New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-14

Pop CoRY.-There is a tide in the affairs of men,
as well az in seas bays and harbOrs that leads one TO
ssfe anchor age, and another TO bsren lee shore
This cannot be disputed yet its cause is not uadef'
stood Yet the cssse is simple enough, for fortunes
do not come in bulk, but grow up hom very small
germs. There is, so we have heard, IN Boston
wealthy man. Who commenced his heavy metcantlle
business as pedder Of pop corn by tho cents worth
Il it any wonder that he grew rich-thst IS, rich
enough to enlarge his ephere of acion-par iculary
he raise his corn, got il of those who did, at
about first cost. Let us look at the profit writer
in The NeD.Englaad Farmer calculates ii for Us in
an earnest appeal to farmers to plant pop corn. He
says;
1T may be worth few moments tine to calculate
the value Of of popcorn, at the prices WHOM
city residents pay for the article when hued tor
their is when parched aud 90 sale by the
groceJs and candy men. Call it four cents quart,
ard call quart the product Of a middle sized ear
The corn may be planted, cay three feet aps,t one
wsy by eighteen inches tie other. Allow, II you
please eight to the bid which is not equal TO tbs
average OF mine. Fifty hills 10 the square rod you'd
be about 900 bills "a 600 ears to the acre THIS Is
oIly t1o housond fee hundred and sxty dollars per
acre, for those TO pay Who eat the corn Allowing
that have inside the crop too large and the prcs TOO
high. take away half the amount II you please, TOR
every contir gency which may DO thought o., aud We
still have 81 $50 which the consumers pay for the pro-
Cuct OF 6n acIe oil RlOuHu suu Wno ouio"b A'ou Pi"
tsnds to cali pop corn dear eating !"
We do not and s'ws,s eat it when We can got H.
free from the curse Inflicted upon it "by the candy
men," that is as we sometimes find II in the hands
Of the girls and boys who bring Il in baskets lined
with snowy white napkins upon which the no lees
white corn is aid through the cars upon some OF the
Down Est railroads and other civilized countries.
Bat who ever saw such thing in New York We
zee crowds Of mep women and ohldres, paradiDg the
streets clamorirg for bread work" and We have
thoussrds after Thousands of filthy, vsgabond begsH1
with baskets, demanding food a. our basement DOORS
aud gett pg it, too, by the cart lead; and We have
tolerabls ti1ed army Of apple peddlers, oandyped
dlers, orange peddsrs, And in season hes corn ped
dIers ard in season and out Of season. in all seasons
in eli psoes pc ldlers oftha Die rsy hog feed
PEANUTS but like angels visits are the Wait, OF pedders
of tina. moet delicious nutritious, and Wholesome food
called pop corn. /. 10 rot Nsw-York institution. IL
has no moro gbt here judging from APPEARANCES thar
a Istiye American, ard we don't know but popcorn
peddler he should make his appearance in the street,
would be gaIroted being looked upon as trespaser
uuop pesr Mt grounds and inrovator upon the rights
Of Dead Rabbs-the right to eat peanuts and scatter
the rhsls wherever tho animals that crauncn them
choose to drop them in railway car stesmboas, lecture
hall ,hea.er, or church, msiirg at oil timed and oil
plsces nuisance in the place and pigs OF themselves
Yet with oil THE risk Of the ssinish multitude,
xe corisre some of the "unen poysd" 10 set up the
popcorn bu,iness and grow wise aid wealthy.