The Humbugs of Niagara Falls Exposed

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Excerpt from The Humbugs of Niagara Falls Exposed: With a Complete Tourists Guide, Giving Hints That Will Enable the Visitor to Avoid Imposition Niagara Falls has been noted for its Humbugs as far back as the days of "Sam Patch". For when according to announcement the day had arrived for him to make his great leap from a scaffold placed at the foot of Goat Island, into the boiling waters below the Falls and the expectant crowd had assembled they were coolly informed that "Sam" had broken his leg and consequently would be unable to jump until the next day. The people forgot their disappointment out of pure sympathy for "Sam's" misfortune, and remained all night at the hotels and boarding houses, and only became conscious of the duplicity practiced upon them when their bills were presented next morning, too late for material service. Those who remained and those who arrived the next day were surprised to see "Sam" walking without crutches, and also making his fearful leap into the george below. The most miraculous healing of a broken limb on record! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.