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stand well with the aggregatirai of humanity, which, some 

 philosopher has said, loves to be humhugged." 



The Troy Daily Budget, in its criticism, alludes to Mr. 

 Barnum's work, and insists that, of the two, '^Burnham's 

 book is the best. It is the most natural, the most enter- 

 taining, the most witty, and the most honest. If the author 

 gives us the history of any transaction that is a little 

 crooked in some of its details, the reader is not shocked, on 

 passing to the next page, by- any sanctimonious hypocrisy. 

 As a book, the work is a decided hit. There is, here and 

 there, a touch of honest, plain, practical common sense, 

 underlying the sparkle of wit and merriment, that may be 

 turned to profitable account by readers who, at this some- 

 what late day, feel the premonitory symptoms of this dan- 

 gerous disease. The volume will have an extensive sale." 



The Boston Morning Post says, that " Mr. Burnham's 

 narration is exceedingly readable, and his introduced letters 

 beat those of Fanny Fern all to pieces. He seems to have 

 come out of the 'fever' with a full purse, and a small 

 stock of the ' pure ' breeds of Cochin-China and Chitta- 

 gong. The book is written in an off-hand style, which seems 

 to be in accordance with the mood of the writer. Some of 

 its hits are hard, but they are dealt so pleasantly and cheer- 

 ily that there can be 'no offence' taken. The illustrations 

 are numerous and spirited. We must confess that this 

 laughing, bantering, shrewd and free-aind-easy medical 

 work has instructed us wonderfully concerning the idiotic 

 and expensive disease to the description of which it is de- 

 voted."' ' • 



The New York Spirit of the Times Bays, " The His- 



