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AMERICAN AamCULTUIilST. 
[October, 
low hi3 advice, which will iu must crises be accompunicd 
by very little nudiciiie. But as you value your health, 
have nutliiiii^ tu do with any oue who will undertake to 
treat your case from a di^^tance, and without seeing his 
patient. But to return to some of 
THE MOTHS WHICH GKT BrRNED. 
One of them got so doubly sin.-ed a short time ago, 
that wc briefly state the case. It hardly seems possible 
that there could be found at tliis late day, a person so 
foolish as to put hiuiJ^elf into the hands of the saw dust 
ewindk-rs, or dealers in counterfeit money. It seems 
that there are those vile enough to wish to buy the 
*' queer," but the whoU- trick has been so often exposed 
that one would think that even these would be shrewd 
enough not to trust the other scoundrels, the sellers. 
Not so tlinuiiht Henry Yerlincr, of Tipton Co., Ind. He 
had biii^ii at the offi-r to furnish him with $'20,000 of 
counterlfil for $150 of good bills, so he came to New 
York, met the '"shovers" by appointment at a hotel, 
paid his good money, and reci-tvod a box supposed to 
contain the bad. The sli.nrpcrs told him to hurry off for 
fear of the U. S. officers, and they accompanied him 
across the ferry to Jersey City, where they got into a 
quarrel, were all arrested, and taken to the police station. 
The box was there opened, and was found to contain, 
not sawdust this time, but sharings, whereupon Yerling 
was much enraged, and took out his revolver, but was 
prevented from shooting any one. As Yerling would 
make no charge against the other rascals, for fear of im- 
plicating himself, they were let oft'. Henry Yerling comes 
out of the scrape very badly singed ; he lost his $150, 
and his traveling expenses, had the mortification of being 
arrested, and what is worst of all, has had his name 
published from end to end of the countiy, as wicked 
enougli to deal in counterfeit money, and foolish enough 
to get swindled in the trade. This, and a similar case 
which occurred in Bedford Co., Pa., shows that the "shov- 
era of the queer" are still at work, and that they can 
still find persons dishonest enough to accept their pro- 
posals ; and though the subject is one to which we have 
often alhided, we refer to it again in the hope tliat the 
fear of exposure, if nothing else, will keep the wickedly 
foolish out of the hands of the sharpers. We haven't a 
partic'e of pity for those who get caught, and while we 
are glad they lose their money, wc do not want another 
set of rascals to get it. ..A Correspondent in Virginia 
asks our opinion of 
A "a. O. D.," KSTABLISH5LENT 
inBallimore. He states that he recollects a concern in 
Chicago, which a few years ago operated iu a similar 
manner, and whicli burst up, leaving many persons 
mi::us their money. So do we recollect it, and long be- 
fore the end came, advised people to have nothing to do 
with it. It is vcr;^ safe to beware of unusual methods of 
selling goods. Such houses as A. T. Stewart & Co., 
Lord & Taylor, and other immense houses, do not require 
any macliinery of "numbered slips" or " coupons," iu 
disposing of tUeii' wares. We are quite unable to see the 
need of this method of selling goods, which is the c^se 
with our correspondent, and we advise him, and all 
others, not to play any game they do not understand. Of 
the Chicago concern, our correspondent writes : " Several 
good people whom I know, have suffered iu reputation 
ever since, by acting as ageaits for th« swindlers. They 
went anuiiid among their friends and took orders for 
goods, and a ccitain amount of cash in advance, which 
of course was lost, and their friende and patrons arc 
often heard to say that they do not think the money was 
ever sent oft' by the agent. These persons ought to know 
that in this state they bhonld take out a license — costing 
$100— before they take orders from their fVicnds in favor 
of the great G. O. D. House." 
