The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-02-16
Letter from Mr.. HOIcOmbe.

SAINT LOUIS, req. /, lSoV-
Bald wins circular is before me-severa copies in
to ~ the sbs ba 9a
many thousands the photographic sea, to the ha
ven Of good writing is assaed BE it mine to defend
her.
notice in the first place that the heading of his
circular contains statement
which is paipaby false viz: that his highly admired
system, (ahem y "is inpariabfy acknowledged by bust
ness to be the only system now taught. that is at
oil suited for practical purposes
Invariably acknowledged How is 1t ackno wledged?
Lot us examine little and We need not go out of
Richmond city for sufficient array of facts TO
in Richmond: ask the book keepers whom you
know. and you will learn the way in which they ac
Strattan SON, kept by b. W. Strattan. Both books
and book keeper deny the assertion. Examine the
peaked hand" there! Look at Your banks-below
par there Go to the printing ohces--'knoeked into
pic there, long ago!
Seek for it at your railroad ocesoG the track there
too Inquire st the Express otfce--too slow to win
there Pass TO Briagands, McWhinny's, the Spring
Foundry Sponceran there too. Examine tho B oks
b }. Coffu. kept by E. b dis thaee you will fad
bold. beautiful hand bat not peaked Go to the
ONCE Of Starr 4 White Although they deal in gas
they employ il for better purposes than putting
"Posked Hand. .Csil your citizens
Poe. Newbern, Nancy. c. Hunt, slcSIeans Dunns,
WIN. Scott, business men ALL and ask them If they ad-
voeste practice peaked hand and apprehend they
will give you . unanimous, u laundering NO Extend
H 2.eards ssus bp Mr. Sehi.,eri sPEStERfAN m
rapid, bold and beautiful No matter if he heard
the Spcncersn yet he preserves the Characters
tic curvs TO perfection throughout all his work.
Now. If this stem is not among the Business
right in this vicinity where he has taught il aud
pufed for long series OF hope is there for
il in our large commercial cities where Spencsriau is
the standard hand? and not the OF this peak
ed hand is known. much less any who is lar
bshiul the times as think OF teAehing It.
Possibly You may fni here aad there business man
~, has nu tue writing to do ami is perfectly indf
fer ent TO the in which that little shall be
doue his STYLE not because be al nires ap
proves IT, but because he has been SO unfortunate Is
q
matter Of sufficient Importance to change for something
better.
Hesays he taught Spenccr's system seventeen years
ago. but found TO his Modification. that il was im
possible to make all the delicate and ct the
time execute the amount of woIk to be done
Precisely so a very candid aesno Siedgenent no
doubt Bat he lacked the taste to appreciate
and the skill TO execute beautiful style Of writing,
10 any argument that the system IS worthless Be-
causo hs unable to apprehend the morris OF
must others be eontensed with skim milk nay, milk
snl water
In preparing his system, he tells that be chose
precise u, .iun between Roand and Running. Bahl
Medium Why sir. / have some Of his specimens be-
fore me- ani a.! the eoncstenste lines straight
AIamp post, sni all the angles, both AZ the top and
base Of al letters sharp enough pick out
.liyers with Instead of striking between Round aud
Ruuuiur. Spencer says he has actually diluted anu
fallen below the true running hand.
lie asserts that >Paneeriaa teachers depart from
their own and into his, when exesatins any hur
ri.a business Transaction Tell the gentleman that
he will ncsd something besides few specimens Of my
rough s,-ibbiing u make ta's assertion a. invara
his certainty' No doabt would consider these
lines shicn am peaniag. ar run Into his sys-
tom a. to DO longer Spc0eeTisa IN their character
but AN so profoundly egotsiical As to think other
wi,e and even express my bsit-f. that the maAnss
scratch of rapii writing drew, still. possessed
curve enough in its ecacatenata lines. - mako it
more lexible and hence desirable, than the best
of his peaked hand.
Sp.aces AMI all his disciples. write and teach al
angular hAni Ladies' and business spondsnce
but they always embody sufficient TO give thsir
work beauty and egibity, and detract nothing from
rspidity in so doing
He close observer he tells us, for the last
ten years aud has in single instance. found
the Spenc srian Hand used in the eouatins room.
ia auy kind Of business. 1t would be just As coass
aud truthfu for yon to assert that we're per
fecty veil acquainted with all the people OF ohio aud
to your certain knowledge. not single msn. woman.
child 10 the whole state could write his name
before sho that ell the principle business men
among vOa use il, of whom write t constantly.
aad ma1ukcently too, and Baldwin baoss il tse, -
yell - 20 ~ I. Bat hook away from homo. Oas II