New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-06
A RECENT FABRICATION.

The lssrningof the world is Proteau In its character
shifting with the shifting present, taking constantly
some new form and appearing in new shape. Gould
worthy John Guttenburg the immortal Faust have
oreseen the varied purposes to which their great nyen
ton would be put in due of time doubt not
they would have been more astonished than were the
people they then astonished. 5E
Printing In its simplfcaton aud abbreviation has be.
almost the heroglyphio characters
of Egyptians the stranger shapes in which the
the orkneys and the Eddas Of the North Sea pr
marty written. letter is the representative of word,
and word the significant emblem of entire sentence
Every trade, profession and calling under the sun, has
some mysterious csbalistcs Of its own which only the
initiated ale competent to unravel and expound Pho
negraphy has become dominant in trade II not in tera
ture and newera of letters has made its advent. To
the unintiatei prqfum urigusthere is something
etrange and unoouth in the established phrasaology
verbal architecture of these accepted absolute signs
aud something partially incomprehensbe They strike
the eye but meaningless and without soul to the
In printer what articulation to the
unnitiated, is there IT. - or -? In medical
lore what meaning attaches to the ad mar, and other
profound abbreviatops OF the of Hppocraes and
Galen In law, what simple common sense can extract
the true Specification Of ca cur, and pro- Theology
alone of all the professions speaks plain English and
that sometimes numbered with symbols and phrases
that would almost defy the sk Of ohampollion to
cipher 5u5#z
We driven to these reflections and remarks by the
receipt of strange document from the land of Steady
habits which, outwardy processes tobe Catalogue
Boots Shoes and Brogans to be sold ut uctionn by
the naesakes and descendants Of the lustrous
ter To us it is altogether GreekthoropghIy and en-
trely strangespeakng language do not understand
and conveying an idea cannot comprehend What in
oe name Of all thu Apostles y. Enam b. e. Boots
What are schilds It's goat Ill Boots?" What are
1 aW'tn'ns BID. ]. L. buskns, sto7?p What are MS
pol. cd. fgd buskins ~ aud what, in the name OF
Noah Webster and the universal Yankee nation are
"Wmns bg. cd. J. L. Buskins they are, The spirits
Il of just made perfect, united with the spirits of
Congress- of photographers might give light on what
We now confsta Is moat dRrk and hidden subject
oath some lghtscom streaming in from the other
s'de of Jordan and the Mississippi, shall be re.
notaatly obliged to forso the prviiegsof bidding for
any Of these tempting and made to rely on Southern
merchandise, We regret exceedingly that the hero.
gyphes of trade thus absruss that our sense Is
materially darkened within u.s. Nevertheless the case
being as it u.s. compelled to bs ruled By ii and
the felicity Of competing with many others for these
unknown and mysterious articles. If there are any t.
whom the hiercglyphs Ineligible, we make ou,
hmblest bow acknowledge their superior learning AMI
offer ourcatalogue and invitation Tho sale commence
At 9o'clock srp The boxes will bs charged % cent
each and bills have to b. settled three days after sale
Those who SO furtunate supplyfor thi
quarter will confer favor by exhibiting 10 as some speci
mems of their acquisitions o=