Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-11
EYES MADE OF CRYSTAL.

What . New York Dealer says Concern
Ing Artificial Optics.
1T is all wrong to say q bully boy with
urer and importer who Ia something Of 4
wag: 4
"Why Is It all wfongf"
"WeI, there may be bully boz ., but
there Is no such thing a. . glass eye."
"vVhat would you call thIsi" We asked,
ct the same time holding up an artificial
human eye.
II would call that q crystal eye, because
1t is made out Of crystal, and not out Of
glass"
lis there any d~ifferencer
"Of course there is. As ! understand
1t, crystal eyes cannot be nodded into
shape: Just how they r colored and
madeSsto initiate the natural eye Ihaye no
idea. You see, the method Of making
artiacial human eyes out Of, crystal is one
Of the secret arts. / have tried to see
whether there Is not something in the
books, but the writer's maintain . deep
silence on the subject" :
: ''Where are most Of the artificial eyes
mades"
1--WE import most Of our eyes from
France. The manufacture Of artificial
human eyes is In the hands Of . few
French workmen, who keep the process q
secret, the same rs the workers on
Gobelin tapestry keep their art . secret.
There are two o. three In this country en-.
gagged In the manufacture of artificial
eyes, but their product lacks often the
close finish and the n~aturalness Of the
French. Yet we can make Q good eye to
order" :
"How Underworld an eyet to order oostr,
"Not over 416. We keep Q large O..
sortment In stock, and II we can ct q
man the cost would be only 90. There
is not such q difference in peoples eyes a.
most persons suppose. The ordinary
black eye, the light and dark blue eye
and the gray eye, and what Is called the
wall eye are pretty much on the same
pattern. 0culists have studied the, diff
ferent shades and tints Of the eye 80 long
that they make . pretty good match, to
the natural eye. Not only That, but they
can at an artificial eye exactly in the
place Of . diseased eye after the latter
has been removed. II the muscles have
not been damaged, the artificial eye cah
be made to roll . little after the manner
OF Q good eye, but hardly in the fine
fre1sy. Of tho past. I have known cases
~ bAlAAAUAAy OOu0 t0ht ~ WIS D QAG0 mat
ter to tell ct the first glance which was
the artificial and which was the natural,
although q sharp observer would dis.
tinguish 1t In q short time"
"Do you think there are many bully
boys in New York with glass eyesf" Va
1aughingly inquired.
"Well, I can hardly say how many New
Workers. sleep with one eye open. A fair
estimate would perhaps be over 1000 OF
LOO. A great many from out Of the
city come to be fitted with artificial eyes.
! can Judge somewhat Of the number BY
the amount Of my sales every year"
II suppose you have come across some
curious casesf"
eyes, I could tell you some funny ex.
periences which I have had. I remember
one young lady who was never suited
with her eye, and had It changed once o.
twice . year. Another old lady used ia
lose her eye about once or twice q year.
One man who used to 20 on periodical
sprees often went home Without his eye,
he came to me n day and ordered an
extra optic. he said that he wanted To
DO prepared for any emergency. But
guess the greatest emergency was meet.
ing his wife after being out all night
Id. Vance in New York Graphic.