Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-02
An Eve for Business.
STATISTICS OF THE GLASS EYE TRADE OF THE
UNITED STATES.

SiAA6S'
IL is not generally known that the entire
g.ass-eye business of the United States is
IN the hands of one firm, Messrs. Theisman
Il Paulding, of Pittsburg, and but few peo-
pie have any idea of the immensely OF their
business. There is in the United States
deficit of some sixty thousand eyes. Ut this
number about twenty-five thousand make
use OF glass.eyes. To supply these bully
boys with glass-eyes," at least hundred
specimens of optics are manufactured.
Some rich, aristocratic old gentlemen have
their eyes made to order. These are manu-
featured by hand, with great care and nice
ty, a certain fire and vigor being thrown
into them more than realistic We know a
Mr.. johnson who is greatly improved by
wearing one of these glass-eyes. The young
ladies dote on him, and say he looks like
poet, his eye with such fine frenzy roll
ing" Such are some Of the advantages of
a glass eye.
The cheapest kind of eyes is the light
blue. These are sold in large quantities.
The poor people who cannot afford luxuries
usually wear these, whatever the color of
their natural optics. When man has
genuine black eye supplemented by one OF
dim, dismal blue, it produces Il weird effect.
This strange appearance is still more height
ened when the black eye gives evidence Of
glass or so too much of whiskey its con-
trast with the sleepy soberness of the blue
eye is apt to astonish stronger.
Several years ago Messrs Theisman Il
Pauiding were burnt out in the big fire in
Pittsburg. The sorrow, the ruin. the misery
this caused, can only be appreciated by
ope-eyed man. Almost all had to content
themselves with secondhand eyes, dim and
considerably the worse for wear and tear.
Awell known merchant, of New York,
who was wanting in optics, dIssected a doll
of his daughter to procure an eye, so that
he might appear in society decentlv, and
poor man in this very city. in similar
strait, made use Of those large yariegated
crystals of which children are SO fond. His
eye of many colors produced quite u sensa-
sion, and Messrs. Theisman Il Padding
threw quantity of Dolly Warden eyes on
the market, but somehow they did not take
and become the fashion, and the cargo was
an entire loss.
Messrs. Theisman 4 Pauliing have al
most 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 invented u new patented
aquilne eye just suited for the Mongolians
Tney are also patentees Of the strabismIc
glass eye, suitable fer cross or cock-eyed
people.
With each dozen glass eyes, a copy Of d.
rectIons how To wear glass eyes are sent.
1t l. to be hoped that this book will be
studied, as some of our best citizens display
a dlssraceful carelessness in the manner IN
which they wear their eyes To be glared
at by an eye upside down. is apt to disturb
a man; indeed, it Is extremely dlsa agreeable
We understand that two gentlemen of this
city, who have been in the cotton business,
intend to start glass eye mandatory
We see no reas N why this industry should
not succeed as well here a. 10 Pittsburg
Why should we depend on the North Tor
our supply? Why should brave Southrons,
who freely spilled their gore during the late
struggle. see everything through Northern
eyes? This new industry will give ploy-
ment to many idle hands TO much idle capi
tai. Come On with your glass eyes !--NGc
Orleans PicayUHc.