The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-10-12
neaArks On Cataract.

| With cntarpct and tho other heroN1
ing slowly more and more Obscure.
have thought il sdyisabls 10 cxsuin,
III, question whether. when pssdsd
II yin s,aaa an operation or no.
Having aoue 30. | think that il ma,
do some good 10 submit u .ho.e ~bs
arc afflicted with the same dises,s
the result, of INV observations. aud O
the conclusion that | have come to
The eve of man /, . bsl S,,sd a,
with a soft .ub.t.urs, hivhlv trans
parent, which | sill call gels,ins
back of IL is the rc,ioa OF m,rret o,
the eve in rro., stands A small bal
which I call lens. also cited I'D viii
gclst,p,. highly TRANSPARENT hi,
I..s i. clo..ly 6.sd =, tho inner end
of the pvp;i tina, !. Of . tube hirhl,
cxpap.iye and cou,rsctiyc. which re-
eeiye. tn, Iisht from abroad and
lead. l, straight th,oupb tho lens and
pcls,ine made IN the mirror or III,
eve. The len, in th,r, for eycr,l
useful purpo.es knoxp to occ.l,st.
and unk noxo 10 mc-but one Of
| them ia Tia, i, acts there like tbs
| glass of our windows. IL admit. Inc
lipht through and .tops III. at,nos
pheric air and preyeuts il from do
Inc injury mazda az tho ave vhco
dry mr. damn. hot or cold remove
thu glass from our window. the air
will rush in with the Itch, main, the
glass with black. no more light will
n.s, throuuh ditto remove Inc len,
from the end of The pupil, tho rels.
tine will At once come ia contact xith
III, air that vii, ru,h in against The
intention Of nature and by tho vi.
cis.itudes of human life. the lens be
come. obscure then m. ,ieht ia do.
,,royeJ. Thi. ia what il called
cataract.
Now comes tho momen,ous CUES
| ,;on uh,n mi. /. the case. what ia
"a be dons2 The only cure 10 hi.
dav lnovn TO .ac ocuii.ts i. TO. re-
moyo the ob.enre lens either by
breaking /, 10 pieces and letting tho
fr.y,,n,s h, ab,o,L,d by the u,ls
t;ne of Tho owe ar 10 c,trsc, !, Alto.
s.,her .,co,J;ny In circumstances
~. l. Jors hv ,bru.,;pg s;dcxny.
,hron,h IN. eve an Instrument uuti,
!, r..ch,. The Lanai In 40 do,uy a
wn,oa sl~.v. .sr;o,. and often r..
mi IL ;nN;c;.d on No owe and Ia
cn,e ri. ~ounJ n or.., vitality In
,hs .yc ~ tho soNcrcr !. ,eoui,ed
vn,,as ...on. .rs .,noo.oJ ~ h,,s
.h,.t -. oc \, a, ,a,,v .uM,,.,,
H. ~, 80. a'.'..t., Jo,h,c,i ..l
=, aiah,. ,ona wL.,syo, RI nn,
a,-sa \. as. h.oo,,s a;...sad
49, w s,... ks.a,a.. 49, s.,.
s', ,, ,ha, 10 so'n !, ,.n,,;,". - ~ ' s.,
a ~. 49, -" nc. ~ NV l.a-i,.i.o
III. ,nnsnsd is., v;nts, 10 moor
.oman '
Dno,o,. ,,Dor,,lv ,m,u ,h,, ,hr
or.,a,;on !. h,, ,,;vhuy ,.;,c,,
,h;- a.. ,n. H. .r...,r,n,;o..
A. .,a..1. as.,l.msn'.n "a .,
nn.;n,.na. e nm. 80 o,,.r,,aa
L.. %. ~. o7,h 81 A.. 10, ~.
a...,,a. .n.,,.....s,, - ri.
az. eon,irus. Iii 10 throw ant mat
~ n. ..x. ,h,, he snae,ea ron,
mnrtyriom, and that he felt {. If a
red hot iron was thrust across his
eye. The suesrcr has no chronic
disesse Whatsoever, he merely had
sore eyes, his general health is al
cel'ent, his blood perfectly pure and
he IS OF sober habsss.
will closc this communication
with the following case which will
throw fearful light on the whole
subject--made known to me BY a
doctor in Philsdelphis. A gentle
man in tho full vigor Of 'ifs h.d very
successfully bean opsss'-d on his two
ayes, and IL sight completely re-,
stored full OF joy, being rich, he
presented his operator with a check
Tor $500. Summer came on and
with the consent OF his Doctor he
ven. with his wife to ws,erisy
place, there hc ssuph. cold in his
eyes, and returned to the city blind
hopele..Iy blind for life 70 severe
II, =. .,I;se, yorng ,rd iii
Win ~. Sn;.h.. III. suhisct lst
-. -. q. h;,..lr =.
~ ~. I nv. m.Ss nm INV mind new,
a. 70 nnd.,.., ,hs onsr..;on md N
rs.;.,n my.rlr sn,;,sly ~ ,hs Iii ~
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HASpKEnculrr FLIRrArioSs.-
| Drawing across the lips Dcirous Of
getting acquainted.