The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-10-03
Communication.
For the advertiser.


as the article bids fair to be high and
scarce this winter, and as many persons
in these regions are anxious for specula-
tions, and as there have been large for
tunes made out Of the salt business, il
may be Of interest to the uninitiated to
understand how it Is done. There is a
game called the salt game, which be-
lieve has the honor Of being invented in
this place, and is played after the man.
ner OF the modern ball game. Two gen.
tlemsn-of course nobody but gentlemen
ever speculate-who are accomphoes
conclude TO have little speculation ou,
OF the salt trade. One OF them is sud
denly attacked with severe .oo,hache. A
remedy is sought in the virtues of tea
spoonful, or SO, OF salt, The salt is done
up in bit Of paper, and held to the face
for few minutes: when the other gentle.
man advises ce.tain and never-failing
remedy, in the possession of an individ-
ual who must always be absent. The
.oothache gen. lays down his paper, al
ways in safe and conspicuous place
and hurries off to find the infallable re-
medy OF his friends recomtnending-bu bu,
Of course fails to find such boon .or
mans Affections.
In the absence Of the tooihache gent,
his friend is for having trick--a joke,
as ne calls 1t; consequently the crowd -
this game is always most successful in a
crowd-promise secresy, end No. 2, as |
shall hereafter call him, empties out the
salt and fills the paper with sand or ash
es, and replaces j. just as Mr.. Ache let,
it. Too,hache man returns disappointed
and agonlzing with the excrutiaung pangs
OF toothache, picks up his bit OF paper and
salt and hastily applies it to his face,
with many impreca,lons at all aches in
general and the toothache IN particular.
No. becomes very much interested and
quite inquisi,ive as to the effect, whether
ii does really sooth or allay the pain if
he don't think its more in the Imagination
than anything elsei &C., &c, Achy is
certain it does alIay the pain, and discan,s
largely upon the medicinal virtues Of salt.
No, ,, doubts and finally says tha. his
little paper contains sand and not salt,
and declares be put 1t in himself, and
bursting into laughter, ieigns to realize
the Joke. This Of course makes Mr..
Aciy's already chafed aud sour temper
grow little hotter, and as all in good nu-
NOR, II would not do to offer TO fight, but
the more potent way 10 back up his opin-
ion aud confidence in the matter, Is 10 Of
Ter TO BET that the paper contains salt
No. 2, rldIGues the idea oil taking a
mans money 50 bare tacedIy. Mr.. AcAy
declares his money amt fool If he Is
and urgently solicits No. 2 to back up
his declaratl MS. BY this time the crowd
have become Interested, and No. 2 has
got his spuuk up little, and has conclu-
ded to take few of Mr.. Achy's dimes
Just to show him that its all Imagination,
and to show him how easy thing j, is
for a man to be deceived.
The bet is made, the stakes are up
all fair, no catches and as It is a free
fight, all can come ia that wish 10 do SO,
as by this time Mr.. Achy has worked
himself into a high 81 te Of excitement,
and challenges all that dare 10 differ with
him 10 plank up their dmes--to main
tain their opinions. Bets all made, some
dislnterested opens the paper. 10 the
utter dlsmay Of the betters, It contains
salt, nice, white salt !. No. : now feels
very chop-lallen indeed. Can't see how
lie vas deceived. Knows positively that
he put sand in the paper.-Flnally, is
determined to get even at some future
time, and thus philosophically submits to
his oss while the other loosers feel that
they were little green for mixing in
with game that they did not under.
stand, and conclude tha, the least SAID
will least expose their ignorance aud av-
erice.
Now the only difference between this
salt game and the ball game is, that the
former can be pracuced upon acquaintan-
,ances as well, and even better, than up
on strangers; while the latter has to be
practiced upon strangers only.
Having thus explained, as well as
can the game and is operations, leave
it with your readers. And should it have
the happy effect Of guarding the young
and unsuspecting from embarklug III the
salt speculation, shall feel myself am
ply rewarded fol the time devoted ir
writing this article. ANTI-SALT.
ExD- Never take paper more thar
ten y ars without paying the printer, o.
at least sending him a lock Of your hail
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