The New York herald., 1876-02-24
SYMBOLIC VALUES AND IDEAL WEALTH.
Pictorial Beef-Illustrated Milk-COats Of
Paint-Documentar PrOfts-Mul-
tiplication by Division.
Hard Money Truth at the Bottom of Mr..
Wells Allegoy.

son 1t is profusey and apy illustrated by Mast and is
a vehicle OF amusement we'll instruction. We in
sert from advance sheets some extracts, which will
give idea of the felicity and pungency OF Its illus
trations-
SYMBOLIC MONEY.
1t followed, OF course, that to have and enjoy any,
thing and everything Is only necessary TO create aud
use It's symbol representatives; and 10 pay for value
received il is only necessary TO imagine correspond
Ing and equivalent value and pass II over in exchange
and settlement On these conclusions OF law and rea-
son. then decided by the three leaders OF tho
philosophers and their friends, who had control OF the
government that the future money OF the State should
be based. The former inscription on the currency IN
use, promise to pay they were clear, was en-
tirely unnecessary; for why promise money when the
hand OF money was TO be made practically un
limited, or at least always equal 10 the wants or
everybody who desired have II, whether he
traded or not2 Mathematical calculations were also
made by a scientist, which proved that the amount
labor which would be actually saved TO the community,
available Tor other purposes by using some
hing as money which cost little or labor pro-
duce in place OF gold commodities which repre-
rented much labor would be so great as TO require the
immediate enactment or law prohibiting any one
lrom working six hours per day order to guard
against the evil OF too great abundance. The same
scientist had previously been carried away by his
demonstrations OF the utlhty of new stove which
saved hall the iucl that he had recommended the pur
chase of two stoves in order TO save the whole
With few exceptions, TO be hereafter noted the whole
population OF the island were jubilant and proceeded
rapidly circumstances would permit to adjust all
their commercial transactions TO the new basis But
JOY at the prospect OF the coming millennium did not
extnguish feelings of gratitude in the hearts of tho
people and they resolved send ample testimonials
ALL in foreign lands to whom they had been indebted
Tor wisdom.
IDEAL HoNoRs.
To each or the judges who had so intelligcntly de-
fined value they accordingly voted ideal castle and
estate, possession OF the same comforting nobility upon
their owner, with the title OF "Baron Ideaity" TO
which. by special patent the recipient authorized
10 tf pleased) the prefix OF damn" To the
notable advocate, IN foreign lands OF the idea OF
Aportabe money gilt OF 1000 900 OF ''instru-
nents of association represented by ideal currency
voted. But this currency, both by law ana the
illness OF things could not be exported from the island
became impossible 10 pay this git, and IN its place
written explaining the circumstances and
luesng that the resolution to pay might be accepted
Is a ssign of transmission To the nnancier
Who defined money as sense OF value In reference TO
currency compared with commodities" there was
plastic image of the "What Is Ii ~ while to his
colleague, who had given the opinion that 'the
less costly the material out of which money made
lho better Tor the community whSh uses II, was sent
4 large box, containing contributions OF the
worthless things everybody could think Of with
polite note requesting the recipient to make his choice
of the collection OF what seemed HIM best
adapted token, and forward detailed report OF
his experience IN attempting To use it as representa-
OF unrequited service.
PICTORIAL BEEF.
Pending the slow preparations of the government OF
the island provide the requisite laws for the issue
and use OF the new money, various enlightened lndi-
vduas attempted TO anticipate Official legislative action
by putting INTO practical operation, on their own ac-
count principles involved the fiscal system.
The OF these who thus acted for the
interior part OF the island, whose chief business
to supply the heathcn-ior whom, II Will be re-
membered, Robinson Crusoe took up Contributions
with beef There had been suspicion for some time
past hanging over this Official that the heather did
get all beef that they entitled to- but the
pcion probably had no further foundation than the in
ability of the 6eathen to make the sense OF completion
harmonic with the sign OF transmission. To satisfy
the heather and at the time cfectualy clear up
his character, the official in question fastened
have prepared large number CT pictures OF fine fat
satle which he despatched by Quaker to the hcathen
with request that they would kill and eat and be
sneu ~ s, auuIs, ~ ~ IN ~ cpDo, h. ain 10 tn ,Sa
Quaker never came back 1t deemed reasonably
tain that least the nrs part of the request had been
complied with.
