Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-10-02
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We ~. called upon 10 vehillat,
SOME VI tic sRlad.ing slhomss d
, ihe day, anl lo warn lhe readers 0i
tho iioWb0y q b. on their gnaNl
There srs many eHierprislug ragues
I In the great cities 0f our ,olnlry
| Who Prey upon lac gndali,y - oug
rural population, Hpl subsist by
hnlFhug,ng al groInhoFns who
bite a. ihe'r hooks. - p0pn.ar s
Z thls species OF speculation with
that class of men who aro too lasy
TO work and afraid 10 s,eal, directly
that all OF the mails rediaiing from
our great marts Of commefre ard VI
crime, are lf'eighled with tho hails
OF these speculative individuals,
firms and companies, In the shape
/ Of circulars, confidential letter.,
! and forged certificates of merit H.
yiting attention 10 somo new enter
prize which promises u fortune to
rs dupes,
Prominent anong thcse various
swindles we find tho bogus iowclry
/ business, cheap lotteries, aud gin
enterprises, and, moro particularly
( prominent at this iioo, NE "nroldc
Z Watch" business, probably thc most
successful swindlo OF the day.
One generous man will, for dol
lar, send you "an elegant pocket time
keeper" and, in return for your
monoyand the postage paid, you get
n common Pine or cedar sun dial
which you could better make for
| yourself without cost. This hum.
bug halls from that great divorce
depot, Chicago.
Another man, hoping that you arc
nc great rogue as himself, insults
/ You by very rGtronir'ng letter
marked "strictly CONFIDENTIAL in
which he proposes, for the sum Of
fifteen dollars, in good money, TO
furnish you with three hundred dol
lars in counterfeit currency, out Of
which, by the proper manipulation,
you may "mako your jack" This
| is not only humbug but first
class felony, and ia daily pcrpetratcd
by Mr.. Daley, OF New York, who,
by some sort Of hocus pocus, keeps
out of Sing Sing.
Another man will, for a triile,
send YOU Magic Comb, warrant
cd, by the simple use, to dye the
hair n beautiful black. This hum.
bug is designed to catch old bachc.
lors and aged aspirants for hymeni-
! al honors.
Another cnterprising sca'hp has
on hand premium stock in some in
cxhaustablo silver or copper mine,
which, Seeing as it is you you
can have at 4 heavy discount. This
transparent humbug habitatos in
T-St. Louis.
Another individual-tbo Howard
Association man-who seeks to live
by pilIage, is very much in hope
that you arc suffering now from
some malignant private disease for
which lie has u specific. In his so
licitudo for your welfare he pro
poses gratuitous cure. You bite;
you write and state your case. He
gets your secret, and, Of courc, you
arc forced to buy his silence on his
own terms.
Another mctroDdlitah wise man
proposes 10 conhdc unto you seven
invaluable secrets for one dime.
You invest your fractional currency,
and, as a "quid pro quo get intor-
nation Which you learned from
your grandmother, years ago.
Another would-bo Esculapius will
forward by mail, post paid, box Of
pills having some such euphonius
title as "gilded globulcs," "silcnt
peramJu.ators," mystical motors" "
or "sugar coated, cathaiJic cap
sulcs." The Big name inspires con
fdencc, and you get for your money
a dozen infnitcsimrl atoms Of soap,
rosin, beeswax or dough, scented
Just enough to smell Of the apothc
cary's shop, ana filthy enough, in
all probability, to produce q vol
oanio eruption from yoGr stomach.
We might go on and cnumcratca n
hest of catch. penny humbugs with
which the country is flooded, but
must reserve any further expose for
n futurc article. and will only add