The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1892-05-06


crat is aware that Professor Wayne
Arnold the London Eye Specialist,
has corrected refractiv errors for
many prominent residents of Fairbault
who thought their eyes beyond relief.
Many are of great wealth and intelli
gence, amply able to have the best
optical talent possible for their impair
ed sight regardless of cost, and who
had at great expense, time and
trouble consulted noted eye specialists
in eastern cities without receiving
either relief or satisfaction.
The editor also knows that the ben
eftS Prof. Arnold's patients have re-
ceived are of a permanent character
as the Professor has remained IN Farl-
bault more than two months and his
patrons are more and more pleased
the longer they wear the glasses sup
piled by him.
A remarkable fact, and one that
shows beyond the possibility of doubt
that Prof. Arnold is an eminent expert
in his profession, is, that ocullsts OF
established reputation have regularly
visited Faribault for years a. intervals
of two weeks, or less, without achlev-
ing such phenomenal success. A fact
to be considered also, is the short dis
lance about fifty miles, to St. Paul
and Minneapolis, two cities well pro-
vided with opticians and eye special
lists, and where our citizens have us
ually gone when their eyes demanded
attention.
The writer resolved to make a per-
sonal investigation of this matter and
ascertain whether, in profession
open to all, one could, by long years
of experience, persistent study and
faithful service, with possibly unus-
ual natural aptitude, so UNNECESSARILY
outstrip and distance others IN the
race towards perfection, He accord
ingly secured from Prof. Mayne Arm
old, few names out of the many
prominent people that have patron
lied him. Those selected were re-
garded as the most difficult, and re-
quired glasses ground specially by the
Professor for each individual case.
The result of interviewing them IS
given to our readers in as nearly the
identical language used by those in
terviewed as possible.
DIR. R. n. JACKSON, prominent
physician of Faribault, who has an ex-
tensive practice in this locality, says
that "my entire school and college
work has been done with one eye, the
left one being useless; various oculists
having pronounced it beyond help. In
seeking help for my best eye, which
was failing from constant use and eye
strain, DR.. Arnold discovered the de-
feet of the useless eye to be astigmat-
ism, or more correctly mixed astig-
matlsm, and remedied the defect so
that now study with the utmost ease
for any length of time and use both
eyes. l have practiced medicine
eleven years, eight years in Faribault,
MINI. l have probably sent DR..
Arnold hundred and fifty OF my pa
tients and have yet to hear of a case
that was not perfectly satisfactory. l
have been amazed at the ease with
which DR.. Arnold corrected the most
complicated cases of defective refrac-
ton" Next call was made on
Hon. F. w. WINTER, mayor OF
Faribault, at his office in the extensive
foundry and machine shops, of which
he is the head. Mr.. and Mrs. Winter
are patrons of DIR. Arnold and pro-
cured fine spectacles (their frst OIL
him. Mayor Winter says he is well
pleased with the glasses purchased
from DIR. Arnold and can recommend
DR.. A. and his work to anyone in
need of his services. This interview
was with
DR.. H. N. DALE, who has prac-
tlced medicine in Faribault for the
past &c years, and is the Oldest prac-
ticing physician in the city. The DR..
says he has procured glasses from Dr.
Arnold which are fully equal, if not
greatly superior, to those procured
from DR.. Fulton four years ago, land are
perfectly satisfactory in every way
Those procured from DR.. Fulton were
scientifically adapted to his eyes and
Prof. Arnold's methods are precisely
the same as DR.. Fulton's, and that
these glasses of Prof. Arnold's were all
right in every particular.
c. N. STEWART, sheriff of Rice
county, was called on at his Office.
Mr.. Stewart said: 81 have for many
years been troubled with what is