The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-18
sYes mAot OF CRYSTAL.
What "a New York Dealer says Concern
ing Artificial Optics.

HE ATItUff6t VDth7s
IT is all wrong to say bully boy with
a Clas, eve. said Maiden lane manufact
urer and importer who Is something Of a
wag.
WHY is il all wrong;
well. there may be bully boz, ), but
there is no such thing a. Il glass eye"
What would YOU call this we asked
At the same time holding mp an artificial
human csc.
# would call tha, Il crystal eye. because
it is made ont of crystal, aud not out OF
glass
is there any differe-ce9'
OF course there is. " ! understand
it, crystal eyes cannot be nodded into
shape Just how they are colored and
made 10 initiate the natural eye have no
idea You see, the method Of making
artificial human eyes out OF crystal IS one
Of the secret arts have tried TO sec
whether there l. not something III the
books. but the writer's maintain deep
silence on the subject
Where are most OF the artificial eyes
made"
Wc import most Of our eyes from
France The manufacture Of artificial
human ewes Is an the hands OF Il few
French worymon. vino keep the process
secret the same as the worker on
Gobcln tapestry keep their art q secret
There are two or three IN this country en
gagged IN the manufacture OF artificial
oyc5. but their product lacks often the
close finish ana the na,mainess Of the
French u. we can make good eye g.
order
How much would AN cyo TO ordercosi
Not over &lj We keep a large a.
sortmcnt in stock ANA II T0 can it %
man the COST would be Only SO. There
Is not such difference III peoples eyes a.
most persons suppose. The ordinary
black py- the lig!l and dark blue eye
ard che etav cye, and what Is called thc
wall o,c aIo pretty much on the same
ratteu. Ocui4ts have studied the dit
iercul shadc5 and tint5 OF the eye 500 lonr
that they make a pretty good match to
the natural eye. Not only that, but they
can TT all artificial eve exactly in The
place of diseased eye after the latter
has been removed II tho muscles have
not been damaged tLe gtincal eyo can
be made 10 roll a littlc after the name.
OF good csc, .Ut hardly 10 the hla
frenzy of the past / have known cases
So skiliuiiy done that it vas hard MAI
Ter 10 tell 1T the fist glance WHICH w,i
tine artificial and which was the natural.
although IL gharp observer would dis
tinCuish n ia % short t.mc
DO you think tLcle are many bully
boys in NcN York with glass eyc5f we
lau-LiaCly inquired.
well. Loan hardly say how many Now
Torkels sleep with ouc evo open. \ fair
estimate would ycihlpi be o,,f 1900 O..
/ 200 great many from ont Of III,
oity come IT, be- fitted with artificial eye
can luJ ge somewhat ~ .Ao number bs
the amount "a my sales every yeas.
suppose you have come across soEir
curious cases.
Yes couli tell you some funny eN
ycreucc5 which have had. 1 rem c.trt
Jne young lady who ~as never suited
with Ter eye and had II changed once or
twice . year Another old lady used "a
lose her cyc about once or twice year
One man who used $50 go Oh periodical
-prers often went homo without bis eye
he came 10 ne one day and ordered an
extra optic he said char be wanted ID
~ prepared for any emergency But
guess the greatest emergency WIS meet
inz hs wife after bang our all night -
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