Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-12-14
An Undergronnd River.

AN Underground Akfver.
We clip the following from the Fremont
Journal. This is strange globe we in
habit:
alt is not generally known that there
exists, about mile west of this city, a
remarkable underground stream, with
swift current, and no outlet above the
surface of the ground this side of Lake
Erie. 1t was discovered several
years ago on farm north of
the Four Mile House, now owned
by widow Shelter, by a man who was
returning from days ichopping in the
woods. In walking over slightly
sunken place. he noticed hollow sound,
and turning, struck the gronnd- with his
axe. The axe broke through and
disappeared, and never has been
heard from since. Further inyestiga-
tions showed rock about six feet
below the surface, with crevice foot
or more wide, in which water could be
seen several feet below. By tracing its
course further down, and breaking
through the crust, the same phenomenon
appeared again, and by dropping
piece of wood or other floating SUBJ
stance in the upper aperture, it
was seen to pass the lower one,
showing a strong current. A lead and
line, let down to the depth of seventy
feet, found no bottom. The supply Of
water is only slightly affected by drouth,
and pump set up in one of the places
above mentioned, has furnished the pur-
est water to the whole neighborhood
during the late dry season. 1t is GER
tainly quite remarkable stream.
How THEY MAKE GLASS EYEs.-It is
asserted there are in this city at least
seven thousand people who wear false
eyes. There are two or three places here
where false eyes are made and inserted.
One house informs the public that "per-
sons deprived of an eye can have this
deformity removed by an artificial one,
which moves and looks like the natural
organ. No pain when inserted. Patients
at distance having broken eye, can
have another one without calling per-
sonally.". r, .-. s-.,, 81 liz s..s., - =
t The manufacture of these eyes is done
entirely by hand. A man sits down be-
hind a jet of gas fame, which is pointed
and directed as he wishes by a blow
pipe. < - = = e- = ~ -
The pupil of the eye is made with a
drop of black glass imbeded in the iris.
The blood-vessels seen in the white Of
the eye reeasily put in with red glass,
while the optic is glowing with heat like
a bali of gold. The whole eye can be
made inside of an hour, and is at once
ready to put in. The reader should
know that it is simply a thin glass shell,
which is intended to cover the thumb Of
the blind eye. After being dipped in
water the shell is slipped in its place,
being held by the eyelids. The secret of
imparting motion to it depends upon
working the glass eye so that it
will fit the stump; if it is too large,
it will not move; if it fits nicely,
it moves in every particular like the
natural eye, and it is quite impossible,
in many cases, to tell one from the 9TH
er. The operation is not in the least
painful oand those who have worn them
a number of years feel better with them
in than when they are out. A glass eye
should be taken out every night and put
in in the morning. In three or four
years the false eye becomes SO worn that
a new one has to be obtained. Some
ladies, who live at distance from the
mandatory, keep a box of glass eyes
on hand in case of accident, for, besides
wearing out they will break under GER
tain circumstances, as when "Hate's last
lightning quivers from his eyes,
American artisan. q $3.50 -.sra