PAINTED RAMESr.
The managers OF the Island Provident Society also
promptly determined TO develop and apply the ideal
system their sphere of usefulness the rul
that circumstances permitted Thus large tho
business OF this old and respected society was the dis
tribution of clothing TO the desuo and, is always
the when times are hard, the extent OF the de-
mands made upon It for aid tended to exceed the
means OF supply contributed by the charitable The
managers, however knew that IL would never answer
In using the ideal system TO subserve the work OF
charity To put the locally needy the footing
As the heathen and IN answer to appeals for rament
distribute to thom elaborate pictures OF fine clothing
cut IRON the fashion plates Tor there was this essen
tial difference IN The situations, that the
needy at their doors, while the heather
were great way or They, therefore hit
upon this happy mean-They employed com
peent artist, with full supply OF pants and brushes
and when any destitute person applied for clothing
They painted upon his person every thing he desired
way OF clothing OF the finest ard most fashionable pat
terms from topboots to collars and from blue swallow
tailed coats TO embroidered neckties with iewery and
fancy buttons to match. OF course, the first who
appeared IN public thus arrayed created profound
sensation. But the idea was so novel and bad obvi-
ousy many advantages over the old way OF clothing
ones self that the supremacy OF ideal real
was at once greatly strengthened. For cxampe-and
here OF the greatest merits OF the system
1t not only symbolized, but practically applied, the
views OF the most advanced financial philosophers
favored las the orator philosopher wished ''more
democracy and less arIstocracy In the clothes market ~
and encouraged the OF the least costly material out
pi which the community could make clothes; while
The painted cotton silk, wool and leather could be
only when the attempt made TO exchange tho
representative for the real that the difference was
clearly discernible Furthermore, every garment de-
vised in accordance with the system was, in all
cases, perfect It, The plague OF buttons ami
hiated. Every man could save time enough IN dress
Ing and undressing to enrich himself II he only
ployed his economized moments usoiully. Every
might, without embarrassment, sleep in his clothes
and II he desired 10 change his monkey jacket 365
times in year for oVcrcOat am overcoat for a
monkey jacket no could do II most expeditiously,
more expensive than paint; and thus the
system, alter time, by happy thought got
BILE" or course, this answered very well so long as
the weather continued mild and pleasant but later in
the season. when II became cool and frosty experiences
showed that the warming qualities Of different
kinds OF paint were not essentially dlnercnt that
thing more than confidence was necessary TO keen ont
the cold and that temperature and circulation OF
The body physical remained unaffected whether man
painted himself sky blue one day and pea green the
APPRECIATION OF PROPERTY
Again, two shrewd fellows, Peter scrapehcm and
Israel double, 0Nncd eaCh n larm worth $lOOOO.
Peter sold his arm Tor It's ul value to Israel aud took
mortgage for the total purchase money, and Israel,
In turn sold his TO Peter and took mortgage also
Tor It's full value BY so doing each OF
lhcse worthy persons clearly doubled the prop
erty IN his possession inasnuch as while each had AT
Me outset only $40 900 worth OF real estate each now
aad $40 OF real estate and So OF personal prop
rty; aggregate Of sac OO0 between them, in the
place OF 500 zoo originally. This method OF multiply
M property by multiplying titles was easy, aud the
result ~ apparent that the example very gener-
ally oliowcd and when the census came TO be taken,
lew months anerward, all amazed at the enor-
nous increase OF wealth that had followed the discOv-
cry anu simple recognition Of the and value
Of titles
TnE GREAT MILK
Up 70 THIS time the supply OF milk the island had
been mainly controlled by single corporation, which,
under The name OF the "Iactcal Fluid AssOcat ION -
owned all the cows, and Tor the purpose facilitating
supply had long becn IN the haOt OF issuing tickets
each good Tor pint or quart OF milk, and dsposl
q milk llnan only AEhn Ind LnLn IL.