The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-05-20

better. Hence the public b.u.
their faculty of skeptic;,m = n =. hi
seriously impaired, while . roses.s sP -
has been diffused around by the ra ,!sht
OF prosperity. 1t is safe to cav l ,hl
considerable number of nerss:ns mat a
would once have thrown asids - 'na
vertlsement quoted with conta,. .@ ~.
read 1t now, if not with instant a ~ wlll
ance, at least with qualified ua sScspt
and we suspect that not a faw 1uoelef;
will read it more credulously sti1 D,eis0na
1t is wonder-loving ape . ~na,
bellished with "tall'S stories s .s en-.
are bound to add, with "talln a aSS We
ments; and the impossible has sui q
pened OF late so often that it is NJ. zap y.
prising if dazzled world puts i ss;.s ~
its endless repetition. If III. R;a sa y
Adams Locke could produca t. S S
parallel tale to his celebrated INV
Hoax" he would find to-morrov n %OOa
in tens OF thousands to swallow i P v:s
out winking. Additional evidana "l'o,
this is found in abundance in An os
umns already cited. The man ny Oos
patents. the owners of Golcondas /, wa
shape OF mines, the proieeto !. g =
schemes that will pay millions ~ u =
investment OF tens, the concncta.. - )
impracticable plans for visionary sns.a
prises, are now in full feather ~
many of them, we can well imac;ns .. =.
reaping fat rewards. The nnmhs. -
advertisements published yesterdsr I
single New York newspaper tbst !. =
manifestly founded upon a firm cos -
dence in human folly, and arc NV, r,..s
snowy bats for greed and crcdn ss
would scarcely be credited w;shsy,,
close and critical examination '''' ~
have selected what is perhaps the may -
fragrant of these examples; but tb ,ss'
are dozens of others as prepostarous
and worse, in the sense that thew =
unredeemed by the possibility Il =
honest purpose, or of self-delus;o,
which is conceivable as regards the ~
in hand.
We have entered upon what NAV n
termed day of dupes, stage TO Vbieh
Mr.. Buckle would assign q repuIsr Il.
riodicity, and which on his theory IT.
be looked for at intervals with the ssms
certainty as the movements Of "a
planetary bodies. Mems minds ~
aflame with the rage to grow suddenh
rich; and the wish continually father
the thought that bids them to believe
in the incr edible. 1t is the bsryest
time for chevaliers or pilferes q 4.
dustry, the jubilee of blowers Of bl,d.
ders, i" salters" of mines, and promo
tiers OF cheatery generally. The ided
man OF the moment should combinethe
towering genius Of Munchausen and q
Barnum; together with the unscrupp
lousness of a well-known Wal sasd
gentleman whom we will not name: nd
without disrespect to the abilities 4
other great shOwmen or "Operstonn
it may be added that there q no Id
among our countrymen Of plenty d
individuals who are equal to theirop
portunity. The deluge, tobesurs, NJ
come after them, but they win han
olundered their dupes to their hearR
content in good season before that e.
aclysm arrives. Perhaps 3 time ny
come when this sort Of thing shslha
ceased to be-. Perhaps when the adyW.
iser mentioned has propelled hisloada
;ar safely a thousand miles an hcu
ools will no longer make haste ~
With their substance or knaves toiAt,n
lpon it. We doubt, however, thstM
:hange will take place before then
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