CONTENTS 



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I. PREaiONlTOBT SYMPTOMS OP THE Dl8EA3E 9 



n. The " Coohin-Chinas." Bubble Nitmbek One 14 



in. The First Fowl Show in Boston 21 



IV. How " POITLTRT-BOOKS " ARE MaDE, 26 



V. Threatenino Indioations, . . . .' 82 



VI. The Epidemic Spreading, 37 



VTL Alakmino Demonstrations, 41 



Vm. The Fever Working, 47 



IX. The Sboond PouLfRT Show in Boston 52 



X. The Mutual Admiration Society's Second Show, ... 58 



XI. Progress op the Malady, 65 



Xn. My Correspondence, 70 



XTTT . The Other Side op the Question, 85 



XIV. " Bother'em Pootrums." Bubble Number Two, ... 90 



XV. Advertising Extraordinary 98 



XVI. Height op the Fever, 104 



XVn. Running it into the Ground, Ill 



XVin. One op the Final Kicks 119 



XIX. The Fourth Fowl Show in Boston, .124 



XX. Present to Queen Victoria 129 



XXL Expbrimenis op Amateurs, 137 



XXn. True History op "Fanny Fern," 147 



