,illustration3 ,,robert ,,houdin',s ,,famous ,,rabbit ,,trick ,,to ,,produce ,a ,,live ,,rabbit ,,from ,a ,,man',s ,,coat ,,collar4 ,,hanky ,,panky ,a ,book of ,conjuring ,tricks4 ,,by ,,the ,,author ,,of 8,,the ,,secret ,,out40 ,,edited ,,by ,w4 ,h4 ,,cremer1 ,,jun4 ,illustration ,,very ,,easy ,,tricks ,,and ,,very ,,difficult ,,tricks1 ,,diversions ,,with ,,dice1 ,,conjuring ,,with ,,cards1 ,,jugglery ,,with ,,and ,,without ,,assistants1 ,,gamblers' ,,deceptions ,,exposed1 c4 ,,with #bej ,,practical ,,illustrations4 ,,london4 ,,john ,,camden ,,hotten1 #gd #ge1 ,,piccadilly4 ,,preliminary4 ,the great and deserved success of 8,,the ,,secret ,,out2 ,,or1 ,,one ,,thousand ,,tricks ,,in ,,drawing-,,room ,,or ,,white ,,magic10 edited by ,w4 ,h4 ,cremer1 ,jun41 of ,regentstreet1 has suggested an entirely new ,edition of the same ,author's world-famous 8,,hanky ,,panky3 ,very ,easy ,tricks and ,very ,difficult ,tricks1 ,diversions with ,dice1 ,conjuring with ,cards1 ,jugglery with and without ,assistants1 ,gamblers' ,deceptions ,exposed40 ,the ,publisher has again secured the services of ,mr4 ,,cremer--the gentleman whose wonderful display of the ,toys of the ,world attracted so much notice in the recent ,international ,exhibition--and an eminently entertaining1 but1 at the same time1 thoroughly practical1 book is now before the reader4 ,the present work1 therefore1 may be considered in the light of a supplement or addition to the ,author's well-known 8,,magician',s ,,own ,,book40 ,the ,publisher will1 he trusts1 be pardoned for here directing attention to another book of this class1 8,,the ,,art ,,of ,,amusing10 a ,collection of graceful ,arts1 ,games1 ,tricks1 ,puzzles1 and ,charades1 considered by ,the ,athenum as being 8the best and most entertaining work of the kind with which we are acquainted40 ,a companion volume1 under the title of 8,,the ,,merry ,,circle3 ,a ,,book ,,of ,,new ,,games ,,and ,,intellectual ,,amusements10 with nearly ,two ,hundred ,illustrations1 has just been issued by ,mrs4 ,,clara ,,bellew4 ,piccadilly4 ,,contents4 ,,page ,i4 ,,simple ,,tricks #ac ,,ii4 ,,with ,,coins #ah ,,iii4 ,,with ,,rope ,,and ,,string #cf ,,iv4 ,,with ,,handkerchiefs #ea ,v4 ,,with ,,rings #ef ,,vi4 ,,with ,,knives #fa ,,vii4 ,,fortune-,,telling ,,tricks #ff ,,viii4 ,,with ,,boxes #gf ,,ix4 ,,with ,,hats #hj ,x4 ,,tricks ,,in ,,drawing1 ,,writing1 ,,painting1 ,c4 #hf ,,xi4 ,,amusing ,,tricks ,,with ,,various ,,articles #id ,,xii4 ,,interludes1 ,,puzzles1 ,c4 #aaf ,,xiii4 ,,tricks ,,in ,,the ,,water #acc ,,xiv4 ,,tricks ,,in ,,acoustics #aci ,,xv4 ,,tricks ,,with ,,wind ,,and ,,air #aeb ,,xvi4 ,,electrical ,,tricks #aef ,,xvii4 ,,tricks ,,with ,,fire ,,and ,,heat #afa ,,xviii4 ,,optical ,,tricks #ahe ,,xix4 ,,complicated ,,tricks ,,in ,,mechanical ,,magic #bbg ,,xx4 ,,tricks ,,with ,,cards #bea ,,appendix4 ,,gamblers' ,,tricks ,,with ,,cards ,,exposed #cjh ,,roulette #cba ,,rouge-,,et-,,noir #cbf ,,hanky ,,panky4 ,i4--,,simple ,,tricks4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #a4--,mr4 ,hanky ,panky4 ,,fly ,,away1 ,,jack6 ,take two pieces of white paper1 about the size of a sixpence1 and moisten them well on both sides4 ,put one on the first joint of each forefinger1 just at the root of the nail1 and place these fingers on the edge of the table1 straight out1 while the rest are closed up under the hands4 ,then say3 8,two little dickey birds sat on the sill1 ,one named ,jack--t'other named ,jill6 ,fly away1 ,jack60 ,close the right forefinger1 and with the middle finger remove the paper and retain it there1 while the forefinger is quickly replaced in the first position to show the veritable flight of ,jack4 ,then say1 8,fly away1 ,jill60 ,and repeat with the left forefinger4 ,then say3 8,come back1 ,jack60 ,and take the piece of paper from the right middle finger upon the forefinger as at first1 and replace it on the table4 8,come back1 ,jill40 ,the same with the other hand4 ,then conclude3 8,the two little birds are sitting there still60 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #b4--,the ,perplexed ,spectator4 ,,dance1 ,,boatman1 ,,dance6 7,from the ,german47 ,herr ,professor ,bobine von ,rhumkorff amuses little children by holding up his hand1 with the thumb and finger thus posed3-- ,the thumb is made to spring up and down to a lively air and to the words 8,dance1 de ,boatman1 dance60 ,then the thumb stops while the fingers are set leaping1 to the words3 8,boatman's piccaninnies dance1 'cause fader dance all alone by heself60 ,then leave the forefinger capering and sing3 8,eldest son of de ,boatman1 dance60 ,then all the fingers but the first leap about to the words3 8,de whole family dance1 'cause him eldest son he dance all alone60 ,so on with the other fingers1 the little one being the baby1 and the middle one ,mrs4 ,boatman4 ,some put on a black glove and make four chalk spots on the fingertip to represent eyes1 nose1 and mouth4 ,,buy ,a ,,bird4 ,fold each finger over the next1 the forefinger undermost upon the thumb1 and say3 8,who will buy my birds80 ,on one saying he or she will make the purchase1 you quickly open your hand and cry3 8,they all have flown away60 ,,little ,,watchman4 7,for ,children73 ,hold up the left hand1 open4 8,this is the thumb60 ,touch the three principal fingers4 8,this1 this1 this a plum60 ,put down forefinger4 8,he eats this one60 ,put down middle finger4 8,he takes his brother60 ,put down third finger4 8,and grabs the other60 ,hold up little finger and wag it sadly4 8,and little ,watchman's left alone60 ,illustration ,,to ,,add ,,five ,,to ,,six ,,and ,,yet ,,make ,,but ,,nine4 ,having drawn six-straight lines1 by adding five more1 as in figure #c1 only ,nine is seen4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #c4 ,,to ,,carry ,,hot ,,coals ,,in ,,the ,,hand4 ,cover the palm with sand1 ashes1 or any non-conductor1 and calmly put the live coals on it4 ,which ancient 8sell0 will be found in the first ,german medival play1 entitled 8,the ,burning ,iron10 by ,hans ,sachs1 8performed for the first time in ,nuremberg in the year #aeca40 ,a peasant woman suspects her husband of some crime1 and she arranges with her mother that he must pass under the ordeal of the 8burning iron0--that is1 a piece of iron made red-hot must be picked up with his bare hand1 and carried round the room4 ,if his hand remain unscathed1 he is innocent2 if he be burnt1 then he is guilty4 ,the husband promises to undergo the ordeal2 but before doing so1 manages to place1 unseen by his wife1 a flat piece of wood upon the hollow of his hand1 and with this deception he passes through the ordeal successfully4 ,mr4 ,hanky ,panky believes this gentleman to have been his 8long-lost brother40 ,illustration ,,ii4--,,tricks ,,with ,,coins4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #d4 ,,the ,,coin ,,trick1 ,,from ,,an ,,hibernian ,,point ,,of ,,view4 ,our brother magician1 ,signor ,blitz1 tells us the following tale1 which is useful as a warning3-- ,while conversing in a grocery store with the proprietor1 an ,irishman came in to make some purchases4 ,the trader was extremely anxious for me to astonish him by performing some feat1 which ,i complied with4 ,before concluding ,i requested the loan of a quarter of a dollar from the ,hibernian1 which he at first refused1 and even when the storekeeper pledged himself responsible for it1 he reluctantly gave it to me4 ,i desired him to close his hand1 and hold the money secure1 and ,i would change it into a five-dollar gold piece4 8,faith60 he muttered1 as he grasped the quarter1 8it is just as ,i would like to have ye after doing1 but ,i don't believe you can coin money so aisy4 ,let me see if you can do it60 he exclaimed4 8,it is already done10 ,i said4 8,open your hand and see40 ,the man cautiously relaxed his fingers1 and1 at the first glimpse of the gold1 jumped and hurrahed wildly1 as an ,irishman only can2 but when his curiosity was entirely satisfied as to its reality1 he carefully deposited it in his pocket1 with many thanks1 declaring me to be the most wonderful man in the world4 ,i here desired him to replace the money in my hand1 and ,i would again convert it to the original quarter4 8,sure1 afther ,mike being rich1 would ye make him poor again80 8,but you know it is only a trick10 ,i answered4 8,a thrick8 ,divil a one6 ,sure1 man1 it is a rale piece of goold10--thrusting his hand into his pocket to protect it from any sudden or unperceived effort on my part to extract it4 8,you know it is but a joke10 ,i repeated4 8,return me the gold1 and ,i will astonish you by transforming it into silver once more40 8,by ,st4 ,patrick1 you had better not do that40 8,yes1 you must give me back the gold40 8,i would not part with it if ,priest ,mc,dermott bid me40 ,finding my efforts to procure the money a failure1 ,i resorted to artifice by exciting his fears of my power to do good or evil4 ,i assured him that unless he returned the piece of gold1 he would be a miserable man all his life2 for it was ,satan's coin1 who was always in search of his own1 and would take him away with the gold4 8,och1 shure1 yer honour1 the ,holy ,father will save ,mike1 and if ye want any more silver quarters to change into goold1 come to ,michael ,mac,carty4 ,he is the man for you40 ,and with these consoling words he walked rapidly away1 leaving me minus my half-eagle1 while the storekeeper laughed immoderately at the magician being outwitted by a son of the ,emerald ,isle4 ,all ,louisville became cognizant of 8the joke10 as they called it1 and hugely enjoyed it at my expense2 but ,i could not see it4 ,,the ,,new ,,trick ,,of ,,melting ,,money4 ,in our former works have been given revelations by means of which the disappearance of coins can be accomplished4 ,the present act of prestidigitation is quite new1 and never before discovered by magicians to their audiences4 ,performance4--,a drinking-glass having been passed around amongst the audience1 that the absence of mechanism may be generally manifest1 ,mr4 ,hanky ,panky borrows a half-crown and a handkerchief1 and pours some pure water 7which may be tasted7 into the glass1 held by one of the company4 ,though this essence of the ,new ,river has no corrosive properties perceptible to the tongue1 ,mr4 ,panky confidently asseverates that it is bewitched into the power of annihilating silver4 ,he then places the coin in the centre of the handkerchief1 and puts it over the mouth of the glass1 where the volunteer holds it by its edge through the silk1 so that the pendent corners hide the coin and glass4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #e4 ,the person is notified that ,mr4 ,panky will count three1 at the last of which numbers he is to let the piece fall into the glass1 as the sound will betoken4 ,one1 two1 three1 chink4 ,the coin is distinctly heard to fall1 so that there can linger no doubt whatever of its presence in the glass4 ,nevertheless1 ,mr4 ,panky1 with his usual assurance1 announces that--without his approaching--he has the power to attract the coin to him1 and1 in truth1 he suddenly holds it up in plain sight4 ,the person takes away the handkerchief1 and is even more astounded than the most impressionable amongst the spectators1 to see nothing but the water in the glass--of which the magician relieves him by swallowing it4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #f4 ,explanation4--,the bottom of the glass is of the same dimension as a half-crown4 ,a disc of sheet-glass is cut of the same size exactly4 ,this is substituted for the coin1 and is felt within the handkerchief4 ,when it falls1 the sound is so like that of metal that all are filled with error4 ,when the cover is removed1 the water prevents the glass piece being seen at the bottom even by the operator himself4 ,the coin wand can be used in connection with this trick1 for which see a description following4 ,,to ,,reduce ,a ,,shilling ,,to ,a ,,sixpence4 ,take two pieces of fancy paper with one side in colours1 patterns1 or marbling1 about seven inches square1 put the coloured sides together1 and cut them at the same time in the shape of ,fig4 #g4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #g4 ,the success of the trick depends on their being exactly alike in size4 ,place a sixpence in the centre of one of the pieces at the place marked ,a1 then fold it carefully over at the crease on the side marked ,b1 and also again at the side marked ,c4 ,when you have done this1 turn down the end marked ,d upon the centre ,a and again fold over on ,e4 ,you have thus formed a small parcel the shape of ,fig4 #h1 with a sixpence in the middle4 ,you must then put a shilling in the centre of the other piece of paper1 and fold it up exactly the same size and shape as the first piece4 ,when you have done this1 paste the two parcels together at the back of the ends marked ,f in ,fig4 #h1 and the sides will be so even that both will appear as one4 ,you can then open the side of the paper containing the smaller coin1 and show it to your audience1 at the same time informing them that you are going to open a mint on a small plan1 and coin a shilling from a sixpence4 ,dexterously turn over the side containing the shilling1 and upon opening the paper1 to the general astonishment1 instead of a sixpence they will behold a shilling4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #h4 ,,the ,,uncrushable ,,flower4 ,at the time of the amusing warfare between the perennial ,charles ,mathews 78the ,younger60 what happy augury in the title67 and the ,great ,wizard of the ,north1 the former1 who was assisted by ,mr4 ,cremer in many of his diversions1 created much surprise by the exhibition of a flower1 as fragile as a rose1 which could not be lastingly injured4 ,he would pluck this flower from his button-hole1 and1 in sight of the audience1 who wondered 8,what he ,would ,do with ,it80 would dash it to the stage1 stand on it1 shut it up in a book1 and martyrise it in various other modes4 ,in spite of this1 he had but to take it up and tenderly wave it in the air1 and gently breathe a tender sigh on it1 and kiss it for its mother1 when it would resume its pristine fulness of bloom--not a pistil broken1 not a petal injured4 ,explanation4--,the flower is artificial1 and carefully made of choice ,berlin wool1 which material will bear much ill-usage without injury to its elastic filaments4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #i4--,the ,victim of this ,mystification4 ,illustration ,,the ,,flying ,,cotton ,,reel4 ,wind off a ball of cotton cord 7piping7 upon a tin tube six inches long1 and of the diameter of a half-crown or florin1 or rather a trifle wider4 ,borrow a coin which you have had marked1 and change it by means of the magic salver4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aj4 ,pass the marked coin off the stage to your confederate1 who puts it down the tube into the ball of cotton1 and leaves it there in the centre2 on withdrawing the tube the hole can be completely covered up by pressing the cord around it4 ,thus prepared1 the ball is brought to you in a glass cup1 having a hole in the rim through which you pass one end of the cotton4 ,fasten this to a winding-off wheel 7broad-tired71 and as your assistant winds off the cord1 you pretend to throw the coin into the ball4 ,immediately1 the marked piece falls into the bottom of the vessel1 in which it is taken to the owner4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aa4--,the ,owner of the ,coin4 ,,the ,,obedient ,,sixpence4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ab4 ,lay a sixpence between two shillings on a table-cloth1 and cover them with a tumbler1 and offer to remove the middle one without touching the others or the glass4 ,to do so scratch the cloth with the finger-nail1 and the lesser coin will move out towards you1 the others being held by the tumbler4 ,,the ,,invisible ,,transit4 7,le ,vase aux ,grains47 ,mr4 ,panky borrows a half-crown1 which he politely requests some one in the party to mark1 and having had a fruit examined1 such as a shaddock1 melon1 marrow1 c41 he puts it in a box4 ,then holding a large cup or vase full of seed or corn1 as he proves by taking a pinch out of it1 and casting the grain amongst the audience1 he sets it on a table4 ,at a word1 the coin vanishes to enter the fruit4 ,next1 the fruit is commanded to cross and bury itself in the vase filled with seed1 without displacing its contents1 which is assuredly remarkable4 ,indeed1 on plunging the hand into the vessel1 the fruit is produced1 and in its centre is found the marked coin4 ,the seed has disappeared4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ac4 ,explanation4--,the vase is of metal with a secret bottom or with a trap in the stand1 by which the contents1 in this case seed1 will run down out of it and down through the hollow leg of the table on which it is placed4 ,the box in which the fruit is put is that called the ,box of ,disappearances4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ad4--,the ,box of ,disappearances4 ,it is a case with a double drawer1 into the inner of which an object is placed and both shut up2 only the outer or false drawer is pulled out1 and the disappearance is performed4 ,as for the fruit1 the coin is placed in it beforehand1 or introduced by means of the coin knife4 ,performance4--,the marked coin is passed to your agent1 who pushes it into a fruit by a cut made in it while you are letting a duplicate fruit be examined4 ,the prepared one is buried in seed in the vase which is brought in upon the stage4 ,the second fruit is put into the disappearing box and made away with4 ,a touch to the spring releasing the trap of the vase makes all the seed run off1 and the fruit containing the coin is triumphantly opened4 ,,the ,,die ,,and ,,dove ,,trick4 ,you have the double die described in ,the ,secret ,out1 composed of a hollow tin case1 painted like a die1 and a die in solid wood4 ,you hold up a borrowed hat and say that you will visibly pass that die 7both being as one7 into the hat4 ,upon the crown you leave the cover and the solid cube you put inside the hat--or you say--8,now you see this die1 and now you do not see it60 and pass it down on the secret shelf behind your table4 ,or1 again1 you exchange it for a hollow die holding a live bird1 and opening with a sliding side4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ae4 ,you place this die on a plate1 and1 in covering it1 and turning it over1 open the slide1 so as to have the now open face down on the plate4 ,you have a small cage containing another bird1 on which you set a handkerchief1 in the centre of which is sewn a square plate of metal of the size of a cage1 at top4 ,your table trap takes in the cage1 and you hold the handkerchief by the square plate at the proper distance from the table1 so that the way the folds fall from its edge will resemble their draping the cage4 ,now1 say--8,i shall make that die pass into the hat and this bird take its place60 ,you shake the handkerchief and show that the cage has departed--a most effective illusion4 ,you pick up the mock die in the case1 and1 of course1 the liberated bird flies away4 ,you lift the hat and push the solid die so as to make it fall4 ,then you put into the hat a set of cups1 ,chinese lanterns1 dolls1 or other objects made for that purpose1 to fit inside each other1 and so take up little space--and express your astonishment that the owner should fill his hat with anything but brains4 ,,the ,,coin ,,wand4 ,let your ebony wand be hollowed out at one end and bored clear through for a movable rod to work in it4 ,in the space at the end have a half-crown cut into three pieces1 thus-- ,illustration3 ,fig4 #af4 with a simple mechanism worked by a spiral spring at the end of the rod1 by which these three pieces1 overlapping one another when drawn into the wand1 unfold upon the same plane like a perfect coin when the spring is liberated4 ,you can by its means appear to draw a coin by the mere tap of your wand from any place whatever--the wall1 a table1 a person's ear1 nose1 or pocket--and as often as desirable1 since you pretend to remove the half-crown each time that it is shown1 and actually show a real one in your hands4 ,,the ,,garland ,,of ,,roses4 ,you have borrowed three or four coins from the company1 changed them for the ones used in your juggling1 and passed them to your assistant4 ,then you have as many cards drawn out of a prepared pack 7see 8,how to force a ,card10 page #dc1 ,the ,secret ,out47 ,your attendant brings in a wreath of flowers1 which is suspended from the ceiling by two silken cords4 ,you lay the coin on a little glass table1 and only let one piece slide off at a time4 ,the coin wand can be used in connection with this stand1 and rings and other objects can be substituted for the coin top1 set on an iron frame4 ,on crying out1 8,i now take these sovereigns and throw them into the centre of that garland60 a chink of coin is heard1 and on the instant the money is seen1 held by invisible means1 in the wreath4 ,next you stuff the cards into a pistol1 and1 on firing at the garland1 they appear within it4 ,explanation4--,this magnificent trick is simply but requires electrical appliances4 ,the action of a battery makes the duplicate coin on the table fall into a recess in its edge1 while the real ones and the chosen cards1 by the same power1 are thrust out from the wreath by secret wires with pincer heads4 ,,the ,,bewitched ,,picture ,,frame4 7,le ,cadre l',assiette47 ,did you ever see such a lovely bit of ,svres as this plate8 ,observe the delicacy of the tints and the dainty outlines of the floral decoration4 ,if ,i were in the musing mood1 ,i might form quite a lecture on the scenes which this piece of porcelain conjures up3 the rise of ,dubarry2 her downfall--,oh6 the plate has slipped through my fingers1 and ,i take it up to find it broken4 ,let me see3 what is smashed china fit for8 ,i forget--but ,i wonder1 now1 if it would not make excellent wadding for a pistol6 ,let us try4 ,here is the firearm1 which ,i will load--on the powder ,i put the fragments of the plate--,time severs many a beauty from her mate--,plenty of room yet4 ,i must add these rings1 with which my obliging auditors have furnished me1 and this ribbon4 ,a very formidable charge6 ,boy6 a target6 ,call that a target8 ,why1 it is a black board in a frame4 ,never mind2 it will do1 unless ,i make a butt of you6 ,exit the ,attendant4 ,click6 bang6 ,when the smoke clears away1 there is seen in the middle of the framed black space the ribbon1 rings1 watches1 or whatever was used for cartridges1 and the plate restored except for one small fragment4 ,it seems that ,i left a piece out of the barrel4 ,oh6 ,is it not here under this obliging young lady's fan8 ,i thought so2 thank you4 ,i will throw it into its place4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ag4 ,one1 two1 three1 and an off6 ,i mean on6 ,you will observe that ,richard is himself again--as rich