New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-08
America q liuElbuG.

America q iiuEbug.
From II. sla.,soie SssSa T-tused 'o- - ITsoSAH
In slmo.; sveTy department 81 Ire h"d NE - ~ H
o. unity 81 harmony Of complr'rf-s-' snl even
pulsI,e contradictions You have here the repup"c "
kusseau. Overios ing with virtue ana phlNh'hrVPj IN
paper ard With /, Negro Slavery and the ssh-he tps
lse political r.. dom II 'he ~ 80 mar, 7rd nis
bord &c 20 the family 20 Vres'crsf, and IN 80 c-lr E
lie OPT, progress in Every department OF the
natural -ncss and the most complete stag nain N every
thing that j. Of a material or connerch eh'T'S'ei
The locomnve and III. primitive frest the S-spa ava
Iuosn rgvsus the commerce Of the world Ana f1a ~
gh'is These csrtsdcion- are naturally impressed on
every American. He before me- when h' i n"'
m-r,kaUi. bach wooosmaD richly encored by nature
rfo has emerged unpr-pared rom nlt s"tu 'c iht "a"
great world and begins take pleasure the rore e1ned
erjoymenis Il life The youthful at ri into contrstc
ton with The present he : truly ~ home IN ther lie
bss ougrown hs old clothes sDd hiss mt ys' found any
fi him he 4 es this andis embarrassed by Y
h wishes 10 conceal his embarrassment ana becomes ia
dcrous lie 'ows himself 70 b. impos upon by every
ihtg which be i uracqua'ned with. sni fills in'o contra
cict Nfh himself and others. lie r--ev-s hanred
r'Jirauons today which efassd to-norrow BY
hundred Others Today he ia glowing With enthu'a for
cause, and TO morrow cAcues that It viii not pay ami
i therefore mpractcsble To-day be avshes Thousands
Of dollars, and keeps tigh, grasp every
cent. he is enthusiast for art and business man,
free liver and religious fanatic lie has passion Ter
paintings when they are the work Of acknowledged mas
'- have been bos'd Of such - him. aud =
prstd hen Be vsis the Dusseldorf Gallery IN Nw ork
h.t Mr. Dus.edorfs such productive arist. lie copies
he most cte brats Cf all the scuotrs, only he
frequently doe. not Keep strictly 20 the Nna and i'm
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house a. Of the reahiest citizens 81 New York
couple 81 SIhirIe' whose white mSrbe bodies the
sNner bad PaTed blue eAp,r'on' " Very hne indeed.
poriicO with single pillar sd wooden front The Amer
can has ssroTg army anf his chief Distinction con
military title whose frequent application here has
10 meaning q an mere form ~ ceremony He has
,ups rfuy Of rligious feeling. and bnild churches on
oirtstoos speculation He weais his patent hat on the
back Of his head and shows hands innocent Of gloves
He smokes fine cigars and drinks champagne with brandy
H. the front with bis elegant opera glss, aud
.prs tobsccojuice the silk and velvet cushions
He likes 20 be every thing and he but whatever he
does smacks Of the last thing in which he engaged In
,hor he consistent he adipts himself to his sit
uan In order 10 take the best advantage Of the is
more mar Of interest than Of principle and will seldom
! h.sit,te in his choice between honor and gan.
