The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-09-26
THE ERAsIVE-soAP NAV.

The itinerant fellows who frequent our vilIagas
during the sessions of the Courts and on all ofher
occasions OF popular assemblings-vendiug their
small wares, Ia the Razor Strop man-are soTna-
times very amusing. We noticed one of 'em. last
week, crying his erdSiUe soap to as simple crowd sc
we have observed in some time. He was sharp
eyed fellow, with sanctiied look, black wills
kers, and still blaekeT and enormous straw hat
Gentlemen" he said, or rather sang, +" gentle-
men, offer you splendid article a superb article
an Incompatible article-magical radical, tragicai
article - Here he displayed cake of his soapl
" Magical, radical, tTaglcal, erdSiUe soapl Yes in
its effects upon its inventor most tragicai Shall
tell you how! 1t was invented by a celebrated
French chemist, after twenty years of toll labor
and prIyation. In just fifteen minutes two sec
Onds and half after the discovery bs fell into the
arms of Death, and his name became immortal
You can draw your own conclusions, gentlemen
Magical, radical, tragical, e-Fa-sive SOAP
Dime a cake Hand me the money served me
right there g the soap Yes, there s a man has
got cake Of the Incompatible, inappreeiable, in
alible, invaluable, magical radical, tragiea, era
sive soap!
Gentlemen, you d open your eyes, if I were to
tell you half the wonders performed by this in-com-
parable article. 1t cleans oilspots, removes
stains, hides dirt, brightens good coors and oblt-
crates ugly ones such is the virtue of the all
healing, neyer-tailing, spot-remOving, beauty-re-
storing, health'giving, magical radical, tragical,
e-ra-sive soap!" The vendor wiped his brow
heaved sigh, and recommended, standing at casa
against piazza post.
"Why, gentlemen, when first became ac-
quainted with this inextolable gift of Divine Pro-
violence TO erIing man, had an obstruction of the
vocal organs, an impeachment of speech, that bade
fair to destroy the hopes Of the fond parents who
intended me for the bar or the pulpit | was
tongue-tied-but came across this precious COM
pound-swallowed just half an ounce, and ever
since, to the satisfaction of my parents myself
and assembled world, | have been volubly rapidlv'
successfully, interminably, unintermittingly, and
most eoquentlY sounding the praises of the ineom-
parable, infable, inimitable, inappreciable, new
er-failng, all-healing, spOt-remoying beautv.rs
storing, magical, radical tragical, esra-siye soan
All, gentlemen, world without it would be
naught 1t takes the stains from your breaches.
the spots from your coats removes the dirt restores
the gloss, and difIuses general cbeerfuness over
the character Of the whole outer man True
gentlemen, we worn the fore-fnger of nv rigbt
hand to the first joint, in illustrating the efficacy
OF this ineftable compound; but l hold that ths
tore-hnger OF one man-yea, or the fOre-fngers of
ten mel-are as nothing when compared with The
peace and welfare Of society and the world !"
" Oh, magical soap. Oh radical soapl oh. tragi-
cal soap! What wonders thou dOst perform T1bs
frightened locomotive leaves its track las Il ,sers
on my approach 1he Geographic wires tremble
and are dumb in thy presence!
"Why, gentlemen, it clears the complexioD of a
Niger, and makes curly-headed mans hair
straight! II removes the stains from me breaches
and the spots from your coats-in like manner. il
puIihes lhe conscience and brightens the chaFac-
- - iAttAo uAalAOlost OF dirty try II
II your reputation or clothing is a little smuited,
l Il warrant it, For ladies whose slips-I msan
th9se little, brown, yellow, white, blue and many
coloFed stiPpers-have become soiled il is the only
cure, panaeea, medieamentOm vade.mecum, in all
glooular creation. Then come up, tumble up, run
up, and jump up, like Hungry patriots, and buy
my Incompatible, infallible inefable, inapPrecia-
bic, coatpreserving, beautY-restoring, dirtremov-
ing, speechimprovng, character polishing, virtue
imparting, all-healing, neveT-iaing' magical, ad-
1 lcal, trauIcal. compound, E-kA-SIFE SOAP.
Here Hard cheeks oratoFY was interrupted by
a shower Of dimes from boys, men and hobbleds-
! hoys, and the show was considered closed
Chambers (ALa.l 1rbaWe,