The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-10-23
9ndersntt gatslIigenets.
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT.
An interesting Narrative.
"sEE1Na is BELIEVING. ;

"sEEINd is BELIEVING.
ASS representative Of The INTEL.
L1GENcER was passing through the
Hotel Chiouola he noticed the crowd
of near-sighted and purblind folk
going into or coming out of the office
Of DR.. Matthez. The ones that came
out wore faces other than those that
went in, and curiosity led the repor.
ter to investigate the cause Of this
sudden and happy transformation: A
glance around the room was sufficient.
AS he entered, young girl was be-
ing examined to see if her sight was
entirely lost, and, if not, what hope
there might be for its partial restora'
tion. Dr.. Matthez led his patient ur
to the wall, on which hangs placards
bearing.letters Of all sizes, and asked
her, at each step nearer, if she could
distinguish any Of the characters. AT
each step the same despairing answer
was given. She could see nothing
but blank, white wall. Nature had
no charms for her and arts no delight.
At last, led by her guide close to the
wall she placed her face almost against
lit, and, with upturned eyes, could
even then but scarcely decipher the
large, clearly printed letters,
There seemed thenno hope e2 Not
so. asThat Siss all right, { said Dr.,
Matthez With q, tone Of triumph, "you
shall j soon see.n he then selected
from his store Of glasses and lenses
two that possessed the desired power
These were fitted into frames and
placed before the poor blind eyes-and
the blind saw Although at the ex.
itreme end of the room, she now saw
distinctly every character, large and
small, that had before been as the
invisible air to her eyes!
ssDo OTHERS SEE LIKE THIS 2
was the simple question she asked,
but there was in it a praise, graft.
tude, a modest eloquence and pathos
that almost engenderedtears. "Noth:
| ing almost sees,miracfes but misery q
But, ias If this evidence were moi
enough, another instance, as marvel
ous AS. che first t,Simmediatel succeeded
liz. This patient, like the former, was
brought to the Office Of this practical
optician by q leading physician of this
city. Her eyes, from infancy, had
been of unequal vision, and as con-
sequence, all objects were either not
seen at all or seen blurred and OBJ
scure. She, toe, could see nothing on
the wall until brought within short
distance of it. While one eye could
have deciphered the characters there
at a considerable distance away, the
otherscould See nothing until within
few inches Of theobject. It did not
take long to read this phoenix riddle
/ that nature had presented. Soglasses
of different power were at once placed
before her eyes, and the distorted and
wandering sight became fixed and de.
terminate. Order came from chaos.
and form ndabeauty from dcformity
and dimness.
Truly, "seeing is believing -
We are glad to know that our best
citizens are availing themselves Of the
opportunity of consulting the eminent
scientist, DR., Matthez, during his
stay here. Those who fully compre:
hend the2priceless valueofa the eyeand
jealousy guard against anything
impairsit, will appreciate the science.
skill aud experience which; enables the
doctor tospromptly and accurately de,
termine its exact condition, ard il
anything is required, supply it with
absolute certainty Of benefit. DR.
Matthez only treats with glasses
Cases that require medical treatmen,
he at once dismisses. We know BY
unexceptionable testimony from oul
citizens that his actions are, to the
highest degree honorable and consci'
entious, and NE ahouldbe glad to SEE
every one suffering from optical diff,
culties call on him andEinvestigate fol
themselves. The doctorcharges moth
ing for consultation. IF he can bene'
| fit, he says so promptly and demon
strates it most satisfactorily if the
eyes do not require any assistance, he
is equally prompt and explicit in Sc
stating. He shows great variety Of
instruments gand lenses of the most
delicate and elegant construction, anG
which ins beautiful workmanship car
notSbe surpassed. Having taken un
usual pains: tosinyestigate his methoe
of treatments, and becoming thor
oughly convinced that he confers great
benefit on every community where he
stops, we shall speak further Of hin
rather in the public's than in hi
interests. In the meantime, we advise
every one who desires optical treat
ment to cal Gu him at the Hotel Chi
uuola at once.