The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-15
tion OF "theatrical prices" II Mr.. Hall can't
give us this. let's ret somebody who can
AN INSPIRED ooRN-DooToR.

It seems that, among its valuable profess
sions. st. Louis has corn-doctor named Me-
hemiah Kenisop. Our readers will remember
that Knee-hiRh Myer was the smallest man
save one mentioned In the Old Testament. RI
IL were not for Bildad. the Shuttle, he would
have been altogether the smallest. Hence It
is quite appropriate that our st. Louis Nehe-
miah should have had revelation. He being
namesake OF the next to the smallest man
In the Bible, aud scriptural person being
supposed 10 be In tho confidence Dwell
anyhow, II Ia fitting that Nehemiah Kenison
| should have a revelation. And he has had
one. We are in receipt Of the pamphlet con-
tanning II. and there is frontispiece bearing
wood-cut which La a design Of Kenison's
head and hrisket, with q legt nd to the effect
that he Is ehiropodlst by profession. Any
number OF poor jokes might be worked Off In
this connection. Kenison being corn-doctor
and publishing u pamphlet on dreams re-
latipg to the mysteries Of the soul" The
funny man OF the Times would find con-
genial field for witticism III the correepon-
dence between corns and the mysteries Of
the cole" This. however, is not our clay"
We are looking At the matter seriously. and
do not feel disposed to indulge In levity be-
cause a corn-doct,r has bad dreams.
Mr.. Nehemiah Kenison has sent us his book
with the Injunction pleas Notice" Inscribed
| Il pencil on the outside, and with the follow
ing interesting statement on the fy.leaf:
WALKING MADE EAsyl
Corns. Bunions, Cub and Inverted Nails
cured Or r',.v n yt minues without h paia
hlaina and all troubles of the feet treated tn u
most skillful maun"r. by NJ KENIsON 4 SONS.
Surgeon ChitouOdiEte, pei manrntiy lnuAted ID
Vt. Louis for the past nine years. Separate
rooms for ladies.
There ia combination OF business and SEN
timent of which we approve. 1t Is 80 framed
that those who don't believe In kenison's
dreams may patronize him In the corn husi-
ness, and thus take l9rim's progress with
as little bunion "a pc 10 In theirs. Our I'M
derstanding IL that Ksnison has had revela-
ton; that after fooling with peoples feet for
long series OF years. gouging out corns and
plas terlng sore toes. he has finally concluded
to combine the dream business with the hoof
business so as to include all mankind. He
claims to have fallen into a trance and to have
held communion with an unusual female.
This female seems to have been stlver-colored
with a gold tinge-a rather remarkable sort
OF coloring, though not more so than tho
statements she Ia represented as having
made to kenison. These statements we do
not care to reproduce. Enough to say that
their effect has been to turn kenison into a
bowling Spirltualist and to deliver him Of
the aforesaid pamphlet. There Is whole lot
Of stuff about the "soul," and "afilnities,"
and Immortality" and electricity" We
should say the thing reads well, and In our
opinion Kenison did truly inspired stroke
OF business when he wrote 1t. II there is
table rappdr or beil-rhger or closet me-
dunn In the land who refuses to go to Kent
son for his corns after this, we shall resign
our confidence In human nature-partiou-
larry since Kenison, on the last page after
bidding his readers goodbye and giving them
rendezvous In the Seventh Heaven. reminds
them that for the present his Office Is at 62slss
Olive street, where he snatches eorns without
pain or blood at twenty-five cents corn,
with separate room for ladies'.
We shall keep this powerful work for more
careful perusal-when the days get longer
aud one Is too drowsy to see anything ex-
travagant In business that ranges from a
wart to the i'm mortal soul. Meanwhile we
feel like patting kenison on the back, and
telling him that he Ia man of genius.