and hard as ever4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ah4 ,explanation4--,for the appearance of the entire objects1 the enchanted target described on page #aid1 ,the ,secret ,out1 is used1 with the following additional contrivance for the china plate restoration1 namely3--,the duplicate plate is covered1 as are the other articles1 with a black blind1 made to disappear into the frame by an electric shock1 or the action of a piston-rod1 while a scrap of black cloth to be pulled away by a wire leading secretly to your assistant1 gives it the semblance of a broken one4 ,,the ,,gueridon ,,and ,,golden ,,rain4 ,by the orders of ,mr4 ,hanky ,panky1 his attendant brings out before the audience a small round table 7guridon71 a more guileless means of mystification being impossible1 with its thin1 flat top1 slender leg1 and general simplicity of outline4 ,half a dozen florins or half-crowns being borrowed from the audience1 they are marked by one of them and placed in a pile upon the table1 whence they disappear one by one4 ,this is1 perhaps1 not so very astounding1 for no fellah ever yet clearly understood how money goes4 ,but1 to really make the deception a startling one1 ,mr4 ,panky puts a hat1 a scarf1 or a handkerchief on the table1 and commands the money to return from its refuge of nothingness4 ,the half-crowns--a great deal more eager to be restored to their owners than whole crowns now-a-days are--are heard to fall upon the table1 without a trace of their passage through the hat or handkerchief4 ,on removing the cover1 indeed1 the attendant has but to go to the table to fill a salver with the money1 and distribute among the rightful proprietors4 ,explanation4--,the table-leg is hollow and a rod works in it1 on the head of which the bottom coin is placed2 when the rod is lowered1 which is done by simple mechanism 7for which see 8,grand ,magic10 in ,the ,secret ,out71 the coins gradually vanish4 ,the reappearance is managed by the reverse action1 and the rod may be fitted with a joint a few inches from the top1 so that the pieces will fall off on one side1 the more noisily the better4 ,when the coins are to drop audibly into a metal or glass vase set on the table1 the rod may terminate in a tube to contain the money4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ai4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bj4 ,,iii4--,,with ,,rope ,,and ,,string4 ,,the ,,skipping-,,rope ,,trick4 7,hamilton's l',entente ,cordiale47 ,provide a skipping-rope1 and1 having had your wrists firmly bound together1 let the person who thus tied your hands pass one end of the rope between your arms and join its ends1 by which act the cord and your united arms will form two endless links or rings1 to separate which1 and instantaneously1 will seem materially impossible4 ,however1 it can be done4 ,pull at the cord as if to make sure it is held fast1 and1 while so doing1 catch between the wrists the part of the rope that happens to be there1 and work the rope up so as to get the looped end through the handkerchief in your hands4 ,through this loop pass your left hand4 ,turn slightly to the right and jerk the rope a little1 when it will fall to the floor1 while your hands remain attached4 ,in the couple of seconds which this feat requires1 move your hands up and down mysteriously1 to baffle the attention of the bystanders on what you are doing4 ,,to ,,restore ,a ,,cut ,,string4 7,decremp's ,garter ,trick47 ,having a piece of string1 with the ends tied1 run one hand through each end1 twist it once round 7,fig4 #ba71 and put both ends into the left hand4 ,draw the right hand quickly along the double strings to where the strings cross1 and conceal the join with the right thumb and forefinger 7,fig4 #bb74 ,illustration3 ,figs4 #ba and #bb4 ,hold the strings in the same way with the left hand1 and let some one cut the string between them4 ,you show that the string has been divided into two pieces1 and assert that you can join them by mastication4 ,put all four ends into your mouth1 and remove with your tongue the little cut off loop4 ,when you take the string out of your mouth no one will notice the absence of so small a portion of its length1 and will fancy that you really have joined them4 ,take an opportunity of getting rid of the fragment you retained in your mouth4 ,,to ,,cut ,,the ,,braid ,,of ,a ,,buttonhole ,,without ,,leaving ,a ,,mark4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bc4 ,tie the ends of two feet of string together4 ,put it through a button-hole of your coat 7or the ring of a key in the door72 stick one thumb in each end1 and each little finger in the upper string of the other hand4 ,draw out the hands1 and present the figure traced in the illustration4 ,let go with the right thumb and left little finger1 and thrust your hands quickly apart1 when you will seem to have pulled the string through the braid of the button-hole1 and yet there will be no trace of the passage4 ,it is best1 when you let go with the right thumb1 to change the string from the right little finger to it4 ,,the ,,demon ,,cord4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bd4 ,saw a tube in half lengthwise1 and at one end mount a grooved wheel1 over which passes the bight of a cord1 with its two ends passing out of the hollow cylinder at the sides of the other end4 ,tint one half of the cord a different colour from the other1 close it in2 varnish well to hide the crack1 and your trick is complete4 ,the cord seems to have the chameleon property of changing its hue4 ,,to ,,tie ,a ,,knot ,,on ,,one ,,wrist ,,without ,,the ,,touch ,,of ,,the ,,other ,,hand4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #be4 ,take a yard of whipcord1 or stout fishing-line1 one end in each hand1 and with the right throw a loop over upon the left hand4 ,instantly draw back the right hand to tighten the loop1 and let go both ends the moment the knot has been made4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bf4 ,,to ,,cut ,,your ,,nose ,,off ,,with ,a ,,string4 ,tie the ends of twelve or fifteen inches of string together1 and make a loop1 as shown in the illustration4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bg4 ,place the loop in the teeth at ,a4 ,put the right forefinger in loop ,b1 holding the other bight 7or bend71 ,c1 on the left forefinger1 as in the second illustration4 ,with the right forefinger remove the loop ,b1 by raising it over the string ,d1 and carrying it under that string4 ,put the top of the forefinger 7the loop ,b being on it7 on the tip of the nose4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bh4 ,,the ,,marvellous ,,release4 7,le ,captif ,emancip de ,m4 ,cleverman47 ,a ponderous ladder1 composed of three uprights and crossbeams1 is drawn in upon the stage1 and inspected1 as well as a new rope1 by one of the company1 and pronounced solid4 ,the ,magician's assistant is then bound to the centre post1 and all the knots are sealed by one of the spectators4 ,a light basket-work shade1 covered with canvas1 is put on over all1 and in a few seconds the man is found tied as before1 but without his coat4 ,on being concealed and discovered again he is found completely freed1 and the rope on the stand without a seal being broken4 ,explanation4--,the centre post is apparently quite firmly bolted into the cross pieces1 but in reality the screw heads have no pin attached except one1 which is withdrawn by the tied man1 who has his hands bound behind him just where he wishes to use them4 ,on being unpinned1 the beam drops down into a socket in the stand1 and the rope can be pulled through the open space4 ,the sealing of the knots keeps the ropes in their place4 ,a chair can be constructed in the same manner1 and1 if the deception be practised in a dark cabinet1 one of the ,davenport ,brothers' feats can be imitated4 ,,the ,,magic ,,untying4 ,give one end of a yard of strong1 stiff1 smooth twine to a person to hold1 while you retain the other in your right hand4 ,put your left hand under the twine1 half way between the ends1 and make a single tie 7or1 in sailor phrase1 a half hitch7 over the string between your left hand and the end ,a in the illustration4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #bi4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cj4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ca4 ,draw the tie close but not tight over the left hand1 ,b being the tie4 ,open out the left hand so that1 when closed1 the loop will be loose on the hand4 ,pass the end in the right hand over the left palm on the inside of the string already there1 and make another single tie over the string at the same place as where you formed the first one1 closing your left hand1 which loosens the strings around its fingers4 ,after the tie1 pass the twine under the back of the left hand1 between the strings ,c and ,d 7in the second illustration7 ,fig4 #cj4 ,the dotted line ,e is the string ,a4 ,take that string up on the left hand fingers as in the third illustration4 ,by practice this can be done unseen by the lookers on4 ,draw the end tight till it reaches ,b4 ,pass the end ,a under ,c and ,d strings1 which cross the palm1 drop the whole string off the left hand and pull gently and steadily the end ,a with the right hand1 and the string pulls out straight4 ,illustration ,,robert ,,houdin',s ,,famous ,,rabbit ,,trick4 ,preparation4--,have a small white1 long-eared rabbit hidden in a secret pocket inside the right breast of your coat4 ,performance4--,on requiring a rabbit for a trick1 you select a simple-looking member of the company4 ,on his rising1 you stand behind him so as to cover your body with his4 ,take his right wrist in your right hand as if to keep him steady1 by which act you open your coat out naturally to the right4 ,now flourish your left hand with the arm extended1 and bring it round to the level of the back of the party's neck4 ,then1 at the same time that you forcibly thrust your three last fingers well down within the simple gentleman's coat collar1 you seize the rabbit's ear or ears between your forefinger and thumb4 ,now lift up the rabbit1 and the simple gentleman will be too much confused by the shock to perceive how the deception was managed4 ,the audience will be equally astonished4 ,illustration ,,the ,,magic ,,picture ,,frame ,,and ,,vanishing ,,playing ,,cards4 ,the magician ,bosco1 of ,milan1 numbered among his acquaintances the negro prima donna whose advent as 8the ,black ,malibran0 caused quite an operatic warfare in our fathers' time1 from a certain opposition being waged against a ,desdemona of ,othello's colour presuming to darken the stage4 ,one afternoon previous to ,signor ,bosco's performance at the ,rooms at the back of the ,princess's ,theatre1 which veteran playgoers will remember1 he took tea with the lady4 ,it was his habit1 a pleasant one1 of experimenting with his really remarkable inventions upon his friends before unveiling them to the public4 ,on this occasion he produced at the tea-table a pretty little picture frame4 ,it was simply a border of wood around a square of quite clear glass1 with coloured paper pasted over the back to keep out the dust4 ,taking up a pack of cards1 he had one drawn by the lady--let us suppose the ten of diamonds4 ,this he made to vanish in the air4 ,then he again had the picture frame observed1 that it might be beyond doubt that nothing but the clear glass in the front1 and the coloured opaque back1 were visible4 ,and over the frame1 held in the lady's hand1 he lightly threw a handkerchief4 ,he uttered a magic phrase or two1 took the frame1 still in the handkerchief1 waved it in the air1 and made a pass or two over it4 ,then removing the handkerchief he held up the frame to the lady1 who1 to her astonishment1 perceived a card in its centre--the card she had drawn4 ,again covering the frame with the handkerchief1 ,bosco once more bewitched it4 ,on taking away the handkerchief this time1 the picture frame was found to have resumed its original condition2 in other words1 the card had vanished1 and there was nothing visible but the border1 the clear glass1 and the opaque back4 ,explanation4--,the frame is hollow at top and bottom1 so that these two places are receptacles to contain a quantity of sand4 ,this sand is dyed of the same colour as the paper used to cover the back of the frame4 ,two pieces of glass are placed in the frame1 a little apart4 ,illustration3 ,,side-,,view ,,of ,,picture ,,frame4 ,a1 the plain glass4 ,b1 card corresponding to that which the spectator has been forced to draw4 ,c1 the front side of the second glass4 ,d1 the other side1 over which is pasted coloured paper4 ,to prepare for performance1 fill the receptacle at the top part of the frame with the sand dyed the same colour as the paper at the back1 and let it run down till it fills the space between the two panes of glass1 and consequently1 conceals the card1 and is itself unnoticeable1 from looking exactly like the paper4 ,after the handkerchief has covered the frame1 and you take it into your own hands1 reverse it unseen1 so that all the sand shall run down into the receptacle4 ,on showing it now1 the card will appear4 ,by turning the frame again so that the sand shall run out1 and once more hide the card1 it becomes invisible1 as at first4 ,the trick can be repeated at pleasure4 ,,the ,,magic ,,flower1 ,,appearing ,,and ,,blooming ,,at ,,command4 7,the ,invention of ,m4 ,robert ,houdin1 and as ,improved by ,mr4 ,cremer47 ,mr4 ,hanky ,panky1 attired in a faultless evening dress1 has presented himself to the audience with the air of being quite perfect in his appearance1 when he suddenly becomes confused4 ,by his nervous glances1 and their direction1 it is perceived that he has omitted an indispensable article of costume1 and that is1 the flower in his button-hole4 ,however1 quickly recovering from his surprise and trouble1 he smilingly observes that this misfortune1 irreparable without a certain delay to ordinary members of society1 is easily rectified by a conjuror4 ,to make good this assertion1 he takes up his wand1 and waving it gracefully three times1 the company is startled to see a beautiful rose appear instantaneously in his button-hole4 ,explanation4--,this charming little deception is as simple as effective4 ,a child can perform it1 and at the cost only of a few pence4 ,you must have twelve or fifteen inches of common elastic cord1 fine but strong1 covered with thread of the same colour as your coat4 ,to one end firmly fasten an artificial flower1 or it may be a real one if you strengthen its stalk by the insertion of florists' wire4 ,the place of fastening is close to1 and just under1 the flower4 ,punch out a small hole in your coat1 on the point corresponding to that button-hole in which a flower is usually worn1 and just under the button-hole itself4 ,in this hole insert a metal 8eye10 such as is put in boots for the laces to run through1 and fasten it there4 ,it is for the cord to run smoothly through4 ,this eye is not visible1 even to yourself4 ,on the other end of the elastic make a small loop4 ,when ready for the performance1 take your elastic cord1 to which is attached the flower1 and pass the loop end through the button-hole from the outside4 ,then pass it through the eye in the same direction1 and bring it down along inside the coat to the button on your trousers1 at the left side1 or you may have a button sewn on your vest about the same place4 ,there fasten the end of the cord by the loop4 ,the elasticity of the cord now draws the flower up to the button-hole4 ,pull the flower back1 just a little behind the left armpit1 and let the left arm hang loosely by the side4 ,as long as the upper left arm is kept close to the side1 the flower must remain secure1 and concealed at the back of the shoulder4 ,but1 on opening out the arm1 the flower must be drawn by the elastic cord up to the button-hole1 through which it cannot pass1 from its size4 ,therefore1 in entering the room where the audience await you1 you have nothing to observe but to keep your face to the company4 ,no one can perceive the cord1 even at a little distance4 ,you take up your wand with your left hand1 still keeping the left upper arm by your side2 move your left hand and wand across the body to the right1 then take the wand with your right hand1 while your left hand remains across the body1 with the hand on a level with the button-hole4 ,wave the wand to the left1 and take it with the left hand again4 ,now wave the wand to the left1 and on extending the left arm fully1 you of course open it out1 and the flower--under cover of the arm--is made to appear suddenly in the button-hole4 ,these three movements should be gracefully done1 and with the happy medium between hurry and slowness4 ,,iv4--,,with ,,handkerchiefs4 ,illustration ,,the ,,melting ,,egg ,,and ,,the ,,bewitched ,,handkerchief4 ,a glass is shown1 and can be examined by the company4 ,into it is put an egg1 and the whole is covered with a handkerchief4 ,to prove that the egg is really within the vessel1 it may be heard striking its sides4 ,mr4 ,hanky ,panky stands at a distance and rubs a small coloured handkerchief up into a ball in his hands1 when it is suddenly seen to become an egg4 ,returning to the holder of the glass vase1 the handkerchief is taken away1 and1 instead of the egg1 a coloured handkerchief shown4 ,the handkerchief can be examined4 ,explanation4--,run a fine black thread through a perforated egg1 and fasten the other end of the thread to the middle of an ordinary handkerchief4 7,if you are skilful of hand1 you can have a bent pin at the end of the thread and perform with a borrowed white handkerchief47 ,you only pretend to put the egg within the glass vessel1 and really place a small coloured handkerchief therein1 while the egg remains attached to the large handkerchief4 ,you have an egg made of enamelled tin in your hand1 which you conceal with a duplicate coloured handkerchief1 as you state your intention of executing the double change of egg into handkerchief1 and vice vers4 ,as you speak1 you dexterously stuff the little handkerchief into the egg1 and in holding up the latter hide the aperture with your thumb4 ,when you quickly lift the white handkerchief you carry away the egg1 and discover the coloured one4 ,with practice1 this is a most effective hanky-pankian feat4 ,illustration ,,to ,,undo ,a ,,knotted ,,handkerchief ,,by ,a ,,shake4 ,mr4 ,panky takes up a soft silk handkerchief1 and holding the ends in his hands throws the right hand end over the left1 and pulls it through as if tying a knot4 ,again throwing the same end over the left1 he passes the latter to one of the company to pull it4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cb4 ,his left thumb holds the handkerchief just behind the knot1 while he is pulling the right hand end against the person4 ,he facetiously begs the pull to be hard1 as the handkerchief is a borrowed one4 ,in the same way he seems to tie knots1 really tying the right hand end round the silk1 but this is not remarked1 because he makes a great to do of drawing the knots hard1 and--since the right hand decreases in length by thus enwrapping the rest--works up the slack to shorten the left end proportionably to the other4 ,the company is allowed to test the security of the knots4 ,on regaining the handkerchief1 ,mr4 ,hanky ,panky covers the knots with the loose flap in the centre1 and has one end held again4 ,the knot can be felt through the silk1 but still1 on seizing the loose end and the assistant letting go1 ,mr4 ,panky shakes the handkerchief out as one snaps a whip1 and proceeds to find a rabbit or bottle of wine in the folds4 ,,the ,,handkerchief ,,and ,,egg ,,trick4 ,this is a modification of the above4 ,an egg is passed round for free examination4 ,a handkerchief is held up in the performer's hands by any two of its corners1 and flourished to and fro to prove its innocency4 ,it is then spread out on the table1 the egg laid in its centre1 and the handkerchief taken by its four ends1 so that the audience cannot doubt that the 8hen-fruit0 is really in the middle4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cc4 ,the ,magician undertakes to fling the egg by this impromptu sling farther than ,david did the stone that slew the giant1 and1 what is more1 make it alight in any place previously searched and found empty4 ,then1 taking the handkerchief by one corner1 it is shaken about1 and the egg1 mysteriously vanished1 is found in the designated spot4 ,explanation4--,the egg is a small one1 hard-boiled4 ,there are two handkerchiefs alike sewn together at the edge all round4 ,the one considered as the outside has a slit in the middle1 through which the egg glides as into a bag1 when the handkerchief is lifted with it in the middle4 ,the egg is let slip into one corner1 which is that held by the performer1 while the handkerchief is shaken in the air1 and thus proven to be empty4 ,a second egg is presently deposited in the place where one was to be found4 ,illustration ,v4--,,with ,,rings4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cd4 ,,the ,,penetrative ,,ring4 ,fasten one end of a needleful of silk1 of the colour of a handkerchief1 to the middle of the handkerchief1 and to its hanging end tie a brass ring4 ,always keep the ring on your own side1 so that no one can see it while you shake and rumple the handkerchief4 ,offer to send a ring through a cup and saucer and the table they are on4 ,take the borrowed ring in your left hand1 and keep it there2 pretend to pass it to the right hand1 and ask one of the party to step forward and hold the 7mock7 ring in the handkerchief4 ,now that the cup and saucer are empty1 place the cup in the saucer at the centre of the table1 and ask the person to hold the ring in the handkerchief over the cup4 ,the party will hear the ring fall into the cup1 yet at your command it passes into a hat1 which you hold under the table4 ,in so doing1 you put the real ring into the hat4 ,cry out some cabalistic words1 and negligently take the handkerchief4 ,the party may inspect the cup and saucer1 but there the sorcery does not lie4 ,the hat has but to be held upside down for the ring to fall out on the table4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ce4 ,variation4--,by using a stocking instead of the handkerchief1 and letting the mock ring in the toe be tied up by a string a little farther up around the foot1 the feat may be likewise executed4 ,variation4--,borrow a silk handkerchief from a gentleman1 and a plain gold ring from a lady4 ,request some one to hold two of the corners of the handkerchief1 and another to hold the other two1 keeping them at full stretch4 ,you next exhibit the ring to the company1 and announce to them that you will make it pass through the handkerchief4 ,you have substituted for the ring one made by bending a piece of wire into a circle of the same size1 with one or both of the ends finely pointed4 ,placing your