The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1894-12-07
MISERY OF EYEGLASSES.
costIiness as Compared Win the
Their ",d reliable spectacies'

~ compared with the
Their ",d reliable spectacies.
oonle have prejudice against
.,setacIes, writes one , wv ,n ma one
spe ed With lame eyes Ihey mar e Gna
ferea w." old They spoil the expression
loot shs ewes, aud leave marx across
OF tne = and are uncomfortable over
the nus'' So it generally happens tha1
the so T1 ones eyesight gives ou.' alo
wnen .thing grows wofully indistlnct'
every yeas are resorted to. so much
eyeg'a aonvenient than spectacles"esaid
more s: ~. 10 us the other day. Eye
lrieno ore a sort of compromise be-
a glass youth and age, and as long as a
twe wen wears eyeglasses he may pe re-
pers saa as not so very old. For when
garuem rnmistakably sets in. then, we
ola az - think so much OF appear
eeass and cry out for comfort ana !.
~. is more real comfort to one PAIR
.ae snectacles, that will stay on your
o. = sp right where you put them, than
INV ,aos, i in a dozen pairs OF eyeglasses
'n l.iah are always flying off on pusl-
msss Of their own, just when you wan'
them. a -
,.asL They are always catching INTO
.aaatb;np. The springs are frall as a
snider's web. The bows are as orittle
y molasses candy in January. Inc
rlosses are always falling out; and II
son happen to be near-sighted, you
5 a;rbt HINT till the next Fourth OF
NV without finding them again
when nothing else happens to them
the spring breaks and they get under
foot and somebody steps on them. and
Won are a couple of dollars out, and as
rood as blind, with no dog to lead you
n the paths of safety. In hot weather
Won can't keep the slippery things on
vour nose to save you.
If YOU perspire your nose has no a..
traction for India rubber or cetluloid'
Inst as you are looking at something
and flattering yourself that you have
cot exactly the right focus, down &c
those glasses, and you have to rubyoul
nose up and stick them on again ane
look quick. for the same thing is going
to be repeated again and again. An
other Characteristic of eyeglasses is the
fact that when they are wanted mos
they turn up missing. You may 1901
and hunt, and hunt and look; and wheI
Won don't need them you'll find then
hanging serenely to your buttonhol'
or resting composedly at the table a
YOUR side. As an item of expense they
are formidab Your boots do not eos
YOU any more per year. The cigars you
smoke are not more expensive oy TN
month. They are always in a crlpple'
condition. They need the doctor con
tinually, and you no sooner get tn
spring mended than the bow breaks
and when the trouble is remedied, yo
lose one glass. and by the time that
fixed the ''catch" gives out. and SO or
A man is never safe with less tina
three pairs of eyeglasses at one time
unless he wishes to be left withou
sight. They are the most perpleXlne
unreliable of all friends. and the pei
son who is dependent upon them is
be pitied. Those who wear them fo
style-and we are sorry to say ths
the are some such consumate fools j
the world-must have a relish for sci
torment, and owe themselves an awf'
grudge for something. And peop
who have good eyes, who can laugh
glasses and the wearers of them, ougt
to be devoutly thankful, and pray tn;
the time may yet be afar off when the
shall fall under the curse of eyeglasse
IN. o. Picayune.