The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-21
Charles Lincoln Smith Again Receives During This Week at The HiIlman-Hundreds of Our Best Citizens From All Walks of Life Testify to
 Wonderful Accomplishments.
A MEMBER OF THE
 BOARD OF EDUCATION
SPEAKS IN THE HIGHEST TERMS OF THE skILL AND WORK OF CHARLES LINCOLN SMITH.

Col. R. G. Hewitt a member of the Jefferson County Board of Education assistant superintendent of the county schools and former tax collector, speaks in tre biuhest possible terms of the won- derf ailts accomplished in his case by Lincoln Smiths marvellous method and prescription glasses
 Colonel Hewitt who served three years in the Confederate army and Is now notable figure in the Confederate Neter- ans association, is nearing the age or three score years. During the last twen- ty years he has suffered intensely from weak eyeslght It seemed to him that he would have to abandon the studous life for which he was fitted by tastes and at tainments or at least that he would be compelled to carry on his work in man ner unsatisfactory to himself. He had tried various specialists and glasses and had followed their advice faithfully. In spite of these precautions, however he realized that his eyesight was rapidly failing him.
 In his distress Colonel Hewitt consulted Charles Lincoln Smith, and here Is what the colonel says of Charles Lincoln Smiths method and prescription glasses;
 Twenty years ago my eyesight began to fail me. I had been fond of study from IEe Ill1c NdS u DONs diid ohDpOSS tAis breakdown of my eyesight was due to the fact that l had overtaxed my eyes I consulted specialists the moment the trouble began, and though they gave me some relief, my eyeslght was not perfectly or permanently restored. l was compelled from time to time to get new glasses, and gradually 1 was forced to abandon a great deal of the work that gave me the keenest pleasure.
 q had formed, when young, the habit of reading, and was accustomed to be with my books at night after the days work was done. When my eyesight began to fall l had to give up this, the chief delight of my life. In the last fifteen years 1t has been impossible for me, with the best glasses 1 could get from the specialists to carry on my reading at night
 Recently I heard of Charles Lincoln Smith, and of the astonishing results his method and prescription glasses were ac- complaining among all classes of people in Birmingham. 1 consulted him, used his method and prescription glasses, and now, for the first time in almost twenty years 1 can read long hours at night as readily and as painlessly as l could when 1 was a school boy.
 "A few nights ago, after l had been uSlnB CHafles lSlncoln SmllnS s glasses ana following his method. 1 picked up Green History of the English People, and began to read it. In thu last fifteen years, mind you, had not been able to read at night longer than few minutes at a time, and even then my eyes would water and my vision become dimmed I thought I would try 1t for little while with Charles Lin- coin Smiths glasses. The book was inter- esting and I read on and on without the slightest annoyance for more than three hours. Looking up at the clock it was nearly Il and I put the book aside feel ing that, searching in vain almost twenty years Tor relief had found 1t at last
 T regard Charles Lincoln smitb,s method and prescription glasses as truIv wonderful. and I think he Is doing great good here in the Birmingham district. He also produced most satisfactory results in my VIfe's case"