The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-03-29
when aaa. Mew to Uss spec,acles.

tne human llfe Whea ieye.glasseS are re-
quirad, which hds givenris 70 that per.
nioieus plan Of many selEstyled opticiana
to prepare B2ect:cles for every age, which
they, of coafse, dispose of to TIE ignorant
ahd Inexperienced AS sooD asa mar,
Of fifty years of age, for example, had
through any circumstances forced his
sight for Q few days, he begiaO TO Imagine
he must savo Hpectacles.. pThe6e he OBJ,
tain5, aslling for and trying to obtain tho
best for his particulars age; and after d
short time heprobably arrives atthe cons
clusion that he can ses better without
them. The fact is that some men of sew
enty. or even eighty years Of age, enjoy
their eyessght as we'll as at any period Of
their lives, while their children aud per-
haps grandchildren cannot do without
eye-glnssea. The time when this benefi-
cent and blessed invention Of the great
Roger Bacon--of til. so-called "dark
ages"-is needed. depends not only on
the special conformation Of che organ.
but on the care shat has been taken of tt
the proper use, or the abuse--the neglect
of nice attentions in washing, ete.. or the
misfortune of compulsory work too many
hours, over very minute or shining arti-
cles, and with Injurious lights. The SIM
plest rules of ascertaining the need of
Eyeglasses are, fiTBt to note if you are
obliged to remove amall print or small
objects further than usual from your eyes
in order to see them distinctly; secondly.
If you find yourself involuntarily moving
nearer to the light than usnal iyith YOU
in order to read a letter OF book; thirdly,
IT very small objects appear confused
after you have looked at them for any
length of time; fourthly, If the eyes,
after little close attention TO ANYTHING.
become so fatigued that you are obliged
to turn aside to give them relaxation i;
and, lastly, Is the sight on first awaken
ing 10 very weak, and does not recover its
customary degree of force until some time
alter. AS for the choice of eyeglasses,
hero ARE few general rules to begin
with In the first place, good glasses
ought never to magnify the objects very
much, but merely to show them to us
clear, simple and exactly such,as they
are. Even in the exceptional cases,
where rather strong magnihers are need.
ed, the proof when they are too strong
will be when you are obliged to bring the
object much closer to the eye than a
sound sight requires-in brief, every per.
con ought, generally speaking, to be able
to read conveniently with his spectacles
ct the same distance he was accustomed
to when his visual powers we're perfect.
All Eyeglasses should be formed of pure
glass. There should be no specks, rays.
globules,. or other imperfections. MIR.
White Cooper seys, "There is common
prejudice in favor of pebbles, and they
certainly possess two advantageous quah.
ties-e&treme hardness, rendering it diff.
cult to scratch or break them and clear.
ness, never becoming dali from moisture"
Surely these are important advantages,
and they are also considered to be cooler
than other glasses. The only thing
against them is, they cost so very much
more than all other glasses. But good
and true glasses should be in all their
parts Of an equal thickness, liz proportion
to their convexity, as we'll as Of an equal
form. Another test of true Eyeglasses is
by holding them obliquely over print, all
of the letters of which viii preserve teoir
true character if tae glasses are. correct.
1t must never bo forgotten thatthe frame
IN which Eyeglasses are set must be ex-
actly suited to the wearer, because the
breadth or narrowness Of the upper part
9. the r.cse-~ia Eac. tbs s5aos ss:gesn
the two eyes-ditfers so much with differ
ent people that the centres of the glasses
and the centres of the eyes are sure not
to agree unless properly adjusted. For
this reason, AZ there were no other rea-
sons,it is best to have spectse!es made
expressly for you by qualified optician.
With the vendors of cheap speceacles ito
suit all sights" this is never considered.
because tho Wholesale manufactured
makes them to common Standard ID
suit Gil noses, and not the nose of any
particular fellow" Frames that main.
tain their position by pinching the nose
should not be used.-E ESass'S Naoostns.
-sr.-e VISA,
The Foul TONGUE OF SIANDER. -.
''Bs thou chaste IS ice and pure rs snow,
then nishelt not &seaps calnIny, y sa;d The
great poet, and he was mott poetizine
either! and: men as we'll as wornenA-for
there tbe men gossips lis we'll az women
gossips-are but too eager to- give earto
theuvenombus tongue of Islander, whose
edge iis sharper than the sword, and are
ready 70 credit almost any story concaynl
ing citizen, neighbor or .ffiend.d OF
couye there iare 1nultitndes Of brave
hearts and faithful people who combat
these shameful tales SO idly itoldQ and
stand like walls of adamant a9ainat ths
consuming tide; ;9ybut stillsEehe slimy
waterB! roll on 20 poison and; ;befoal the
pure and the upright as we'll asi those
who may have cause to claim Indulgence.
Who has not felt this tide1inf efander
gushing by him, holding Units, weeay
einbFace the reputation of q dear, faiend,
oriof;a dear friends sffiend; and which
he had noJpower toiEescue7 He might
combat iitiio Swelling waters and ttirn
them from their course in one direction
when thoy would dodge by him ii, an
other and roll gonf inrtheifs denominations.
There afe eeses of this oharacter oucur-
ring in every community period ideally, in
juging individuals sad sapping the snorhis
os O. people, yet in many cases tlIey are
arralt falsehoOds and. have mot O cee,n.
bIapce of foundation lin fact: ~ Yes what
can thee slandeyed do Hdwc catch "a
flying rumor and pin 1t on tho knaye
who gave dti lcprrelioye,i How lstos,r Ii in
its sfnious career Wien .yoalllnow:i,,nt
whittier 1t takes its slinay wny There
Is nothing for the aconsed to do but,be
l.rnrae and nnl,lh ard nn1nanin,,a' .ef issals
own inuocence, live down the liel Is is
o hard thing TO do in some cascs, but
what else can be done2 2na.s7 5tp2 adf
-flli 50 ss.
LOOK Our, KeUNG MEN.-r-tyh6n Is is
said OF 2 MAD JEhs drinks" and it can be
provenj Uhntsthfe wants hirnifo clerk ?
What church wants him for member ?
Who will trust him? What dying man
. --su appoint him executor,9 idE1o may
have been forty years buildihge his rsp1s
tation--it goes down. Letters Of recdhn-
q. ..; 9 g: "a "a 81 nus,
brilliant ancestry, cannot save 9hfln.
Why p Il Isl whispered all !thEorgh ths