THE TEXAS MUTTCAL BENEFIT ASSOCI.VTION, 
Is acting very much like a swindling concern. It resorts 
to the old dodge of informing persons that they have not 
yet paid for their five tickets, (giving the numbers), and 
informing them that one of the tickets has drawn a valu- 
able prize. The sum of $2 only is wanted, to pay for 
the tickets and secure the prize. Tliis is a stale old trick, 
Mr. Secretary '^Choate Somerby," which we stated some 
time ago looked very much like '■ Cheat Somebody," and 
thJacir ular of yours shows that tltc play upon words was 
proplietic The scheme of tlic " Montpelier Female Hu- 
mane Association," of Ya., is nothing more or less than 
a lottery. Our opinon in regard to raising money in this 
manner for any cause, liowever worthy, and backed by 
any names, however respectable, is too well known to 
make it necessary to repeat it. Wc make no distinctions 
in C&voT of any, when wc denounce the whole system. 
NO Totj didn't, sm I 
" W. W.'* writes from Minnesota, that seeing the advcr- 
tisementof ft "Mercantile Prize Association," in various 
daily papers, and he'Mliinks in the Ai/riculfurisf" hut 
docs not "remember for certain," he invested in a 
ticket, and afterwards sent for another ticket, and writes 
complaining Ihat he gets no retuni. To be sure the 
tickets were only 25 cents each, but we would not have 
" W. W." be in doubt whether he saw the advertisement 
in the AgrkitKiniM, and can assure him that he did not. 
Wc do noi publish that kind of adveilisemeuts. 
A PERENNIAL HUMBUG, 
is Joseph T. Inman. '"Men come, men go, but Joe runs 
on forever "—almost. It will be 10 years next month 
since we first held up Joseph to the admiriug gaze of the 
people. They who were boys then, are now men, and 
many wlio have read the first notice of Joseph, have gone 
beyoud the reach of quack medicines, and yet Joseph 
turns up again every now and then, with the same old 
story. Now lie comes, possibly to celebrate the 10th 
aniversaiy of our— well, not acfiuaiutauce, but first 
knowledge of him. Apparently out-living old " Sands 
of Life," — here he is with his*'Corassa Compound," 
which, whatever other qualities it may have, is at least 
long-lived. It has seen the rise and fall of mtiny rivals ; 
" Old Mother Noble " came and went ; "■ Clark Jolinson, 
M.D.," dawned upon us and faded into nolbing; " Uncle 
Joe " arose with his ■' Bell-tongue syrup," and went down 
again, and "Aunt Lee," and all the rest of the long pro- 
cesiion, liave "gone where the woodi)inG twinelh." Yet 
J. T. Inman, and his " Corassa Compound," are like Day 
and Martin's Blacking, "always on hand." As this In- 
man is a type of a class, let ns sec his way of doing busi- 
ness. He was a pastor. He went to Peru as a mission- 
ary ; he was in a horrible state for a miss'onary to be in, 
and it would hardly be proper to repeat his catalogue of 
afflictions; a learned and venerable physician. Fernandez 
Colina— it is well to be particular as to names— put him 
up to the Corassa Compound, and of course Joseph I. 
immediately began to get well. Tliere is no secret at all 
about the Corassa Compound. You see, it is made of 
Corassa Aphnh, Selaruw VmbeUfera. Alkermes Latafdia., 
and Caisadoe Hej-balis. Get them and mix them, and you 
will be all right. But there is one drawback, " the drug 
stores can not be relied upon to procure new remedies of 
pure quality." so Joe himself puts it up ready for use, 
"at the price wliich it costs me. My means make me 
independent, [lucky Joe !]. I seek no other reward for 
sending thT? remedy, than the satisfaction of doing good," 
at th3 rate of $3.50 per pound, by mail. Inman— this 
is what the boys call "too thin." It is not nccessaiy 
to add that there are no such plants as this fellow pre- 
tends to put into his stuff, and all that show of names 
is bosh, and a very poor imitation of botanical names. 
