Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-09-14
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bbRuN Eyes.
81 tail nobody would b. 50 deceit
ful as to steal a six-dollar eye"
The speaker was a wcll-drc,sed ma
tron who had visited the Office Of "A
manufacturer Of artificial human
eyes in Blecckcr street to inquire
what had become Of an eye which had
been ordered for her singlc-cycd daugh-
ter 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, busincss-likc appearance. over
the mantelpiece the sign WAS conspicu-
ously displayed:
a deposit required on all eyes or
dered."
81 don't want an eye myself, to-day"
observed the star reporter 10 the dap
per young man in charge. hut have a
few friends who have just come in
from Dradwood City and want eyes
Think you can straighten them out?"
did they bring any dust homef"
LOADED down Money no object"
4 pleasant smile fitted across the
Young mans face at this cheering in
formation.
We can match your friends with
eyes Of any size or tint at prices rang
ing from six 10 fifteen dollars"
Are your eyes ready-madc:"
we have a 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 j no more
trouble in putting in or taking out the
eye than arranging your hat on your
head"
How long will the eye LAST"
with careful treatment it should
last six months or longer, hut the ma
terial is fragile. and unless handled very
carefully it is liable to break. The Sc
cretions from the lids and lachrymal
gland act upon the enamel and in time
destroy the SmoothneSs of its surface.
The roughness thus created gives rise
toirritation and Inflammation of the lids.
which. If allowed TO run its course un-
checked, will result in a condition in
which it will be impossible TO wear an
artificial eye with comfort. 1t is adj
visablc so remove the artificial eye be
fore retiring for the night. and to wipe
il carefully. Cleanliness does as much
good TO the artificial as the natural
eve"
Are your patrons principally men or
women p
Both patronize this house but I
should say there are fewer women than
men,"
Any prominent peopleg'
"A great many; but it wouldn't do
TO mention any names. When man
wears one of our eyes IL is the perfect
image of his own, and none but his
most intimate friends know that it is
artificial. You will understand. then,
that professional honor requires that
we should keep the names of our Gus
toners a secret"
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 inn
porting eyes is confined to three
houses. A representative of one of
these said:
1--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 n week. We
do no business in the domestic article.
The weekly sales Of imported eyes in
this city amount TO about eighteen. the
average cost being ten dollars. We
can match every size. form and color.
These eyes are lost chiefly by accidents
which befall men. women and children
alike, but it 70 happens that men are
the principal victims. ."--Nesc York
Star.
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