The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-02-10
CITIZENS OF IDAHO SPRINGS
To Be Favored Famous Eye-Siebt and
Nerve Specialist VIII Pay Tribute by
Professional Visit Next Week.

Professional Visit Next Week.
j Franklin Ponder, Oph. D., Denver 5
noted eye expert, who is recognizsd
authority on affections OF the eve. anon
al,es Of the ocular muscles, and nervous
ailments, and ore of the greatest di :.
rosticians in this country. will be at !. ?.
] Wrlcox's jewelry and optical store. Mirer
street. three days of next week, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, February Is,
! 10 and II. to make special exatnina. ions.
| perform ophthalmic and neurology ii
work. test eyes and fit ,lasses He is no
stranger here, as he used TO make fre-
quent visits and has many warm friends
md former patients living IN our CIT,
and vIcIuitv, some of whom are stlll
wearing his excellent glasses. In fact, it
is through these former patients that
Professor Ponder comes here next week
they having urgently solicited him to 10
so, owing to the fact that their ewes have
changed. and consequently their len es
require changing; aud also that may
,ther persons here have eye troubles and
attendant nervous ailments, and are aux-
ious 10 obtain relief.
II has come 10 light recently, and both
teac hers and parents now fully realize
that many Of cur school children are
affected with abnormal ewes, malforma-
tIons, mu SECULAR insufficiencies, etc caus-
ing eye and brain srsin headache. indi-
Jts uellY ct y,l
troubles, which are proving seriJ Us
handicap to their studi,s and desired
advance ment, besides injnring their &, n
eral health. Professor Ponder has had
over thirty FIVE Yeas exrerierce in Z, e
work and fitting glasses, and can refer
with pardonaLle pride t, record of over
a hut dred Thousand cases OF eve trou lie
and nervousness successfully treated. He
established the Pond Optical Co IN
1870, founded the Omaha Ophthalm c
coleee and hospital in 1850 and is now
principal OF tins Denver School Of o. tics
and Netracton, also president of the
/ Ponder Wells Co., manufacturing. i'm.
| porting and dispensing opticians Of Den
ver. HIS complete knowledge OF the eve
! in lis ie.ation to health and disease, long
experlence-Over a third of a century,
and splendid facilities. should appeal at
once to every Intelligent person having
eye trouble OF any kind. wearing or need
ing glasses. He II axes specially of
fitting difficult case~, where other eve
specialists have failed; also of children's
eyes, which requires TACT patience and
conscientious, paiustaking effort. His
celebrated Diaman'lnc lenses are said to
be the best In tn world called Dia-
manune OF account of their great reseu.-
blance to the diamond in hardness, lust,r
and refraCtive power.
Prof. Punder's hours will be from o
a. NJ to s p. m, ard by appointment, s
to y eVeUiags; and invalids or others
who canuot convent, ntly Call a. the ho-
tie, Can make arrangements with him to
have their EYES examined at their homes
! We are requested to state that those
sick, unfortunate or unable to pay, if
worthy, can have Prot Ponder's ser
vices aud, II needed a pair of glasses free
OF charge. As the time Is shoit-limited
II three DAYS only-those wishing to
consult Prof Ponder should cal as early
/ AS possible to secure his best attention
1t is hoped that he may lie induced to
resume his regular visits to the Springs
though he does not make it practice tc
travel now, as he formerly did