The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
Eyes; Made
BY Hand
fsneclnl to Tie rimcs- Dispatch.)

NEW YORK. April 7--seveh,y thousand
reople In the United states are. wearing glass
syi an 10 i Tic eye Continue constant III Ten
years there win be 10000 wearcrs OF glass eyes
FL "A flyns splinter In the air. speck Of stee
from soma big building under s3nstr"1,l Gn:
,s sa1 od e s1'' ,s0 sye ' 81 TIC
cause endless ceonplicaons The Perf9ra;s,,o
6 taa w Snca one Of Inc &c
iiiu eye out. cnuclcatlon as Il Is called un,'
.sse a'y ss sshi Of e 81
1orcEn body III time for lts safe re2sa une
d hear Se eyo and d' sener
aiiS rcduiil-; enucleat'on- is s.1nl,a,l,etn
a. 4 ae ct r. q ~ the r"ad o Tho he
ilgh pain and gradually increasing dnnes -
HS as, e ' es sshi cys a 70 q be
removed, Other common diseases whose "a "a
orts, dsred, upon e'1G S "5so, "te
u slaucol,,a, or ''iard eye-bail;'
surgsry y TIC ss de reaec AM Is making
enormous progress toward copletc surety; st on
srssc krna faers DONG You'd NH
a a,sr' But one much advertised feat i,
las never accomplished despite nurbs rloss s an
a Il IS iayis out the eycbals dc cheek
while they were ynro,isy operated upon una
'A'' salient ia at the New York rostcrad,,a,e
Medical School and Hospital recenty unde,wc ~
mako his story more thrilling he \, descr. go
with much dr,nae colorInE how there r., We're We're
npoyo = me. ike il Vas at tic thoayter, III
thin docthors being stndlcns from M
an some haythens from, Jaran an wsn ans, fren
ENGLAND an well hey we = there r wh 1a1 d az
whin tho surgeon who was dom all the bnslncss
People 1 would pny him thousand dollars ',,l !?
him oyrate on their eyes ""d &c a'd tuk
ont my eyes IAN they was hanging on m, my
checks like you read about ~ Linn M 'd nw,
II lax al thim close. an some Of thin TUX
pc,yure Of Lay there Win tn my my es Xxx
at an II y o t Ss,iexe rhs rns
found Into nrn, 01 ron, II
1se r Bur himself, Who forcibly remarked
II that AN these reports about removing, , .nS
ad s f s eye be- Be- lifted
eighth OF an inch iron, IT'S ]. socket "''''ut ~
So WI whcs, the eye out, It. Is out s,l i9r
time and only sas IS eye yor e" Of oa the los
p plul' IS supplemented with the achisv'mentt
Of tho ortca1 prothecan le Is so ,e s ,aTe
a, lh nl1 pupil for instance being made for
1 nsent ' w ere before the cyc would have
lad to be removcd-his minstratlons are y SUP ~
4o.da ~, movable in exact accordance with the
other eye. If certain muscles IN ne sochco
and 50 }a se 10 % det e us IS
to the anlicted hiding the repuEnance Of &C. &C.
% 1ormity, and thus removing an ops' io'e ~ ~
success in ife ,.,,.o, s,o+cs
Only three houses IN the mmit TED N st NV
make glass eyes and they are o fase orbs how
ever. OF All inferior quality comes from lhur1n .
in ii" heart cf Of q e nome Of ai
try. and from here come most OIL t i SnnH
eyes that the regular op.cian KEEPS teey hand is
exporting his finer goods 70 eT every , a tSns
Ire earth house alone nc masking ainsr zen
fn a.
E houses in the world there are ye IN mari
ee u London and two whj s'rsn may be
B readily seen Is not over-crowded
.;"sl Mai ne Thec IS a"ienc
dprd Of artificial eyes that We're hi no, s ..
Eyes were first made Of metal e't ,,s' c an
gold silver shaped mt % az a's of A a
fss pare The celebrated French surgeon ia OF
sixteenth ssntn ~ sv rn,nte ws ftenea
Font Of the orhid ana held in place { BY ste ot
spring that nted the Upper n nl1s" Of waN and
cauoid and vulcanite and horse not , IonE
e.ensl m mp w"rs also neS nae Of NOR nor
tnain. when that came into use, and their 1
s.lect was decidedly more lfeik e ,,me los,
IN eve in battle with the Standards and sent
Paris for another to ronace eoeejmen - from
# nc Paris maker. but because II rontal p,on a.
suggestion Of yellow Mh'sh vas sn Su0t snt
i, I ba ILL., swearing he would wear an eye only
that displayed The coors OF ms G cow pyc hat
n sported the red and green Of l1ayti, and thls
IA the jealous warrior wore proudly uh''' me gay
! False eyes were very expensive in the early early
# stages of the art. \ false ego ranked sea w was
frequently diverted from It's proncr use to SHINE
as an ornament upon some part OF ths person S,1a
fSs' q a AZ S'S doars Tie q ,ne
q me ' crys,al Which aus, bearciuy tempered
By a gradual process TO resist heat ana coz
for which i is Intended The crystal Is colored
yarousy from, blush 10 9. %e9wish w VINE.
81 youth and age The white OF the eye showing
blue N youth and ysllowinE Win asS fn Of
35}s TIC cyo is nIs, blown. at the end OF a glass
tube. Into the shape Of closed '" MP nororo
"A n snail heating apparatus that contains blow
pipes holding flames Of Two diorent asi n,Gp.,ad
Ky small hood over the top Of the apparatus
lie has AT hand thin sticks OF pislnGn'sd class +,
s S.uf; s'S Sfaiss Taxing UP glass iulp fsssa
Il one end OF a small glass nlneI ana h9 9a S
WITH Viii the other hand the end OF a stlek Of glass
u which as ], motifs forms The GROUND e, color o OF
ham. han Will Vile ihe lip Of the colorea glass stick
tu IBIS is Worn away ana gradually eneroach
Ing circle takes It's page ana iors e oy m.S
IhlE, AZ IL leIlus W l"''P 70 ''NNN~'' |
Il nov and then BY phttihs 80, |
81 Whenever tho glass eye IN It's making !.
IA withdrawu from tbs flame FOR even a moment !
5 a. must again be acina'ed 10 the ii'iessc hcn
py nrs, Introducing It into The lesser n name.
a 'lhis simple precaution neglected, bFlt'ltlNs
Il viii crsuc and tho eye crack on INC l'fst ocsng
SION Of II meeting the cold air OF a Mln'I w.
day The iiecks IN the iris are cuilntnsy I'M
ilated by light, def strokes Win me dlnei-
Is, coortd glass stIcks ali ne tme the I,nSa
bulb revolving In the flame, and now ana men
A Usipg blown TO keep It In proper shape, a.
iast when the iris has attained We pIVpeE
IIa,neter and Is lecked as II should be- u
stlrk OF black enamel Is plugged INTO inc cen
XII ia and fused OH when II has reached cHl-
tain depth. This forms the pupil some NOR
ST. stipplins ID dome TO form the specRs ahoul w
null then the minute veins are traced on lne
...i.,.a OF the eye with stick OF REQ slass
whose In Is melted and drawn out INTO
,hIead A stick of pure transpafeht orEs4
5ig q Then taken and melted IN the llate lhul ~
y .nreads over the whole surface or ne eye "
rrye II the LIQUID !felike LOOK and depth,
rirhe shell is npw ready to pe Gui rom VI"