The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-27
MICROsCOPIC VISION.
Every Person with Normal Vision. Says
the Professor, Has This Power.


A most astonishing discovery in re-
gard to the visual powers OF the human
eve has been made by Prof. +. l.. O.
Roehrig. Of Pasadena. The scientific
world will be deeply interested In the
premises. for It It quite probable tnat the
learned gentleman has simply taken
the initial step in the whole CONTINUOUS
series OF connected Subsequent lacts,
leading. perhaps, TO many as atl MHvny
unexpected, important sclrh.iilc iulHs
and variously valuable ne" uiTtotei rs.
Prof Koehrig formerly occupied the
chair OF Sauskrt and fnoueiii ''tI,i.l i'
languages in Cornell JnNeisi,S' NtN
York state. but was Compel on az
count OF mis- health. 10 ice tht ~ .tl ~
tho Eastern winters ana take UP MS
abode in the genial climate OF Dailivi
mia. lie is man OF Wluc I'Ai ilih1 anu
great culture. lie holds lhe 1t-l'r on
doctor Of philosophy from the nlFctslty
Of IeiDztg and IS also "a graduate IN
medicine. During the late war he ne
came prominent ln the Suiscoh-Nthtidi
Department Of the United Slatc7 army,
acting as "a specialist ON the eye ana ear.
He is the author OF large hNiiin'I oi
works on languages, and they are quot
ed as an authority in hoih huiope anu
America. Al the axe OF s'N'nt 80 yen
years Prof. Roehrig stili retains hie lDl
intellectual powers. To "a itpi'at htillt'
of the Gail. who visited hun lh lla liu-
oratory al Pasadena. Or Roehrg spoke
OF his discovery as follows.
Some time agO. while attending 70 my
morning toilet ! happened. ID. mere a'-
cilent. 10 look ir un almost per '-'" 'u
lar direction, and at distance on, more
col I..s. au in.u Oh Two Gown INTO my
beard. on my musiache a- wen. ana 'a-
pecidlly the whi-kcrs surrounding my
chin. How great Vas my H7lohifhment
~ tine strange and unexpected appear
aEccs of what | then saw every haf
maenihci, just as seen inioltA some MI
md distinct manner, often var ousiy
bent. ku1ttcl. irre-ularlt twisted, ana
forming n tube which according 10 ai
appearances. was transparent, rather
cOiOTlees. hollow. and empty, bounded, ds
DO were. ON both sides. by generally
Woll-marked bright white Inc or border,
sometime also, more or ll aillatcn lu-
side aud ending abruptly ln au open,
either circular or, more frequently PEN
fatulHl UruUr. some lines. uul rarely, I'D
a closed point. The size do 80 ml-ri-
fed hair tubes varies from That OF am
ordinary daruing needle 90 the volume OF
l mlli ioai pencil. u Increases er1du-
ally in proportion as / move those tubes
slowly upward from ihe chlN. AMI I
seems 20 reach its maximum when seen
nearly high enough 10 n, somewhat Oh
level with the eye or opposite TO ll.
Of likewise examined the very thin ana
short hair on my hand ana hue'f- lh
order 90 subject b. 10 tie -a me cNhinlna-
ti0n-wAich gave on each tfiai ihfaiithi3
the same result
THE experiment succeeded as woil in
broad daylight ass when The room was 30
the evening artinciaiiy Illuminated. Mo
n0cullr or binocular vision seemed 10
make no essential difference In That re-
sprct. Dark as we'll as lsht half' req
ara gray Dr. Mil--' Haii' F-i N-' Ni""'i
/ we'll
j could. moreover. render this magni-
l'u "ll tN'' f.i'' i''Il.' ~ D. - a.,
! SONS win iHt iii' 'i''' i''' WIN
saw IT Joy 7'H- t, ..t-f.t. from,
fln'lly TOOK im.N .-l.' .o,N , w..
some cnlid -etn 'hu h,l' D.. "p ~ 10y
rlEhl. "Ntl 4 very DID. -'
| y m.-ilIl' li.'i ~ i"'i --'
'"I'iii..'. l ll' d ,'t." , Do. a., go.
r''u 1T il,i Hi n .'.,'., B.,
| portion aH iivt'i lt STOW D.. "." 30
| re- .H'l l,a M 'i'i'iii 49, ,,., t....
| high enough 70 DE in nom oi Ilf
| Emu heid lHrI' NJ " "is ''t' ~
| less ah men OF Two. ~ -ii.u '''
experiment lh 81 -..A'
! through a. ionfiiuNlhai H. i., 'l
-ifnctn OF very WllNl' y'~@''',- r'"'
ms HNliEhl- livery ono "' 'i-'
| nay WniskDIa appeared ,"l'7i"'i' ''. 'it'
| enlarged than ever before, HHn iLt Iii
| siee OF nearly az mos in'-' .,i..'' i'.',
tDu'a s,'Hl'u Ut '-,iL VIZ. VIZ '.7 i,,.,-it,,
were, Hhtd Win r"i"' "-H ~ H..
NlNdl bt. hihl gu ,'.,.'' i-.,.
| To inc H.tuINE 90. "-'" 80 ,i.,,
as We pIitu see IT Gus" q" ''i 't'i. ii""
ers. leaves. and plants one or TWO OF
those tubes appeared DOL hcauiiul ram
| bOW-like colors
Il also tried these experiments with
| the additional aid 0f "a reflector when }
| obtained the same ma-u.ucj appearance
of the hair-tubcs. some oi 'cm per-
haps. n little more BRIGHT and distinct
Ind showing MANY of tne oriGccs ness
round or pcutaeonal BOAT rather some
what uneven ana irregular. lacerated.
with break or continuity in their rim
| ....L ,. 3d.. fr.Dtr.rra nf % glass ffIn