The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-15
EYES AND THEIR PECULI4RITIES

A lecturer upon this interesting subject says
The capacity Of the eye is wonderful. l hav
| seen in space not larger than one Of the old
fashioned Spani-h shillings-yes, in a space no
| larger than six-pence-the Lords prayer, tn
ten commandments, the Apostolic creed, an,
u short psalm written with pen by man owe
sixty years old. have myself seen this wonder
but what is that compared to the pictures pre-
scented On the retina Of the eye. Whas . mystic
rious photography is going on here now as l lool
| at you all and you lock at me. The eyes als'
convey ideas from man to man, and even between
man and the lower animals. Have you evel
gazed steadily at your dog or horse and have hin
return the gaze? You certainly must receive
such an interview.
Inc eye shows character. The eyes OF great
warriors have almost always been gray, theil
brows lowering like thunder clouds. Inventors
nave large eyes, very full. Philosophers, the
most lliustrious, have had large aud deep-sct
eyes The poets all hare large. full eyes, and
musicians eyes are large and lustrous. 1t will
DC noticed that my eyes are large and deep set.
"The light that lies in woman's eyes
Has been some hearts undoing :"
Button considers that the most beautiful eyes
are the black and the blue. I think have seen
black ana blue eyes that were far from beautiful.
Byron says that the gaZelle will weep at the
sound OF music. The Sazelles eyes have been
called the most beautiful in the world, and the
greatest compliment an Arab can paw his mis-
tress Is to compare her eyes to gazelle's. l
have seen eyes that looked like nothing SO much
as the eyes in Mrs. Jarley's wax works, which
Dickens describes as looking persistently, stead
lastly and eternally at nothing.
| was once preaching ON the beauties Of heav-
en-. portrayed them as eloquently as 1 could,
but was uncomfortably aware Of cast-iron man
who sat In the front pew, with stone eyes fixed
full upon me. He was not moved by what said,
and finally locked full at him and said "Therc
are persons here who, while talk Of the glories
OF heaven, have no more expression on their
faces than marble tombstone in Greenwood in
would fetch him, but he didn't move a muscle,
After services one Of the congregation said ::
Pastor, did You see that man in the front
pew" Eyes" "Wel. he is stone deaf"
Did you ever have an eye fight? Have some
persons look at You persistently, catching your
eye at every time you looked toward him Did
you ever get annoyed and fix your eye on him.
and struggle and wrestle with him and finally
throw him :? have many time. was once
riding in the cars with beautiful young Mdy
his wicked, greedy eyes on her. and she was
greatly annoyed. got i'll good range, ard fought
that mans eyes all the way from Cleveland to
Buffalo. His eyes both needed what no minister
what no good Christian-cOulG give them, and
If any wicked man had come into that car ard
given him pair Of black eyes l should have
thanked the Lord. The Fakir of Ava. whom
many OF you remember, had wonderful eyes, l
have often tried to wrestle with his eyes, but it
Was impossible to lock him steadily in the eye.
He would look At you squarely for mement, ard
then. with a slight glance to one side, would
throw your eyes of. l think his eyes were mag
netlc. There are eyes that have gone out in dis
spation. You may see them all over the city.
In the back streets you may see chidren's eyes
ont OF which the light of youth is all gone-old
mems eyes in little children. The maniac's eye
is the saddest Of alI, out of which the light of
reason has gone. John Milton performed the
grandest act OF patriotism possible England
needed defender. He determined to write his
# he did he would lose his eyeslght He consid-
cred the matter fui y and wrote it at the cost of
The power of the eye was well illus
rated in Robert Burns. He was taken to Edin-
ourgh very much as Samson was taken to the
;emple-to anuse the Philistines. He was
brought to the palace where the great men of
Scotland were to be entertained, and was put in
! back room until the time should come when
hey were ready for him. When they were, he
vas brought IN, and, having measured the COM
immortal eyes poem, Ia there, wha for Honest |
'overy2"
Carlyle says that when he finished the mobiles |
md gentlemen covered and shrunk before his |
yes. think his words had as E;uch to do with |
as his eyes. Henry Clay's eyes were big gray
mes, that looked black when he was excited, |
Nebster's eyes were a lustrous black, and were
ike Gagged lions. Carlyle compares them to |
'reaE cathedral all lighted up. Cleopatra had
lack eyes. Mary Queen Of Scots had liquid
ray eyes. Dark eyes show power, light eyes
,entleness, and gray eyes sweetness. There is
reat magnetic power in the eyes of several of |
he lower animals. The lions, the tigers. and |
he serpents eyes are all magnetic. 1t is well |
nown that the serpent will charm birds that are |
wing above it, until, in great circles. thew will
weep down to the destruction which awaits them.
friend OF mine. doctor, was one day walking
q the field, when he cav an adder lying on q
ock He drew near to examine it, and presently
ooked at its eyes. He was attracted by their
reat beauty, and mvoluntarily stepped forward
NO or three steps.
beautiful light flowed from them and seemed
, battle the very coils of the serpent Gradual
I he drew closer until just as he was in the rep
les reach he fell, feeling, he said afterwards,
$ though he had been struck by storm. When
e became conscious his head was in friends
lp. His first words were: "Who struck me2"
No one struck you, doctor. l saw you were
harmed by the snake and I struck it with a
tone." He had struck the snake and the doctor
ad felt the blow. Il q snake can SO charm q
IAN. we had better all beware of the old serpent,
le devil. What varieties Of ewes we meet in the
rect. Eyes that are happy, and sad eyes ; no
10 eyes and mean eyes; glad eyes, voluptuous
res. see spiritual eyes, cunning eyes, modest
yes, bold eyes,. guilty eyes. furtive eyes,
astern district, who is little, mean looking
an. He is always driving in little buggy, only
8 enough for one person, and small one at
lat, who has tuppepny eyes, always looking for
sixpence wherever he may be. What different
Ipresslons the same eyes have at different tines
e have all stood by the bedside of our friends
I'd have watched the last look in those eyes that
e about to close on the world We have seen
e last wandering look around the room that
kes in everything and everybody within range,
I'd then we have seen the slanting upward gaze
at seems to show a vision Of angels coming to
'her our dear one in at the beautiful gates. God
ant that when We come to die we may see in
at last upward gaze the heavenly vision OF
lges, and may float with them to those gates
MISCELLANFOU