The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-09-06
Curious Eye Sight.


ONE day last winter gentleman llv-
" ing near Litchheld Mich, took
with him to sleigh ride his daughter,
who is just past sixteen years of age. 1t
was very bright sunny day, but cold.
The glistenng snow which had fallen
the night before was bright and almost
dazzling. The man to protect his eyes,
wore pair of glasses shaded blue, but
the young girl had nothing to protect
her eyes from the intense glare. Moth
ing was thought oft at the time, but
upon arriving home the girl complained
of her eyes palning her. Her mother
bathed them with cream, thinking that
in the morning they would be all right,
but when morning came they were
much worse, and continuing to grow
still more so they called in physician,
but all to no purpose, as he could do
nothing to relieve the pain which her
eyes gave her. TO make the story short
the girl was obliged to be kept in a dark
room where no ray of light could enter
for six long weary months. From
time to time other physicians were EN-
ployed, but none could give her relief
They finally came to the conclusion that
she would eventually become blind. In
this way she remained close prisone er
in this room, as a single ray of light,
panied her eyes, which were relieved
when the room was darkened.
One day last week, while she was sit
ting there all alone, she felt new SEN
sation about her eyes which she had not
experienced before as she described it:
1t seemed as if my eyes were running
out, or part of them. Putting my hand
up to my eyes / could feel something
coming out over my lower eyelids,
which 1 took hold of and pulled out. 1t
gave me some pain to do so, but almost
Immediately my eyes felt better-in-
stead of smarting sensation when
winked they felt cool and natural and it
was a pleasure to wink them. Then
came the thought, Why, my eyes are
better, and believed 1 could bear the
light, which thought so impressed upon
my mind that / was determined to try.
Hesitatingly L opened the door, when to
my great joy found was able to bear
the light as we'll as 1 ever could. The
feeling that came over me at the mo-
ment that 1 found that L could once
more see the glorious sunlight again was
so overpowering that / gave one scream
of joy and then tainted away"
Now comes the strangest part of the
story. Her eyes, which six months ago
were straight and natural, are now what
we call ross.eyed, but the girl pays no
attention to that. She sees things just
the same as she always did, but let her
close her right eye and look ou of only
her left eye and she can see distance of
eight or ten miles and distinguish things
as well as an ordinary person can only
sixty rods away. She is able to look
clear to the lake, distance of three and
half miles, and identify any one, de-
scribing their dress, even seeing fish
pole in their hands, and can tell when
they catch a fish. The distant hills are
brought close to her and she can see the
farmers getting in their hay, even count
ing the number of heaps, which in an
air line are seven miles from her. To test
her we procured the largest field glass we
could get and her sight would far out
reach any object we could see. If she
closes her left eye and looks out of the
right, then she cannot see anything ex-
cept close to her, but that eye is a perfect
microscope. She is able to distinguish
things that the natural eye cannot see.
The point of needle looks as blunt as a
crowbar, and it isIwonderful to hear
her describe the beautiful colors of flies
and other insects. To hei the hairs on
your head look as large as darning need
les and in the finest piece of linen she
can count the threads as easily as any
one can count bean poles. The mo-
ment she opens both eyes they assume
the cross-eyed expression or shape, and
then she sees again as any other person.
1t is the intention of her father to take