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VOL. XI
THE DALLES, OREGON. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1898.
NO 165
PROF. P.
Prof. P. G. Daut, the Optician of The
Dalles, Oregon, a Doctor of
Refraction,
We here show the portrait of Prof. P. G. Daut, who has been in The Dalles
for the past nine months, and ia recognized as an optician of high scientific attain
ments and skill, and enjoys, to an unusual degree, the confidence of his patrons.
He has just completed an operating room, known as a "Dark Room," aud is
lighted with the new Ascetylene gas, which gives light at all times of the day.
The examination of the eye for errors of refraction and accommodation, and a
thorough familiarity with the teats, such as the professor uses for the detection
of anomalies of the ocular musclers, are the very best known. He has many tes
timonials in his possession of people he has fitted in different etates, but they be
ing of not much interest to the home people, he furnishes a great many home tes
timonials, but for lack of space we print from some of the people you know.
Eye Helps. Eye Hatters.
Spectacles are eye helps if right, eye
hurters if wrong. " Who is to know in
time to let you stop the mistakes? Not
tho average optician is a spectacle seller,
for he is unable to distinguish between
optical defects and diseases. Prof. Daut
is the only graduate of disease of the
eye. He gives you a thorough examina
tion free of charge, and advises the use
of glasses only when needed. If you
don't need them, he tells you so.
The Dalles, Or.,July 22, '98.
To whom it may concers :
This is to certify t hat the undersigned
has purchased glasses of Prof. P.G.Daut,
tte optician, which have given entire
satisfaction. I very cordially recom
mend his work to the'publiq.
Very respectfully.
Rev. W. V. Boltz.
Rector of the Church of Christ.
The Dalles, Or., July 6, '93.
The undersigned takes pleasure in
saying that he, having been troubled
with his eyes, called on the optician,
Prof. P. G. Daut, in February last, and
secured lenses which have proved to be
very beneficial. Respectfully,
L. Grey, Ev. Latheran Pastor.
"I Can't See"
As well as I conld, is the complaint you
hear, not only from older people but
from the young as well. Age is no cri
terion for the wearing of glasses. Many
are born with greater detects then come
with age. Young people inherit and
cultivate defects by strain or abuee.
Young, old or middle-aged, if you are
not getting the service from your eyes
that you" think you should, you ought
certainly ascertain the nature .of your
trouble.
The Dalles, Or., June 9, '98.
Prof. P. G. Daut,
Dear Sir: It affords me the greatest
of pleasures to inform you that the
glasses which you fitted to my eves are
giving perfect satisfaction. I have not
known for several years the pleasure of
being able to 6ee objects distinctly until I
began to use your lenses. Thanking you
for your kindness, I remain
Respectfully yours,
A. E. Negus.
The Dalles, Or., April 14, '98.
I wish to add my testimony, and will
say to those concerned that my daugh
ter had been troubled with her eyes for
the past few years, and had been fitted
by different so-called doctors with blue
tint glasses, her eyes getting constantly
worse until she was compelled to wear
glass at all times. I finally called on
Prof. P. G. Daut, the optician, and he
fitted her, saying that she must only
wear them half the time and while read
ing or studying. His directions were
G. DAUT
followed, and now she orly wears them
a few hours each day and her eyes look
natural. The vision is good again. The
professor can handle a child better than
any optician I have ever seen, and I can
recommend him to any parent whose
children's eyes are effected.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Anna Nichols.
lour Mind's Eye
Has perpetual unison, but everyday eyes
cannot always be depended upon. Don't
neglect them ; you can't afford it. -
1 give you the most exacting examin
ations that will leave no defect uncor
rected. No glasses can give more comfort, and
in very few cases as much, because my
lenses are absolutely coriect.
I don't fit by guesswork. I have been
properly taught, besides having had
years of experience.
The Dalles, Or., Aug. 29, '98.
