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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST 
[October, 
low his advice, which will in most cases be accompanied 
by very little medicine. But as you value your health, 
have nothing to do with any one who will undertake to 
treat your case from a distance, and without seeing his 
patient. But to return to some of 
THE JIOTHS WHICH GET BURNED. 
One of them got so doubly singed a short time ago, 
that we briefly state the case. It hardly seems possible 
that there could be found at this late day, a person so 
foolish as to put. himself into the hands of the saw dust 
swindlers, or dealers in counterfeit money. It seems 
that there are those vile enough to wish to buy the 
“ queer,” but the whole 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 thought Henry Yerling, of Tipton Co., Ind. He 
had bitten at the offer to furnish him with $20,000 of 
counterfeit for $150 of good bills, so he came to New 
York, met the “shovel's” by appointment at a hotel, 
paid his good money, and received a box supposed to 
contain the bad. The sharpers told him to hurry off for 
fear of the IT. 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 shavings , 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 off. 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 country, as wicked 
enough 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 “sliov- 
ers 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 alluded, we refer to it again in the hope that the 
fear of exposure, if nothing else, will keep the wickedly 
foolish out of the hands of the sharpers. We haven’t a 
particle of pity for those who get caught, and while we 
are glad they lose their money, we do not want another 
set of rascals to get it. ..A Correspondent in Virginia 
asks our opinion of 
A “C. O. D.,” ESTABLISHMENT 
in Baltimore. He states that he recollects a concern in 
Chicago, which a few years ago operated in a similar 
manner, and which burst up, leaving many persons 
minus 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 very 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 machinery of “numbered slips" or “ coupons,” in 
disposing of their wares. Wo are quite unable to see the 
need of this method of selling goods, which is the case 
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 in reputation 
ever since, by acting as agents for the swindlers. They 
went around among their friends and took orders for 
goods, and a certain amount of cash in advance, which 
of course was lost, and their friends and patrons are 
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 slate they should take out a license—costing 
$100 —before they take orders from their friends in favor 
of the great C. O. D. House.” 
THE TEXAS MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, 
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. This is a stale old trick, 
Mr. Secretary “ Choate Somerby,” which we stated some 
time ago looked very much like “Cheat Somebody,” and 
this circular of yours shows that the play upon words was 
prophetic_The scheme of the “Montpelier Female Hu¬ 
mane Association,” of Va., is nothing more or less than 
a lottery. Our opinon in regard to raising money in this 
manner for any cause, however worthy, and backed by 
any names, however respectable, is too well known to 
make it necessary to repeat it. Wc make no distinctions 
in favor of any, when wc denounce the whole system. 
no tou didn’t, sir ! 
“ W. W.” writes from Minnesota, that seeing the adver- 
tisementof a “ Mercantile Prize Association,” in various 
daily papers, and he “thinks in the Agriculturist" but 
does not “remember for certain,” he invested in a 
ticket, and afterwards sent for another ticket, and writes 
complaining that he gets no return. 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 Agriculturist , and can assure him that he did not. 
We do not publish that kind of advertisements. 
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 admiring gaze of the 
people. They who were boys then, are now men, and 
many who have read the first notice of Joseph, have gone 
beyond the reach of quack medicines, and yet Joseph 
turns up again every now and then, with the same old 
story. Now he comes, possibly to celebrate the 10th 
aniversary of our—well, not acquaintance, 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 many rivals ; 
“ Old Mother Noble ” came and went; “ Clark Johnson, 
M.D..” dawned upon us and faded into nothing; “Uncle 
Joe ” arose with his “ Bell-tongue syrup,” and went down 
again, and “Aunt Lee,” and all the rest of the long pro¬ 
cession, have “ gone where the woodbine twiueth.” 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 us see his way of doing busi¬ 
ness. He was a pastor. He went to Pern as a mission¬ 
ary ; he was in a horrible state for a missionary to be in, 
and it would hardly bo 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 got well. There is no secret at all 
about the Corassa Compound. You see, it is made of 
Corassa Apimis , Selarmo Uvibdifera , Alkerm.es Latafolia, 
and Carsadoe Ilerbalis. 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 which it costs me. My means make me 
independent, [lucky Joe 1]. I seek no other reward for 
sending the remedy, than the satisfaction of doing good,” 
at the rate of $3.50 per pound, by mail. Inman—this 
is what the boys call “too thin.” It is not necessary 
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 certificates 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. 
Oclobcr Fiairs.—There are several impor¬ 
tant fairs to come oft’ this month—especially in some of 
the southern and western states. The Georgia State Fair 
on the 18th 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. 