hand under the handkerchief with this duplicate1 you press it against the centre of the handkerchief1 and desire a third person to take hold of the ring through the handkerchief1 and to close his finger and thumb through the middle of the ring1 which proves that the ring has not been placed within a fold1 as may have been hinted when you performed a similar trick4 ,the holders of the corners of the handkerchief let go1 while the holder of the ring retains his hold4 ,another person now grasps the handkerchief as tight as he pleases1 three or four inches down1 so tightly that the ring cannot possibly pass1 and you request him to permit you to take the ring in your fingers4 ,cover your hands with a hat to prevent the company from seeing your operations1 and pull the mock ring open1 draw it through the handkerchief1 and1 putting the handkerchief through the real ring1 which you have ready in your hand1 you remove the hat and the piece of brass together4 ,rub out the hole marks with the false ring in a purse or stocking4 ,the trick becomes still more easy1 since it readily can be passed through the meshes without a trace of its passage4 ,,the ,,ring ,,and ,,glove ,,pillar4 7,la ,colonne au ,gant47 ,mr4 ,panky introduces to the company his ,magic ,sportsman1 of which there is an extended description in ,the ,secret ,out1 8,the ,marvellous ,musket ,shot40 ,the automaton salutes the audience1 and makes ready to fire his gun4 ,several rings are borrowed and placed in the gun1 with a lady's glove4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cf4 ,for a target there is brought in a stand with an ornamental pillar1 on the summit of which is a golden ball4 ,at the signal1 the miniature marksman fires1 the globular casket splits open1 and the glove appears on the top of the pillar1 as if containing a hidden hand1 and with the rings on the fingers4 ,explanation4--,when the rings and glove are borrowed1 others are instantly substituted for them1 which are put into the gun4 ,the real ones are taken out of the room and arranged1 the rings on the glove inside the ball on the pillar4 ,this pillar is hollow1 and is in connection with a gutta percha tube leading down within the table into the confederate's room4 ,at the proper signal1 the piston-rods work1 and the sportsman discharges the gun1 and a strong current of air forces the ball to open and inflates the glove4 ,for the table1 see ,the ,secret ,out4 ,illustration ,,vi4--,,simple ,,tricks ,,with ,,knives4 ,illustration ,,the ,,obedient ,,knife4 ,in a former work 7,the ,secret ,out7 the secret spring literally to make a knife leap out of a cup at the conjuror's call1 was revealed4 ,we give here several other modes of compassing the same end1 that the performer may have several strings to his bow4 #a4 8,you have objected10 says ,panki-pan-ki1 the ,fakir of ,hanki1 8that ,i have executed this trick by hidden mechanism4 ,very well4 ,at present ,i lay these three knives on the edge of the mouth of the cup1 and yet at the instant named1 that one which is chosen shall leap off in obedience10 and it does so4 ,it is answered1 truly1 that a magnet under the table is made to attract the knife1 which is delicately poised on the rim1 thanks to an unseen confederate4 #b4 8,as you please10 proceeds the magician1 taking the table up and setting it down in the centre of the room1 to make it manifest that there was no wire of complicity attached4 ,i now repeat the experiment with the same result4 ,this being done1 only the readers of our works--being the most intelligent body of perusers existent--could have seen that in lifting the table a thread of communication was snapped asunder1 and that this second obedience of the knife was owing to the magnet again1 set in motion by a wire acted on by a treadle4 #c4 ,mr4 ,panky hastens then to show how ludicrous is the supposition that a magnet has anything to do with the feat1 by doing the same on a chair4 ,few or none remark that the chair being shaky1 a wedge of wood had to be put under the cup to steady it4 ,a large watch movement1 with a bit of magnetized iron at the end of the second-hand1 which coming round under the knife in a minute1 produced the desired effect4 #d4 ,mr4 ,panky shrugs his shoulders in deprecation of such absurd solutions of the problem1 and employs a glass table1 mounted on glass legs4 ,but the apparently unprepared transparent board is made of two sheets of glass1 set a little apart so that the air1 blown in between by one of the legs being hollow1 shall go out by a minute hole in the upper plate1 just under the cup1 which is also perforated at the bottom4 ,the magician in walking about1 treads on one plank of the flooring1 where a bellows is concealed4 ,the wind goes up into the cup1 and as the selected knife is delicately poised on the edge while the others rest on little interior cleats1 it falls off at the first puff4 ,observation4--,the knife must be marked so that it can be placed exactly on its balance without delay4 ,also1 the rim of the cup should be flattened a little so as to be the twenty-fourth of an inch broad4 #e4 ,with borrowed knives4--,as these cannot be prepared1 there must be a drop or two of mouth glue or other sticky substance1 at a couple of places on the cup rim1 on which the knives not to be moved are laid4 #f4 ,with pretendedly borrowed knives4--,let the audience furnish the knives1 but to a great number1 amongst which you mix three of your own1 prepared for the performance4 ,on taking up these1 each owner of the knives will imagine that his remains on the table and his neighbours' are being used4 ,even if he suspected a substitution1 that would not account for the trick4 ,ingenious ,variation4--,one knife is laid on the cup with its handle outside to maintain the balance2 a long knitting-needle1 fastened to the knife-handle with a lump of sealing wax1 while a leaden bullet at the other end and knife point serves as counterpoise4 ,the glass table is used1 and the ,magician withdraws to a distance4 ,all of a sudden though1 the knife leaps off from the cup4 ,explanation4--,the column of air is again employed1 for which the cup is set a little way from the hole in the glass plate1 and the knife-handle bearing the sealing wax is adjusted over it4 ,the air is heated this time1 and on melting the wax the released needle is dragged into the cup by the bullet1 and the knife falls4 #g4 ,instead of the glass table1 have a sheet iron case in the shape of a book1 and painted and gilt to resemble one4 ,this is put on top of two or more real books1 on which the cup is placed1 to be the better seen by the audience4 ,one end of the mock book contains a lamp1 which heats the iron above it1 and the rays of caloric act on the wax as before4 #h4 ,with a ,silver ,cup4--,the knife is poised1 as before1 on the rim of a silver cup1 and leaps out at command4 ,mr4 ,panky had stuck the point in a lump of tallow1 and a lamp in the base of the cup had no sooner melted it1 than the loss of its weight made the knife-handle bear itself down4 #i4 ,mechanically4--,the knife is again laid on the cup1 to show that there is no machinery attached to it2 a candle is placed each side of the cup1 fully illuminating it4 ,nevertheless the same result follows4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #cg4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ch4 ,explanation4--,one of the candlesticks is hollow1 and contains in the upper part1 ,a1 some fine sand1 which escapes by the hole1 ,b1 to run down into the receiver1 ,c4 ,when the latter is full up to ,d1 it runs out by that hole1 and falls on the blade of the knife to destroy its equilibrium4 ,as the time of the sand reaching the level of the outlet is regulated by the dimensions of the receptacle1 ,c1 its bottom1 ,e1 is made movable1 and consequently by fixing it at certain points the moment of action can be timed to one1 two1 or three minutes4 #aj4 ,the ,loaded ,knife4--,the handle is hollow1 and divided into three compartments4 ,in the section ,a1 is quicksilver1 running by a hole1 ,b1 into the division1 ,c4 ,so far the knife remains balanced1 but when the mercury rises as far as ,d1 it overflows into the part ,g1 when the end being overweighted1 the knife must fall4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ci4 ,illustration ,,vii4--,,fortune ,,telling ,,tricks4 ,,catches ,,and ,,quibbles4 ,for a wager1 two men ate nuts3 the one ate ninety-nine1 the other a hundred and won one1 how many did the winner eat more than the loser8--,one4 99 99 99 99 99 ,a specimen of that noble animal1 the horse1 having been paraded before a company enthusiastic upon its faultlessness1 modestly but firmly insist upon it1 that--without pretending to any great veterinary knowledge--you can see with a quarter of an eye that the gorgeous steed has 8the lifts40 ,the name of this mysterious complaint being somewhat analogous to that of the 8heaves10 a torrent of indignation will doubtlessly burst upon you4 ,on being forced to give an explanation1 you can1 with the fearlessness of truth1 explain that if the creature did not have 8the lifts10 could it move its feet off the ground4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,how ,,to ,,push ,a ,,lady',s ,,head ,,through ,a ,,wedding ,,ring4--,run your finger through the ring and touch the lady's head with the tip4 99 99 99 99 99 ,how many ,bank of ,england notes will weigh down a sovereign8 ,only seven will more than equal the coin in weight4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,how ,,to ,,make ,a ,,lady ,,stick ,,out ,,her ,,little ,,finger4--,the best way of securing this effect is to put on the finger a diamond ring4 ,the mere desire to display the diamond to the best advantage is sure to make the lady stick out her little finger in the most charming manner possible4 ,when the effect begins to fail1 substitute another ring of greater brilliancy4 ,addendum4--,a ring at the door-bell has been known to make a lady stick her head out of the window4--,hanky ,panky4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one of the company having related a story which lauds his moral excellence1 observe that1 spite of his pretentions1 you know what will hang him6 ,at the end of his indignation--answer1 a rope6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,squaring ,,accounts4--,a day or two since an inveterate joker met his friend1 ,hanky ,panky1 ,esq41 in the street1 whom he knows to be a great dog fancier4 ,with a twinkle in his eye and an inquiring look in his countenance he anxiously asked him if he had seen the new breed of imported dogs1 the 8,sooner40 ,professor ,panky replied that he had not1 and wished to know the peculiarity of the breed4 8,they'd sooner stay in the house than go out of doors10 was the reply1 as the joker cautiously moved away1 shaking his sides and winking4 ,the prestidigitateur determined to be even1 and the next time he met the joker he seriously remarked3 8,you've been to ,smith de ,brown's1 haven't you80 8,no1 why80 8,i thought you knew he had got back his tray of diamonds40 8,no1 is that so8 ,how did he get it80 8,he took it with the four #8spot4'0 ,the playful youth suddenly remembered a very pressing engagement and hurried away1 remarking1 8,i--,i--,i'll see you again1 ,doctor ,hanky1 ,i--,i--,i don't quite understand40 99 99 99 99 99 ,a lady occupying a room1 letter ,b1 at an hotel1 wrote on the slate as follows3 8,wake letter ,b at seven2 and if letter ,b says #8let her be1' don't let her be1 nor let letter ,b be1 because if you let letter ,b be letter ,b will be unable to let her house to ,mr4 ,b41 who is to call at half-past ten40 ,the porter--a much better bootblack than orthographist--after studying the above all night1 did not know whether to wake letter ,b or let her be4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration ,a young man asked a young lady how old she was1 and replied 8#f times #g and #g times #c added to my age will exceed #f times #i and #d1 as double my age exceeds #bj40 ,the young man thought she looked much older4 99 99 99 99 99 ,what is the difference between twice twenty-eight and twice eight and twenty8--,twenty2 because twice twenty-eight are fifty-six1 and twice eight and twenty are thirty-six4 99 99 99 99 99 ,one of #aj loves what #ajbh4 ,,address ,,on ,a ,,letter4 ,w ,o ,o ,d ,j ,o ,h ,n ,h ,a ,n ,t ,s4 ,answer4--,john ,underwood1 ,andover1 ,hants4 ,,algebraic ,,squaring ,,of ,,the ,,circle4 ,c ,i ,r ,c ,l ,e ,i ,c ,a ,r ,u ,s ,r ,a ,r ,e ,s ,t ,c ,r ,e ,a ,t ,e ,l ,u ,s ,t ,r ,e ,e ,s ,t ,e ,e ,m ,a ,,bunch ,,of ,,anagrams4 ,a good anagram was once made from the translation in the ,vulgate of ,pontius ,pilate's last question to our ,saviour1 8,what is truth0--8,quid est veritas80 ,the anagram answers1 8,est vir qui adest0--8,it is the man who is before you40 ,this example complies with the conditions of a perfect anagram4 ,it employs all the letters--does not depend on pronunciation--and makes the anagramatised sentence an answer to the direct form4 ,wilkie ,collins4--,we coil in skill4 ,guiseppe ,garibaldi4--,gape ,pig6 as ,i re-build4 ,eugnie ,imperatrice4--,mere ,peace6 ,i intrigue4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,the ,,grammatical ,,word4 ,there is a word of #ad letters of which the #crd and #adth form an article2 #f1 #aj1 #e1 and #a a noun2 #ab1 a pronoun2 #f1 #aj1 and #b1 a verb2 #d1 #ac1 and #aa1 an adverb2 #h1 #i1 #g1 and #f1 an adjective2 #ad1 #ac1 #i1 a conjunction2 #c1 #aa1 a preposition2 and the #acth an interjection3 thus the word contains in itself the whole #h parts of speech1 and its meaning is in accordance with its anagrammatic changes4 ,the word is ,t ,r ,a ,n ,s ,m ,i ,g ,r ,a ,t ,i ,o ,n #a #b #c #d #e #f #g #h #i #aj #aa #ab #ac #ad #c1 #ad an2 #f1 #aj1 #e1 #a mast2 #ab;,i2 #f1 #aj1 #b mar2 #d1 #ac1 #aa not2 #h1 #i1 #g1 #f grim2 #ad1 #ac1 #i nor2 #c1 #aa at2 #ac ,o4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,hanky ,,panky ,,to ,,his ,,nieces1 ,,with ,a ,,set ,,of ,,chessmen4 ,the box now presented to you1 my dear ,nieces1 ,start not6 contains ,men1 though in thirty-two pieces4 ,but may each of you meet with one perfect and whole1 ,for a partner through life1 with a heart and a soul2 ,may you each in life's ,game e'er successfully move1 ,and all conquests achieved prove the conquests of love2 ,may you ever be able--on banks--to give check1 ,and may ,bishops and ,knights bow down at your beck4 ,may ,castles surrender whene'er you attack 'em1 ,and staunch prove your ,men1 with your good ,queen to back 'em2 ,may your fortunes permit you to dwell in the ,squares1 ,and enjoy life's delights without tasting its cares2 ,may you each find a ,mate1 life's journey to sweeten1 ,and if mated oft1--may you never be beaten6 99 99 99 99 99 ,,comic ,,fortune ,,telling4 ,illustration3 ,,zadkiel3 ,i foresee that you have had a misfortune with one of your legs4 ,it will never happen again4 ,,the ,,alphabetical ,,fortune ,,teller4 ,the ,moslems have recourse1 to determine them when they are in doubt as to any action1 to a table called ,zairgeh1 divided into a hundred squares1 in each of which is written some ,arabic letter4 ,the person who consults it1 repeats three times the opening chapter of the ,koran1 and #ehth verse of the sixth chapter4 8,with ,him are the keys of the secret things3 none knoweth them but him4 ,he knoweth whatever is on the dry ground or in the sea2 there falleth no leaf but ,he knoweth it2 neither is there a single grain in the dark parts of the earth1 nor a green thing1 nor a dry thing1 but it is written in a perspicuous book40 ,he places his finger at random upon the table2 he then looks to see upon what letter his finger is placed1 writes that letter1 the fifth following it1 and the fifth following this1 until he comes to the first which he wrote1 and these letters together compose the answer4 ,the construction of the table is thus3-- dwwawohabh ioisotdttw woaaaienii tsdnthiaae ottntuwtdh tiaesflinu elujcadtoc rohyeowype frwedioiae lnsctlgheh ,fig4 #dj4 ,for example1 suppose the finger to be placed on the letter s1 second in the fourth line1 we take from the table the letters3-- s--i--t--w--i--l--l--d--o--w--r--o--n--g --w--a--i--t--a--n1 which forms the answer3--8,wait an7d7 sit will do wrong10 an incentive to action quite clear4 ,the sentence always commences with the first of the letters taken from the uppermost line4 ,it will be seen that the table gives only five answers1 one of these with whatever letter of the alphabet we commence4 ,the framer of the table1 knowing that men very frequently wish to do wrong1 and seldom to do what is right1 and that it is generally safer for them to abstain when in doubt1 has given but one affirmative answer1 and four negative4 ,it was by this means that the dishonest ,arab found out that ,livingstone was dead and did not want the goods he was taking to him1 which shows how reliable a forecast can be thus made4 7,see ,the ,finding of ,livingstone47 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration ,a ,,chinese ,,puzzle4--,a ,chinaman died1 leaving his property by will to his three sons1 as follows3 8,to ,fum-,hum1 the eldest1 one half thereof2 to ,nu-,pin1 his second son1 one-third thereof2 and to ,ding-,bat1 his youngest1 one-ninth thereof40 ,when the property was inventoried1 it was found to consist of nothing more nor less than seventeen elephants1 and it puzzled these three heirs how to divide the property according to the terms of the will without chopping up the seventeen elephants1 and thus perhaps injuring their lives4 ,finally1 they applied to a wise ,neighbour1 ,y-sa-cur1 for advice4 ,y-sa-cur had an elephant of his own4 ,he drove it into the yard with the seventeen1 and said1 8,now1 we will suppose that your father left these eighteen elephants4 ,fum-,hum1 take your half1 and depart40 ,so ,fum-,hum took nine elephants and went his way4 8,now1 ,nu-,pin10 said the wise man1 8take your third1 and remove60 ,so ,nu-,pin took six elephants and travelled4 8,now ,ding-,bat10 said the wise man1 8take your ninth1 and begone40 ,so ,ding-,bat took two elephants and absquatulated4 ,then ,y-sa-cur took his own elephant and drove home again4 ,query3 ,was the property divided according to the terms of the will8 ,,to ,,guess ,,the ,,points ,,thrown ,,with ,,dice4 ,while ,i turn away my head1 let some one throw a pair of dice and count the pips1 and add to this sum the amount on the bottom face of either one of them4 ,now1 throw again and add these new points4 ,i now turn and look1 and tell the whole number thrown4 ,explanation4--,when you look1 you count the faces seen1 and add seven4 ,this is a pretty little trick4 99 99 99 99 99 ,arithmetically speaking1 would not the world be happier if all were #b ,b #a #j #j #a #e #a #e #j4 ,c ,i ,v ,i ,l #b #a another4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #da4--,the ,fair ,arithmetician4 99 99 99 99 99 ,,arithmetical ,,fortune ,,telling4 ,dates of important events in the lives of eminent men are supposed to have a mysterious meaning of a prophetical tendency4 ,the process of forecasting is to take the number of years between a man's birthday and that of his marriage or first notable occurrence1 which number added to the second date should give the year of his next distinguished action4 ,for instance1 by comparing the dates of special significance in the life of ,pius ,,ix4 we discover that the figures of each sum up to #ai4 ,thus ,mastai ,ferretti was born in #agib1 ordained in #ahai1 chosen pope in #ahdf4 ,the next year distinguished by the same peculiarity is #ahgc1 when consequently some great event will again happen to him4 ,what this is to be1 time will show4 ,illustration ,,viii4--,,simple ,,tricks ,,with ,,boxes4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #db4 ,,the ,,magic ,,table ,,and ,,sealed ,,casket4 ,the magician's bottle is shown to the company1 and a little wine poured from it to prove it is not empty4 ,a handkerchief and ring are borrowed1 and put into the bottle4 ,a borrowed casket is then held up in view1 fastened with sealed thread1 and ,senor ,don ,hanquey y ,panquey announces his intention to break it open to see the contents1 but previously will return the borrowed articles4 ,out of the bottle1 then1 he pulls the handkerchief and ring1 dripping with wine1 and places them upon the sealed box1 in plain view4 ,the bottle is taken away4 ,the wine-soaked handkerchief is crammed into a pistol and fired at the box4 ,on opening it there is found a second box within1 which being also opened1 discovers the handkerchief1 ironed and perfumed1 and the ring4 ,explanation4--,the table is made with a hollow leg as usual1 but with a larger aperture1 closed with a double trap1 through which a piston rod may push up a box deposited at its base4 ,the borrowed ring and handkerchief are put into the secret compartment of the bottle 7see ,the ,secret ,out1 and ,the ,magician's ,own ,book71 where they remain until the bottle is taken out of the room4 ,the wine-saturated handkerchief and ring put upon the sealed box are duplicated4 ,when the assistant receives the bottle1 he takes out the real ring and handkerchief1 which latter he places in a box going into the casket1 which has no bottom1 the better for the two to be pushed up within the gueridon4 ,the table has the double in its base when it is brought on the stage1 and the duplicate handkerchief is fired at it4 ,consequently1 you are sure to find the borrowed articles in the casket when it is opened4 ,,the #ajj ,,rings ,,of ,,smoke4 ,take six playing cards and turn up half an inch of the ends of each1 the same side4 ,with them form a hollow cube or box by the arrangement here depicted3 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #dc4 ,in the centre of one side cut out a small circle4 ,after filling this box with tobacco smoke1 you can make a ring of it issue from the aperture by giving a tap to the opposite side1 just as the pressure of the flexible bottom of an oil-can makes the fluid spurt out4 ,,to ,,introduce ,,cigar ,,smoke ,,into ,,an ,,air-,,tight ,,vase4 ,certain old dames of ,mr4 ,panky's acquaintance are prejudiced upon the subject of tobacco smoke4 ,to believe them1 you would become of the impression that cigar vapour penetrates the thickest curtain1 wall1 or any partition whatever4 ,i beg to show you that these estimable ladies are not so far wrong4 ,i have in my hand a glass cup with a cover of the same material1 as transparent as possible4 ,i put on the lid1 and let this volunteer hold it at a distance from me1 whilst ,i puff towards it the smoke of this perfumed cigarette4 ,keep your eyes on the covered cup1 for you will see that the smoke enters it1 though hermetically sealed4 ,to convince you that there is no ocular illusion1 let my obliging ,ganymede lift off the cover4 ,there1 away flies the smoke caught in it4 ,again close it1 while ,i again despatch more smoke to it4 ,shall ,i repeat the experiment1 for ,i warn you ,i am prepared