To all whom it may concern:
Several months ago Prof. P. G. Daut,
of the Daut Optical Co., gave my eyes
such a test as no other optician has given
them before, and his glasses which I am
now wearing are giving me thorough
satisfaction. I recommend his compe
tent and efficient service to any one who
may hart visionary troubles.
Yours sincerely,
A. G. Hoering.
The Dalles, July 25, '98.
Prof. P. G.- Daut, Optician :
With pleasure I write to expreea my
gratitude for the glasses you fitted for
me last May. They are very satisfac
tory. I can see far and near with them
better than any I have ever tried. It is
really wonderful how good I can see with
them and how little I could see without
them. I wear the glasses continually,
and can see to read, sew and do any
thing I have to do. I like them very
well. Martha A. Stone.
Fits Like a Coat.
The need of having glasses that fit
the eye like a coat fits the back ; the
need of accurate lenses properly cen
tered to the glass, all are absolutely nec
essary for the preservation of the most
precious of all senses, the sight. We
have no old fogy ideas, but adapt the
latest and best methods in our fitting
and examinations. No charge for the
latter.
The Dalles, Or., Mav 14, '98.
To the Public:
The undersigned wishes to state
to the public that my eyes were so
affected that it was impossible for me to
read the papers, even the large head
lines, and especially of evenings I was
like a blind man. I had to feel my way
and was unable to see anything or any
body. It seemed as if a dark wall would
rise up and shut off everything, so I con
eluded to cail on Prof. Daut, the opti
cian. After consulting him he told me
if I followed bis instructions tie could
bring my eyes out all O. K.- I finally
consented, and within three months,
with his lenses, I am able to read my
papers and can now see of evenings with
out glasses. He is without doubt a
thorough doctor of refractions, aud I can
not say too much for him as an able op
tician.' Any one troubled with their
eyes will do well to see him.
Verv respectfully,
E. Waud.
The Dalies, Or., Aug. 25,'98.
To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that Prof. P. G.
Daut, of the Daut Optical and Jewelry
Co. of The Dalles, Or., tested my eyes
and prescribed glasses during Novem
ber, 1897. I have been wearing the
glasses obtained from his test ever eince
and they have proved entirely satisfac
tory in every respect up to the present
time, and so tar as I am 'able to judge
will continue to give satisfaction. I can
heartily recommend him to any one
needing work in his line to be a careful
and competent workmen.
William Menefee,
. Your Own Judgment.
If your horse needs a shoe to a horse
shoeing shop.
If you need a suit of clothes to a
tailor or clothier.
If you need dental work to a dentist.
If you need medicaPattendancc to a
physician.
If you need your eyes attended to, go
to an optician for lenses.
Don't go to a man who has read all
that he know? out of a book. No man
can learn by books alone; it takes prac
tical experience, and Prof. P. G.Daut
has had both. He guarantees satisfac
tory results in all cases.
The Dalles, Oregon, April 23, '93.
Prof. Daut,
Dear Sir: For the past eight years
my eyes have been failing me, especially
my left eye, having run a cornstalk in it
while gathering corn. For 4 or 5 years I
could not see to read with it and was un
able to get glasses to see with until I
went to you who fitted me with glasses.
I can now read the finest of print with
either eye and the 'enses are giving me
the best of satisfaction.
M. Parkins.
April 14, '98.
To whom it may concern':
During the month of February I called
on Daut, the optician, for a remedy for a
failure in my eyesight, caused from in
tense heat and bright light from the fire
box of a locomotive. After having my
eyes fitted with lenses, in less than one
month I could notice a wonderful im
provement in my eyesight.
M. M. Sayre.
Wrong About Your Eyes.
You have been wrong in thinking you
ought to put off wearing glasses as long
as possible. This very thing is responsible
for so many eye troubles. All eyes be
gin to fail at forty years of age ; some
more than others, and when complicated
with incorrected defects, failure begins
much sooner. A correction at the right
time will save your eyes. Neglect is
bound to injure them. Attend to them
at once.
The Dalles, Or., Aug. 26, '98.
