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sense. It was printed in an agricultural monthly, issued 

 somewhere in western New York, a.nd it ran as follows : 



" MoEMANN & HuMM, Importers and Exporters of, and 

 Dealers in, all breeds and varieties of Blooded Live Stock, 

 Big Falls, N. S. Messrs. Mormann and Humm are now 

 perfecting their arrangements for importing from Europe 

 and Asia all the best breeds of Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Dogs, 

 Sheep, Rabbits, Goats, Fowls, &c. &c., and for exporting 

 Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Moose, Badgers, Bears, Foxes, Swifts, 

 Eagles, Swans, Pelicans, Cranes, Loons, &c. &c. They 

 will keep on hand, as near as may be, all the best Blooded 

 Animals and Fowls — gallinaceous and aquatic — fancy 

 and substantial — which they will furnish to their numer- 

 ous patrons in Europe and America at reasonable rates. 

 All orders should be directed to Big Falls, N. S-, until oth- 

 erAvise notified. 



" Also, they have imported the finest and only Ptah- 

 MAGINS ever introduced into the United States. These 

 surprisingly beautiful fowls are direct from the original 

 stock. The Ptarmagins — white in winter and ash-colored 

 in summer — ■ booted and tufted — are the most unique of 

 domestic fowls. They will supply orders for Ptarmagin chick- 

 ens; also, Hoang-Hos, Imperials, Falcon-hocked Cochins, (!) 

 and a large variety of Improved Suffolks and other fine 

 hogs, from the choice stocks of His Royal Highness Prince 

 Albert, His Grace the Duke of Beaufort, Lord Wenlock, the 

 Earl of Radnor, late Earl of Ducie, Rev. Mr. Thursby, Mr. 

 Garbanati, &c. &c. Also some choice Chinese Mandarin 

 and Siamese hogs, &c. &c. &c." 



In this same pamphlet, appeared the annexed communi- 

 cation (in the form of a letter to the nominal publisher), 

 which will explain itself, probabfy, to those who are ac- 

 quainted with its hifalutin author. It waa a rich " card," 