to continue till morning4 ,three or four times will suffice1 eh8 ,so much the better for your patience4 ,explanation4--,into the cup put a few drops of alkali1 and move the vessel about so that the inside is coated with the liquid2 treat the cover with chloridric acid1 in the same way4 ,when these two are brought into contact by the junction of the cover and vase1 a thick vapour is produced1 which resembles tobacco smoke4 ,take care not to cover the cup until just when you wish the vapour to appear1 as its formation is instantaneous4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #dd4 ,,ix4--,,simple ,,tricks ,,with ,,hats4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #de4--,the ,gentleman who ,lends his ,hat4 ,,the ,,magician',s ,,birdcage4 7,les ,oiseaux ,ranims47 ,there is an universal exclamation of sorrow from the ladies when the inmates of the pretty cage--suddenly produced from a gentleman's hat1 as a conclusion to a trick--are found to be lifeless4 ,participating in the distress1 ,monsieur ,hanky ,panky seeks to remove its cause1 and for that purpose borrows from the audience a pocket handkerchief4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #df4 ,hardly has he drawn it two or three times over and around the cage1 than the pitying faces are seen beaming with wonderment and joy1 for the inanimate birds have been resuscitated1 and are flying and chirping within the gilded bars4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #dg4 ,explanation4--,some wondrously scientific gentleman will probably descant upon the marvellous effects of training of canaries1 or1 perhaps1 of the administering angels1 ether and chloroform4 ,let him do so1 for you will learn on an inspection of the cage1 that it has a double bottom1 in the receptacle of which1 at first1 the live birds are kept unseen1 and1 on the pressure of a spring in the knob at the top1 the stuffed ones descend1 thanks to the false bottom sinking in the middle1 if its halves are on pivots at each side2 or1 one half sinking one side and the other opposite1 if they turn lengthwise4 ,an egg can be made to transform itself into a live bird or mouse1 and other changes can be wrought by this same apparatus4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #dh4--8;,and when the ,pie was opened10 c4 ,,the ,,garden ,,hat2 ,,or1 ,,flowers ,,growing ,,visibly ,,in ,a ,,hat4 ,a hat being about to be returned to the owner from having been shockingly maltreated in the concoction of an omelette1 it occurs to ,herr ,harngy ,barngy1 that1 while it is unfit for adorning the human head1 it may be available for other purposes4 8,hang it60 says the ,professor1 with his genial smile1 which is never so sweet and placid as when he is working his will with borrowed property1 8,i see such a resemblance in it to a flowerpot1 that flowerpot it shall be4 ,so ,i will hang it here--on this little shelf--hanging from the ceiling by three cords40 ,for seed1 a few rose leaves2 for mould1 some shreds of handkerchief1 c41 which are put into the hat4 ,then ,mr4 ,h4 ,b4 retires in amongst the audience4 ,at the wave of his wand1 a tender stalk is seen to peep over the edge of the hat1 and by degrees a bush of flowers rise out of this novel jardinire1 whilst a perfume as of newly blooming flowers pervades the air4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #di4 ,explanation4--,in our former works will be found full directions to manage the miraculous birth of flowers by mechanical means4 ,in the present case the result is brought about by a less complicated method4 ,you have a tin vessel of the size and shape of a hat1 to fit inside it4 ,in it is a bush1 with natural flowers attached1 mounted on a large cork1 the whole to move upwards without impediment4 ,in going up to the hanging shelf you slip this prepared vessel into the hat4 ,when the whole is in its place1 your signal to your confederate sets him to turn on perfumed water1 which runs into the vessel through one of the suspending cords1 which is a gutta percha tube covered with silk4 ,as the water enters1 the cork is floated4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ej4 ,,to ,,run ,,the ,,finger ,,through ,a ,,hat ,,and ,,yet ,,return ,,it ,,intact4 ,having concluded a performance in which a borrowed hat was employed1 you pretend to hesitate about handing it to the owner1 and1 in fact1 whilst you are mumbling excuses1 reveal that1 by some bungling1 you have made so large a hole in the crown1 that a finger--yours1 for instance 7suiting the action to the word71 can go through it1 to do which you thrust a hand within the hat4 ,the forefinger is seen issuing through the top of the hat1 where it wags in an amusing manner4 ,nevertheless1 on instantly giving the hat to the owner1 not the slightest trace of the fracture can be perceived4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ea4 ,explanation4--,the finger shown is one made of gutta percha1 with a little cup valve at the base1 from which the air is exhausted by a simple pressure1 when the adhesion is perfect4 ,to remove it1 pick up the edge of the valve with the thumb-nail4 ,this little diversion causes that hilarity always befitting a magical entertainment4 ,illustration ,x4--,,amusing ,,tricks ,,with ,,various ,,articles4 8,the mind of man1 like a bow1 if always bent would in the end lose its elasticity1 and become useless2 by giving it occasional freedom you preserve its tone1 and it will serve your purpose40--,,sop4 ,,to ,,take ,a ,,portrait ,,in ,,three ,,minutes4 ,draw on coloured paper with another coloured crayon the likeness of a confederate1 and dust the lines with a powder of the same hue as the paper4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #eb4 ,in your pencil-case have a hard brush1 and when you appear to draw1 remove the coloured powder4 ,this trick is used in connection with disappearing feats1 where you undertake to make the drawing of a card1 a flower1 or any vanished article1 which you are not supposed to have seen4 ,a ,,rembrandt ,,etching ,,in ,,five ,,minutes4 ,smoke a glazed card over a tallow candle till the surface is completely blackened4 ,with a needle scratch out a landscape with a moonlight effect1 or a figure in shadow1 except on one side1 where a strong light falls1 after the fashion of the photographs by ,solomon1 ,kliemeck1 c4 ,the weird aspect will be quite like a ,dor or ,van ,schendel4 ,,the ,,one-,,eared ,,hares4 ,draw three hares1 so that each shall appear to have two ears1 while they really have only three ears between them4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ec4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ed4 ,,the ,,shade ,,of ,,napoleon ,,visiting ,,his ,,tomb4 ,a full-length ,portrait of ,napoleon ,i4 may be traced in the above ,engraving ,,doing ,a ,,goose ,,in ,,the ,,turn ,,of ,a ,,hand4 7,story and ,drawing ,lesson47 ,there was once upon a time a farmer who built a house with one window and two doors4 ,a path led to a pool adorned with sedge4 ,but up to the pool1 by two crooked paths1 came a gang of robbers1 who caught a goose4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ee4 ,,vapourgraphic ,,pictures4 ,write on glass with a quill full of hydrofluoric acid4 ,after two minutes' action of the mordant1 wash in clean water1 and polish with silk or soft dry cloth4 ,the bitten away lines are invisible1 but will appear on the plate being exposed to the breath or steam from a kettle4 ,,changeable ,,pictures4 ,paint any subject on thin paper slightly with light colours1 so arranged that by painting the paper stronger on the other side1 it may be disguised4 ,then cover the last side with a piece of white paper to conceal the second subject1 and frame the whole4 ,it may even be put between two pieces of clear glass4 ,on holding up this picture to the light1 a different scene is presented to what is usually beheld4 ,,magic ,,drawing4 ,take a box about #ah inches long by six deep1 and remove the lid and one side4 ,in the centre set a square of glass at right angles to the bottom1 and parallel with the plane of the ends4 ,place a picture which you wish to copy on the left of this upright glass1 and a sheet of paper on the right4 ,on holding the head on the left of the glass1 and looking into it downwards1 the reflection or spectre of the picture will be seen on the paper1 where the lines may be traced4 ,,transparencies4 ,put a chafing-dish or gas-stove under a wooden frame on which you strain1 that is1 stretch1 a piece of strong linen or silk1 while you do it over with a solution of wax in oil of turpentine4 ,it will then be equally diffused4 ,paint with oil colours mixed with spirits of turpentine4 ,,movable ,,transparencies4 ,mount the transparency on a light circular frame1 on an axis easily turned4 ,close the upper end of the hollow cylinder with a disc of tin1 cut into inclined planes like the ventilator let into window panes 7fanlight74 ,a lamp placed inside the cylinder will illuminate the transparency at the same time that it makes it turn round by the current of heated air striking the tin plate4 ,vary the subject of the pictures as you please4 ,mr4 ,panky's represent hideous serpents twisting round a column1 and other delicious spectacles4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ef4 ,to make the above magical figure without taking the hand off1 begin at ,a1 thence to ,b1 to ,c1 to ,d1 to ,e1 and so on4 ,,to ,,write ,,on ,,wood4 ,rub the wood with powdered resin1 and ink will not spread or run when you write upon it4 ,,the ,,pig',s-,,eye ,,game4 ,shut the eyes and draw the figure of an animal without taking the hand off4 ,still not seeing it1 remove the hand and try to put the eye in its proper place4 ,the ludicrous outline made1 and the absurd position of the eye in most attempts1 are remarkable4 ,,everlasting ,,writing ,,on ,,glass4 ,after covering a sheet of glass with visible colour or colours1 write or scratch the inscription so as to remove the pigment in those places where the pen touches4 ,put the glass in the furnace for the colours to set with running so as to obliterate the marks1 and after the proper cooling1 the writing will be unalterably fixed4 ,designs of transparency for a tinted ground can be thus made4 ,,moss ,,pictures4 ,take a board with a smooth face1 and stripe it lengthwise with three bands of colour sky-blue and grass green1 with a pale blue or pale yellow between1 which will be the sky1 the middle distance and horizon1 and foreground of a picture4 ,with coloured moss1 varying in tint from yellow to deep brown1 form trees1 bushes1 hedges1 foliage1 c41 by glueing the sprigs4 ,the effect is often charming4 ,,the ,,punctuation ,,puzzle4 ,whoever writes this on the wall has ten fingers on each hand2 five and twenty on hands and feet2 guess who this may be4 ,,oil ,,pictures4 ,if you drop oil or fat on water it spreads and breaks into variegated patterns as beautiful as snow-flake figures4 ,have a vessel of pure cold water1 still as possible4 ,let one drop of oil fall on the surface from about four inches height4 ,lay a piece of glazed surface paper on the oil pattern1 take it instantly off1 place it on the surface of a plate of ink for a moment1 remove and wash off the excess of ink1 and you will have a black picture closely resembling a photograph4 ,for red use cochineal or the aniline reds4 ,pure sperm oil takes a minute to form a pattern2 green rape oil is slower2 ,lucca oil three minutes2 green olive one minute1 c4 ,oils can be mixed and tried4 ,the formation can be shown by the magic lantern1 from which is removed its nozzle pipe for a shorter one1 so as to form the oleographs properly1 and yet leave room enough for a small pipe to be thrust between the nozzle and the trough containing the water on which swims the oil4 ,the lantern is turned back so that the chimney is horizontal2 the hole is then perpendicular2 on it is set a trough made of two plates of glass joined together1 the upper1 which has a hole in it1 to be filled with water4 ,on the nozzle is placed a prism1 which reflects the picture on the screen4 ,,xi4--,,amusing ,,tricks ,,with ,,various ,,articles4 ,illustration ,,to ,,divide ,a ,,horseshoe ,,into ,,seven ,,pieces ,,by ,,two ,,cuts4 ,make a horseshoe of a slice of pear or apple1 potato1 c41 and cut off the long arms at ,a ,b4 ,range all in a row1 and cut them across into seven pieces4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #eg4 ,,to ,,make ,,an ,,anti-,,macassar ,,of ,a ,,sheet ,,of ,,paper4 ,take a newspaper and fold one end transversely1 so that the edge is parallel with one side1 by which a square is obtained4 ,fold this square to make a right-angled triangle2 fold this to make another triangle1 and so on until the last shape is an acute triangle4 ,the end ,a is just half as thick as the rest of the paper4 ,tear this off at the dotted line1 by which the square of paper becomes a sixteen-sided figure1 nearly circular4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #eh4 ,to make the pattern1 tear off the point of the folded mass1 by which a central hole will be made in the whole piece4 ,then tear from the sides and the broad edge small pieces1 varying in size1 by which a certain pattern will be made4 ,once having found the proper points whence to remove the ground1 such counterparts of lacework can be so rapidly and bewilderingly done that the spectators will be amazed upon your unfolding the paper completed4 ,it is needless to say tearing of a common newspaper makes the trick apparently more difficult than the most elaborate cutting out of coloured tissues with scissors4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ei4 ,,sympathetic ,,currents ,,of ,,divination4 ,a brother philosopher of mine 7says ,hanky ,panky7 has written about sympathetic atoms of communication4 ,descartes1 as he is named1 maintained that any one could put himself in correspondence with another so as to read in his mind as in a book1 by aid of connecting atoms4 ,ahem6 ,i will now 7continues ,mr4 ,h4 ,panky7 apply to a lady and a gentleman1 to whom ,i give each a sealed letter1 with the request for them to take the best of care of them1 and not to open them until permission is given4 ,i have here a pack of ordinary playing cards1 which may be freely examined1 from which are excluded all below the value of seven1 being what is known as a piquet or euchre pack4 ,i make eight piles here on the table of four cards each1 and number them4 ,the gentleman holding the letter will kindly point out which one he selects4 ,observe that the gentleman has taken the third pile4 ,i beg to offer it to him while ,i pick up the other cards4 ,i now spread out a set of dominoes on the table1 of which ,i form four rows of seven each1 face down on the table4 ,i part the four rows into two ranks1 separated by the empty domino-box between them4 ,the gentleman will please choose one of the rows1 and then one of the piles in it4 ,i give him that pile and turn up the dominoes to show that no two are alike4 ,i present to the lady a pencil1 and ask her to mark one of the three flowers painted on the board held out to her4 ,the lady has marked the lily4 ,the gentleman can now open the letter1 when he may read as follows3-- 8,sir--,the four cards chosen by you are the king of spades1 the eight of diamonds1 the ace of hearts1 and the knave of hearts4 ,the pile of seven dominoes contains the blank-two1 three-two1 double-four1 four-five1 deuce-ace1 cinq-three1 double-one1 in all thirty-seven points4 8,signed ,,hanky ,,panky40 ,on opening the lady's letter1 she may read3-- 8,madam--,you were destined to choose the lily4 8,signed ,h4 ,,panky40 ,and ,i shake the envelope out to produce a lovely lily1 which was the flower the lady preferred4 ,explanation4--,the cards were eight sets of four1 which were respectively the spade king1 the eight of diamonds1 ace of hearts1 and knave of hearts4 ,consequently1 wherever the choice fell it was sure to light on the cards which were named in the letter previously prepared4 ,the dominoes were placed in the box face up1 as usual1 but the bottom row was composed of the series which you wish to come out4 ,on putting them on the table place the prepared lot on your left hand4 ,if the right-hand lot should be chosen1 quietly remove it1 saying that you put it out of the way1 and we will use the other 7for it seems perfectly fair that the choice should as well exclude as include the lot74 ,in the same way deal with the other rows so as to have the prepared set in any case4 ,the three names of flowers1 or the flowers themselves1 painted on a board1 have the one to be selected somewhat prominent1 and1 with a little art1 you can always induce a lady to mark the desired one4 7,see directions to 8force a card10 in ,the ,secret ,out47 ,,the ,,turning ,,shears4 ,take a large pair of scissors or shears in your hands1 which you hold out1 palms upwards4 ,hang them by their rings on the little fingers4 ,close the hands with a slight inclination towards the scissors1 so that the finger tips only are in the rings1 and the blade is supported on the inner fleshy part of the palms4 ,as you turn your closed hands1 the scissors will turn1 and on bringing the knuckles upward the point will be forward1 and you can open and shut them freely4 ,,the ,,simulacrum4 ,ladies and ,gentlemen3 ,one of the superstitions of the ,middle ,ages made it credible that if a person hating another bought of a regular magician an enchanted doll1 resembling that object of enmity1 any treatment of the representative1 say1 the insertion of pins into its wax1 the twisting of its limbs1 and so on1 would be felt by the living being4 ,this was acting upon a person through his likeness4 ,on this principle ,i--,signor ,hanchio ,panchio1 at your service--have succeeded in opening locks without going near them with the key4 ,i have a facsimile of my front door lock in my own study1 and on hearing a knock ,i merely turn a key in the duplicate lock1 when the door flies open so mysteriously that the visitor believes the agent an electric medium of mine4 ,i am going to perform this most curious experiment before the present company1 by aid of the massive padlock which ,i take out of its box4 ,there never was a more simple padlock4 ,i shall lock it here under your eyes1 and yet engage to open it without turning the key4 ,it is now locked1 and any gentleman may test its security4 ,i can even hang it on my wand by the ring to prove it1 and in that way my friend by my side can hold it for a moment whilst ,i make a drawing of it on a sheet of innocent white paper4 ,illustration3 ,,open4 ,fig4 #fj4 ,illustration3 ,,closed4 ,fig4 #fa4 ,once more let me show that the fastening holds firm4 ,all are satisfied4 ,i will now apply the key to the hole in the drawing1 and turn it once--twice--and cry3-- 8,open1 ,sesame60 ,the padlock is open6 ,for your kindness in assisting me1 sir1 you may retain the drawing4 ,you have watched me so closely that ,i see you have imbibed the art1 and henceforth all the doors of society are open to you4 ,we borrow from ,the ,magician's ,own ,book the illustration of a magic padlock4 ,in the present case1 the instrument contains a powerful spring which forces the key-bolt back out of the socket of the pin1 and is set in action by pressure on one of the nail heads adorning the plate4 ,this is done when the second testing of the lock is made4 ,you keep up the chatter as long as the time required for the spring to work4 ,,primitive ,,wolf ,,trap4 ,a double circular stockade1 or palisade1 is erected too high for a wolf to leap over1 with one entrance1 closed by a gate4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fb4 ,this is open1 and the animal1 hearing a tied-up sheep bleating in the centre1 passes in and goes the round1 seeking the entrance to the prey1 when he pushes the gate to1 and is imprisoned till morning4 ,,the ,,celebrated ,,honey-,,bee ,,trick4 ,get possession of the queen bee1 and confine her by a hair or fine silken thread by a running noose fast around her corslet4 ,illustration3 ,explanation4--,be ,wise in ,time4 ,the bees1 attentive to her movements1 will surround her1 and go to and fro1 as if in obedience to the will of the captor of the mother bee4 ,a swarm can be made to pass from one hive to another at pleasure4 ,,to ,,protect ,a ,,house ,,from ,,rats ,,and ,,mice4 ,the ,japanese1 from time immemorial1 have manufactured china cats1 with open eyes1 so faithfully copied from nature that one of these toys1 with a rush-light inside1 will protect a whole house during the night4 ,the image might contain a clockwork by which an intermittent sound would still farther alarm the rats4 ,,to ,,show ,,the ,,future ,,in ,a ,,pail ,,of ,,water4 ,bid the person desirous of seeing his or her future partner's face look into a pail of water4 ,the reflection will certainly be of their own features1 but as marriage makes each the other's1 you can safely maintain your credit as a soothsayer4 8,that face will be your husband's when you marry40 ,,the ,,intelligent ,,parrot4 ,have a parrot1 or other bird1 carved and painted1 with simple springs to make the head turn and the mouth to open1 mounted on a hollow shelf against the wall4 ,through its body1 one leg1 the hollow shelf1 and thence through the wall1 into an adjoining apartment1 where your confederate can overhear1 run a tube with a mouthpiece1 to which the lips or a bellows can be applied4 ,on pretty ,polly being addressed1 she will whistle1 sing1 scream at command1 and answer to sensible questions4 ,,cloves4 ,cloves are the unopened flowers of a small evergreen tree that resembles1 in appearance1 the laurel or the bay4 ,each clove consists of two parts1 a round head1 which is the four petals or leaves of the flowers rolled up1 enclosing a number of small stalks or filaments4 ,the other part of the clove is terminated with four points1 and is1 in fact1 the flower-cup1 and the unripe seed-vessel4 ,all these parts may be distinctly shown if a few leaves are soaked for a short time in hot water1 when the leaves of the flowers soften1 and readily unroll4 ,,dandelion ,,ring ,,chains4 ,pull some dandelions with long stems and cut off the flowers4 ,as the stems are hollow1 the upper or smaller end can be bent round to enter the other1 so making a link1 of a number of which a chain can be formed4 ,,immortelles4 ,when fresh1 scrape the flower leaves with a blunt knife to make each petal curl4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fc4 ,for a green hue1 dip the flower1 but not the stalk1 or the former will fall off1 in a brass or copper vessel full of vinegar and salt1 for half a day1 or not so long in oil of tartar2 wash in water1 and dry them1 keeping the stem up4 ,for a straw-yellow tint1 keep them two days in oil of tartar4 ,for yellow1 or another shade of green1 in quick lime1 slightly liquefied with water4 ,for grey1 in vinegar1 milk with a little black dye4 ,for jet1 put the stems through holes in a plate of metal