Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-11
BOGUS EYES, NOSES AND LEGS.
khe Enormous Business Done IN Arti-
fetal Appendnges-Eyes Put Isa, anl,
How Long They Last.

nclal Appenc0SeS-EyeSE Put lrn, and
How Long They Last.
From the New York Star.l
81 think nobody would be SO deceitful
as to steal Sc eye
The speaker was we'll dressed matron
/ who had visited the office Of a manufact-
urer Of artificial human eyes" in
Blocker 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 a little box, and
the lady took the treasure away. The
office presented neat, business-like APP
pearance. Over thes mantel-piece tie
sign was conspicuously displayed:
a deposit required On al eyes or
dered."
81 don't want az eye myself" observed
the reporter to the dapper young man in
charge, "but I 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 out"
"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.
owe can match your friend with eyes
OF any size or tint, at prices ranging
from IS to SIS; and can direct you to
artists who will fit them with ears, noses,
teeth, eyebrows, arms and legs, if they
stand n need of them," he added, con
fdentially.
care your eyes ready-made 81
owe have q stock OF 1900 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 st, and there is no more trouble in
putting il or taking out an eye than in
arranging your hat on your head"
=" How long will an eye last %
"With careful treatment il should last
six months Or longer, but the material is
fragile, ana unless handled very careful
~ it is liable to break. i,he secretions
from the lids and laehrylnal gland act
upon the enamel and in time destroy TIE
snlocthness OF It's surface. The rough
ness thus created gives r;se to irritation
and inflammation OF the lids, which, if
allowed to run its course unchecked,
viii result in & condition in wilic;, It viii
be impossible to weac an artificial eye
with comfort. L is advisable to renlore
the artificial eye before reti-;n3 foc the
night, and to wipe it carefully Clean
illness does as much geo - .ae artificial
as The natural oye."
The house rt2tcrt(i to is engaged in
the manufacture anG sale Of artiticia;
or,1 -, ~ 4hD
vicinity. The business OF Importing eyes
is confined to three houses. a repre-
sentative Of one of these said:
Owe import the finest French and Ger
man eyes; the former are more perfect ana
more expensive. We sell on an average
about six eyes week. We 90 70 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 Ia the nasal
line?'
He answered this question by pro-
ducing number of photographs OF men
and women without noses, o. whose
nasal adornments were so small snd
stumpy that tie appearance Of the
wearers would lee decidedly improved
by theil. total absence.
"Loolz on these pictures, he said,
"and On these"
The new set represented tla same
beings after being supplied, with new
paten: noses, and the change produced
was really wonderful. I'm making 6
new nose," he said, We ask for The Pho
tograph OF the individual before the
nose was broken CT destroyed, an1 shape
the new one 10 correspond Nitl Tie
| original. W:ie: the No.'ts IS properly
done it takes the c9os>, { ses usit4y to lie
toct the woTk O. the i,!j,s. Olc til
Gal hoses are MAJ snsie~iy Of pare sill
yer, and aiter b.-;ng SLAPPED }he,v are
carefully tinted to s'slrrssa.4.i wit:, the
complexion ct TIE wea:c, sS,c,. roses
cost from S2j to SIS, according 10 CT
! cumstances."
All artificial noses are not so exnen-
sivc, many artists using ccliEloid instead
OF silver. These noses are adjusted with
patent suction springs. Ears and checks
are made OF The same material, and also
OF gutta-percha and aluminium. Com
| petent judges say that there are in t;le
United States fully G00. eco "1aade- up"
men and women, whose teeth, checks,
noses and cars require to be renewed at
intervals.
| The most important industry connect
ed with the building up of wrecked
human beings is that whic, provides
new arms and legs. Accidents on rail
roads and disasters IN war supply the
principa! subjects for the manufacturer
OF artificial arms and legs.
One firm has contract with the
United States Government to supply
manned pensioners 100, 900 sets Of arms
andlegs every five years. In that pc riot
except with the most careful t:ca
ment-tae limb wears out and must d.
replaced. Legs cost from $50 to .:i!5 a
pair, and arms from SG5 10 &110. Ger
tiicates OF physicians show That It Is IL
uncommon thing for Men 10 wa,s iit,A;..
miles day ON ta!se legs without >,:'-
port, and TO eat, wiila and play mas.
with false arms.