[16] When the eyes are distressed and overwhelmed with light, any shade or screen is viewed with satisfaction. Coloured glasses “soften the light” more naturally, and present to the eye equal and parallel surfaces: parasols, veils, and even opaque substances, may thus be said to shield the eye, and “modify bright and strong light,” but it would be as ridiculous to consider these as fit mediums for the ordinary purposes of vision, as it is to select amber for the purpose.
Transcriber’s Notes
- pg 43 Changed: and the eminent individval himself
to: and the eminent individual himself - pg 45 Changed: ground in a pecular manner
to: ground in a peculiar manner - pg 45 Changed: the only real original manufacter of them
to: the only real original manufacturer of them - pg 49 Changed: received from the first familes
to: received from the first families - pg 60 Changed: charge according to the gullibilty of his dupes
to: charge according to the gullibility of his dupes - pg 61 Changed: being to expose a system of villany
to: being to expose a system of villainy - pg 62 Changed: The Royal Opthalmic Hospital, in Moorfields
to: The Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, in Moorfields - New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public domain.