fitting a vessel by which the flowers can be exposed to the fumes of sulphur4 ,they will be blanched at first1 but will then redden1 and finally become black4 ,to varnish3 ,melt down some ,flanders glue1 strain it1 and brush it on thoroughly4 ,put them away to dry where no dust will fall on them4 ,perfume at pleasure4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fd4 ,,the ,,political ,,teetotum4 7,no personal allusion intended to ,h4 ,panky1 ,esq41 ,m4,p47 ,cut the edge of a teetotum into six faces1 and put on them the letters ,d1 ,r1 ,c ,m1 c41 standing for ,despotism1 ,republic1 ,constitutional ,monarchy1 and any other form of government which may visit a country4 ,the game is to pretend to tell the future rule by the first face which comes up three times4 ,,orthographical ,,dice4 ,illustration ,paste or paint upon four cubes of wood1 metal1 stone1 or bone1 the vowels and consonants4 ,attach a value to them1 and play with them in the same manner as if they were dice4 ,the whimsical words which the upturned letters will often produce occasion laughter1 and the compulsion to name them will help slow juveniles on with their alphabet4 ,,the ,,hexagon4 ,the six-sided figure is to be cut through the lines1 and re-made4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fe4 ,,the ,,magic ,,octagon4 ,upon a piece of cardboard draw ,the three designs below2 ,i should have said of each shape four1 ,which when cut out will show1 ,if joined correctly1 that which you ,are striving to unfold1-- ,an octagon1 familiar to ,my friends both young and old4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ff4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fg4 ,,the ,,parallelogram4 ,a parallelogram1 ,fig4 #fh1 may be cut into two pieces1 by which two other figures can be formed4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fh4 ,,mock ,,laces4 ,take a piece of linen or 8long-cloth0 and stamp1 or paint gum on all the parts of a pattern which is to remain intact1 and soak it in a potash-bath at #bb ,centigrade4 ,in a short time the process of felting1 analogous with that of skeletonizing leaves1 will act exclusively on the ungummed places1 and eat away about a twentieth4 ,only the experienced eye can tell it from embroidery4 ,shirt-fronts are thus worked4 ,,to ,,cut ,,out ,a ,,cross4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #fi4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gj4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ga4 ,to cut out of a single piece of paper1 and with one cut of the scissors1 a perfect cross1 and all the other forms here shown1 take a six-inch length of a piece of foolscap two inches wide1 and fold the upper corner down1 as shown in ,a1 ,fig4 #gb2 then fold the upper corner over the first1 in ,b4 ,next fold the paper in half lengthwise1 as in ,c4 ,the last fold is made lengthwise also1 in the middle of the paper1 to form ,d4 ,cut this through with the scissors lengthways1 for the forms shown in ,figs4 #fi1 #gj1 #ga4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gb4 ,,the ,,magician',s ,,spell4 ,a ,b ,r ,a ,c ,a ,d ,a ,b ,r ,a ,b ,r ,a ,c ,a ,d ,a ,b ,r ,r ,a ,c ,a ,d ,a ,b ,a ,c ,a ,d ,a ,c ,a ,d ,a ,,cherry-,,stone ,,baskets4 ,secure a cherry-stone in a vice1 and having traced a line around it the longest way1 and another at right angles1 file out the space1 both sides of the latter1 down to the surrounding mark4 ,there will then be left a miniature basket with handle complete4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gc4 ,,hanky ,,panky ,,burglar ,,alarm4 7,diablotins47 ,exploding crackers are used for awaking a sleeper by the detonation when any one attempts to enter the room without permission4 ,they are fastened across the crack of the door1 as if to seal it4 ,these explosive papers are made by taking strips of half an inch to an inch wide1 and of a convenient length4 ,by means of a little gum-water or paste a small quantity of coarsely pounded glass is attached to one end1 on one side of each strip about one-fourth of an inch4 ,a little fulminating powder is spread over the glass and the moistened end of the paper1 and it is dried in the air3 two of these strips are then laid with their covered surfaces nearly in contact1 and so that their uncovered ends may project different ways4 ,a narrow strip of paper or parchment is then wrapped round the coated ends and fastened to one of them1 but not binding them so tightly as to prevent their being drawn1 by taking hold of the projecting ends1 one over the other4 ,the friction occasions their detonation4 ,the quantity of fulminating powder must be proportioned to the effect intended4 ,,mock ,,turtle4 ,take a piece of paper stained or painted like tortoiseshell1 and cut out a piece of the shape of a turtle's upper shell2 make claws and head1 and paste them on4 ,bend up the middle and put on a bottom1 which you also push up in the centre1 where with a drop of shoemaker's wax you secure a large live fly4 ,the efforts of the latter to escape will cause him to carry the paper shape about the table4 ,except for the fright--and the absence of mental emotions in such low animals debars much fear of that--the creature need suffer no hurt4 ,,mystic ,,changes ,,in ,,costume4 ,we are all familiar with the excellent surprises in quick dressing shown by ,woodin1 ,love1 and the latest polyphonist1 ,mr4 ,maccabe4 ,an ,american entertainer has carried this address in dress to its climax4 ,he comes upon the stage attired in a black dress coat1 black trousers1 having in his hand a high opera crush hat1 and sings a collection of songs1 at the end of each one of which he1 without leaving the stage1 and while standing in full view of the audience1 makes several changes in his costume1 as follows3--,upon the coat1 which is closely buttoned1 in place of the black buttons there suddenly appear and disappear double rows of gilt buttons4 ,closing his crush hat and affixing it to a rear button on his coat1 he produces from a pocket a small cap1 with wig attached1 which he places upon his head2 quickly turning his trousers up above the knee1 to give them the appearance of knee breeches1 we find his lower limbs encased in neatly fitting white gaiters1 and1 producing a telescopic cane1 we are presented with an excellent portraiture of an old man in the full costume of years gone by4 ,by a sudden movement from the neck the entire costume is changed to full female attire4 ,he then sings 8,tassels on her ,boots10 and at the conclusion of the first verse1 as he slightly raises the skirt of his dress in front1 we see that the gaiters have disappeared1 and that his feet are encased in neatly fitting ladies' boots with tassels thereon4 ,succeeding this he makes several entire changes of costume1 all being1 however1 of female attire1 differing materially in style and colour4 ,he wears a jaunty little hat upon his head1 which is changed in colour and style to suit the various costumes1 without removing it3 also1 different wigs are seen upon his head after the latest fashion of ladies' hair dressing4 ,,the ,,animated ,,crystal4 ,alum put into a tumbler of water1 as it dissolves will assume the shape of a pyramid4 ,when the solution has nearly terminated1 you will find the mass covered with geometrical figures1 cut out1 as it were1 in relief upon the mass4 ,this experiment having succeeded1 take up a crystal quartz which has six sides1 and cut accurately from each face to a perfectly convex surface1 and place it on a piece of plate or common window glass1 a china or glazed plate1 or any smooth surface1 perfectly clean1 as grease or a particle of dust would impede its motion4 ,wet the surface1 and give the plane a slight inclination1 when1 if properly managed1 a rotatory motion will commence1 which may be kept up for any length of time by giving alternate inclinations to the plane surface1 according to the movements of the crystal2 to heighten the pleasing effect of which1 a variety of paper figures1 harlequins1 waltzers1 c41 may be attached4 ,the first trial of the experiment had better be made by giving a slight rotatory motion to the crystal4 ,,the ,,spineless ,,giantess4 ,in ,the ,merry ,circle a full explanation was given of the mode of manufacturing a giant or giantess4 ,a slight yet telling modification has occurred to us4 ,let the skirts of a dress be fastened with its waistband around a boy's chest just under his armpits41 ,he forms the body of the ,colossus4 ,half open an umbrella and secure it in that position4 ,tie a shawl to the ferule so that it will fall over the umbrella and conceal the boy4 ,on the top fasten a muff or bale of cloth1 which serves as a head on which a coal-scuttle bonnet may be fitted1 with a thick veil to hide the absence of countenance4 ,if the umbrella has a hinge in it1 as parasols are often made1 the animating principle of this 8ten footer0 may execute a bow with the upper part of the contrivance which a courtier could never surpass4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gd4 ,,to ,,colour ,,agates4 ,brown4--,soak the stone in a solution of silver in spirits of nitre1 dry in the sun1 then put in a damp place1 and on again exposing it to solar light1 the colour will appear4 ,repeat to deepen shade4 ,light ,brown4--,a solution of gold4 ,gray4--,add to the silver solution a quarter of its weight of lard and red tartar4 ,deep ,violet4--,add to the silver solution some plumose alum4 ,white4--,the action of bismuth bleaches it so that it looks white2 it will appear pale brown in the shades4 ,to draw ,figures on the ,stone4--,rough it1 write with a quill1 and the silver solution will dry it quickly4 ,,card ,,castle4 ,with a pack of cards make houses in this manner4 ,place two on their narrow ends1 fixing the tops level4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ge4 ,on each side of the opening stand a card longwise4 ,and place two other cards at the end of the last pair1 to form a square surrounding the triangle4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gf4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gg4 ,each side of the central cards lay two more1 flat upon the outward pair1 like a roof4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gh4 ,on this platform rear cards like the first pair1 and continue till the whole pack is used2 with care many of the under cards at the side can be removed to continue the structure4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #gi4 ,,xii4--,,interludes1 ,,puzzles1 c4 ,illustration ,,puzzles4 ,the best material for these geometrical puzzles is hard wood about an eighth of an inch thick2 but pasteboard1 cardboard1 and stiff paper are efficient substitutes4 ,,to ,,form ,a ,,square4 ,to cut a card of the shape and in the proportions of ,fig4 #gi1 into three parts1 to form a perfect square1 you must cut through the lines of the obtuse angle1 and it will then be an easy task4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hj4 ,a ,,square ,,of ,,four ,,pieces4 ,in a square card punch twelve holes1 or make them with a pencil1 and then cut it into four equal-sized pieces1 each of the same shape1 and containing three holes or marks4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ha4 ,,the ,,puzzle ,,of ,,five ,,pieces4 ,find the centre of one side of four out of five squares1 and cut them from that point to the opposite corner2 place them around the perfect square1 and they will form the figure here presented4 ,illustration3 ,a ,fig4 #hb4 ,illustration3 ,b ,fig4 #hc4 ,,another ,,of ,,triangles4 ,with the five triangles make a square4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hd4 ,,another4 ,dot a square card in eight places1 which dots are to be divided by straight lines1 so as to cut the cross into five pieces1 two dots to each piece except the centre one1 which must comprise eight4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #he4 ,a ,,square ,,of ,,seventeen ,,squares4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hf4 ,to divide a square into seventeen squares1 begin by dividing each side of the square into four portions1 drawing lines across each way to these points to make sixteen squares4 ,unite the points of the diamond1 within which is a square one-quarter the size of the first4 ,a second diamond within this quarter-sized square1 cut by a ,saint ,andrew's ,cross--gives the points for the seventeenth square4 ,,another ,,of ,,four ,,triangles ,,and ,a ,,square4 ,cut the card first into a ten-inch length1 two inches wide2 and then of the pieces form a square4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hg4 ,,of ,,four ,,squares ,,and ,,eight ,,triangles4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hh4 ,,of ,,nine ,,pieces4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #hi4 ,,of ,,ten ,,pieces4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ij4 ,first cut the square into pieces of the three shapes shown1 four of ,a1 four of ,b1 and two of the small one ,c4 ,the formation of a perfect square with them will be a difficult task4 ,,of ,,twenty ,,triangles4 ,begin by placing four triangles at the sides of a square of four triangles1 when the rest of the shape can be filled in readily4 ,,of ,,eleven ,,pieces4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ia4 ,cut up a square into four sets of two each1 ,a a square1 ,b and ,c a triangle2 three of the triangle ,d1 and one each of ,e and ,f4 ,begin at the left lower corner with ,a1 to its top and right side place two of ,d1 then a large triangle ,c2 a square is now made1 one quarter of the large one4 ,the second square to the right requires but the two pieces1 ,e and ,b4 ,the other half1 from there only being five pieces to fit1 will take but little time and trouble4 ,,the ,,oval ,,puzzle4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ic4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ib4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #id4 ,hanky ,panky has to make two oval boards3 but it so happens that the area1 exclusive of hand-holes in the centre1 and the circular piece1 are the same4 ,to cut his stuff1 on finding the centre of the circle1 he strikes a second circle1 half the diameter of the first1 with the same centre4 ,then he cuts the whole into quarters1 by means of two lines drawn at right angles to each other1 then cuts along the inner circle 7,fig4 #ib7 and puts the pieces together1 as in ,figs4 #ic1 #id4 ,illustration ,,checker ,,puzzle4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ie4 ,the puzzle is as follows3--,after placing three red wafers in the squares ,nos4 #a1 #b and #c1 and three blue wafers in ,nos4 #e1 #f and #g1 you are to move the three blues into the squares occupied by the reds and the three reds into the squares occupied by the blues 7keeping within the squares71 the reds moving towards the right1 and the blues to the left1 not being allowed to move back after once moving forward4 ,you are to jump only one at a time1 and have the privilege of moving either card into a vacant square adjoining4 ,the first move1 of course1 is either from #c or #e into #d4 ,explanation4 ,move blue wafer from #e to #d2 red wafer from #c to #e1 jumping #d2 red from #b to #c2 blue #d to #b1 jumping #c2 red from #f to #d1 jumping #e2 blue from #g to #f2 red from #e to #g1 jumping #f2 red from #c to #e1 jumping #d2 red from #a to #c1 jumping #b2 blue from #b to #a2 blue from #d to #b1 jumping #c2 blue from #f to #d1 jumping #e2 red from #e to #f2 red from #c to #e1 jumping #d2 and blue from #d to #c1 which performs the puzzle1 having changed the three blue wafers from their former places into those of the red1 and the red into those of the blue4 ,this may be shown to a person a number of times1 and if done quickly not one in ten will be able to perform it4 ,,the ,,undetachable ,,cylinder4 ,cut a slit close to one edge lengthwise of half a playing card1 and of the other piece make a cutting in the following shape3-- ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ig4 ,pass the thin long ends through a button1 a perforated disc of paper1 or a piece of pipe-stem1 after having taken the slip of card in its loop1 and unfold the large square wings4 ,if the bands are not shown1 the way to get the little cylinder off is truly undiscoverable4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ih4 ,it is done1 of course1 by doubling the flat card till the slip can be pulled through the pipe-stem1 when one of the square wings will go through it1 and the release follows naturally4 ,,triumphant ,,column4 ,take a number of smooth true cylinders1 of metal or hard wood1 and1 by carefully placing one upon another1 rear a slender column4 ,if the ground is firm and level1 such a pillar may attain a somewhat astonishing height4 ,a ,,pretty ,,trick ,,in ,,balancing4 ,illustration ,put an orange1 apple1 or other tempting object fifteen inches from the wall1 and present it to any one who can pick it up while standing against the wall1 or rather while keeping his legs against it4 ,or1 again1 challenge whoever has been distinguishing himself in agility to keep upright on the inner leg while sidewise against a wall4 ,then--as probably you will be asked to perform some feat yourself after having thus set impossible tasks to others--put a cork in a bottle4 ,drive a large pin into it horizontally1 and1 having previously stuck two steel forks opposite each other in a second cork1 with their handles inclining downwards1 and run the head of a needle into the bottom of this cork1 set the needle point on the pin's head1 when the forkified cork will be delicately balanced1 and may even be turned round without falling4 ,,the ,,angular ,,puzzle4 ,cut a piece of cardboard into the form of1 and of equal proportions to1 the figure given here1 after which1 produce1 with the same1 three successive pyramidal or angular boxes1 alternately bearing the respective numbers of #g1 #f1 and #e corners1 still keeping the cardboard in one piece4 ,after cutting the card half through at the dotted lines1 so that it will bend more squarely1 bring the ends of #a--b and #c--d together2 bend the whole in the middle at #e--f3 fold #a--b and #c--d over one another1 and the six-cornered box is formed4 ,by again placing the angular sections inwards1 the box will be finished4 ,if larger1 gum the parts as you fold them1 and a curious box will be the result2 if covered with ,dutch metal so as to conceal all the seams1 it may be a puzzle-box indeed4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ii4 ,illustration ,,the ,,posts ,,and ,,paddock ,,puzzles4 ,i have a paddock found1 which is neither square nor round1 ,but an octagon2 and this ,i have laid out ,in a novel way1 though plain in appearance1 and retain ,three posts in each compartment2 but ,i doubt ,whether you discover how ,i apportioned it1 e'en though ,i inform you 'tis divided into four4 ,but1 if you solve it right1 'twill afford you much delight1 ,and repay you for the trouble1 ,i am sure4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajj4 ,,the ,,landlord ,,tricked4 ,twenty-one persons sat down to dinner at an inn1 with the landlord at the head of the table4 ,when dinner was finished it was resolved that one of the number should pay the whole score2 to be decided as follows4 ,a person should commence counting the company1 and every seventh man was to rise from his seat1 until all were counted out but one1 who was to be the individual who should pay the whole bill4 ,one of the waiters was fixed upon to count the company out1 who1 owing his master a grudge1 resolved to make him the person who should have to pay4 ,how must he proceed to accomplish this8 ,explanation4--,commence with the sixth from the landlord4 ,you illustrate with counters4 ,,the ,,divided ,,orchards4 ,to a house where dwell four persons1 7see the windows to their rooms7 is an orchard2 each man wishes to enclose his two fruit-trees in a space equal to his neighbour's4 ,the dotted lines show the position of the hedges4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aja4 ,,the ,,oblong ,,puzzle4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajb4 ,having cut up a square of card by the lines shown1 reform it4 ,by remembering how to form one quarter of the figure1 the whole will be so simplified that you can perform it under the spectator's eyes with a rapidity which will bewilder them4 ,illustration ,,the ,,one-,,quarterless ,,square4 ,to divide a square less one-quarter1 triangularly shaped1 into four parts of the same shape and size1 follow the lines here described4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajc4 ,,counter ,,puzzle4 ,place eight counters as here given3 ,o ,o ,o ,o ,o ,o ,o ,o #a #b #c #d #e #f #g #h ,the puzzle is to play them in twos1 taking up only one at a time1 and1 each time1 skipping two with the one in your hand4 ,answer3 ,put #d on #g1 #f on #b1 #a on #c1 #h on #e2 or1 #e on #b1 #c on #g1 #h on #f1 #d on #a1 c4 ,for ten1 put the #dth on the #ast1 the #fth on the #ith1 the #hth upon the #crd1 the #bnd on the #eth1 and the #gth on the #ajth4 ,,xiii4--,,tricks ,,in ,,the ,,water4 ,,the ,,fane ,,of ,,aquarius4 ,make a stand with a box upon it1 having the roof and front of an ancient temple1 the front of the stand being in steps leading up to the porch4 ,this conceals a simple apparatus of glass tubes1 receivers and siphons4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajd4 ,the four tubes are shown just above and below the bends1 so as to appear to be solid glass pillars4 ,the water from the upper reservoir fills them in running to find its level in the other container4 ,little figures are made of wax and pith1 two having cork in their heads1 two leaden feet1 and they are placed in the tubes alternately4 ,a valve below prevents them sinking1 and a fine hair prevents them rising into the bends4 ,on the water being let flow1 the figures are imbued with motion1 and their rising and falling will greatly puzzle the spectators1 for the fluid is not seen to run4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aje4 ,,water ,,rising ,,above ,,its ,,level4 ,illustration ,take two panes of common window-glass1 about six inches square1 set them together at one side1 and at the other side prevent them exactly joining by a little wax1 so that the two planes form a very small angle1 as one or two degrees4 ,then place the bottom edge about an inch down into a dish of water1 when the water will rise between the panes in the form of a hyperbola4 ,illustration ,,water ,,in ,,perpetual ,,motion4 ,there is shown to the audience a singular instrument composed of glass1 two bulbs connected by two tubes4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajf4 ,water1 which may be tinctured with indigo for the better effect1 flows from the bulb ,a very slowly into the bulb ,b1 whence it quickly and plainly runs up by the tortuous tubing1 so thin as to scarcely let a hair pass through it back into the bulb ,a4 ,the drops of ascending