The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-11-04
All about Eyes.

MAN cannot nx MS eye on the sun, aud,
SO far, it seems imperfect. Some years
ago, however, traveller in Siberia found
men who could see the satellites of Jupi-
ter with their unaided eyes. In some re-
spects animals of the lower creation excel
us. Eagles can look at the sun while
man cannot. Birds have larger sight,
too, than man, besides the advantage Civ.
en- them by their wings Of higher obser-
vatory A COW can bid her calf, by a
secret signal, probably of the eye, to run
away, or to lie down aud hide itself. The
jockeys say Of certain horses, that "they
look over the whole ground" The out
door life, and hunting, and labor, give
equal vigor to the human eye. A farmer
looks out at you as strong as the horse
his eye-beam is like the stroke of staff
An eye can threaten like loaded and lev
eled gun, or can insult in a variety of
forms, with thrilling effect or, in its al
tered mood, by beams of kindness it can
make the heart dance with joy.
Eyes are as bold as lons-roving, run
ming, leapiDg, here and there, for and near.
They speak all languages. They wait for
no introduction. They ask no leave of
age or rank. They respect neither power.
ty nor riches neither learning nor power;
nor virtue, Tor sex but intrude and come
again, and go through and through you in
moment Of time. What inundation of
life aud thought is discharged from one
soul into another through the eye The
glance is natural magic. We look into
the eyes to know if this other form is an.
other self, and the eyes will not lie, but
make faithful confession as to what in
habitsnt is there. The revelations are
sometimes terrific. The confession of
low usurpng devI is there made and
the observer shall seem to feel the stirring
of owls and bats aud horned hoofs where
he looked for innocence and simplicity
'Eis remarkable, too, that the spirit that
appears at the "windows of the house.
does at once invest himself in new form
of his own to the mind of the beholder.
The power in woman's eye was once
happily expressed by the late George Ste
pben on. On being asked what be con-
sidered the most powerful force in nature,
he replied: at is the eye of a woman to
the man that loves her; for if woman
looks With affection on a man, should he
go to the uttormost ends Of the earth, the
recollection of that look will bring him
back" The color, too, of the human eye
is very significant, and has, accordingly,
attracted considerable notice from many
celebrated writer's. Some have often
questioned whether there is such q thing
blue eye, except in persons of low, lynn.
phatic temperament, when, say they, it in.
variably indicates weakness of mind and
body. Light and dark and gray eyes are
the most common, and they are generally
the index to a robust constitution and
energetic character The majority of
great men had such eyes. The brown
eye is reflective, and not unlike tho caves
of ocean, has "unfathomable depths. -
Thoughtful and truthful men and women
have broua eyes. The hazel eye is the
most iitful, because it assumes d lfferent col
ors in different lights, and may be slid to
belong to merry and caprieious dispos.
tons. The black eye is associated with
passion aud genius. 1t would appear to
be, when aualyed or anatomical, an orieu-
tai eye, and its proper climate is the torrd
zone.-Emerson.