The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-11
Glass Eyes.

Passing sign in the harrow door.
way reading "Glass Eyes inserted"
and going up steep flight of stairs,
the reporter and his companion found
themselves in the parlor of the i'm
porter.
"Yes,. Il import all my human eyes,"
said he, land sell them at uniform
price of ten dollars each. There is a
larger sale for them than YOU might
think. They are merely shells made to
tit over the face of the eye-ball, as you
see."
He took brown-iriscd eye out of its
padded case and handed it over for in
spection. 1t was simply shell of glass,
with perfectly smooth edges, shaped to
cover the eye-ball from muscle to mus
Gle. The iris, pupil and. veins that
traverse the white Of the eye were deli
cately painted in exact imitation OF a
natural orb.
1.-THE shell, at first" remarked the
. importer, ais a concave bit of pure
crystal 1t is then passed to the painter,
who colors it on the inside, and thence
it goes to be fired. A small particle Of
glaze is placed in the hollow, upon the
painting, and when the firing is CON-
plete the colors are fixed between two
plates of glass, as it were. Unless
broken, through carelessness, the glass
eye will keep its color and usefulness
for ten years or more"
els there any difficulty in inserting
them?"
None at all. Stand right still for q
minute"
Slightly turning back the reporters
upper eyelid, the artist inserted the
upper edge of one of the shells; he
moved it sidewise and upward with a
dexterous motion of his fingers and
then, with little click, it settled into
place, completely covering the eye-ball
and of course binding the eye for the
time being. Beyond slight feeling of
fullness, which it was declared would
soon wear away, there was no pain OF
discomfort noticeable.
I'VE have quite as many gentlemen
Is lady customers" came the response
to question.
when it is possible to cover so
prominenta Disagreement as an injured
eye, there is no question that duty to
the public demands the wearing OF
these shells. They are not painful
or injurious. There is no danger of
their falling out. as the muscles Of the
eye keep them in p4.ce, and when.
their durability is considered il
will be seen that they are very cheap.
Yes; sometimes it is difficult to get
a perfect match for good eye. The
size Of the iris. the size Of the pupil, the
veins and color of the white, as well as
the size Of the shell and color Of the
iris, must be matched exactly"
They are to be taken out at night,
like set of false teeth, SUPPOSED"
"Of course. of course; otherwise an
awkward accident might happen.
Now. here is an eye that does not need
to be taken out from one years end to
the other.
He handed over a solid crystal, with
six-inch wire inserted in the under
side. The coloring was not so delicate
as in the shells, and the entire work.
manship was inferior.
THAT is homemade eve. It was
manufactured to order for sn amateur
taxidermist, who means to insert it in
the head of cas- which he is s:ufiing
for an old lady on Seventh street. This
10 very fertile branch of our business,
- we sell . great many more Of these
than OF the human orystals. The Price
b, Of course, much lower, and varies
With the number and klAd wanted. =
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