water are separated by air bubbles1 so that the current can be clearly studied4 ,now1 though the laws of nature forbid that water can by any power in itself lift itself up to the height of the reservoir originally holding it1 here seems a contradiction4 ,for a time1 friction and the resistance of the air appears to be done away with4 ,but this paradox is readily accounted for after close watching4 ,it will be found that the descending liquid does not ascend from ball ,b into the winding tube without part of it being left in that ball4 ,it is this filling the space which gradually forces the air upwards 7since it cannot go down through the column of water from ,a74 ,the only cause of the liquid rising beyond ,b is its being filled1 and once it is full the movement must stop4 ,the same appearances of drops of water divided by air bubbles is shown in the windows of filter-dealers1 who use great lengths of bent glass piping for the purpose of display2 but a small force-pump is the active agent as regards their apparatus4 ,,to ,,place ,,twenty ,,shillings ,,in ,a ,,wine-,,glass4 ,full to the brim1 without spilling one drop4--,take care that the edge of the glass is quite dry3 pour the water into the glass gently1 until it is quite full2 then drop the shillings in one by one very gently1 and on their edges4 ,if you act otherwise1 the water will run over the edge of the glass4 ,illustration ,,the ,,hydraulic ,,dancer4 ,shape out a doll1 ,a ,b1 of light material1 and paint or dress him prettily1 as your fancy suggests1 and between his legs set the cone1 ,c1 made of thin sheet-copper4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajg4 ,on placing this aquatic ,blondin on a perpendicular jet of water1 it will balance itself on the top1 while rising and falling divertingly4 ,a hollow copper ball1 an inch in diameter1 will balance itself in the like manner1 turning continually round its centre1 and casting the water from its surface4 ,illustration ,,xiv4--,,tricks ,,with ,,musical ,,and ,,other ,,sounds4 ,illustration ,,hints ,,for ,,public ,,speakers4 ,in a large room1 nearly square1 speak from one corner to the other corner1 diagonally4 ,in ordinary rooms1 the lowest pitch that will reach across the room is best4 ,in the same1 speak along the length4 ,low ceilings carry sound better than the high4 ,,the ,,meridian ,,alarum4 ,there are other ways of utilising the burning-glass to give a signal than to adjust it so that the rays1 at noon1 shall fire off a cannon1 as at the ,palais ,royal1 ,paris4 ,for instance1 let the action of the focussed light and heat operate on a delicate spring retaining the hammer of a bell1 the valve of a chamber of compressed air1 with its outlet forming a whistle1 c41 c4 ,,musical ,,water4 ,a jet of water1 passing through a hole in a brass plate fixed at the end of a glass tube will emit a musical sound1 in consequence of the intermittent flow of the liquid through the orifice4 ,again1 a slender vein of water1 some twelve inches long1 on being allowed to fall vertically from a vessel1 will break at the lower end of the vein into drops4 ,this vein of water should be brightly illuminated from above by a beam of light sent through it from an electric lamp1 so that the thread of water will look like a line of light1 from the end where it breaks into drops to the orifice from which it issued4 ,a musical note of constantly-increasing pitch being then set up by means of the wind instrument known as a 8syren10 when the note reaches a sufficiently high pitch1 the sound will act upon the luminous column of water1 which will shorten itself by four or five inches1 in response to the one particular sound to which it was sensitive4 ,the same jet of water will respond to the beats produced by two organ-pipes1 c4 ,,the ,,olian ,,whistle4 ,the ,chinese fasten a whistle to their kites1 so that the mouth always faces the wind1 and the sound is almost continuous4 ,,simple ,,olian ,,harp4 ,fasten the ends of a length of waxed saddler's silk to pegs or nails1 which insert in the crack between the two sashes midway in a window1 so as to stretch the cord well4 ,the entering air will call out the musical vibrations4 ,,to ,,play ,,on ,,two ,,whistles ,,at ,,once ,double a length of gutta percha tubing1 say two yards long1 and cut a slit in the centre1 where you insert one end of another piece of tubing1 of the same or a greater length4 ,in the two end openings put whistles1 and make the whole air-tight4 ,place the free end of the long piece around the nozzle of a bellows1 and on forcing the air from which into this novel instrument a double succession of sounds can be produced4 ,the whistles should be pitched differently1 and more than two can be used4 ,,echoes4 ,a good ear cannot distinguish one sound from another unless there is an interval of one-ninth of a second between the arrival of the two sounds4 ,sounds must1 therefore1 succeed each other at an interval of one-ninth of a second in order to be heard distinctly4 ,now1 the velocity of sound being eleven hundred and twenty feet a second1 in one-ninth of a second the sound would travel one hundred and twenty-four feet4 ,repeated echoes happen when two obstacles are placed opposite to one another1 as parallel walls1 for example1 which reflect the sound successively4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ajh4--,,miss ,,echo4 ,a certain river has a bend in it1 avoided by every one1 as it was supposed to be haunted4 ,at a certain hour in the evening1 for many years1 terrible curses were distinctly heard4 ,suddenly they ceased4 ,hearing an account of the strange phenomena1 ,mr4 ,h4 ,panky determined to ascertain the cause1 and carefully examined the river on each side for about a mile above and below the bend4 ,he ascertained that at about the time the sounds ceased an old fisherman1 who had lived on the opposite side of the river1 full a mile from the spot where the curses where heard1 had died4 ,he was told that the fisherman was in the habit of crossing the river to a village1 where he found a market for his fish1 and where he spent his money for liquor2 and that after drinking freely on his way home1 while rowing across the river at night1 he would swear terribly4 ,this gentleman then persuaded a friend to go down the river to the place where the curses were formerly heard1 while he remained in a boat on the river at the point at which the old man usually crossed4 ,he then played on a bugle and sang several songs4 ,his friend soon returned1 and with eager delight exclaimed1 8,o1 ,hanky1 such glorious music fills the air1 just where the oaths used to be heard60 ,the neighbours came rushing down to hear it1 and some fell on their knees1 praying4 ,they said1 8,the angels have driven the devil away40 ,mr4 ,panky then asked what were the songs they heard4 ,his friend described them correctly1 and said he understood even the words1 one of them being the famous ,marseillaise1 another a ,german song4 ,the foreign words made the ignorant more sure that the sounds were supernatural4 ,the magician then played on the bugle1 and sang again the same songs1 while his friend stood by2 but his friend said the music was not equal to that he had heard below1 where the sounds had really seemed heavenly4 ,the peculiar configuration of the river-banks had concentrated the sounds1 and the distance and the water had softened them4 ,,whispering ,,galleries4 ,as a rule a smooth-walled room of an elliptical shape will be found most probably gifted in this mysterious way4 ,,the ,,intelligent ,,echo4 ,find a building1 with a wall at an angle where an obstacle will send the voice from the one side around to the other instead of reflecting it as an echo4 ,then have a friend able to imitate voices concealed round the corner1 so that1 when your victim calls out1 8,who are you80 the answer will come1 apparently from echo1 in the questioner's own voice1 8,i1 ,a or ,b1 of course40 ,,to ,,shiver ,,glasses ,,by ,,singing4 ,it is known that glasses may be broken by the note1 powerfully sounded1 which is that given when it is struck1 or the octave of that note4 ,thin and convex glasses are best4 ,but1 to make sure1 nick or scratch the object with a diamond to start the fracture4 ,a trumpet will not succeed while a violin will4 ,,the ,,wooden ,,harmonicon4 ,on a firm stand erect a three-inch soft wood board1 a yard high and half a yard broad1 in which stand twenty deal rods4 ,the longest should be about five feet4 ,the ones representing semi-tones should be painted a different colour from the others1 which can be left plain4 ,rub the fingers in rosin-dust and set the rods vibrating with friction1 and you will have a manageable instrument1 sweet and expressive4 ,,the ,,stone ,,harmonicon4 ,stones must be found which1 when freely suspended1 are sonorous when struck1 and those giving out the notes and half-notes of the diatonic and chromatic gamut are to be hung in a frame in proper order4 ,they are played upon with blows of a little hammer4 ,hard wood can be also employed1 mounted on a frame1 and struck at one end1 being the 8bones0 of the ,african under another phase4 ,,the ,,lyre ,,with ,a ,,good ,,memory4 ,a proverb assures us that a teller of untruths should be skilled in mnemonics4 ,we exclaim1 quite apropos of this remark1 that we have a mystic harp which retains for our pleasure the airs which it has heard or played4 ,amidst the murmur of incredulity1 take the lyre and hang it to a wire luckily pendent from the ceiling4 ,on the unbeliever placing his ear close to it1 the air is heard as of a whole band1 at a distance1 brilliant in its minuteness4 ,explanation4--,in the upper room is a piano1 a square or grand being preferable3 a wire runs directly from its sounding-board to the room below where the lyre is suspended4 ,for convenience1 the wire can be bent or formed of several portions overlapping where the join occurs4 ,illustration ,,the ,,tartini ,,fiddle ,,trick4 ,granting any two sounds are drawn from two instruments at the same time1 there will be heard a third sound1 the more perceptible as the listener is near the middle of the distance between them4 ,if the two sounds are succeeding ones in the order of consonance1 as1 for instance1 the octave and the twelfth1 the double octave and the seventeenth major1 c41 the sound resulting will be the octave of its principal4 ,,the ,,demon ,,violin4 ,hang a fiddle behind a partition1 and1 on striking a note on a second instrument on the other side of the wall1 the unseen one will sound in unison4 ,illustration ,,practical ,,jokes ,,in ,,the ,,orchestra4 ,illustration ,andy ,andy's adventure with the trumpet will be remembered4 ,hardly less amusing experiments are practised in the orchestras of theatres1 especially when a play has run its hundred nights and time hangs heavy4 ,a handful of bluebottle flies inserted within the bass-vial1 or the greasing the fiddle-bows to make the instrument play a perpetual mute1 may be numbered among them4 ,a little lather put into a cornet will be blown out into soap-bubbles when it is played4 ,,theatrical ,,thunder4 ,suspend a sheet of iron1 five feet wide by six or seven feet long1 from the centre of one end by a cord4 ,at the lower end1 about five feet from the ground1 fasten a handle4 ,on seizing this1 and shaking the sheet so that it shall wave in horizontal rolls from your hand upwards1 the sound of thunder will be heard1 and you will say1 with ,gainsborough1 8,our thunder is decidedly the best40 ,another ,way4--,make a square drum-head of wood1 a yard long by half as much wide1 over which you spread and firmly glue a sheet of parchment1 rather thick1 wet on being put on1 so as to dry very tight4 ,hang this up1 and1 on tapping it with your fingers1 the reverberation will imitate a thunder-peal closely4 ,thus1 in the theatre1 a tap on the big drum often serves for this purpose4 ,,to ,,imitate ,,the ,,crash ,,of ,a ,,thunderbolt ,,striking4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aji4 ,it may have happened to you to have been present when a servant's awkwardness has let a ,venetian blind come down by the 8run10 when you surely cannot have failed to notice the terrific noise resulting4 ,by a similar fall of slats1 of which the sudden contact gives a number of sharp clatters1 blended by the rapidity of their succession into one crash1 the semblance of a thunderbolt's fall is given4 ,a ,a1 stout iron rods1 to which is fastened1 at the lower ends1 a board ,c2 they rise perpendicularly1 and are fastened above1 being about #aj feet in length4 ,b ,b are ropes1 to which1 at ,e ,e1 are fastened firmly the slats ,d ,d 7of which but two are represented1 but there are as many as will cover the whole space enclosed in the rods1 set #f or #aj inches apart74 ,these slats slide freely up and down the rods4 ,the ropes1 when drawn up taut1 retain the slats apart1 but1 on being released1 the slats fall1 each striking the under one1 and all coming down on ,c with a fearful crash4 ,,the ,,crash ,,bag4 ,illustration ,to excite a laugh1 you may pretend to be angered by the stupidity of your assistant1 whom1 at the end of your recrimination1 you thrust out of doors4 ,suddenly a frightful sound is heard1 a clatter of broken glass1 and you exclaim in horror1 8,he has gone clear through the window60 7,he shows his face at a door or window at the other side of the room1 and laughs47 ,this illusion of a broken window is made in two ways2 one by an enlarged watchman's rattle1 the ratchet-wheel of which is turned rapidly by hand2 and by your letting a stout bag1 partly filled with old metal and glass1 suspended by a rope1 fall a few feet1 and be abruptly checked in its descent4 ,,to ,,imitate ,,rain ,,and ,,hail4 ,out of stout pasteboard cut twenty circles1 five inches wide1 and cut them all from the edge to the centre1 as marked4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aaj4 ,bore a hole through them an inch wide4 ,join them together by glueing the cut side ,c of circle ,a to the cut side ,d of circle ,b1 and so on1 till all the circles form but one piece1 which1 being thus lengthened1 has the shape of a screw4 ,let them dry4 ,through the hole run a wooden rod to thread them1 and set them three or four inches apart2 glue them in that position4 ,cover them along their outer edge1 and at one end with parchment-paper1 wet1 so as to dry tight1 like a drum-head4 ,when dry1 put in about a pound of fine shot1 more or less1 according to the size of the instrument1 and close the open end with strong paper4 ,the lead being at one end of this case1 horizontally1 if you lift it up gently by the end with the shot1 they will run slowly to the other end in the road formed between the circles1 and their strokes against the paper cover will closely imitate the patter of rain4 ,if the case is tilted up suddenly1 the much louder sounds will resemble hail4 ,by alternately depressing and elevating the case1 to keep the shot in motion1 the effect can be made continuous4 ,illustration ,,xv4--,,tricks ,,with ,,wind ,,and ,,air4 ,illustration ,,inflammable ,,air4 ,put a sponge saturated with ether in a bladder4 ,let some one inflate this apparently empty vessel with common air with a bellows4 ,on applying a lighted match to a nozzle tied in the mouth of the bladder the gas will take fire and burn1 and the spectators will be compelled to believe you rendered common air inflammable4 ,,curious ,,vivification4 ,take any number of two-inch tubes1 ten inches long1 and close the bottom except one small hole4 ,place a piston in each1 as in a syringe4 ,in the bottom place a worm spring under a figure of a man or woman1 each one different and in a different attitude1 and of such a size as to fill up the hollow cylinders4 ,set them all in a circular wooden frame1 and create a vacuum under each piston by pushing them down1 stopping the hole1 and drawing them up to any height you please4 ,on placing the frame in the receiver1 and exhausting the air1 the force of the spring being greater than the friction of the piston and the weight of the figure1 they will rise up gradually in their proper attitudes4 ,on admitting the air into the receiver they will retire4 ,if the tubes be inflated with air1 they will be extended when the pressure of that in the receiver is taken4 99 99 99 99 99 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aaa4 ,what is the difference between this subject and a young widow8 ,the latter is a widdy girl1 while the above is a giddy whirl4 ,,fiery ,,shower4 ,bore out a small reservoir in a piece of hard wood1 in the shape of a cup or inverted cone1 and fill it with quicksilver in the upper aperture of the receiver of an air-pump4 ,on exhausting the air1 the atmospherical pressure will force the mercury through the wood so that it will fall in a luminous shower4 ,,the ,,coin ,,and ,,wine-,,glass ,,puzzle4 ,place a half-crown in a wine-glass over a sixpence4 ,to remove the latter without touching the glass1 blow down into it1 when the larger coin will turn and let the other pass up out over the other side4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aab4 ,,the ,,weather ,,prophets4 ,suspend a small circular plate by its centre of gravity1 by a fine string or piece of catgut1 and attach the other end to a hook4 ,as the air is more or less moist1 the plate will turn4 ,a bell-glass may cover it to prevent the wind deranging it1 but the air must have access to the string4 ,make a box1 representing with one side a housefront with two doors1 and mount on one side of the turning-plate a man with an umbrella1 and on the other a lady with a fan4 ,when the man comes out it indicates damp1 whilst the appearance of the lady foretels dry weather4 ,unfortunately1 as the atmospherical changes affect it but by degrees1 these weather prophets are unreliable4 ,,the ,,dancer ,,on ,,an ,,invisible ,,mountain4 ,mr4 ,panky's friends1 invited to his country seat1 having admired a beautiful little dancer on the summit of a fountain-jet 7page #acg71 he no sooner has led them into the house than he points to a figure1 much of the same appearance1 which waltzes a few inches above the surface of his glass table4 ,there is no visible cause4 ,explanation4--,the figure is made of a cone of silver-foil1 the dress of silver-paper1 and the head of the seed-vessel of the antirrhinum1 which is extremely light and properly shaped4 ,the base can be weighted with lead pellets to keep the head uppermost1 and the whole dances on a current of air4 ,a funnel of pasteboard1 with the small end encircling the hole in the table1 will catch the figure so that it must roll down into the proper place for an ascension again4 ,illustration ,,xvi4 ,,electrical ,,tricks4 ,illustration ,,the ,,continuous ,,chime4 ,make a 8dry pile0 as follows3--,cut out of silver-paper used by fancy boxmakers1 leaf zinc and writing-paper discs1 of the same size1 with a die or punch4 ,dry the paper in a gentle heat1 and arrange the whole in two well-dried glass tubes1 beginning with the zinc1 next silver-paper1 paper side down1 the writing-paper1 the silver-paper as before1 and so on4 ,cement in brass caps at one end of the tube1 with screws to compress the pile1 and fasten a second cap after the column is inserted4 ,this secures the perfect metallic current4 ,connect the tops with a wire1 from the centre of which hangs a brass ball to a raw-silk thread1 to come in contact with a bell on the base of each column when reared upright upon a stand4 ,one column has its positive end opposed to the other's negative one1 which makes the two1 when connected above1 one continuous column4 ,groove the stand1 and cover all with a glass shade oval or round4 ,the ball will swing to and fro between the bells1 repelled and attracted alternately4 ,to recover lost power1 insulate the columns for a few days4 ,,simple ,,electroscope4 ,drive the eye of a needle into a cork and stop a bottle with it1 the point being up4 ,at the balancing-spot of an eagle's feather glue a little hard socket or cup of glass or metal1 and place it on the needle point4 ,sealing wax1 a vulcanite comb passed rapidly through the hair1 or other 8excited0 electrifier1 will cause the feather to whirl round and follow it as iron will the magnet4 ,,the ,,obedient ,,brownie4 ,hang a penny between the poles of an electro-magnet1 and spin it round4 ,on making the connection with the battery1 the coin will be stopped short1 and will place itself in the equatorial position4 ,,the ,,feather ,,pendulum4 ,a feather suspended between the positive and negative knobs of an electric battery will fly to and fro as it is attracted and repelled4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aac4 ,,the ,,magnetic ,,fox-,,hunt4 ,on a table1 at the back1 rear a grove of trees cut out of pasteboard1 and with moss gummed on for foliage4 ,near each side make two doors1 and leave the table-top free on the segment of a circle4 ,the rest of this circle is imaginarily described on the other part of the table4 ,a fox1 several huntsmen and dogs1 made of iron1 are placed in the grove1 from which they issue and frantically course round back under cover1 as if animated with the most frantic spirit4 ,the chase is suspended at any point in the course1 at will of the magician4 ,explanation4--,under the table is a wheel1 moved by clockwork1 the outer rim of which corresponds with the imaginary circle above in circumference4 ,a strong magnet is attached to the edge1 which attracts the iron toys4 ,instead of a hunt1 a ship sailing under two ,colossi of ,rhodes1 or into two harbours defended by forts1 a duck or swan coming out at the call 7the water being represented by looking-glass71 a dog rushing out of one house and retiring rapidly1 when you say1 la clown1 8,i'll tell your mother60 into another--these and many other subjects are easily contrived4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aad4 ,,the ,,spirit ,,drum4 ,have two electric magnets fastened to the side within a drum4 ,let the wires run up the cord or strap of suspension of the drum1 so as to be in contact1 when hung by a hook or silken cord in the ceiling1 with the wires of a battery behind a partition or under the floor4 ,one magnet is to imitate the sound of the drumstick making the taps1 whilst the other executes the roll or accompaniment4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aae4 ,when the drum is hung upon a figure1 the arms of the latter are worked by strings1 and the wires from the battery are led up through the figure from the table on which it is placed4 7,for the construction of such tables1 see ,the ,secret ,out and ,the ,magician's ,own ,book47 ,illustration ,,xvii4--,,tricks ,,with ,,fire ,,and ,,heat4 ,illustration ,for the most strong1 and therefore most suitable of the ancient elements for effect1 we begin with tricks executed with real fire1 with the caution that they were right who first declared fire and water to be good servants1 but very bad masters4 ,,the ,,fountain ,,of ,,fire4 ,to six ounces