Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-04-15
Swindle

We would call the especial attention OF
our reader. 10 the following article from the
American Asriculturi.t In addition O.
what i. there said. We understand that the
Portland scotsman. William Sparrow, i -
thoroughly persuaded that thi. whole thing
ia shameless sviudls, that be has rrlin.
quished the agency be had consented 10 take
and withdrawn his advertisement. We
would .ay We have s,cn a sample ol the
sSrd atd compared &, with the miIle,. to
which It bear, a strong resemblance. We
think our farmers had better be on their
guard, and wait little. and see what a
year's experience will reveal. There will
be duT~. enough to reveal the whole before
The end OF the year.
We have already advised our own read.
sr, TO be careful abou. purchasing any pro-
ics-cdly new plant or .e,j, for which extra
ordinary claims are put forth, until they
sec it noticed or az least advertised in these
columns. We can bat hopc they have -
ar becdci ihis advice that none of them
have hecn " taken 10 and done ca" hy the
srecious humbuc now abroad In the land.
We refer O. selling Hungarian Gras. scc,l
a. s1arbitant prices under the assumed name
Of "H0asy BIass Grass" We rrerct o.
End that any Of our respectable cotcmpora-
rics have given il - much counteu'ncc -
TO admit this deception into even their all
1srtisinc columns. IL must certainly have
been done unw,tt,nsIy. Cor We can bat be-
lieye that no rspToa.f pab.isher would
knowingly allow be-, readers in whom Dc
should have a personal interest. 60 be cheat
ed out Of their hart earned dollars. or the
sake OF the paliry few cents he may ct fJr
an advertisement. lrhc advertisement, was
offered in this Ode, and va. instantly re-
ject-d with iae reply that is could not De
inserted Tor thousand dollars lane.
With regard t, this " Honey Blade
Grass, " We will make a statement or two,
and hereafter. II It be necessary, show up
the parties engaged in it, particularly the
prime movers in -. Louis AMI ihi, city Il
amounts 10 simply thI. \ species OF fui'si,
said tJ have originally eoae over from Hun
gary m the pocket Of an " exile, las h"cn
propasltcd at the west lor several year. un.
der the name Of '' Hungarian Grass" Thi.
last name has bccomc 80 cummon tha, We
have used it in designating this article.
1, is grown like ,hc old miiIet from which
it does no, materially drIsr, aud Ike the
old kinds may BE- cultivated Tor the Fpenel
seed. or cut up green and eurci as hay or
straw Tor feeding. II ripenei ior sced, the
straw j, probably about as good Cor feeding
a, well cured oats straw-pgrhaTs tribe
better We have for many wears advised
farmers 20 grow the ordinary miilet f1r
sscd. and especially a. soilins croP-that
is, 10 be cut green and fcI either green or
in dried state.
The " Hungarian Grass bas become -
widely disseminated. that the seed i. now
abundant and could recently be obtainei a.
low as "a I q bUshcl Wishing some 10 d,.-
tribute o. such ol our distant subscribers as
might desire % ,ry a l,I,lc Of %, We engaged
dealer 10 this city TO p,ocure DO, OF a.
pure and god quality as be could get in
the country. After paying him Tor has
trouble in addition 20 a profit, q, cost "a,
only s. busb,l OF 81 lbs. } delivered at
our oibce.
Scarcely had our Inst number gone 10
rrr,s Lei1rc "a h0st o! letters came In from
subscriber, and Others tn kin: inquire, a,
% a wonderful ncw seed offered a. '' Honey
Blade Grass." We Immediately inve,tisa-
ted ,hr matter. Our hr,t movement Was tu
ssnd two outside parties Who would not De-
.u,rcctcJ, 10 the head quarter, or ''asrncy
In ,br, city. Toe seed obtained. which We
have nlw IN possession, proved 70 be pre-
cl.e'y like the Hungarian Grass We had
Trs,iously Obtained At the wet FARTHER
Investigation la, shown that one or more
parties. having -, Lluis a. head quarters.
have secured large supply Of the Ilunsar-
ian Grass or millri. duhbcl IL " Honey
Blade Gras.," isslci s1mc hundreds ui
thousands Of pamphlets % farmers, setting
forth e1tr,aeant properties and merits, and
pa,ruuirins.y offering it in 50 bag. (no les
qaantity) We have one Of these bags now
In our OiEce procured directly from the
agency ia this city. IL weighed just Is
Is pounds, including bag, and measlrs, .
IL quarts. This We purpOsrly purchased
ir examination. and paid the regular price
Of g. Pr bag. This is al the rate of over
$40 pr bCsLsl (Ig Was bought for Us BY
one Of our associates who chanc,d to bc un'
known at tie aseucy.') Any one can
call and compare this with the Hungarian
Grass. The agent" was recently shown a
sample Of each laid upon two similar pieces
oiParsr. and could not pick out has Hon
sy Blade. We demonstrated with him
ior attempting to gull the community by
the assumed name and eHtraugant claims.
lie unwi,unsly confessed iha, the name
Honey Blade Grass, was merely a trade
marx, Sc and attempted TO justify his eourse
BY this and other subterfuses.
But enough Of this subject now. Ifwhai
a subsegn~ut close txaminatinn reveals sundry
tul seeds " in ihis pure - h0nsy blade ssed d
Nhich the paurhrt 80 urg,utl, advises farmers q