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mean that from the style of the advertisement I would 

 in most cases detect the black sheep. 



If I were to see a large consignment of tea to be 

 sold at Messrs. Debenham's, in King Street, I should, 

 at all events, be certain it did not come from Messrs. 

 Twinings, or Antrobus ; and, not being a judge of 

 tea till it is made, if I ventured to buy there I could 

 but anticipate getting sloe-leaves flavoured with the 

 produce of the black currant ; or again, if I saw 

 several cases of champagne, or a pipe of port or 

 claret, to be sold for half its value at the Dog and 

 Fiddlestick, in Drury Lane, I could but expect to 

 get expressed juice of gooseberry or rhubarb repre- 

 senting the one, sloe juice, logwood, and bad brandy 

 to give strength in the other. 



Genuine and good articles and animals are often, 

 nay constantly, advertised ; but great bargains in 

 either, I may say, nveer are. There is an old saying 

 *'good wine needs no bush;" any thing good that 

 the owner determines to make a sacrifice of, and sell 

 at far less than its value, needs no advertisement. 

 There are as many persons on the look out for, and 