of water in an earthenware dish add by degrees one ounce of sulphuric acid 7dangerous71 and then three quarters of an ounce of granulated zinc with three or four large grains of phosphorus4 ,these form a gas1 amidst much effervescence1 take fire and kindle the entire surface1 coruscations and spirts of flame leaping out swiftly and most brilliantly2 while a beautiful column of smoke will rise above the blue flames4 ,note4--,always cut phosphorus under water1 and1 if burnt by it1 apply hartshorn spirits4 ,,light ,,on ,,the ,,water4 ,drop a little phosphoric ether on a lump of sugar1 and throw it into a glass of water4 ,the flame arising will look very pretty in a dark room4 ,on blowing gently on it phosphoric emanations will form and light the air above the water4 ,,spontaneous ,,combustion4 #ast4 ,in a thick saucer make a paste of chlorate of potass with spirits of wine2 on adding some sulphuric acid vapour will arise1 and its orange-coloured clouds will burst with a snapping noise into flames4 #bnd4 ,variation4 ,,the ,,pillar ,,of ,,fire4 ,pound together a grain and a half of chlorate of potash and two grains of sulphur1 a pinch of which mixture dropped into a phial holding a little sulphuric acid will give rise to a splendid column of flame4 #crd4 ,powdered antimony dropped into a phial of chlorine gas will take fire spontaneously and make a splendid light4 #dth4 ,with a glass rod put a couple of leaves of ,dutch metal 7copper imitating gold leaf7 into a phial of chlorine gas1 when they will flare up with a red light4 ,gold leaf will make a red light4 ,two or three grains of phosphorus thus served will also take fire4 ,a strip of cloth or soft paper1 soaked in oil of turpentine1 will be similarly ignited4 ,,the ,,miniature ,,mount ,,vesuvius4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aaf4 #eth4 ,having some finely pulverised loaf-sugar and some chlorate of potash1 also in powder1 the same quantity in weight of each1 they are well mixed together and placed in a crockery vessel1 which will prevent injury to the table or stand4 ,having a glass rod for a wand1 you have but to dip one end in sulphuric acid1 and touch the compound with it1 to produce a vivid flame4 #fth4 ,in a small retort put an ounce of a strong liquor of potash in water1 and one drachm of phosphorus4 ,dip the mouth of the retort half an inch under water in a saucer4 ,gradually heat the liquid in the retort with a spirit-lamp until it boils4 ,in a few minutes the retort will be filled with a white cloud1 then the gas generated will begin to bubble at the end of the saucer2 a minute more1 each bubble1 as it issues from the boiling fluid1 will spontaneously take fire as it comes into the air1 forming at the mouth a ring4 #gth4 ,into the jar of chlorine gas pour finely powdered charcoal1 when a display of great beauty will be made4 #hth4 ,a grain of potassium mixed with the same quantity of sodium is to have a drop of quicksilver added to it1 when agitation of the three will cause them to ignite and burn brightly4 #ith4 ,potassium and sulphur1 heated together1 will show a brilliant light4 ,or1 holding some nitre on a metal plate1 flowers of sulphur sprinkled on it will ignite4 ,be careful not to breathe the fumes of sulphur at any time4 ,iron filings thrown upon red-hot nitre will burn and explode4 #ajth4 ,put some phosphorus in a bottle of water1 in the proportion of ten grains of the former in one ounce of the latter1 and1 boiling it over a lamp1 fire will burst forth1 each particle of the phosphorus becoming a flaming ball1 which will beautifully coruscate4 #aath4 ,make a solution of tartaric acid1 which1 poured into sugar of lead dissolved in distilled water1 will precipitate a white powder4 ,dry this sediment1 and put it into a glass phial4 ,cover this with clay1 and bake it in an oven4 ,now you can put this phial upon a charcoal fire1 which you will increase in power until the glass is red-hot and no smoke leaves the mouth2 stopper it up with a dab of clay or a lump of mastic1 and take it away from the fire to cool4 ,the contents are now fine powdered lead intermingled with the charcoal of the tartaric acid1 which will take fire on contact with the open air4 ,iron and other metals1 when reduced to an impalpable powder1 will similarly ignite in the common air4 ,a ,,fire ,,of ,,tin4 ,on tinfoil put some freshly powdered crystals of nitrate of copper2 moisten with water2 fold up the foil gently1 wrap it up in paper1 and the tin will soon begin to swell and send out flashes of light while burning away4 ,,the ,,diving ,,light4 ,illustration ,on a good-sized cork or bung place a small lighted taper1 and then set it afloat in a pail of water4 ,invert a large drinking-glass over the light1 and push it carefully down into the water4 ,the glass being full of air1 prevents the water entering it4 ,the candle will burn under water1 and come up again to the surface still alight4 ,the largest drinking-glass holds but half a pint1 so that your diving light soon goes out for the want of air4 ,a burning candle consumes as much air as a man1 and he requires nearly a gallon of air every minute1 so that1 according to the size of the glass over the flame1 you can calculate how many seconds it will remain alight1 a large flame requiring more air than a small one4 ,a quart bell-glass is very useful4 ,a substitute is easily made from a green glass pickle bottle1 with the bottom cut off4 ,,to ,,decorate ,,metal4 ,illustration ,a brilliant and varied display of colours can be made on metal by dipping the piece in a solution1 heated to #bab degrees ,fahrenheit1 of hyposulphite of lead in hyposulphite of soda4 ,,fire ,,from ,,two ,,cold ,,liquids4 ,add three drops of any essential oil1 such as that of carraway or turpentine1 to a teaspoonful of aquafortis in a saucer1 to have a bright flame instantly start up4 ,a ,,great ,,flame4 ,put half an ounce of sal ammoniac1 one ounce of camphor1 and two ounces of water in a narrow-mouthed pipkin4 ,set fire to the gas arising1 and a vast column of flame will be produced4 ,,fire ,,by ,,percussion4 ,take a hollow cylinder1 in fact1 a syringe or pop-gun1 of some bad conductor of heat--wood or thick glass--with this difference1 that one end must be perfectly closed2 it must have a piston like the syringe1 also a bad conductor of heat1 and which must be made to move in the cylinder perfectly air-tight4 ,place a bit of tinder or amadou1 steeped in a solution of saltpetre in water and then dried1 in the cylinder2 then place the piston at the cylinder's mouth1 and with a sudden and powerful thrust condense the air in the cylinder3 the tinder will ignite4 ,phosphorus wrapped in paper1 and struck with a hammer on an anvil1 will likewise enflame4 ,,the ,,dancing ,,flame4 ,make a very small gas jet1 to which fit a minute burner2 ,sugg's steatite pinhole burner answers best4 ,above the burner1 at a distance of two inches1 fix a seven-inch square piece of wire gauze2 ordinary window-blind gauze of thirty-two meshes to the lineal inch acts perfectly4 ,turn the gas on1 and light the flame above the gauze4 ,keep the room free from draught1 and the flame will be steady2 but at the least sound the flame is certain to move4 ,it is a slender cone1 about four inches high1 the upper portion giving a bright yellow light1 the base being a non-luminous blue flame4 ,at the least noise the flame roars1 sinking down to the surface of the gauze1 and becoming almost invisible4 ,it is very active in its responses1 and1 being rather a noisy flame1 it is heard immediately4 ,to the vowel sounds it does not appear to answer discriminately4 ,it is extremely sensitive to ,a1 very slightly to ,e1 more so to ,i1 entirely insensitive to ,o1 but slightly sensitive to ,u4 ,it dances admirably to a musical box1 and is highly sensitive to most sonorous vibrations4 ,a jet of gas issuing through a circular orifice being lighted1 and the pressure of the gas then slowly augmented by means of weights placed on the gasometer until such a pressure is reached that the jet of flame is nearly1 but not quite1 on the point of flaring4 ,the flame will be about two feet long1 and so sensitive to sound that a slight chirrup or a hiss from any part of the theatre will make the flame shorten itself to seven or eight inches4 ,,fire ,,from ,,wood4 ,dry rattan1 or bamboo1 struck together or on steel1 will emit sparks1 on account of the flint minutely intermingled with its outer coating4 ,,harmless ,,explosion4 ,powder four grains of chlorate of potash in a mortar1 and add a little flower of sulphur1 pulverized very finely4 ,on rubbing the two powders together1 a sharp but harmless detonation will result4 ,,gunpowder ,,ignited ,,without ,,explosion4 ,expose a towel or cloth to a strong fire till it becomes very hot2 carry it into a dark room1 and1 while it is cooling1 throw upon it some grains of gunpowder1 which will at first inflame4 ,leave it to cool a little1 till the powder no longer detonates4 ,if you then cover it with fresh powder1 the latter1 when it acquires the same heat as the cloth1 will emit in the dark a faint light or weak flame1 which will consume all the sulphur without causing the nitre to detonate4 ,,salamander ,,paper4 ,tightly and smoothly wrap a clean piece of writing-paper around a smooth metal cylinder1 half a dozen inches in length1 and an inch and a half thick1 and1 though held in the flame of a spirit-lamp1 it will not catch fire2 and yet1 apart from the metal cylinder1 it will readily ignite4 ,,fire-,,proofing ,,oneself4 ,an old book says1 if you anoint your hands with two ounces of bol armenian1 one ounce of quicksilver1 half an ounce of camphor1 and two ounces of brandy 7well mixed together71 it seems that you may steep them in a pot of boiling lead4 ,if you prepare yourself with liquid storax 7a juice produced from a tree called casper bauhine in ,italy and elsewhere71 you may enter fire--eat fire--have a coal put on your tongue--or1 finally1 swallow boiling oil 7674 ,this storax also enables you to undergo baking in an oven3 and as for taking poisons1 the author says it is easy enough1 if you take an antidote afterwards4 ,to handle boiling lead1 no preparation is required1 as the perspiration generated by the heat forms a coating of steam on the skin1 impermeable to the metal1 which feels like liquid velvet4 ,in the writer's youth1 before he ever thought of parading his acquirements1 he remembers being one of a party of boys around a caldron of molten lead1 used to solder gas-pipes in the street1 all of us scrambling in the pot for coppers which a practical joker dropped in4 ,the jest was most amusing when a penny had remained some time on the surface of the dross1 and was thoughtlessly put into the cold hand to be transferred to the pocket4 ,nevertheless it is a feat which had better be witnessed than performed by oneself4 ,as for dry heat1 men have borne it up to #cjj deg4 ,fahrenheit4 ,the writer has been in the inner drying-rooms of an oil-silk factory where the workmen put their tea and coffee to boil1 and experienced no ill effects1 though a knife could not be touched without a disagreeable sensation4 ,to put a coal on the tongue1 the skin is prepared1 and must be thoroughly calloused1 which no amateur would for a moment think of doing4 ,,different ,,temperature ,,of ,,water ,,in ,,the ,,same ,,vessel4 ,with a mixture of size and lamp-black paint half the outside of a tin pot4 ,fill with boiling water1 when1 by trial with a thermometer1 or your finger if you are hardened1 the water will be found to cool more quickly on the blackened than on the polished side4 ,,the ,,magic ,,fluid4 ,mr4 ,hanky ,panky displays to the audience a little fragment of a ,tuscan temple1 being a slab of marble1 at the ends of which stand two black marble columns1 two feet high1 eight inches apart4 ,two glass tubes1 almost as fine as capillary ones1 cross the intervening space1 in a direction inclined to the horizon4 ,a coloured liquid is distinctly seen running upwards through the lower tube from one column to the other1 and thence back again by the upper tube4 ,the colour is pleasing to the eye1 and the regularity of the flow well illustrates the theory of the circulation of the blood4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aag4 ,it is impossible to believe there are pumps concealed in the pillars and clockwork1 while the low price at which such toys can be sold precludes the idea of costly mechanism4 ,indeed1 the two glass tubes are what is commonly known as a pulse-glass4 ,the glass tube ends in glass bulbs full of coloured spirits of wine4 ,when one bulb is held in the hand and a slight inclination given to the tube1 the animal heat will excite the fluid1 and drive it continually from one ball to the other4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aah4 ,as for ,mr4 ,panky's machine1 he had filled the two columns1 which were hollow1 with hot sand1 which produced the same effect as the heat of the hand4 ,the sand will not cool for about half an hour1 nowhere near which time need the apparatus be kept before the audience4 ,there could be1 with larger columns1 small spirit-lamps or gas introduced4 ,let a tube in the column fit into an orifice in your table1 and ignite the gas thus admitted by a spark of frictional electricity4 ,the heat would be continuous during many hours4 ,,blue ,,to ,,white4 ,dissolve a small lump of indigo in sulphuric acid by the aid of moderate heat1 and you will obtain an intense blue colour2 add a drop of this to half a pint of water1 so as to dilute the blue2 then pour some of it into strong chloride of lime1 and the blue will be bleached with almost magical velocity4 ,this trick is called 8,the ,restoration0--of the ,bourbons understood1 since their colour1 the ,royalist white1 replaces the ,republican blue4 ,,heat ,,in ,,power4 ,illustration ,cork a brass tube1 holding water1 and attached to a whirling table1 and if it chafes against a wooden rubber in its motion the frictional heat will make the water boil1 and the stopper will be blown out4 ,,green ,,to ,,black4 ,make a cup of strong green tea2 dissolve a little green copperas in water1 which add to the tea1 and its colour will be black4 ,,colours ,,vanishing ,,and ,,reappearing4 ,dissolve brass filings in volatile alkali1 which will be a liquid of a blue colour while exposed to the air1 but1 on corking a phial of it1 the colour will disappear4 ,to nine parts of water in a glass put one part of nitric acid2 a red ribbon dipped in this will have its hue 8killed10 but it will come again when washed in a solution of fuller's earth in water4 ,,red ,,to ,,purple1 ,,green1 ,,and ,,crimson4 ,slice a little red cabbage2 pour boiling water upon it1 and when cold decant the clear infusion1 which divide into three wine-glasses2 to one1 add a small quantity of solution of alum in water2 to the second1 a little solution of potash in water2 and to the third1 a few drops of muriatic acid4 ,the liquor in the first glass will assume a purple colour1 the second a bright green1 and the third a rich crimson4 ,,enchanted ,,tapers4 ,mr4 ,panky has concluded a trick in which a borrowed hat was used1 and out of it has produced a number of lanterns4 ,these he ranks on the table1 and1 taking up a glass rod1 has but to touch the little tapers to have them catch fire4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aai4 ,explanation4--,the lantern frames are telescopic1 so that a dozen fold into the space of one4 ,the tapers are prepared by being once lit1 blown out1 and when cold a grain of phosphorus is put on the wick4 ,one end of the glass rod is red-hot2 for a glass stick a foot long may be hot enough at one end to inflame phosphorus1 and yet be harmless to finger at the other4 ,the wicks may be prepared with match composition1 and have a glass drop containing sulphuric acid2 on breaking this with a pinch the acid will fire the wick1 but1 unfortunately1 the fizz betrays too much4 ,,the ,,inextinguishable ,,candle4 ,fill a wheat-straw with live sulphur2 wrap it about with lint or cotton1 so as to be a wick1 and run wax round it in a mould1 so as to form a candle4 ,when this is blown out1 the warm snuff ignites from the sulphur4 ,,the ,,frozen ,,candle4 7,kunstliches ,nordlicht47 ,soak a candle in a mixture of sulphur and charcoal-dust1 and you may dip it in water and freeze it1 and dip again and again till it is thoroughly iced1 and yet it will burn4 ,the wick should be kept dry during the operation4 ,,black ,,more ,,luminous ,,than ,,white4 ,if you heat a black and white encaustic tile1 the black part will glow the brighter4 ,,invisible ,,combustion4 ,pour a very little liquid ether into a half-gallon bottle1 and the ether1 in evaporating1 will1 of course1 fill the bottle with its vapour4 ,then make a glass rod very hot1 but not red-hot1 and dip it for half a minute into the neck of the large bottle1 and although no smoke1 fire1 flame1 or mist is to be seen1 an invisible combustion of the ether vapour does go on inside the bottle4 ,this is proved by inserting a thermometer in the neck of the bottle1 when a high temperature is very soon indicated by the instrument4 ,,dazzling ,,light4 ,suspend a bullet of antimony in a jar of chlorine gas1 in which1 after the lapse of many minutes1 it will acquire a red heat1 and slowly burn away4 ,then pour finely-divided metallic antimony into a tall jar containing chlorine2 the metal instantly ignites1 and falls to the bottom as a fiery shower2 yet the nature of the chemical action in both these experiments is the same4 ,make a piece of thick iron wire white hot1 and insert it in a large tube containing vapour of sulphur1 made by boiling some brimstone in the bottom of the tube2 the white-hot iron will catch fire1 and burn away like wax1 and with intense brilliancy1 in the sulphur vapour4 ,the iron must first be raised to an intensely white heat1 or it will not burn under these conditions4 ,,walking ,,on ,,burning ,,coals4 ,sir ,david ,brewster assumes that the power of walking upon coals and hot iron unharmed depends partly upon a certain horny hardness of the cuticle1 and partly upon the action of some chemical substance with which the cuticle has been smeared4 ,the conjuror ,richardson made himself famous in ,england by chewing burning coals1 pouring melted lead upon his tongue1 and swallowing melted glass4 ,sir ,david ,brewster considers these feats to have been in part real1 and in part a deception4 ,illustration ,,the ,,diving ,,lights4 ,illustration ,have a long glass bottle and a glass tube of the same length4 ,into the phial put two drachms of chlorate of potass1 and upon it nine or ten pieces of phosphorus4 ,then insert the tube1 and pour down it half an ounce1 by measure1 of strong sulphuric acid4 ,the liquid will turn yellow1 and a gas will arise and be inflamed by the phosphorus most effectively4 ,a few lumps of phosphoret of lime will turn the flame emerald-green4 #bnd4 ,drop several pieces of phosphoret of lime into pure water in a tumbler1 and flashes of fire will suddenly dart about and end in wreaths of smoke1 which will rise to the surface very prettily4 #crd4 ,three 7#c7 ounces of sulphur of iron1 one 7#a7 ounce of saltpetre1 and three 7#c7 ounces of gunpowder being beaten up thoroughly together1 put the composition in a paper or cardboard mould or cup1 and1 touching a light to it1 and putting it in a vessel of water1 it will burn to the last grain1 though after sinking to the bottom4 #dth4 ,into a glass vessel of hot water1 put a small piece of phosphorus1 and instantly direct a stream of oxygen upon it from a bladder with pipe-end cut off4 ,the phosphorus will blaze up brightly under the water4 ,,the ,,sympathetic ,,lamp4 ,this lamp is put upon a table2 the conjurer gives a signal to the assistant to blow in a pipe1 without directing the wind to the place where it is laid1 and nevertheless it extinguishes it immediately1 as if some person had blown it out4 ,explanation4 ,the stand which holds the lamp contains a pair of bellows in its base1 by which the wind is conveyed straight to the flame through a little pipe4 ,an assistant under the floor 7or behind the curtain71 by moving machinery concealed under the table1 works the bellows below to extinguish the lamp at the moment desired4 ,,proof ,,that ,,flame ,,is ,,hollow4 ,pour some spirit of wine into a watch-glass1 and inflame it2 place a straw across this flame1 and it will only be ignited and charred at the outer edge2 the middle of the straw will be uninjured1 for there is no ignited matter in the centre of the flame4 ,or if you hold a card over a candle-flame where it will be singed you will find a browning ring and not a solid scorch4 ,,magic ,,lamp4 ,put some granulated zinc in an ordinary wine-bottle1 and pour in a mixture of water and sulphuric acid1 four parts of the former to one of the acid2 through a hole in the cork run a glass tube1 and cork the bottle4 ,the decomposition of the water will send up some hydrogen gas1 which will drive out the common air1 and then the touch of a light to the tip of the tube will inflame the gas as it rises1 and produce a faint light1 scarcely visible by day4 ,the heat1 however1 is so intense that it will melt metal and make platinum white hot4 ,you may collect the steam inside a tumbler held over the flames1 being caused by the hydrogen forming water by its union with the oxygen of the air4 #bnd4 ,in the cork of a jar of oxygen1 is a long wire1 at the lower end of which is a copper cup1 to contain a piece of lighted phosphorus4 ,in an instant a light more extreme than the sight can sustain1 is produced and the bottle will seem to be full of light4 ,pure oxygen would probably cause the jar to be burst by its heat1 so its weakening by one-quarter of its bulk by air will be advisable4 #crd4 ,fasten a point of charcoal on the end of a coil of soft iron wire1 which is hung from the cork of the jar of oxygen1 and on lighting the charcoal the flame will catch the wire and throw out a brilliant light4 ,the sparks will be formed by the union of the metal and gas forming oxide of iron4 ,they will be very hot1 and may even pierce the side of the bottle4 #dth4 ,light some sulphuret of carbon in a dish1 and on presenting a brush of steel wire to the flames an illumination will be had4 #eth4 ,a small coil of platinum wire put in1 or a little oxide of zinc poured on1 the flame of a lighted jet of hydrogen gas will furnish a bright light4 #fth4 ,magnesium ignited gives a brilliant flame4 ,the wire is to be fed by clockwork to a light1 or simply held by the hands4 #gth4 ,a red-hot iron wire dropped into a jar of oxygen gas1 tightly covered over1 will scintillate and be strongly luminous4 ,the sparks that fall will break the glass1 except for the precaution of a layer of fine sand at the bottom4 ,into the same gas place a firefly1 8lightning bug10 or glow-worm1 and the light will be uncommonly vivid4 ,so with a lighted candle4 ,,to ,,burn ,,the ,,poker ,,in ,,the ,,candle4 ,file off an