New-York tribune., 1884-12-28
EYES FOR THE BLIND.
AN OLD OPTICIANS CHAT ABOUT spECIAcLRs AND
THOSE WHO USE THEM.

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THOSE WHO USE THEM.
A man who makes n good living. aud perhaps
some wealth. in aiding people TO read should con-
tribute something for them 10 read. Thus reason
ing a TilBUNE reporter entered tho store oi
prominent opiician in Broadway for some III
formation about spectacles and eyeglasses
81 hardly know where to begin ansV ering your
long list of que sions said the optclan Sp ctacles
have to be worn by some children OF 1--we years ana
by persons III all ages. IL Is d'cult to sinte.wheh
sight is likely to fail, for sickness, accldeHts GER
tain professions, excessive or careless roadihS ana
the natural decay of strength all tend to one
result By careless reading mean
reading H. unsteady or dim light. Reading while
travelling. especially In fast trains, is a tempting
pa timc but it sadly strains the best of eyes
man should not, as u habit. smo.e and read at the
same time the blur of the smoke imposes unequal
work upon the two eyes One should not raise his
eyes suddenly toward q strong or vivid hight aitcr
intently poring over printed matter: the
shock is severe. A number of trades and
duties wear heavily upon the eyes;
engravers Jewellers, watohmakers proof-IeadeIs'
cOmpOstors and persons who have To handle shinihg
metals all suffer in some degree from poor sight
The sewing machine has proved great saving Tor
women's eyes in former times constant sewing
with the ordinary needle upon white fabrics or
and sometimes binding effect.
"Yes, I've heard tight lacug aud tight shoes
spoken of as bad lor the oyos, nut guess tue OLD
surgeons remark that anything unnatural n
bad for anything about covers inns ease,
1T isanunsafe plan for people 10 select glasses from
the stock 0f pcdder- OrOlep irresponsible vendors
| nm willing that everyone should make lying
but the ego h too delicate and valuable to b'
lrillod with. Some OF ihcpc vendors may Know
something of ho opiioan'a profcasion but m .
rulo have noticed thnt their CUSTOMERS
have need to DO both pnrobascfs aud
accnii ~ Now. when you get your shoes You
| do not allow the shoemaker or seller 70 mako your
feet NJ the shoes. And assure you there can bc ~
| badly hitting glaesos ~ shoes A.. A., .,, =.
wonkcningi Tho failure IL most noticcab'c IN
reading when one iinds himself thiowiing
baek the hSGa "@a oot ,9n'ralh,s ,he ar c
80 as to be surer of declphcrng the PRINT or scrip
he holds, there s unnsiakable evidence of tue
| need of optical assistance The defect. however,
| may not be permnncnt in persons under thirty live
| wears of age | have known cases where the normal
sgh has been restored by the timely use of correct
glasses. IL would be good economy OF VISION II many
were 70 begin the wearing Of glasses carry, nhuet
| the advice of skilful and experienced optician
People go to the dentist quite regularly apout ther
| teeth and to the physician about triliing c0ni-
| nlaints while few seem to consider the mp,ra ance
of helping protecting natures great GIT oi sieh'.
| The waning action. however Is ~ most instances
go gradual that people don't trouble themselves un-
| III compelled to. anna
hion viii here get a good idea of The rare
| required Ia Unr work when ing gal gasse ,
| lor steady use; fon ,na nave ,so, ho''ct'f nf
an ppeff glass has to br adjusted ~ suit group ~
| hohtis Uh At ~ performance Well tle same ara
| tinn nr pte noWef 0eenis 80 a multitude. lt tle
| war, pittfaete hse pf h ureiq slas3 y nhiatWa
htn tn la etbs Ladies 0tpn object ~ thp Wpaiiht
| pI eassas iGf leaf 0f ahreatina ahthheph ~ aep
ihpi aHain thpte aie sanp ei lnih spsbs VIM Wpa'
them simply hpeanse theN 40 hup9mihe oi ~ ali
| intellectual cast ~ ihnr faces ~ Anh srp, Nhi-
| soai prule visits 0Nr trade as Well as alhals,, IA,
| - iinW far iOns our splpn0e dale hagh thlba'
| belipyp, Is tho eldest bneWn hatinh hANihH tp
| ingenuity to prepare glass "a All detective slsht'
| IhoV hitI o not advanced heNoud their HIsb ideas
| Tho artists OF Europe aud America have developed
| wonderful improvements within the last haii-coh
| tuTy.
"Ehe most expensive lenses for frames or springs
| are made from pebble u white transparent rock
| chrystal found III Brazil | have known some OF
| these hard pebble lenses to he polished WIN
diamond dust As to Their being better than the best
| white glass that s matter OF caprice some OF
nv wealthest customers prefer glass, ana IL Is thc
opinion of some opticians that the Intense polish oi
| the pebble is not favorable to the wearer fInc
| emery ground glass is good enough. Our glasses
are largely imported. Grinding glasses Is great
| industry in France and Germany England also
| turns out some fine work They can be ground here
but it is rarely necessary as the sizes well assorted
can be bad cheaper from abroad. Lenses Tor my
| opia or ar-sichtcdness are ground concave in
| shape and for iar.sightedness convex
Most OF the newspapers III tins country are try,,
ing to the eyes, owing TO narrow columns ana sla,i
! print THE TRIBUNE is n valuable exception wltii
its broad columns, clear typo anu lairly hea'y pa-
ANY eyes retaining natural functions, though
weak can be assisted by our art. why, IL my tllle
| pm sevcnty-thrce) have known individuals VINO
| had never been able to perceive tho outlines OF
| animals. bindings or trees, TO be s'pplnleu WIFI
glasses that enabled them to see with ease