The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-01
Statistics of the 6lass-Eye Trade OF the Unit
cd States.

Cd SlateS.
1t is not generally known that the en-,
tire glass eye business OF the United
States is in the hands of one firm, MesSrs.
Theisman & Paulding, Of Pltsburg, ana
but few people have any idea OF The I'M
mensitv of their business. There Is IN the
United States Il deficit Of some 60,OU0
ewes. OF this number about 10000 make
use of glass-eyes. To supply these "baii
boys with glass-eyes," at least I0o specl-
mems of optics are manufactured. some
rich. arislocratic old gentlemen nave
their ewes made TO order. These are
manufactured by hand, with great care
and nicely, q certain fire and vlgor oelng
thrown into them more than rcaIstic'
We know Mr.. Johnson who is greatly
improved by wearing one OF these glass
ewes. The ladies dote on him, and say
he looks like poet, "hls eye with snch
iiue frenzy rolling" Such are some OF
the advantages OF glass eye.
The cheapest kind of eyes are the
reht blue. These are sold in large
quantities. The poor people who can
not afford luXuries usually wear thcSei
whatever the color Of their natural optics
When a man has genuine black eye
supplemented by one of dim, dismal
iluc, it produces a weird effect. III,
strange appearance is still more height
eced when the black eye gives evidence
of class or so to much Of whiskey; 1t Is
ant 10 astonish stranger.
Several years ago Mcssrs. Theisman
e.. p4alIiftt Is y5rl,:r LFHU t5,QPt -i,p,"UH. ,hiH
the MISERY this caused can only be ap-
preciated by a onc-eycd man. Almost
all had to content themselves with sec
ond-band eyes, dim, and considerably
the worse tor wear and tear.
A well-known merchant of New York,
who was wanting in optics, so that he
might appear in society decently, and
apoor man IN this very city, in similar
strait, made use Of those large varlcgat-
cd CRYSTALS Of which children are 50 fond.
His eye of many colors produced quite
sensation, aud Messrs. Theismam X
Padding threw quantity OF Dolly
Warden eyes on ihc market, bat some
how they did not take and become the
fashion, and the cargo was an entire
loss.
Messrs. Thcisman & Pauding have
almost entirely banished the French
glass eye from this continent; the
English eye never took well here, was
never popular. They are now engaged
IN supplying the Chinese market, and
have invited a new patented aGuliine eye
Just suited for the MongolIans. They
AFRO also patertces ofthe strabismic glass
eye, suitable for cross or cockeyed PEG
pie.
With each dozen glass eyes, copy Of
directions how to wear glass eyes are
sent. 1t is to be hoped that thla book
vii! be studied, as some of our best cltl-
zcns display disGraceful carcIessness
IN the manner in which they wear their
eyes. To be glarcd at by an eye upside
down is apt to disturb man; indeed,
il is extremely disagrecahlc.
We understand that two gentlemen of
this city, who baye been in the cotton
business, intended to start glass eye
manniactory. We sec no reason why
this industry should not succeed here AS
well as at Pittsburg Why should we
depend on the North for our supply T!
Why should brave Southrons, who free
~ spilled their gore during the late strug-
gle, SEQ everything through Northern
eyes? This new industry will give en-
ploymcnt to many idle hands, to much
Idle capital. Come on with your glass
eyes = NcpOHeanS PIcdyUnc.