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CONTENTS.

 

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Chapters (not listed in original)

• Publisher’s Note
• Introduction

I. Personal Reminiscences.
Chapter I.—General View of the Subject.—Humbug Universal.—In Religion.—In Politics.—In Business.—In Science.—In Medicine.—How Is It to Cease.—The Greatest Humbug of All.		11
Chapter II.—Definition of the Word Humbug.—Warren of London.—Genin, the Hatter.—Gosling’s Blacking.		18
Chapter III.—Monsieur Mangin, the French Humbug.		29
Chapter IV.—Old Grizzly Adams.		37
Chapter V.—The Golden Pigeons.—Grizzly Adams.—German Chemist.—Happy Family.—French Naturalist.		46
Chapter VI.—The Whale, The Angel Fish, and The Golden Pigeon.		53
Chapter VII.—Pease’s Horehound Candy.—The Door Rebellion.—The Philadelphia Aldermen.		57
Chapter VIII.—Brandreth’s Pills.—Magnificent Advertising.—Power of Imagination.		65
II. The Spiritualists.
Chapter IX.—The Davenport Brothers, Their Rise And Progress.—Spiritual Rope-Tying.—Music Playing.—Cabinet Secrets.—“They Choose Darkness Rather Than Light,” Etc.—The Spiritual Hand.—How the Thing Is Done.—Dr. W. F. Van Vleck.		73
Chapter X.—The Spirit-Rapping and Medium Humbugs.—Their Origin.—How The Thing Is Done.—$500 Reward.		82
Chapter XI.—The “Ballot-Test.”—The Old Gentleman and His “Diseased” Relatives.—A “Hungry Spirit.”—“Palming” A Ballot.—Revelations on Strips of Paper.		88
Chapter XII.—Spiritual “Letters on the Arm.”—How to Make Them Yourself.—The Tambourine and Ring Feats.—Dexter’s Dancing Hats.—Phosphorescent Oil.—Some Spiritual Slang.		96