in Anatomy. See ANATOMY Index.

A newborn child shall be observed, perhaps, never to keep its eyes fixed on any one object, but continually changing from one to another, and if you put your hand before them, the child will not wink. Hence some have thought, that new-born infants have no sight: but this is a mistake; and the true reason why their eyes are in perpetual motion is, that they have not yet acquired the habit of examining one thing at once with their eyes; their not winking at the approach of the hand, arises from their want of experience how easily their eyes may be hurt; but in a few days they get the habit of winking, so that afterwards their eyes do it spontaneously at the approach of danger.

Artificial eyes are made of concave plates of gold, silver, or glass, and are stained so as to resemble the natural eye. They must, when fixed in the orbit, be taken out and cleaned every night, and replaced in the morning. If no more of a diseased eye is removed than what is supernaturally projected, or if enough is left to preserve the muscles unhurt, the artificial eye will have a little motion from the muscles that remain. If the eye does not fit well, it irritates and inflames the other eye; in which case lay it aside, until one can be had that fits better.

Bull's Eye, in Astronomy. See ALDEBARAN.

Eye of a Block, in naval affairs, that part of the rope- strop which is fastened to some necessary place in the ship: the strop is a sort of wreath or rope formed into a ring, and fixed round the block for the double con- venience of strengthening the block and fastening it in any place where it is wanted.

Agriculture and Gardening, signifies a little bud or shoot, inserted into a tree by way of graft. See ENGRAFTING.

Eye of a Tree, a small pointed knot to which the leaves stick, and from which the shoots or sprigs pro- ceed. See GEMMA.

town of Suffolk, 22 miles from Ipswich and 91 from London. It may be called an island, be- cause it is surrounded by a brook near the borders of Nor- folk, in the road between Ipswich and Norwich. It was incorporated by King John; has two bailiffs, 10 principal burgesses, 24 common council, a recorder, and town clerk. It is a mean-built place, with narrow streets. The chief manufacture is bone-lace and spin- ning. Here is, however, a large handsome church; and near it are the ruinous walls of an ancient castle and monastery. The market is on Saturday, the fair on Whit-Monday. It has only sent members to par- liament since the reign of Edward IV.