Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-08-25
4 Peculiar Pair Of Eyes.
ONE PERFECT TELESCOPE ASp the oru.
Err NCCH LINE MICROSCOPE.

ONE PERFECT TELESCOPE ASp THE ON.
ER NUCH LINE \ MICROSCOPE.
FROM the winstel Herald.
one day last winter gentleman liv.
ing near Litchtield. Conn, took with him
to a sleigh ride his daughter, who Is
just past sixteen years OF age. II was a
very bright sunny day, but cold. The
glistening snow which had fallen the
night before was bright and almost daz.
cling. The man, to perfect 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 OF 1t at the time, but
upon arriving home the girl complain.
ed of her eyes paining her. Her moth.
er bathed them with cream, thinking
that in the morning they would be all
right, but when the morning came they
were much worse, and continuing to
grow still more so they called in n physi-
clan, but all to no purpose. as he could
do nothing 10 relieve her from the pain
which her eyes gave her. To make the
story short the girl was obliged to be
kept in n room where no ray OF light
could enter for six long weary months.
From time to time other pbACians
were employed, but none GO :
her relief. They finally ~ 4
conclusion that she woui2
become blind. In this%f 4 SssT|sg
ed a close prisoner in Ris AN room.
MS q single ray of light, either from the
sun or from a lamp. 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 describ.
ed it at seemed NJ 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 | took hold of and pull.
ed out. IL gave me some pain to do so.
but almost Immediately my eyes felt
better-instead of a smarting sensation
when | winked they felt cool and natur.
al and it was n pleasure to wink them.
Then came the thonght, Why, my eyes
are better, and believed | could bear
the light, which thought so impressed
upon my mind that WAS determined
to try. Hesitatingly ] opened the door.
when to my great JOY | found I was
able to bear the light "a we'll as | ever
could. The feeling that came over me
at the moment that ! found out that
could once more leave the dark, die.
NAL room, and see the glorious sunlight
again was so overpowering that gave
one scream for 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 cross.eyed, but the girl pays no
attention to that. She sees things lust
the same as she always did, but let her
close her right eye and look out of only
her left eye and she can see distance
Of eight or ten miles and distinguish
things "a well as an ordinary person can
only sixty rods away. She is able to
look clear to the lake, distance of
three and a half miles. and identify any
one, describing their dress, even seeing
a 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 counting the number of
heaps, which in an air line are seven
miles from her. To test her we pro.
cured the largest field glass we could
get, and her sight would far outreach
any object we could see. If she closes
her LETT eye and looks out of the right,
then she cannot see anything except
close to, but that eye Is perfect micro.
scope. She sable TO distinguish things
that the natural eye cannot see. The
point of a needle looks as blunt as n
crowbar, and IL Is wonderful to hear her
describe the beautiful colors OF flies aud
other insects. To her the hairs on your
head look as large a. darning needles,
and in the finest piece Of linen she can
count the threads as easily as any one
can count bean poles. The moment
she opens both eyes they assume the