Ctarlaianery has arisen in America to such hight ard
has attained such universal development that the term
used in the old world - not sufficient 70 express is
nc aiming Deceptons, which should plainly call frauds
otn desgr ated by the word humbug being conve
nj, nj 10 give the widest latitude this term Hence is
difficult describe the different kinds Of humbug in detail
but nav tniion tie ologirg "a among the most ire
ou,rt Advertisements ward long couched in the
bom asi and hypcrhoc pguage setting forth the merits
# &C rain wares medicines, miraculous tinctures curOs
ties ard the Ike. sudacous assertion Of mysterious and
wonderful origin; poet cal Introduction To- announcements
fch begin with Alexander the Great C1sr or Plato and
Aristotle. srd eud with the number Of talors shop the
assertion that article ha- been ordered, used, and
con ended by bi. that European prince connection
with The exciting events OF the day terrible acct
dert e which last there IL want in America pre-
D., o. Of an in possible or credible invention christ
perfectly common very insignificant affair or perform
sn,e with new biz sounding name fictitious letters OF
recommo ndaons for instance, from an Oriental prince
poupous prtenc, of scientific artistic objects in order
10 npty ibe pockets Of the public fabrication Of pr hta
Die rak e for swnding purposes exhibition Of tab
u Us curiosos fraudulently got up Of something AZ
tra Give 20 the crdulous multitude. beasts, Wild,
strange men trs yelling about with monstr0us carriage
drawn by twelve hOrsfs adorned with plues an enormous
show hi ggsniic letters the side and sccomp tned
with deafenng music simply announced prophecies Of
The destruction Of the world the preence Of being per
long dead, or Of taking people alive to- heaven
the ,ldest deception the most audacou' hes which with
tie kill Of jugglcr are imposed sometimes on he Ns'o
sometimes on the popuace these the most usual
NJ, d., OF humbug But should have to fill whole book
/ in ordo e. de scribe them all
M its Appearance there with such suacity in open day
light is not much object Of daily occurrence and
doe, not with such general recognition lmposors
in Europe, toe must use ncomPsraby more ss ia oFi7r
io succeed Csgliostro and - German, with only quar-
ter part of this talent could have accomplished twice as
much in America, In the old world, while IN Europe
il l. usually exercised by people who are known 10 bs
merely chsratans In this country humbug is often
esd by people who stand highly respectable business
M n: bring less disgrace than in the old world; nay
nsnv believe that iumhug belongs 10 business, and
pstcdy you hear said in America, 1T il all humbug
Tie most extrford nary thing about this matter Al fir.
sight il ihst hun bug seldom falls OF it, end, although
eyeryb Cy aware Of It's intended The very persons
who rscce the most uubu,hng humbug., themselves
usual duptd by the Lumbugs Of others for the American
In mite Of he cu'eness with which he pe,ceves which
side his bread Is butiercd il generally too sided to
csre prevailing vortex ~ humbug There is necessary
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the vglue ontn and thiug whereas in America crcduy.
vsnity snd display are prominent traits in the national
character.
hes different meaning in America from what i bears in
Germany The puff consists in prang the ,oods manu-
curs and property OF others IN order 70 ORA" the aen
tion Of tho public them and 10 lead customers 10 pur
chase Whole cities. districts snd States, for instance
Michigan and Wisconsin pulled, IN order - induce
euieiant 10 settle therein thus 'pondrn OF me
hefioral Era pubthed in Washington confss that Gin
+ cinraii "tte Queen Of the West has been too much
pu,d Tie "puf Goes not usually appear IN the portioa
81 the uausr devoted advertise hut under the cd
torial head where II sometimes preceded by the word
"comnuncstor, theke You sill md IN most Of the
iourna. the editor does not undertake this deparinen,
liu-,h perOn Who manufactures all kinds OF pulls and
I,i no. and who gets well paid for his labor ii
c,rcif 10 the 9Th the ari'e in proportion % ID evil
and .1aggeraton with which II Is written hit upon this
I fact in a very funny Wy.
few years ago soon Alter came 70 live in America,
. va. editor Tor ZONE time of German Newspaper One
fine norI.rg A. was wrir- an article on the great value
al H. srn.1sou Of California which bad u'tttken place,
Ard WIS about treat Of China and Japan IA connection
With he America European development nan most nm.
eaT,ctdly made h, apptsrance ny disk aud strk ag
With Bis land said Here . double cash d)Tn- nI It
D. fl for me frstIafs" ld-stood ither tbs 'c0ube
cs,h down Tor what the il referred and ~hat
rri,sid rtnsrked that the counting up stairs
sno he mrsi pay there But my God replied the man
MI more lp att ntiy don you understand me want
~you to fix IT first rate put IN your paper and will
tay yeu dOublo price am halter, and you give me
crack one, vii send you hAt Ito the bargain Il
Scr under.tsrd humbug said l. turning from him. az
vshed 70 resume the thread Of my IDEAS Cd dn It,
rtol'td The halter halt mao yGu an editor and don't IN
Il 90 10 The Head should have 10 pay him more
than you also know nc 70 lumbug and do So for ry
trade here Is half humbu out cant use the pen As vel
"a you you must EIie for me fOu see you must cal
IN, bats the allied fsvoes OF fashion my shop q
sni YES amsnmoh magazine the greatest in the universe
What account Of my low prices deserve 20 D. pl
under guardians a. spenot t aud add from
German poet GtDert for instance and your share 10
"the hunbpg is performed AND toen aske1l eAcit