The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
BON AIR
MERCHANT
In Railway Smash! Up
On Way 10 California.
RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL
Obliged to Postpone His Trip
to Los Angeles for Year and
a Half.

It IS IN old saying that inisfortllncs
never travel slngly or, IL they 10, mat
there Is almost always one close behind
Il rule, las not been thoroughly cstub-
llshcd. but In many instances It has as IN
the case OF Mr.. c. s. Coleman, who IS
n wcll-known merchant Of Bon Air va,
and a Royal Arch Mason. After icing
dangerously hurt In Il railroad accident.
defective cyesight with all It's tortures
and Inconvenience followed. But being
~ man Of dscernm lio was OIL the
lookout for method by which his I'M
paired vision could be reincdlcd. lie
found II.
Relating the story OF his nilsfortunes
anu tho recovery Of perfect vision, Mr..
Coleman said
"a yenr and n half ago, soon after
leaving Richmond for trip to Los An
Eeles, Cal, the train jumped the track
on q trestle and plunged down. 1t was
struck in the rear by another train. |
was struck on the head by piece OIL
timber aud also badly wounded IN tho
legs. | was taken unconscious to a hos
pital, and when l came to FOUND that
the man on tho adjoining cot was a
Mason 1T was comfort TO KNOW tlltlt
Iahad a friend near
4 ..Whon II was able to hoDbe about, q
little and tried to read, ! found thht my
8cyesIght was terribly affected, and mad
to depend on my brother on inc next
cot even to peruse my mail for me. For
d year after whenever tried 10 read my
eyes would fiji with water and pains
Ewould, dart across my forehead and in
my temples ana my head would ache
back and front. Tho muscles OF my eyes
seemed to be contracted and they burned
and blurred and twtiched constantly. AS
time wore on the headaches became more
frequent and more intense and the pains
4 IN my temples moro severe. l got 50 that
L could not attend to business that caused
any strain upon my eyes. This ntinucd
for. more han q year.
/ t.tlNhen. Charles Lincoln Smith came to
sRichmond several weeks ago was ad-
lvised by asfriend, who had been before
him, to sec him. made other inquiries
ana became convinced that IL he could
do me no good he would tell me 50. That
his skill and method arc most wonderful
I know now from experience. went TO
him and he said he could do me good.
He fitted me with n pair OF his prescrlp-
ton glasses.
''When went out Of his rooms and
looked around was nstounded at the
great relief that had come SO soon.
My vision was clear and felt like
Il new man dropped from darkness into
q new and bright world. The effect on
my cyesight was Immediate and beyond
my most sanguino hopes, although had
from reading statements from responsible
and truthful men Of the good done them,
confidently looked for Improvement.
Just two days before went to Charles
Lincoln Smith 7 actually thought would
be totally blind In few days II not
stricken that way right then, ! suffered
Sc with my head and eyes. AS soon as
wore his glasses the pains, Turning
sensations. blurring and twitching In my
eyes ceased. The headaches left me. My
eyes stopped watering and my eycsight
became perfect, ] can read now with the
greatest comfort and satisfaction.
Since the railroad accident have SUI
fered from insomnia and now | some
times read all night without the slightest
Inconvenience to my eyeslsllt and with
out any pains. in my temples or head
ache, Other, glasses ! had tried gave
me no relief.
II don't know what it is, but Charles
Lincoln Smith evidently knows some
thing that the specialists do not know.
and his method and prescription glasses
are marvellous"