Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1884-07-01
STRABISMUy.
AecoHecttOns of Man Whose Eyes We've
Once at Cross Purposes.
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necoHectsOns OF man Whose Eyes We've
Once at Cross Purposes.
from the New York Times.
The pathology of this disease" SAID
the physician, as he lighted cigar ;,nl
settled himself in his chair for II talk,
is two-fold. It is both moral and med
ical. The mental, as we'll as the phys
ical qualities of the victim are influenced
by this serious affliction. I know of
no disease, deformity or malady vii Ii
produces such marked effects Oh a man
as strabismus. It is human natur,. to
cover up ones defects, but nothing can
hide pair of cross-eyes. Tne vyys
have been called windows of the soul
They are the most expressive part oG
the face. They denotea mans pussiph,
his feeling, his sentiments. You al ways
look into mans eyes when he talk, to
you. You may never see how be- IS
dressed; but if the expression O! $
eye is bad, it is seen in second And
this is not the worst of it. IF limb is
so crippled that it attracts your atten-
ton the victim may not happen to
notice your scrutiny, but if you look
into his crooked eyes he detects, v,,r
glance instantly. It requires more han
natural politeness to look cross-cycl
person in the face and not to ii''i..'e
by the slightest sign that his d for;,iSSy
is noticed, and very few people hive
been able to accomplish the r.~.t.
There is facination about carss-
eyes. Your gaze is drawn to them 4!sl-.
consciously. You can't avoid them. Yoar
curiosity is excited. You are constaaSy-
ly wondering with which eye hejs |, OH
ing at you. The .cross-eyed man can-t
not escape his notoriety. I was elo;s-
eyed myself once, and for years If. vas
burden to me. On street cars IL
hammered men would stare ut me, si Is
looked at me and gigglcd, children
would move around directly in front OF
me and inquire, so as to be heard al
over the car, Mamma, say, what's the
matter with this mans eyes?' I neglect
ed society, walked instead of riding in
the cars or stages, and was fast develop
ing into recluse, when I had my eyes
Strengthened by an operation. I vase en-
gagged to be married, when I was beg IL
ming my practice, to a beautiful young
girl, who entered into all my hopes and
ambitions. She was good and generous
and so self-sacrifcing that she was vii
ing to link herself with a cross y,d
man for life. Ny affliction broke off
the match. We were both at an even
ing company. 1t was only month be-
fore the day which was appointed FOR
the wedding. We were sitting III one
corner Of the room facing nnotEeY IN
of lovers, who were esconced behind {.
screen of flowers in the he. cor;,.r.
The band was playing and We were
listening. was thinking about tue
great happiness in store for ne, wlen
my dream was rudely distur' ed by ihe
young man opposite. He crossed the
room, came to my side, and viii .Jerad
loudly enough to almost drown the
band: If you d MT stop Starring at that
young lady will tattcn your watch
chain against your backbone I tried
to explain. I told him 1 didn't IL end
to stare at her; that T was looking
and thinking only of the fair creature
by my own side. Eut it was no .s.n.
He didn't believe me, and my int n
was SO mortified by the dist:i' al ea;.d
confusion that whSn oiIere, +, ,ctuse
her from her promise she gladly a.-
cepted the offer. She :.@rricd soon
afterward clubfcotel l;roc I, and
lives around the corner from ,nr, adj
have as straight eyes now at; she has
SOME idea of the national entlu:.i .sin
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