The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
now EYEGLASSES ARE MADE
Ordered, as Medicines Are, by rrescriptisu-
Snme Notable Noses

| Sumo Notable Noses.
II is only within the last ten or fifteen years
that the ocuists have entirely succeeded the
| opticians in the work Of measuring" the hu-
man eyes for eyeglasses. Twenty-Five years
ago an ocullsts prescription for q pair Of
glasses was almost unknown In New York,
tho selection Of glasses being made almost en-
tirely by the opticians Now all frst-class.op-
ticians bear the same relation to the ooulists
that druggists do to physicians; they all
prescriptions only. This has been brought
about. more than by anything else. by
the invention. or perfection. Of the
ophthalmoscopo By Helmholz. It's use has
specialized" the eye. as the scientists say. to
such a degree that a man whose business IL IL
TO make glasses cannot possibly do that and
also keep up with tho procession OF those who
are burning the midnight oil in 9 study Of
basal optic ganglion. optic chiasm. commits
sure OF the optic nerve stylommatophora and
thalame ophalon.
The optioian sticks to his lens. and that
gives him plenty to do. He must know all
about the incident and emergent parts Of a
ray OF light as they are affected by pieces OF
glass, and not by tho eye. He must be fine
mechanic. capable OF making by prescription
glasses In which are observed all that the oc-
ullst prescribes as to double-convex. double-
concave. Dlano-convox. plano-concave, con-
knows that tho oculist, in examining
the rnsus PATENTS hH Shi, eyes has used an aPpa.
exact circle, whore an exact circle should have
appeared In the construction OF the eyes. and
other variations. and prescribed in manner
TO remedy those variations SO the optician
OF those prescriptions is tho work OF artisans,
who CORRESPOND TO the chemists in the drug
lating to axis. planes. conyexes. concaves,
sizes, and shapes. as the chemists observe the
accuracy. They first fasten saua Mt OF SlSss
on the end OF tool. take it to another tool
which looks Ike q sauser rapidly revolving. and
The glass is ground on both sides. as required.
nrst with rough emery then fine emery. and
at last. for the polishing in iron rouge. a paste
which seems to be made of impalpably lne
done so rs not to disturb the exactness with
which the glass has been shaped. SO the POLISH
serving the degree OF tho curve desired. Then
the glasses are taken by other men who. still
With regard tho Angle Mt Of tn Il. ass
s sSed b9r D So the work proceeds until
is turned over to the patient, accurate in evers
measurement, and adapted to remedy the Inn
perfection discovered by the oculist
nowadays not under the direction Of the ocu-
list Is the adjustment Of the pince-nez. Big
lat and thin noses must be equally suited BY
me spring connecting the two lenses. and in
glasses to tho patients nose as dress.
maker tries on gown. firm in
Onion square have a comfortable armchair
III the rear OF their store which they value
In 1t three Presidents have sat-Garfeld Ar
thur. and Cleveland-while the springs of
their glasses have boon adjusted to their
Presidential noses. And init, too. for the same
purpose Commodore Vanderbilt, John Jacob
Aston. Cardinal McCloskey. James @. Blaine.
Levi 4. Morton. and many other famous men
have rat.
The greater the man the less exacting he
is" said one OF the proprletors. TT was =
long time alter he wore glasses that President
Cleveland was satisfied with the ones he wore.
Mr.. Henry J. scott had pair of glasses Mr..
Cleveland happened to use once. and those
suited him exactly. We had the prescription
for Mr. scotts glasses. and Mr.. Cleveland orr
dered duplicate set made Those suited him
exactly President Arthur was very particular
about the set of his glasses, but Cardinal
McCloskey would always sayithat anything
would do that would stay on his nose"