt
an eva sye-that is, of the covetous hypo
crite who grudges his guests the entertain
ment to which he has invited them. II
The East the words of Solomon would re
ceiye a more literal application (; for t.
this day there are whole nations that have
| fulI faith in the malignant potency OF al
evil eve. Thomas tells us that the Syr
ians stand in such dread of this bigh
that they resort to countless charms t
ward it off. If you only look at beauti
full child, you must repeat the name o
the Prophet of God, or of the Virgin
with prayer for protection. If you ex
tol the beauty Of horse, you must i'm
mediately spit on it; and the same i
sometimes done to a achild, though mos
persons are content to blow in its fac
and pronounce charm. Bright anC
striking figures are made on fig trees Z
draw attention from the fruit, lest !
should be blasted by too steadfast look
We read also of naughty and lofty eyes
of eyes that are waRton, of the eyes, of {
fool that are in the ends of the earth
and of the eyes of the spouse, in Can't
cles, which are like the ''fsh-peols il
Heshlow, by the gate of Bathrabbim. =
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