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26640	Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor)	The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages			.txt	text/plain	114897	6111	74	CHAPTER X.--THE SPIRIT-RAPPING AND MEDIUM HUMBUGS.--THEIR CHAPTER XXVI.--JOHN BULL'S GREAT MONEY HUMBUG.--THE SOUTH SEA his "wonderful cures." This man is properly called a quack and a humbug. "I shall live a good deal longer than you doctors think for," replied better as any man living, so I shall not try to humbug you. THE SPIRIT-RAPPING AND MEDIUM HUMBUGS.--THEIR ORIGIN.--HOW THE THING IS The "spirit-rapping" humbug was started in Hydesville, New York, about people by reading names, telling time by watches, etc., in a dark room. exhibiting mediums must, of course, contrive new tricks as fast as Dr. Von Vleck and men like him show up their old ones. The Chicago old lady in like manner, after having had Doctor Newton's Heaven's Last Best Gift to Man, the New Creation, the Great Spiritual oil country, or reputable business men of New York City. In the "good old times," people were just as eager after money as they	./cache/26640.txt	./txt/26640.txt