The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-09-10
Bogus Eyes.
-A Hzts
New AorA Sar

New ! DrA Ntstf-
 Il think nobody would Dc so dccei,ai .s 10 steal a siN-dnliar eve.
 The speaker w..s T wril-5lfeSSed natrcn who had visited the office of ! lnau,.iAe- ,vrer Of ar;iii5lsl human eyes. III
 Blec-ker street. L. inquire wha; had be come of An eve which had been ef- dered for her single-eYcd daughter anu pajd for in advance. Inc eve was dis Powered securely packed a~.,y In lIttte box. and ;hc lady took the treasure away. The office presented a neat. bu,ness-,ike 1 appearance Oycr thc m4ntoi-pieCr the sign w.ts et,n>pieeeH>lt displayed:
 "A deposit required on all eyes or dered.
 Il don't want an eye myself. to-day" l observed I .Sfr,- reporter Ia the dapper youns man IT charge. but have a fta | friends who have just come IT from Dead wood Citv and w1nt cNcs. lhlnk you (. siralshten them out: Did they b;iRs any dust home Loaded down. MoHcS no oo1cJt. | pleasant smtic fitted acroS, the yogn. ! man face Il thIs cheering information.
 We an match ye4f fiiend Wlth eYes | nf aiiN St&G pi Natts iit.NtS 'FN+t ! six to fifteen dollars.
 Are you eyes ready-madc:
 We have d stock of e.ooo on hand. but the sound eve can be matched more ! perfectly when We t1kc the ordcr They are made ot the finest glass. Gct tho 1 rrh, ht and there is-uo- more trouble II putting VI or taking out 2n eye than in arranging your III on your head. :. " How IanL wifi IT eye -..,rs' - With careful trea,men; II should last six months. or longer. but the material ls fragile. and unless handled Nery. carefully Il Is liable Ia break The secretion, from l the lids and lachrymal gland aet upon ! the enamel and Tn tune destroy the smooth ness of its surface. The rauShneSs thus created gives rise to irritation and m aammation ef the lids. which. II allowed to run its course unchecked. will result II condition in which II wiil be 'mpossi- bic to wear an artificial eye with comfort. Il Is advisable to remove the artificial eve before retiring for the night, and to wipe II carefully. Cleanliness does as much good to the artificial -as to . the natural eye
 Arc your patrons principally men. or women! =
 Both patronizc this hsusc. but should say shere were fewer women than men.
 Any prominent people :? 4 grea; many. but 1t wouldn't do to mention any names. When man wears one of our eyes I, is the perfeo, image of his own and none but the nest intimate friends know that Il Is artificial. You will understand. then. that profes- sional honor requires that we should keep the names of our customers d secret.
 The house referred to IS engaged in the manufacture and safe of arylIicIsi eyes. and IS one of the many in the same VI cinity. The business oi importing eyes Is confined to three houses. \ representa- tive of one oi these said:
 We import the finest French and German eyes the former are more per feet and more expensive. We sell on an average about six eyes week. We do no business in the domestic ar ,icle. The weekly sales ot imported eyea in this city amour; to about eighteen. the average cos, being ten dollars. We can match every size form and color. These eyes are lost c.4ietiy y accidents which befall men. women and children alike. but 1t so happens ma, men are the prn- rx-.f