The Reflector reports that Joseph used "magic spectacles."

Date
Aug 28, 1830
Type
News (traditional)
Source
The Reflector
Non-LDS
Hearsay
Unsourced
Journalism
Reference

"Every thing in this world . . .," The Reflector (Palmyra, New York), 3d series, no. 14 (August 28, 1830): 108

Scribe/Publisher
The Reflector
People
Joseph Smith, Jr., The Reflector
Audience
General Public
Transcription

Although there may appear much of jest, in the self-conceits of our fellow mortals, it frequently has the faculty to impress upon our minds, a melencholy tinge; still the vices and follies of others, if rightly appreciated are full of instruction, & we only require JO SMITH’S Magic Spectacles, or some other powerful optical instrument to turn them to our own advantage.

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