Genre:

News-Commentary, Drollery; Letter, Spoof

Subjects:

Commerce, Invention, Technology, Race

    Describes the invention by 'An American genius' of a simple machine for enabling 'young men to sow their wild oats'. Explains that 'It is simply a hand machine' which automatically stamps promissory notes signed by the operator, and processes the note over a certain period, at the end of which the operator is expected to retrieve his note. The processed note will follow the operator until he provides 'actual payment'.