Prof. P. G, Daut:
Having purchased a pair of lenses of
you about five months ago, will say that
they have proved a great benefit to my
eyes. I am relieved of that tired and
strained feeling of my eyes which has
troubled me for some time, and am also
relieved of headaches caused from my
weak eyes. I am well satisfied with
your work. Respectfully yours,
Miss Nora Turner.
The Dalles, Or., May 20, '98.
About ten months ago I called on Mr.
Daut, the optician, to be fitted for
glasses. I suffered with nervous head
ache, which I felt sure was caused by
the defective glasses which I was wear
ing at the time. Mr. Daut fitted me
with lenses which have given perfect
satisfaction, and I am also elieved of
the headache. I can cheerfully recom
mend Mr. Daut as an experienced eye
specialist. Mrs. P. Cram.
Looking Into the Future.
I venture to predict to a certainty that
some day you will have to wear glasses.
I venture to say that when that time
comes, no glasses will give you ease and
comfort if you continue to" Etrain your
eyes, after nature warns.
The eye is a window of your soul ;
don't abuse and strain it. Treat it as
you should and Eave money and eyes for
your life time.
The Dalles, Or., My 16, '98.
I have bought glasses for about ten
years from different ones ; but the lenses
I had made by Prof. P. G. Daut, the op
tician, are without doubt the best I
have eyer had. His glasses have im
proved my eyes wcndertully. I can rec
ommend him as an honorable optician,
and a man who deserves to be classed
among the best refractionists and eye
specialists. With best wishes, I am
Yours to serve,
C. Berrv.
The Dalles, Or. Sept. 8, '98.
To whom it may concern :
This is to certify that Prof. Daut has
fitted my daughter with glasses, which
she has been wearing for six months,
and they give perfect satisfaction. She
has been fitted feefore by some of the
leading opticians but never conld Bee as
well as now with the glasses furnished
by Prof. Daut. He has done other work
in my family (fitted my wife and myself
with glasses) which give the best of sat
isfaction, and I can heartily recommend
him to any one wishing "work in this
line. In the case of my daughter, would
say, that she was unable to recognize
people across the Congregational church
with any glasses she had previous to the
ones furnished by Prof. Daut, but can
with them. C. B. Cushing.
The Dalles, Or., May 29, '98.
The glasses which I had fitted to my
eyes by Prof. P. G. Daut,-the optician,
are giving perfect satisfaction and I can
recommend him to anyone needing any
thing in the optical line.
August Bnchler,
Prop, of Columbia Brewery.
Shooting Pains
In the temples dull aches across the
forehead blurred vis:on letters and
lipes running into one another skip
ping ot words and letters in reading
seeing objects double floating specks
that come and go aversion to bright
light a confusion of objects which can
be reduced by closing . the eye momen
tarily that tired feeling in back of your
eyes inflamation in the minute veins
overrunning the whites of the eyes all
which are symptoms of the optical de
defect that I can remedv with a proper
adjusted glass. A $10.00 examination
free.
The Dalles, May 3, '98.
Prof. P. G. Daut,
Dear Sir : The eye water yon gave
me has done my eyes more good than
anything I have ever tried, and the
lenses you fitted are perfectly satisfac
tory. Mrs. Julia Knaggs.
Do It Today
If you have the faintest suspicion that
your eyes are not just right. If they
bother you in any way, it is best to have
them examined at once. The longer
they are deprived of the aid they need
the weaker they become. I know what
I am talking about.
. TV hat Will People Say?
Many people, even in our own enlight
ened America, are willing to sacrifice
themselves and their children to the
prejudice of "what pesple say." The
foolish prejudice- againet the use of eye
glasses by children often results in the
greatest suffering, and often in the per
manent disability of one who might oth
erwise make a mark in the world.
The Dalles, Or., Sept. 16, 98.
Prof. Daut, Optician,
Dear Sir: I deem it my duty, not
only to myself, but to you, "to offer you
my sincere thanks for the able manner
in which you have treated my eyes.
