Re: [DL] Optometry in the Weird West

["Ronald Conner" <marshalron@hotmail.com>]

> Hullo.
>
> I know that dentistry is somewhat-common in the West, but how common is
> optometry?  How advanced would this field of medicine be in the 1870's?
> Would it require it's own Medicine concentration?
>
> -R Foster
> Just some Deadlands stuff fer yer perusal:
> http://members.tripod.com/SCG2/Deadlands2.htm

You know I was going to say something kind of related to this topic but i'll
make pointless movie refrences instead.

1. Four eyes and six guns- A good comedy western about a tinhorn optomitrist
from back east to gets taken in by a con man and looses all his money
comming west.  It does have a bit about glasses and lenses in a post war of
northern agression era time.  Plus it's a western with judge rhinehold.

2. Lightning Jack - An australian outlaw in the old west with a black mute
side kick.  Paul hogan and cuba gooding jr.  Jack has vision problems but
doesn't tell anyone about them, thats a pretty fair attitude for the period
and it's a great movie anyway.

3. Shanghai Noon- nothing about optomitry just another cool buddy comedy
western if you're watching the other two rent this one as well its worth you
time.

Ron conner