Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1894-11-15

ACClDENT.-Whlier repairing tne tenueI Vi
the Monocacy Valley locomotive on Wednes-
day, the heavy iron work under which Mes
srs George Weller aud Harvey Hahn were
working, from some cause fell. catching Mr..
Hahn. His arm WAS crushed and his head
confused, while Mr.. Weller escaped uohurt.
AN ODD PRANK.-Mr. p. N. Hammaker
on Tuesday last permitted his horse to stand
unhitched, 80 far as his head was concerned,
although he was hitched to wagon. The
horse started off very leiaurely, climbed H.
foot railroad embankment, then took the
foot. path at the end of the ties and walked
some distance down the track, one side of
the wagon we'll down tho bank. the other set
of wheels along about the rail, the wagon
right side up. He then determined to cross
the track and descended the other side then
he came to grief, for the wagon upset and the
shafts Inconvenience him in walking 60 lie
stopped aud when found, the wheels were in
the air, one shaft was under and the other
over his body, but nothing was seriously
damaged and the horse seemed unconcerned.
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THE USE OF SPECTACLEs.- It is the myo.
pic condition of the eyes that enables them to
read without glasses. but the fact remains
that they require glasses to make their sight
perfect for distance. For 1t is now known,
indeed the extensive use glasses has proven
that large and ever increasing class of eye
trouble which were formerly considered in.
durable by any remedial measures, are not
due. as was supposed, to organic change and
disease of the structures Of the eye.ball, but
are in reality dependent upon some anomaly
OF the reiraction or Accommodations, and hence
are now found to be readily amenable to
glasses, and diseases that heretofore could
not be checked by any of the means known
to the physicians, are now promptly arrested
in their progress and cured, by the adjust
nlent of the proper glasses.
Persons with weak eyes, and s'me who
were never conscious Of any defect in their
sight are enabled by careful adjustment OF
glasses to sec in manner they never before
thought possible, others who were compelled
to abandon their chosen calling on account
Of failing sight, are sent by the specialist
back to work with eyes practically as good,
and in some cases better than eyer. Even
crosa-ayes, sore eyes, aid some Affections of
the lids can be cured by the proper adapta-
ton Of glasses.
In view then of the great value of glasses
to every individual at some period of his life
and of their absolute necessity to many others
at all ages, il is high time that all prejudice
against their use should be done away
Everyone knows, IN a general way. that
spectacles are worn 10 assist the sight, and
there are a large number CT persons who
know nothing more than they help the aged
to see TO read, and the nearsighted to see at
distance The prejudice against glasses
has, on one hand, acted to deter persons from
wearing glasses who really need them, and,
again has acted to influence employers
to decline to engage applicants for work who
are specialized. 1t is hardly within the scope
of this work, at the present time, to attempt
to combat these prejudices or TO advance any
arguments to prove their fallacy. The first
one is 50 unreasonable that no sensible per-
son in this enlightened day would be rash
enough to advise person with defective
sight not to wear glasses nor would the
person with defective sight be 80 foolish to
listen to such advice. Sayc your eyes.
Cali and have your eyes examined free.
josiah A. Stull.
Eye Specialist.
This subject will be continued next week. !