They were very bad, but thanks to your
skill I am able to see as well today as at
any time in my youth, for in my youth
I had splendid sight, but four years
of hard service during the Civil War
and tryining service on the frontier, left
them in bad condition. But thanks to
your skill I am able once more to see as
good as I ever could. The glasses are
just magnificent.
I am gratefully yours.
T. J. Lynch
Late of the 4th regiment, Maryland
Volunteer Infantry.
Don't Guy.
Many people have saved their vision
by using glasses; but for them, their
lives would be valueless. Nearly all
young people who wear glasses are de
formed, not outwardly but inwardly.
They have a deformed eye; it's either
too icing or too short; it isn't failure,
like old people have, but a deformity
understand me, a deformity of their
eyes. So, for mercy's sake, don't guy
them.
The Dalles, Or., Sept. 8, '98.
Prof. P. G. Daut,
Dear Sir: Eight months ago I took
my sister Isabell to you to undergo a
treatment of her eyes. She had been
in a critical condition for the past four
years and for two years has been unable
to attend school, also her general health
was failing, caused from nervous eye
strains. We had resorted to different
remedies but all proved a failure until
you fitted her eyes, and a marked im
provement has been noticed both in
eyes and in health ever since. To me
you have given entire satisfaction, and I
sha'l with pleasure inform my friends
of the ability you used in your good
optical work. Yours truly,
Miss Alma Heroux.
Viento, Wasco Co., Or. Sept. 10, '93.
Prof. P. G. Daut, OpticianThe Dalles,
Dear Sir: Your treatment to my
eyes his been very successful, as they
are now well. I am many times obliged
to you. Very sincerely vours,
Aaron Boggs.
Portland, Or., July 20, '98.
P. G. Dant, the optician, fitted my
eyes with glasses which .have given me
entire satisfaction. He is a first-class
optician and deserves the liberal patron
age of the people. Prof. H. M. Ryan.
The Dalles. Or., Sept 14, '98.
Prof. Daut, about a year ago, fitted me
a pair of glasses which are giving per
fect satisfaction. Dr. S. H. Frazier.
The Dalles, Or., July 16, '98.
Prot. P. G. Daut,
Dear Sir : I extend to yon my heart
felt thanks for the good your glasses
Wealth
..and..
Beauty
Characterize eve one of our
nobby suits for fall. A wealth
of style, beauty of fit; a wealth
of patterns and shadings; a
beauty of finish, and no man
can help recognizing the clear,
clean saving of their dollars in
our' system of selling.
The best dressed men in
town are our patrons.
R. JVI. Williams & Go.
have done my daughter, Lily. Her eyes
have been afflicted for five years, being
troubled with double vision. This gave
us much alarm, as she had been given
up by three doctors, with the advice to
keep" her out of school and away from
books. After you fitted her with lense,
three months ago, in less than a month
she felt an improvement in her eyes,
and they now have the appearance of a
perfect eye and the vision is good. She
does not wear the glasses only about a
third.of the time. I am well pleased
with the work and will help you when I
can. 1. Sincerely yours,
3 Mrs. Wm. Sherar.
The Dalles, Or., Sept. 1, '98.
Prof. P. G. Daut:
I feel it my duty to thank you tor the
excellent services which yon rendered
my eyes:
Though I have been fitted in Portland,
Seattle, Buffalo and New York, I can
not but declaim the fine judgment and
ability displayed by yourself in obtaining
the proper corrections, and must say in
justice to you, for the benefit I have de
rived from your lenses, that never be
fore, since requiring glasses, have my
eyes been in their present good condi
tion. In fact all my former corrections,
it seems to me now, have served to hurt
my eyes. Again tendering you my
thanks and wishing you every success in
your good work, I am
Gratefully yours.
Otto Mever.
Portland, Or., Sept 8, '93.
Prof. P. G. Daut, Optician,
The Dalles, Oregon.
