The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-24

There Are, but Or. Seymour Recognizes no
Competitors.
NE is At THE CAPITOL THIS MONTH
HIS Proud Position In the Profession
Mcritcd by Hnrd work. indts-
pulnbfc skin and Unynrs-
ing snfisfnction.

| DR.. Seymour, who is in our city, At
the Capitol hotel. stands indorsed by
the leading medical, optical, scien-
tifc men of his day, presidents of col
leges. Judges of supreme courts. doctors
and professional men in all walks OF life.
You can buy paintings for s. and also for
$4,000. and SO far rs the paint and cam
vas goes the material may be OF equal
quality in either work. but you are not
looking for the paint and canvas. 1t is
the skill of the artist YOU desire, and you
cant get 1t In the five-dollar article. The
real artist and self-styled artist may pur-
chase paint and canvas at the same store.
for the supply houses care not who buy their
goods, but ii stands to reason that the So
called artist. without special talent. lack
ing skill and experience, given the best
materials is capable of nothing better
than a iive-dollar painting, while the real
artist, gifted with natural genius, trainel
by special study In the greatest schools OF
the world and experienced IN every shade,
color, touch and harmony of his profess
sion. with similar materials, produces q
picture commanding thousands OF dollars,
there is no comparison. To those who are
incapable Of perceiving the difference, one
is as good as the other, and each occupy
certain space on the wall, but TO the
trained and intelligent sense one is only
an eyesore. while the other is "A thing OF
art and beauty and work OF skill re-
tiecting the genius, the taste and the
intrinsic merit of the master.
II all you desire is nice pair OF spec
tacles, go TO the spectacle dealer. But II,
in addition TO the choicest OF materials, you
want to preserve the priceless treasure of
sight, Ii you wish to repair the wrongs
and injuries perpctrated upon your eyes by
ignorance and inexperience; if you want
science and skill and wish TO prevent your
sight from growing permanently aged and
irretrevably complicated, go to master
of optical science. Such A man is Dr.. w.
i. Seymour, the Omaha specialist, who de-
sires TO extend his acquaintance to our
city. But his visit has proven that he is
already well known. as the reputation OF
his skill has preceded him,
On being asked by reporter to relate
some of the interesting cases he has met
with in his long experience. DR.. Seymour
has the following to say: Yes Il seams
almost an incredible fact that so many
people injure their eyes almost beyond
relief and in some cases barely escape los
ing their sight by intrusting their eyes
W Nut care VI HI incompetent OpIlClln, 1t
is not later than last week that lady
came to my office and told me that she
thought there was no hope for her aud
that she would eventually go blind. Hers
was indeed a pitiful case, as the sight of
one eye WAS almost gone aud the other
eye was In a dreadfully strained c0ndi-
ton. Having discovered that her sight
was imperfect she had gone TO opticians
who did not understand her case and had
worn glasses that not only failed to give
her any relief. but had almost completely
ruined her eyes. This is only one OF many
cases I have met In my experience where
people have intrusted the most prccou.
Of their senses to incompetent hands and
barely escaped that most dreadful of af-
iictions, blindness.
1T is not only necessary that an opti-
clan should possess natural ability and
have all the modern Inventions that are
now attainable for the perfecting Of his
irt, but 1t is also essential that he have
Years of experience in order to determine
he proper course to pursue in the treat
nent of complicated cases"
In speaking further on the subject the
ioctor says: ut is of coar~< always ad-
disable to consider the old proverb, AN
ounce OF preventive is worth pound of
'ure,' and to be very careful not to abuse
'ur eyes so as to hasten the time when
glasses are needed, but when they be-
'ome an absolute necessity II Is imperative |
hat one should be exceptionally careful
Is to whom they consult in regard to this
invaluable sense of sight. The fitting of
classes is science and a great many
men have taken 1t up who have neither
he natural ability nor the ambition to |
each the highest degree of proficiency in
heir profession, but who follow this line
4 work merely For money consideration. |
his is the cause OF so many gross errors |
pnr made In the fttiOv Df Iancas u q, |
impossible to estimate the injury that can I
e done by wearing glasses that are not /
uited to the eyes"
In accordance with his promise last weel,
)r. Seymour will give tomorrow to school |
hildren: hours 10 to 4; rooms Z. S, o, Capt.
Of hotel annex