The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1870-04-08
MARIETTA GEORGIA FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL s. 1870
BY NO NAMR.

FROM Tue ud1 Va but Ol' ~ W 49,
of our death, life is lumbug. The in
FAINT is humbugged with the sugar-cost-
ed pil-and from that, the process goes
on, from year to year. Millions and
millions of dollars are made, and foSt an
nually, even in this good land, by the
purchase and use oc humbugs. War is
humbug, and SO is peace-we have
humbugs in love, and hate; in literature,
in medicine, in trade and commerce.
Everywhere and constantly we meet
the hideous monster, until we scarcely
know when VIC meet or find a genuine
article.
Well, what is a humbug this hor-
rble monster that has escaped from
"Pandora's Box" and seems to be roam
ing up and down, the busy marts of men,
and even seating himself sometimes in
an easy chair at our fresides, with an
air of consequence, that an emperor
might assumed We understand hum
bug to be person, or thing, that pre-
tends to be that which it is not. This
is pretty severe test, to apply to what
we eat aud drink and wcar-the persons
we associate with-the business we
transact-the pleasures we pursue, and
in short the life we live. But is
it TOO severe? Let us sec. Here is
flaming Grocer's advertisement-every-
thing good, and "to arrive" We pur-
chase them. How much gravel do we
pick out of our coffeeH and micro
scope might reveal little nice sand in
our sugar, if we had one-and five want
little whiskoy for medicinal purpose"
how much water must we buy, do you
Think And in fabrics the humbug is
still apparent "fast colors" aciH fade
''all WOODEN goods" partake largely of
'king cotton" And too often The per-
sons we associate with, by fair and fluent
speech, deceive Us to our hurt. Bust
ness of some sort we must follow, but
how often is it but an "ignis fattuus" that
leads us only to debt and ruin
And pleasure All, we can make no
mistake there. But We do though right
at the start, because we seek it where it
is not just as Ulysses men hurled them,
selves upon the dangerous rocks, lured
by the Syrcns' sweet songs. Not many
arc prudent enough to put 'wax in their
ears" when Pleasure lures, and yet
Pleasure too, is humbug.
The "RoyaI Teacher" must have had
some experience in humbugs also. in his
days for he says Gail is vanity" leon
slider if there were any rail roads in
those days, that promised ''sure travel
and speedy exit, and cars run of the
track, and broke ever so many nccks,
and limbs or if there we're any patent
medicines, that cured all "the ills that
flesh is heir to-" and made you worse
the more you took :? or if there were any
itinerant doctors of known celebrity
visiting the city for 1.-TWO days only" for
his own good, as much, or more than tor
the afflicted? Solomon was wise man
and if he knew nothing about the evils
enumerated, he certainly knew enough
of some sort of evil, to give him the
heart ache, and to prove to us that lie,
from the cradle to the tomb is stu
pendous humbug-if, we aiioto it to be
so. That's the point Jfce all00 it to
be so. We may yield to the require
ments of society which by the way, is
in close alliance, with the pfonptinss OF
our evil natures-we may not have the
moral courage to stem the tide of popn-
lar opinion, and allow ourselves to be
swept along in the current Of evil until
we are almost dead 10 sense of right
and wrong. Evil is good, and bitter Is
swcet-danger is security, says so. .
But know, o men, and wOn'cn, for all
these things, God will bring you into
Judgment. "a book of remembrance is
written before Him." as the preacher
told US on Sunday. Read the text, 3
ver. 6 chap. Malachi. And think OF It,