The circular contains eertificates from a London, a Paris- 
ian, and a New York "M. D.," but neither is dated, nor 
is there any date in the whole circular. But why should 
there be, this is one of the perennial humbugs, and the 
circular is just as fresh now as it was 10 years ago, and 
will answer its purpose 10 years to come— which is that 
of humbugging the unfortunate. 
Octol>er Fairs. — There are several impor- 
tant fairs to come ofl" tliis month — especially -in some of 
the southern and western states. The Georgia Slate Fair 
on the ISth promises to be of special interest ; the fair 
grounds of the society at Macon are regarded as the 
finest in the country. See list of other fairs on page 399. 
Xlie I\e^v Jersey ^$tale Horticnl- 
taral Society,- New Jersey, a state so largely iden- 
tified wiili horiicnltural pursuits, Iuts heretofore had no 
Horticultural Society. In August last a meeting was 
called to consider the matter, which resulted in an unex- 
pectedly large and very spirited assemblage at New Bruns- 
wick, at which an organization was ])erfected. The offi- 
cers chosen were: Premlenf, George Thurber, of Bergen 
Co., P.)st-offiee address, 245 Broadway, N. Y. \ Vlce-Pres- 
idenls, (one Irom each county represented), A. S. Fuller, 
Ridgowood, Bergen Co, ; C. W. Badger, Newark, Esses 
Co, ; John Van Dorcn. Maualapan, Monmouth Co. ; John 
S. Collins, Moorestown, Burlington Co.; Edwin Allen, 
New Brunswick, Jliddlesei Co. ; Geo. M. Cole, Deerfield, 
Cumberland Co. ; N. W. Parcell, Elizabeth, Union Co. ; 
Eera Dayton, Bernardt-ville, Soni'-rset Co. liecor^ding 
Se^refaty, E. Williams, Montclair, Essex Co. ; Corref^nd- 
ing Secretai-y, B. B. Ilance, Red Bank, Monmouth Co.; 
Treasurer, W. H. Goldsmith, Newark, Esses Co. ; Exfc- 
ntive Committer, P. T. Quinn, Newark, Essex Co. ; J. W. 
Hayes, Newark, Essex Co. ; S. C. DeCou, Moorcstown, 
Burlington Co. ; Thos. Col-, Deerfield, Cumberland Co. ; 
D. McLaury, New Brunswick, Middlesex Co. ; President, 
Secretaries, and Treasurer. The next regular meeting 
will be held at New Brunswick, Jan. 20tb, 1876, at which 
a large gathering is expected, and when the future opera- 
lions of the Society will be decided upon. 
Xlie 3few Kiig:liiiid Fair.— Tho ISth 
annual exbihitiou of the New England Agri'-uUural So- 
ciety was held at Manchester, N. II., fr> m the 7lh to the 
10th of September. It was a very eurcessfid exhibition, 
being mainly a farmers' fair with few of the "show" 
lierds which are frequently seen at fairs. The entries of 
live-stock were numerous, and the pens were well filled. 
The working cattle made the most conspicuous show. 
These were generally very fine, the majority of them be- 
ing estimated to weigh over 4,000 lbs. per yoke. One 
well trained team of eleven yoke belonging to Mr. J. E. 
Perry, attracted much notice. The Short-horn cattle 
made a good show; the Ayrshires, Jerseys, Devons, and 
Herefords, were only fair. The sheep and pigs were not 
such as might have been expected, neither was the poul- 
try. A "bench show " of dogs was a new feature, and 
perhaps an admissible one at an agricultural fair, if we 
consider that the more dogs are cared for the less injury 
they may do to the farmers' flocks. Tlic dogs, liowever, 
recei'. ed more attention than tliesherp, which is certainly 
reversing their order as to intrinsic value. Fruits, vege- 
tables, and dairy i)roducts, were in small supply, but the 
trotting ring and some other attractive shows of ques- 
tionable value In an agricultural fair, made up for all defi- 
ciencies in drawing a crowd and making the exhibition 
interesting to the visitors and financially successful to 
the Society. 
