The Red Cloud chief., 1881-02-17

service Of lie. IL no; only exeFtiRy upol
Others an influence which 10 the rss.r-
OF beneficial. bat j. also unconscioasl
betraying his own most serious defects
and showing - every thoughtful be
holder that his life his entered upon
decline and fall uo, iess ,ru. ihsi
that Of the Roman bnpira.-s.S. Iimos
-
Swindiine and the suindled.
IT sometimes Gems a. though q
other trait Of our many-sidei human
nature was quite 50 magnificent in 81
mansions as It's gullibility. ]. rise
mountain-like among human attributes
IL Is all embracing as the sea Reason
ing from general principles we Shouts
say that every man ~ woman In 'ih'
present diGBsic of knowledge woui,
know. for example. t.at IA aostrun
which WAS advertised as the infallibl,
psnaesa for a dozen diverse ailnicntl
was 4 humbug. But the serene assgr
ance with whichths .'disc0yerer oiths
latest remedy announces il a the Ger
tain cure OF a hundred different dis
eases is as familiar ss the appearance o
q tramp AT the kitchen door. The fac
that he spends his thousands in adser
Using shows that he finds profit in th'
fraud. Men and women who have Wi
enough "a make a living and keep
little MONEY in their pockets swallow
with child like confidence the yarns ol
the Indian Doctor" en- the fair
grounds, and buy his "rattlesnakC
oil" In the full persuasion tha, it vii
not only cure toothache and corns, bul
any other ailment that mas intrude into
the territory between toes and teeth.
They would believe hin, il he claimed
TO select healthy snakes and try his oil
out of the rattlcs only,
There is some Excuse, though, for the
weary procession Of invalids which i
forever traver,ing the long range OF
remedies. in hopesof hitting upon some
thing in which they msy find health
hidden for them. No wonder they
clutch at every straw. They are not
the only people who would suffer if the
fool-killer should make his rounds, nor
the first ones. Somebody buys lots in
paper cities, stock in paper railways,
shares in paper mines, Oh 50 many PEG
pie would not make a living in pushing
that sort of property" upon the mar
ket. The marvel is that they so often
find their dupes, as their advertise
rterts bear witness, among people who
read the papers and might be supposed
to know the ropes. But human nature
likes to take risks, to walk on the outer
edge of p~recipices, to dodge into range
of the sharpshooters when it might Just
as well keep safely behind the breast
works. There il where the fool appears
and often 4 little of the knaye. For
the man who is so ready TO send a dol
lar for a five dollar package of jewelry,
the woman who is 50 quick to buy a
table cloth at half price of the peddler
who could not sell it It half price, as
she knows, unless he smuggled il OF
stole il, would do better TO go into dry
dock at once and give his or her moral
character a thorough ovcrhauling. The
craft that has such shaky timber in its
keel is likely to founder in a heavy sea.
OF course neither the jewelry nor the
linen is what it pretends TO bet
is an attempt to swindio you. But
would 1t he any better if 1t were an at-
to make you partaker with a
1t is a very good rule to look
Upon the offer Of any property 1T half
its market value rs 4 ~euphemistic way
the man has of saying that he is q ras.
cal and suspects that there is something
the rascal in YOU.
1ha ,,,,l,,;o, IS ,Lo 81 IL, H.
posit Company upon the women Of
illustrate the wonderful capaci-
ty of human nature for being imposed
upon. That an adventures without
credentials or acquaintance could OBJ
tain hundreds of thousands of dollars
under the crazy promise of paying
eight per cent. interest y month on such
deposits is most amazing. And in Bos-
ton of all places! The wonder is that
people so credulous aver succeeded in
any funds together, or keeping
them long enough for this swindler t.
yet hold Of them. The audacity of the
like the majesty of Niagara,
grows upon us as we study it. Ii il quite
probable, as reported. that some men
in their investments under cover
Of their wives ~petticoats. trusting that
The stream of investors would keep up
long enough for them to get back their
principal and something fat in the way
Of interest before the concern collapsed.
They knew that was knavish at the
lime. That it was foolish, too, they can
zee now.
But the most of these victims deserve
pity. Their experience ~strikingly en-
forces and emphasizes the preachment
Of Good Company a few months ago
about the Importance of teaching girls
about the principles of finance
md the rules governing the judicious
of funds. Any man at all
7ersed in business methods would rec
at the first glance the radical i'm
possibility of paying eight per cent. a
month on deposits, the inherent rascal
ty or insanity of any one who should
promise to do it. 1t is cold comfort to
;hese women now that they ought to
lave known as much. Others like
hem, though, ought to know as much
hereafter; and will, if fathers anC
chools do their duty.-Good Company