My dear friend : Having been troubled
for the past fourteen years with my
eyes and haying tried everywhere to
get glasses, thought there was no relief
as so many had told me there was no
lense or remedy to give relief. For the
past ten years I have been unable to
see anything clearly, and was thrown
out of work of all kinds on account of
not being able to see good enough. So
when I came to The Dalles I thought I
would try you, and to my eyes you have
fitted a lense or pair of glasses which
are the best I ever saw ; my eyesight
at present is very much improved
and I will do all I can for your careful
judgment In your profession as an
optician. You certainly deserve the pat
ronage of any one who is in need of eye
attention. I am your well wisher, and
if at any time I can say a word for you
I will be only too glad to do so.
Trnly yours,
W. H. Aiken.
The Dalles, Or., April 4, '98.
The classes fitted to my eyes by Prof.
P. G. Daut, the optician, of The Dalles,
suit me better than any I have yet had.
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. J. M. Fleming.
The Dalles, Or. Sept, 8, '98.
Prof. P. G. Daut,
Dear Sir: I was fitted with a pair of
your glasses eome time ago and they are
perfectly satisfactory. Tom A. Ward.
HOW THE CHILD SUPERS.
Should Have a Thorough Examination
on Entering School.
Speaking on the subject of children's
eyes: A great many children are sent to
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school with eye defects which demand
great expenditure of nervous forces ia
order for them to keep up with those
who enter on the same work with
natural eyes.
The eame children nre often c'nssed
as idle or stupid, when -in. reality their
mental condition may be just as keen
as their classmates, the failure to keep
pace being entirely due to defective
vision. In Borne cases by virtue of great
persistence, they succeed in keeping
abreast of their more fortunate com
panions ; but this task is accomplished,
at the expense of vital energies which
often lays the ' foundation of future
disease. It is not uncommon and cer
tainly not improper to have the first
teeth of children four of five years of age
filled instead of extracted; while the
eye, the most intellectual, the most ap
prehensive and the most discriminating:
of all our organs, receives scarcely a pas
sing thought, much less an examination.
It eeems never to occur to some par
ents that the principal agent in requir
ing an education is the eye. The child
is placed in 6chool without the slightest
inquiry on the part of either parent or
teacher, as to whether it has the normal
amount of sight, whether it be near
sighted or far sighted, whether it be
clear or blurred, whether it sees with,
one eye or two eyes, or whether the act
of vision is accomplished at the ex
pense of an unnatural strain upon the
nervous system. -
It would be a boom to the children
that attend our public schools if the
board of education would enact a regu
lation which would require a certificate
from some competent doctor of refrac
tion, one who has graduated from some
good optical college or school, who had
found them to be normal or bad cor
rected the eye to be normal.
But I realize that such a radical
measure would meet with much opposi
tion and might possibly defeat the very
end it was intended to accomplish. A
careful study of the subject of children's
eyes leads me to suggest to the teachers
of the echools making a teet of each
pupil's vision. For that use I will
gladly furnish charts and instructions
to find out the errors of each pupil's
eyes, which might lead to the discovery
why pnpila have been kehind in their
studies.
If a child, whose vision ia but weak
and with proper glasses will help it
to outgrow its defected vision and use
them while young, will probably in nine
cases out of ten, have no use for glasses
after a few months, or perhaps for study
ing only.
Only those who have been relieved by
-the use of glasses understand what bear
ing the condition of the eye has on
general health. There are childreu to
day sick because of eye-strain. Their
illness may be attributed to other causes,
but they go along sick until the true
cause be discovered by the exercise of
good common sense on the part of par
ents. If your child complains of the
eyes, see what the trouble is. Take her
to an optician ; one who understands bis
work, not a man who simply hangs out
a sign, "Glasses for Sale", but to an
optician I will be glad to examine any
case of eyes, and if you need glasses I
will tell you so, if not, I will tell yon so.
It costs yon nothing to find out. Ex
amination free. P. G. DAUT,
Optician and eye specialist.