^Iiieli Itaiii. — Some heavy rain-falls during 
the past wet season have been reported, but we have 
seen nothing to exceed that which fell in Wytheville, Va. 
A correspondent there elates that on one day near the 
end of July, three inches of rain fell in three-quarters of 
an hour ! Very good for Wytheville. 
The Buolceye Mo'^vei'. — At the great 
field trial of mowers by the National Agricultural Society 
of Switzerland, held at Zurich on the 2'th of May, the 
first premium was awarded to the Buckeye. It has also 
received the past season a first premium at Birgfield, 
Germany; Uithoorn and Yintereen, Holland; the high- 
est honors at Brummen and Ocgstgeest, Holland ; the 
first premium at the field trials at Hanover, New Hamp- 
shire ; at Danvers; Mass., and at Thorn Hill, N. Y. 
Periodical for I>airyineu. — "J. H./' 
Hannibal, Mo. There is a large amount of practical in- 
formation upon dairy matters in every number of the 
American Agriculturist. Dairying is made a subject of 
special interest as befits its importance as an agricultural 
industrj', and we know of no other publication that would 
be better for a beginner than this. The price of the yearly 
bound volumes, which contain as much matter as several 
books, and are a library in themselves, is $2 each at tliis 
office, or if sent by mail, prepaid, $3.50 each. The yearly 
subscription is $1.60, postage paid; it can b'gin at any 
time, but those subscribing this month, for ISTC, will re- 
ceive gratis the remaining numbers for 1875. 
Iniportatioift ot'Perclieron Horses. 
—Mr. M. W. Dunham, of Wayne, Du Page Co., 111., in- 
forms us of his return from France with 33 Perchcron 
stallions and mares of the choicest blood of France. Many 
of these stallions were " ai>proved " by the French Gov- 
ernment and subsiaized to the extent of 300 to 400 francs, 
(Ji75 to $100, per annum each, for the' purpose of improv- 
ing the horses of the country. Their weights vary from 
1,400 to 2,000 lbs. We have before noted Mr. Dunham's 
enterprise in the introduction of Perchcron horses, and 
are happy to record this his latest venture iu this line. He 
informs ns that he has now at his farm at Oak Lawn, 
(near Wayne, UK), 40 stallions fit r>r service, besides 
marcs, yearlings, and colts, which are always ready for 
inspection by those who are interested in procuring this 
valuable stock. 
Seuding: its Fruit, — Every season there 
are numerous parcels of fruit sent us, either fur an 
opinio;! on some new variety, or sent for a name, or 
sometimes as a specimen of what the sender can raise. 
Of course we are willing to give any aid in our power to 
those who may ask it, but wc must request those who 
send fruit to observe a few points. Please remember 
that you send the fruit for your own benefit and not for 
ours, and it is not proper to put us to any expcuec in tho 
matter. If yom do not think the sending will be worth 
to you the amount of the express charges, please do not 
forward it, as we seldom want it enough to pay express 
rates for it. As to sending by mail : no soft fi nit should 
be sent in this manner; unless packed in a small wooden 
or tin box, any fruit will be badly bruleed. The box- 
cover must be tied, not nailed on, and no paste, gum, or 
other adhesive material used. The jiarcel by mail must 
be so put up that byrcmoving the string the contei.tscan 
be inspected. Put no writing whatever in the box; if 
there are specimens of more than one kind, number 
them. A neglect to observe these particulars subjects 
the parcel to letter postage, which we have to payor 
leave it. When fruit is sent by express or by mail, send 
a letter rel ting to it at once, or better the day Ijcforc. 
We sometimes have several parcels of fi'uit waiting for 
us to know who sent them and what fiu' ; after they have 
decayed and have been thrown away, we get a letter say- 
ing, "A week or 10 days ago I sent you, etc," Last smn- 
mer two parcels received by mail were kept in the ex- 
