HUMAN GULLIBILITY.
Not long ago there appeared an advertisement in a London weekly journal in which the writer affected to make aa offer to the reader, which, he assumed, no one would answer, simply on account of incredulity. His proposition was made as a test to show if there were any faith left in mankind. He didn't expect any reply, but he simply made the experiment. The offer was to the effect that if any of the readers would send him sixpenny stamps he would return them a present suitable to their wishes. Nine people out of ten would have said that no man or woman could be gull enough to be taken in by a bait like this. Nevertheless several parties sent the stamps, entered into particulars of the station of life in which they moved, and indicated the kind of presents that would be acceptable. One lady stated that she was about to go to a ball, and no doubt believed that ehe would either get a silk dress or a pair of diamond bracelets by return of post. _^
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Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 30, 3 August 1895, Page 1 (Supplement)
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181HUMAN GULLIBILITY. Evening Post, Volume LXI, Issue 30, 3 August 1895, Page 1 (Supplement)
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