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THE  W'ORLD’s  FAIRS

Germany’s  economical  importance  to  the
world  by  bringing  a  specimen  of  every
single  article,  tbat  was  produced  in  the
country,  to  exhibition.  The  result  was,
that  the  visitor  feit,  as  if  he  were  in  an
immense  general  störe  or  warehonse,  and
the  best  of  articles  remained  unnoticed  in
the  general  ma9s.  Many  manufaetnrers
were  naturally  disheartened  by  this  experience,
  particularly  as  exhibiting  linder
German  bureaueratical  direction  is  far
from  pleasant  for  practical  business  men.
Under  these  circnmstances  the  German ­
  department  nt  Philadelphia  turned
out,  as  was  to  be  foreseen,  a  failure.  The
commissioners,  who  should  have  feit  personally
  responsable  for  this  state  of  things,
because  they  had  not  succeeded  in  making
a  profitable  use  of  the  large  means  plaoed
at  their  disposal,  anticipated  all  reproach
for  themseives,  by  unduly  qualifying  the
nature  of  their  country’s  prodncts  as  poor
and  cheap,  and  consequently  unable  to
make  a  better  appearance  at  au  exhibition.
The  German  professor,  who  as  chief  of
bis  commission  gave  this  oracular  explanation
  of  Germany’s  want  of  succcss
at  Philadelphia,  deserved  to  have  the
freedom  of  the  city  of  Manchester  offered
to  bim.  His  compatriots  at  home  have,
however,  learnt,  that  exhibition  matters