The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-07-27
BOGUS EYES, NOSES AND LBGS.

BOGUS EYES, NOSES AND Ln6S. !.
The Enormous Business Done In Arti.
ficial Appcndages Eyes Put I'm, and
How Long They Lnst.
! [Trom the New York star.l
Il think nobody would be SO deceitful
Us to steal a Sc eye.
The speaker was we'll dressed matron
who had visited the Office Of q manufact-
urer Of "artificial human eyes" in
Blceckcr street, to inquire what had be-
come Of an eye which had been ordered
for her single-eyed daughter and paid
for in advance. The eye was discovered
securely packed away in little box, and
the lady took the treasure away. The
office presented neat, business.like APP
pearance. Over the mantel-piece the
sign was conspicuonsly displayed:
a deposit required on all eyes or
dered.
"Idont want All eye myself, )" observed
the reporter to the dapper young man in
charge, "but l have few friends who
have Just come in from Deadwood city,
and want not only eyes, but noses, ears
and teeth. Think you could straighten
them ont ?"
did they bring any dust home ?"
| LOADED down. Money no object. !"
A pleasant smile fitted across the
young mans face at this cheering infor-
nation.
| 1--WE can match your friend with eyes
Of any size or tint, at prices ranging
from So to SIS; and can direct you to
artists who will fit them with ears, noses,
i
stand in need Of them" he added, con.
fideniially.
Are your eyes ready made 2"
I'VE have stock Of 1000 on hand,
but the sound eye can be matched more
perfectly when We take the order. They
are made of the finest glass. Get the
right fit, and there is no more trouble in
putting in or taking out m eye than in
arranging your hat on your head"
How long will an eye last p
with careful treatment it should last
six months or longer, but the material is
fragile, and unless handled very careful
~ it is liable to break. The secretions
from the lids and lachrymal gland act
upon the enamel and in time destroy the
smoothness of its surface. The rough
ness thus created gives rice to irritation
and inflammation Of the lids, which, il
1 allowed to run its course unchecked,
| will result in q condition in which it will
be impossible to wear an artificial eve
| with comfort. It is advisable to remove
the artificial eye before retiring for the
night, aud to wipe it carefully. Clean
illness does as much good to the artificial
as the natural eye"
The house referred to is engaged in
the manufacture and sale Of artificial
eyes, and is one of the many in the same
vicinity. The business of importing eyes
is confined to three houses. A repre-
sentative Of one Of these said:
I'VE import the finest French and Ger.
maneyes; the former are more perfect and
more expensive. We sell on an average
about six eyes week. We do no bust.
ness in the domestic article. The weekly
sales Of imported eyes in this city amount
to about eighteen, the average cost being
$40. We can match every size, form and
color. These eyes are lost chiefly by
accidents, which befall men, women and
children alike, but it SO happens that
men are the principal victims"
do you do any business in the nasal
line? ?"
He answered this question by pro.
ducing number of photographs of men
and women without noses, or whose
stumpy that the appearance of the
wearers would be decidedly improved
by their total absence.
"Look on these pictures" he said
"and on these"
The new set represented the same
beings after being supplied with new
patent noses, and the change produced
was really wonderful. "In making 4
new nose," he said, we ask for the pho
tograph of the individual before the
nose was broken or destroyed, and shape
the new one to correspond with the
original. When the work is properl,
done it takes the closest scrutiny to de
tect the work of the artist. Our artifi
cial noses are made entirely of pure sill.
yer, and after being shaped they are
carefully tinted to correspond with the
complexion Of the wearer. Such noses
cost from SIS to 275, according to cir.
cumstances."
All artificial noses are not SO expen.
sive, many artists using celluloid instead
OF silver. These noses are adjusted with
patent suction springs. Ears and cheeks
are made Of the same material, and also
Of gutta. percha and aluminium. Com.
petent judges say that there are in the
United States fully 100000 "made-ap'
men and women, whose teeth, cheeks,
noses and ears require to be renewed al
intervals.
The most important industry connect.
ed with the building up of wrecked
human beings is that which provides
new arms aud legs. Accidents on rail
reads and disasters in war supply the
principal subjects for the manufacturer
Of artificial arms and legs.
One firm has a contract with the
United States Government to supply
manned pensioners 100, 900 sets Of arms
and legs every five years. In that period
except with the most careful treat
ment-the limb wears out and must be
replaced. Legs cost from S65 to 1926 q
pair, and arms from Sos to 800. Ger.
tlticates Of physicians show that it is nc
uncommon thing for men to walk fifteen
miles day on false legs without sup
port. and to eat, wlite and play music
with false arms.