The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
GOOD news
TRAVELS FAST /.
AlNorfolk Lady Writes to Cousin
Here About Her Good
Fortune,
MR.. 4. E, LAMkIN
Tells of Charles Lincoln Smith
Noble Work in Norfolk Last
Winter.
MR.. A. E. LAMkIN

Cast a pebble into the bosom OF a calm
and placid lake and the little wavelet
which 1t makes widens with each motion
Of the water In ever increasing circles
until they finally reach the very farth-
est shore.
And thus 1t is with the lives of people.
A good deed done may soon be forgot
ten, but the Influence which radtates
from that one deed may reach unto the
very cndsf OF the earth, An instance IL
Illustrative Of this has recently occurred.
Moro than a year ago a Mrs. stewart,
r.Norfolk a very prominent lady OF that
city, was suffering intense agony and was.
in fact. on the very verge OF complete
collapse. Her serious indisposttlon came
from an accident which had befallcn her
several years before, when she was. SO
unfortunate as to pierce one OF her eyes
with pair OF scissors. Her sight was
seriously damaged, and on account or
known to exist between the eye and the
whole nervous system, this good woman's
whole physical nature was mado TO suf-
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out for her tho dismal prospect Of total
blindness but her physicians anticipated
nervous disorders even more serious than
those with which she was already ar
footed. 1t so happened about the time
that Mrs. Stc"art was suffering the most
dent upon tho innjury 10 her eyes. that
Charles Lincoln Smith. the New York
specialist, was visiting Norfolk, profess
sionally, last spring. Mrs Stewart WAS
persuaded to consult him, and this she
did to her. everlasting Joy and gratitude
Her headaches, defects and Visions, ana
other nervous dlstempers" disappeared as
by magic under the sklllful methods and
prescription glasses OF Charles Lincoln
smith. His work performed wonders for
her. sight, and ia, him she says she be-
lieves that she owes her very life
No WONDER then. that when she learn
ed that tho man who had placed her un-
der u debt OF gratitude was In Richmond,
that her thoughts naturally turned to her
cousin IN Richmond, whom she we'll knew
was In dire need Of the services Of a
stillful expert, This cousin is Mr.. Ander-
son l., Lamkn, and to him she wrote t
( once. urging that he lose no time In con.
sulting Charles Lincoln Smith, Mr., Lam
kin is a son Of Police Officer z. G. Lam
kin. No. SllS East Broad Street, one Of
the best known and most popular men on
the Richmond force, and Tor years has
been shipping clerk at the T. n. Mayo
tobacco factory. Mr., Lamkin has been
asgreat sufferer from headache and 9th
eli ailments Incident to his diseased eyes.
In an Interview yesterday Mr., Lankin
stated that he had already hurried to ac-
cent his COUSINS advice, and that he had
received tho full benefit of Charles Linz
coin Smiths phenomenal skill He has
done great piece of work for mo, said
Mr. Lamkin; tho headaches which In
capacitated me frequently from business.
from a defect In my vision, are now q
thing of the past. I can now work late
at night without the slightest pain. Be-
fore being fitted with Charles Lincoln
Smiths prescription glasses, often had
to suspend my work for hours, and ]
frankly believe tina this eminent special
ut Ia a public benefact0r HI