'I'Sie New Jersey inflate Moriiesil- 
tural Society.—New Jersey, a state so largely iden¬ 
tified with horticultural pursuits, has 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 perfected. The offi¬ 
cers chosen were: President, George Thurber, of Bergen 
Co., Post-office address, 245 Broadway, N. Y. ; Vice-Pres¬ 
idents , (one from each county represented), A. S. Fuller, 
Ridgewood, Bergen Co.; C. W. Badger, Newark, Essex 
Co.; John Van Doren, Manalapau, Monmouth Co. ; John 
S. Collins, Moorestown, Burlington Co.; Edwin Allen, 
New Brunswick, Middlesex Co.; Geo. M. Cole, Deerfield, 
Cumberland Co.; N. IV. Parcell, Elizabeth, Union Co. ; 
Ezra Dayton, Bernardsville, Somerset Co. Recording 
Secretary , E. Williams, Montclair, Essex Co. ; Correspond¬ 
ing Secretary, B. B. IIauce, Red Bank, Monmouth Co.; 
Treasurer, W. II. Goldsmith, Newark, Essex Co. ; Exec¬ 
utive Committee, P. T. Quinn, Newark, Essex Co. ; J. W. 
Hayes, Newark, Essex Co.; S. C. DeCou, Moor.estown, 
Burlington Co. ; Thos. Cole, Deerfield, Cumberland Co. ; 
D. McLaury, New Brunswick, Middlesex Co. ; President, 
Secretaries, and Treasurer. The next regular meeting 
will be held at New Brunswick, Jan. 20th, 1876, at which 
a large gathering is expected, and when the future opera¬ 
tions of the Society will be decided upon. 
'Flic New Bing'S a ml Fail*.—The 12th 
annual exhibition of the New England Agricultural So¬ 
ciety was held at Manchester, N. II., from the 7lh to the 
10th of September. It was a very successful exhibition, 
being mainly a farmers’ fair with few of the “show” 
herds 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 Ayrsliires, 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 now feature, and 
perhaps an admissible one at au agricultural fair, if we 
consider that the more dogs are cared for the less injury 
they may do to the farmers’ flocks. The dogs, however, 
received more attention than the sheep, which is certainly 
reversing their order as to intrinsic value. Fruits, vege¬ 
tables, and dairy products, 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. 
33ucli BSaiii.—Some heavy rain-falls during 
the past wet season have been reported, but we have 
seen nothing to exceed that which fell in Wytlieville, Ya. 
A correspondent there states that on one day near the 
end of July, three inches of rain fell in three-quarters of 
an hour ! Very good for Wytlieville. 
Tlac SSaacltcye Mower.—At the great 
field trial of mowers by the National Agricultural Society 
of Switzerland, held at Zurich on the 27th of May, the 
first premium was awarded to the Buckeye. It lias also 
received, the past season a first premium at Birgfield, 
Germany; Uithoorn and Vintereen, Holland; the high¬ 
est honors at Brummen and Oegstgeest, Holland ; the 
first premium at the field trials at Hanover, New Hamp¬ 
shire ; at Danvers, Mass., and at Thom Hill, N. Y. 
Periodical for i>airyiiieii.—“J.E,” 
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 
industry, 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 this 
office, or if sent by mail, prepaid, $2.50 each. The yearly 
subscription is $1.00, postage paid; it can begin at auy 
time, but those subscribing this month, for 1876, will re¬ 
ceive gratis the remaining numbers for 1875. 
Importation ©fPerclieron Morses. 
—Mr. M. W. Dunham, of Wayne, Du Page Co., Ill., in¬ 
forms us of his return from France with 33 Percheron 
stallions and mares of the choicest blood of France. Many 
of these stallions were “ approved ” by the French Gov¬ 
ernment and subsidized to the extent of 300 to 400 francs, 
($75 to $100), per annum each, for the purpose of improv¬ 
ing tlie horses of the country. Tmeir weights vary from 
1,400 to 2,000 lbs. We have before noted Mr. Duuham’s 
enterprise in the introduction of Percheron horses, and 
are happy to record this his latest venture in this line. He 
informs us that lie has now at his farm at Oak Lawn, 
(near Wayne, Ill.), 40 stallions fit for service, besides 
mares, yearlings, and colts, which are always ready for 
inspection by those who are interested in procuring this 
valuable stock. 
Sending - ms Fruit,.—Every season there 
are numerous parcels of fruit sent us, either for an 
opinion on some new variety, or sent for a name, or 
sometimes as a specimen of what the sender can raise. 
Of course wc are willing to give any aid in our power to 
those who may ask it, but we must request those who 
send fruit to observe a few points, riease remember 
that you send the fruit for your own benefit and not for 
ours, and it is not proper to put us to any expense in the 
matter. If you 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 fruit should 
he sent in this manner; unless packed in a small wooden 
or tin box, any fruit will he badly bruised. The box- 
cover must he tied, not nailed on, and no paste, gum, or 
other adhesive material used. The parcel by mail must 
be so put up that by removing the string the contents can 
be inspected. Put no writing whatever in the box; if 
there arc specimens of more than one kind, number 
them. A neglect to observe these particulars subjects 
the parcel to letter postage, which we have to pay or 
leave it. When fruit is sent by express or by mail, send 
a letter relating to it at once, or better the day before. 
We sometimes have several parcels of fruit waiting for 
us to know who sent them and what for; 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 sum¬ 
mer two parcels received by mail were kept iu the ex- 