ounce from the fire-end of a poker4 ,the iron filings produced are perfectly combustible1 as may be proved by sprinkling them over the flame of a candle4 ,as they descend into the flame they take fire1 each particle burning like a star--producing1 in fact1 miniature fireworks4 ,any iron filings will burn in the same way2 but a poker is the handiest means to prove that while iron1 in a solid mass1 will not burn1 in small atoms it takes fire readily4 ,it is just for the same reason that a fire is better lighted with chips than with a log of wood4 ,,fire ,,for ,,amateur ,,theatricals4 ,put a lump of fresh quicklime in a cup1 pour water it1 and the heat will be very great4 ,a pailful of quicklime1 if dipped in water1 and shut closely into a box constructed for the purpose1 will give sufficient heat to warm a room1 and is the source of steam vapour in theatrical representations4 ,a ,,lamp ,,without ,,flame4 ,wind a platinum wire spirally round the wick of a spirit-lamp2 light the wick1 and let it burn till the wire is red-hot2 then remove the wick1 but the wire will remain red as long as there is spirit in the lamp2 and though there be no flame1 it will give out enough light for one to read by1 if not too far off4 ,,rays ,,of ,,the ,,sun4 ,the invisible1 and not the visible1 rays of the sun have the greatest heating power1 and do the principal work in the melting of the mountain snows1 and in vaporising the waters of the seas and rivers4 ,water absorbs or filters away the dark rays from the light ones2 so that1 if you pass the rays from an electric lamp through a narrow glass trough filled with water1 and then bring them to an intensely sharp and brilliant focus1 although the rays thus filtered contain sufficient heat to set fire to brown paper1 hoar-frost is not touched by them1 because1 being transparent to these rays1 it lets them pass through without absorption4 ,proof3--,you can and do set fire to paper in the focus1 and then place a flask1 covered outside with hoar-frost1 in the same focus1 yet the snow remains unmelted4 ,then you can stop all the visible rays by the interposition of a glass trough filled with solution of iodine in bisulphide of carbon--which is1 however1 transparent to the invisible rays--and on removing the trough of water1 this allows invisible rays to pass on to the focus1 whilst the visible rays are cut off by the solution of iodine4 ,when the flask coated with hoar-frost is placed in the dark focus1 the heat at once melts it from the surface1 wherever the glass is brought into the centre of action4 ,,common ,,gas4 ,bituminous coal contains chemical compounds1 nearly all of which can1 by distillation1 be converted into an illuminating gas1 and with this gas cities are lighted4 ,fill with coal dust 7or walnut or butternut meats7 the bowl of a tobacco-pipe2 then cement the top over with some clay1 place the bowl in the fire1 and soon smoke will issue from the end of the stem4 ,when that has ceased coming1 apply a light1 and it will burn brilliantly for several minutes2 after it has ceased1 take the pipe from the fire1 and1 when cool1 remove the clay1 and a piece of coke will be found inside4 ,toy balloons can be filled by this means4 ,they are made of goldbeater's skin1 sheet gutta percha1 c41 and are miniatures of the aronautic machines seen on gala occasions4 ,,the ,,fairy ,,iris4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abj4 ,well mix in two ounces of spirits of wine half a drachm each of nitrate of baryta1 nitrate of copper1 chloride of copper1 and nitrate of strontian4 ,put this liquid in a strong metal globe1 holding a quarter of a pint1 by an aperture into which screws tightly a small fountain-jet with a tap4 ,boil over a spirit-lamp4 ,when the spirit boils1 shut off steam for five minutes4 ,on turning the tap the whole of the spirit will blow out and spread like a cloud1 to which a light being applied1 the whole will become a fiery spray1 tinted blue1 green1 red1 yellow1 c4 ,perform only in an empty room1 where no harm can be done by an explosion4 ,,the ,,cold ,,liquid ,,becoming ,,solid ,,under ,,heat4 ,put equal parts of fixed alkali and of powdered quicklime1 and boil them in sufficient water rapidly2 filter1 and put in a well-stoppered bottle4 ,again boil this liquor1 either in the bottle or another container1 until it becomes pasty1 or like thick glue4 ,let it cool1 and it will become a transparent liquid again4 ,repeat at pleasure4 ,,invisible ,,gases ,,make ,a ,,solid4 ,muriatic acid and ammonia will combine to make a visible solid4 ,also ammonia and carbonic acid4 ,,gases ,,make ,a ,,liquid4 ,oxygen and hydrogen form water4 ,,chemical ,,curiosity4 ,the double salt potassio-chromic oxalate presents the curious anomaly of being pure deep blue when in crystal1 claret-red in strong solution1 and dusky green if further diluted4 ,the crystals appear black by reflected1 but blue by transmitted light4 ,a solution made by dissolving ten grains of potassium bichromate1 twenty grains of oxalic acid1 and twenty grains of potassium binoxalate in four ounces of hot water1 if put into a white glass bottle1 appears to be a red solution when seen in the direction of the longer diameter1 but a green liquid viewed through the shorter4 ,illustration ,,xviii4--,,optical ,,tricks4 ,illustration ,,the ,,illusion ,,of ,,subtraction4 ,against the wall of a room fix three small pieces of paper1 about the size of a sixpence2 let them be about half a foot asunder1 and the height of the eye2 stand about a yard distant1 and1 keeping both eyes steadfastly fixed on the centre piece1 all three pieces are visible4 ,now shut the right eye 7keeping the left still on the centre71 and the piece which is opposite to the left eye disappears2 or close the left eye1 and the right piece cannot be seen3 so that if either eye be shut1 the paper opposite its fellow becomes invisible2 plainly proving1 that some objects opposite the left eye are viewed by the right1 and vice vers1 with the left eye closed1 and the right piece consequently invisible2 remove the right eye from the centre1 and carry it to the piece on the left2 the right piece now becomes visible1 but the centre disappears2 and so on alternately1 the three pieces not being visible at the same time1 as when both eyes are open1 showing one of the uses of having two eyes4 ,,variation4 ,another method of trying this experiment is by holding both the thumbs together at a little distance from1 and at the height of the eyes3 shut the left eye1 and keep the right steadfastly fixed on the left thumb-nail2 move the right thumb gently away in a horizontal direction1 and at the distance of two or three inches1 the top of the thumb disappears2 but by carrying it a little further1 it becomes visible again4 ,,coloured ,,glasses ,,in ,,fogs4 ,when there is a fog between two places1 so that the one station can with difficulty be seen from the other1 if the observer passes a coloured glass between his eye and the eye-piece of his telescope1 the effect of the fog is very sensibly diminished1 so that frequently signals from the other station can be very plainly perceived1 when1 without the coloured glass1 the station itself could not be seen4 ,the different colours do not at all produce this effect in the same degree4 ,the red seems the most proper for the experiment4 ,those who have good sight prefer the dark red3 those who are short-sighted like light red better4 ,,japanese ,,mystic ,,mirrors4 ,the bronze looking-glasses of ,japan have the curious property of showing in their reflection of a strong light on a screen1 not only their own polished surface1 but the figures on the back4 ,these figures are fashioned by striking them out2 they are then ground down till the raised metal is levelled to the deepest indentation1 when the pattern is stamped once more1 the face again ground1 and the operation repeated4 ,the alteration in the metal where this compression has visited it1 is not perceptible even with a magnifying glass1 but in reflection it is shown4 ,,transfiguration ,,pictures4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aba4 ,having a picture on thin cardboard or paper1 representing an interior or exterior of a building1 cut out three sides of a door1 so that it will bend back as if on hinges2 behind the opening thus made fasten a second picture1 depicting a landscape1 or the inside of a room1 as the case requires4 ,,subjects4 8,pity the ,sorrows of a ,poor ,old ,man40 ,the upper picture is that of a room with a fire in the chimney-place on one side1 a well-filled supper table on the other1 the door in the middle4 ,the under picture has a background of a winter landscape1 with an old blind man1 leaning on his staff1 and taking off his hat1 so placed as to seem to be on the threshold4 8,how glad they will be to see me60 ,the upper picture is a street1 with a man about to open the door2 the under picture a room1 in which several children are quarrelling1 amidst a chaos of broken toys1 furniture1 and looking-glass1 with mamma upsetting the tea-table in trying to beat a bad boy teasing the cat4 ,,the ,,eidotrope4 ,perforate two metal or board discs1 and make one turnable around in front of the other1 by means of a band and pulley1 while both are mounted as a magic-lantern slide4 ,when their shadows are thrown on the screen1 the effect of the revolving plate more or less eclipsing the other1 is to create singular forms4 ,to imitate watered silk1 use wire gauze4 ,for effect1 let the light pass through tinted glass4 ,illustration ,,writing ,,on ,,the ,,wall4 ,a hand appears on the wall1 and writes1 and then rubs out what it has written4 ,light the gas in a dark room4 ,next procure a mirror1 stand at the door of the room1 and hold the mirror so that it will throw the light of the gas on the wall or a white sheet outside of the room4 ,now observe that1 by holding your hand over the face of the mirror1 the same hand appears on the white wall or sheet4 ,next procure a small paint-brush1 about the size of a pen1 and dip it in black paint1 and then make any figure or character the reverse way on the mirror1 and of course the same will appear on the wall on which the mirror reflects4 ,now lay the brush aside1 and rub out the figures or characters off the mirror1 and of course they will disappear off the wall also4 ,,the ,,theatre ,,with ,,the ,,curtain ,,down ,,and ,,up4 ,the sides of the proscenium and stage before the curtain unfold1 and the curtain is a slip of paper which is pulled up to discover the tableau as above4 ,the two figures are cut out and mounted on small spiral springs1 which make them stand out upon the stage when released from pressure4 ,,the ,,magic ,,inversion4 ,join two square parallel ends by a third piece1 half an inch broad and an inch and a half long1 using a piece of cardboard doubled up1 with that interval between1 as the simplest material4 ,in the middle of one end make a round hole1 a little more than one-twelfth of an inch wide1 and in the centre of it fix the head of a pin or point of a needle4 ,directly opposite1 in the other side1 make a large pinhole4 ,if the latter is held to a strong light1 and the eye is applied to the other hole1 the head of the pin will be seen1 not only greatly magnified1 but turned upside down4 ,,the ,,pretended ,,endless ,,arcade4 ,in public gardens an apparently endless walk1 under arches of gas-jets1 is often seen4 ,but1 on walking down it1 it is seen to be of restricted length1 the illusion being obtained by an artful lessening of the sweep and height of the arch1 after1 during a certain distance1 the arches have been regularly spaced out4 ,this being done according to the rules of perspective1 the keenest are deceived4 ,illustration ,,the ,,witches' ,,dance4 ,illustration ,draw a figure of a witch riding on a broomstick1 or a capering demon1 on a sheet of cardboard1 and cut it clean out4 ,make a square aperture in a partition facing a transparent screen1 large enough to comprise the figure1 say twelve inches1 and place the cut-out board in it1 tight as a pane of glass in its frame4 ,let the part of the room where the audience sit be darkened1 and the only light pass through the hole in the partition1 or rather through the cut-out cardboard4 ,if but one light is held to the figure1 the counterpart1 enlarged according to the distance between the screen and the picture1 will be single1 but1 on having three or more candles1 the figures will be trebled or quadrupled1 and the effect will be startling and whimsical4 ,the limbs of such figures can be fashioned of wire1 and the result is highly amusing when a score of such figures are to be seen capering4 ,the jaws can move as if masticating1 the arms may brandish a club1 a somersault may be executed1 and so on4 ,a ratchet and cogged wheel action will make the movement backward and forward regular and fully controllable4 ,the screen should be of cambric muslin1 strained tightly1 and soaked with a varnish composed of picked gum-arabic and white starch1 which renders it diaphanous4 ,,penetrative ,,sight4 ,illustration ,take a piece of pasteboard1 about five inches square1 roll it into a tube with one end just large enough to fit round the eye1 and the other end rather smaller4 ,hold the tube between the thumb and finger of the right hand2 put the large end close against the right eye1 and with the left hand hold a book against the side of the tube4 ,be sure and keep both eyes open1 and there will appear to be a hole through the book1 and objects1 seem as if through the hole instead of through the tube4 ,the right eye sees through the tube1 and the left eye sees the book1 and the two appearances are so confounded together that they cannot be separated4 ,the left hand can be held against the tube instead of a book1 and the hole will seem to be as if through the hand4 ,,the ,,blind ,,spot ,,in ,,the ,,eye4 ,l4 ,r4 ,look with both eyes on these two letters2 then shut the right eye while you look at the ,r1 and gradually bring the book near your face4 ,there is a point where the ,l will disappear4 ,repeat with a change of the eye employed4 ,,the ,,bewitched ,,playing ,,card4 ,the dioptrical paradox consists of a hard-wood base1 ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 ,d1 about eight inches square1 with a groove in which slides coloured prints or drawings4 ,connected with the base are a pillar 7,e71 a horizontal bar 7,f71 with a tube 7,g7 directly over the centre of the base1 and containing a peculiarly shaped glass4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abb4 ,performance4--,an ace of diamonds1 when placed on the base1 will be actually shown as an ace of clubs to anybody looking down through the glass1 or one animal is seen as another2 in fact1 any shape is presented as something different4 ,explanation4--,the glass 7,g7 is like the common multiplying glass1 except that its sides are flat and diverge from its hexagonal base upwards to a point in the axis of the glass1 like a pyramid1 each facet being an isosceles triangle4 ,regulate its distance from the eye so that each side will refract the various parts of the drawing on the border so as to form one figure1 and the centre object be entirely unreflected4 ,the ace of clubs is1 therefore1 drawn mechanically on the circle of refraction at six different parts of the border1 and blended in with it4 ,so with the other drawings4 ,,the ,,magic ,,cube-,,box4 ,an illusion is often practised at fancy fairs and bazaars1 when a spectator1 looking into what he supposes to be an ordinary looking-glass1 sees his companion instead of himself4 ,of course the exhibitor endeavours to show the illusion to two persons at once2 and if they are strangers to each other1 and of opposite sex1 a great deal of fun is made out of the trick4 ,showmen at the fairs have made immense harvests by showing two such mirrors1 one to all the young girls who wished to see their future husbands1 and the other to all the young men who wished to see their future wives4 ,explanation4--,make a cube-box1 fifteen inches1 say1 each way1 and stand it on a pedestal to bring it to the height of the eye4 ,in each side of this box let there be an opening of an oval form1 ten inches high and seven wide4 ,in this box place two mirrors with their backs against each other4 ,let them cross the box in a diagonal line1 and in a vertical position4 ,decorate the openings in the side of this box with four oval frames and transparent glasses1 and cover each with a curtain so contrived that all draw up together4 ,place four persons 7in the case first mentioned two are confederates7 in front of the four sides1 and at equal distances from the box1 and then draw them up that they may see themselves in the mirrors1 when each of them1 instead of his own figure1 will see that of the person next to him1 but who will appear to him to be placed on the opposite side4 ,their confusion will be the greater1 as it will be very difficult1 if not impossible1 for them to discover the mirrors concealed in the box4 ,the reason is that though the rays of light may be turned aside by a mirror1 yet they always appear to proceed in right lines4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abc4 ,,yellow ,,and ,,blue ,,do ,,not ,,make ,,green4 ,with an electric or lime-light throw a disc of blue light and of yellow light upon a screen1 and cause them to overlap each other4 ,where they overlap the space on the screen will be1 not green1 but a pure white4 ,if you then place a rod or pencil near the two sources of light1 so that two shadows of it shall fall on the white space where the discs overlap1 one shadow will be of brilliant blue colour1 and the other deep yellow4 ,mixed blue and yellow lights1 therefore1 do not make green4 ,mixed blue and yellow paints make green1 because between them they absorb nearly all the rays of the spectrum except green1 so green is the only colour which escapes from the mixture4 ,a very curious practical illustration of this may be given4 ,everybody has a yellow spot1 more or less marked1 on the retina of the eye2 and this yellow spot absorbs some of the greenish-yellow rays of the spectrum4 ,if you throw on the screen a circle of light1 coloured by passing the rays from the electric lamp through chloride of chromium1 the disc will then consist chiefly of red rays mixed with the rays which are absorbed by the yellow spot4 ,if the observers in the darkened theatre look at the disc and wink slowly1 they will see1 with more or less distinctness1 an illusion like red clouds floating over the disc1 in consequence of most of the rays other than the red being absorbed by the yellow spots in their eyes4 ,illustration ,,the ,,magic ,,temple4 ,trace on the hexagonal ground-plan1 ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 ,d1 ,e1 ,f1 which serves as base to the building1 the six semi-diameters1 ,g ,a1 ,g ,b1 ,g ,c1 ,g ,d1 ,g ,e1 ,g ,f1 and on each of them rear perpendicularly two plain mirrors1 joining all exactly at the centre1 ,g4 ,these glasses should be very thin1 set back to back in each pair1 and cut with a double bevel where the point of junction falls4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abd4 ,ornament the six corners of the outer edge of the structure with as many columns and their bases1 into which the outer edge of the mirrors fit by their grooves4 ,make the roof in any fashion you please4 ,in each of the six triangular spaces comprised between every two of the glass walls little pasteboard figures in relief1 representing six different subjects1 which will have a pleasing effect in a hexagonal form4 ,with some ornament harmonizing with the temple hide the junction of the mirrors4 ,action4--,when any one looks into one of the six openings between any two of the columns1 the object there will be repeated six times1 which will be an extraordinary illusion if the subjects are suitable to the arrangement of the mirrors4 ,observation4--,if a part of a fortification is mounted between two of the mirrors1 such as a curtain and two demi-bastions1 the entire citadel will be seen1 surrounded by six bastions2 apportion of a ball-room1 with a quadrille party and one gaselier1 will be multiplied1 and so on4 ,the construction can be made on a triangular or square base1 and is equally agreeable2 but as only three or four subjects can be shown1 and the parts of those subjects are parallel with the sides of the temple1 and therefore take a form like that at its base1 the result is not so wonderful4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abe4 ,,thaumatrope1 ,,or ,,wonder ,,turner4 ,cut out a disc of cardboard or pasteboard1 and drill three holes near the edge on two opposite sides1 in each of which tie a length of string4 ,in the centre on one side paint a jockey seated1 and on the other centre1 upside down as compared with the man1 a running horse4 ,performances4--,if you take the strings1 one set in each hand1 and whirl the disc round as on a horizontal axle1 the strings will twist and keep up the movement1 during which the two pictures will unite as one4 ,other objects may be a bird and cage1 a juggler doing the knife or ball tossing trick1 a rat and trap1 c4 ,,the ,,arcade ,,of ,,verdure4 7,unter den ,linden47 ,make a box half as wide and high as long4 ,at one end place a mirror1 exactly the size of the board1 and fixed firmly against it1 and remove the quicksilver within a circle agreeing with an eyehole cut in the end4 ,back the opposite end in the same way with a plane mirror4 ,prepare grooves at right angles across the box1 in which will slide two sheets of cardboard1 painted on both sides with trees and overarching foliage1 with the lights cut clear out1 taking care that a bough will prevent the eyehole being reflected in the opposite glass4 ,paint two other boards similarly with foliage1 and cut the lights out and set them against the mirrors4 ,cover the box with gauze1 and frame a sheet of ground glass to form the lid1 which should be firmly fastened on4 ,the bottom is to be painted sandy colour or green1 or may be varnished and strewn with moss whilst wet4 ,when viewed with a strong light1 the effect will be as of an endless vista1 gradually fading away in the distance4 7,see 8,the ,endless ,vista10 p4 #cjj1 ,magician's ,own ,book47 ,,the ,,perspective ,,glass4 ,at one end of a box1 twenty inches long and twelve high and wide1 place a concave mirror1 of which the focus should be about fifteen inches from the reflecting surface4 ,blacken the other end inside1 and cut an eyehole in it4 ,darken the mirror by covering the top in from it to a little less than half way along the box1 where a blackened frame should be set1 with a sufficient opening to let the mirror reflect any object just under the eyehole at the other end1 where a grooved cleat permits picture-slides to be inserted4 ,cover the other part of the box with ground glass or other transparent media1 to keep the inside from being seen4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abf4 ,if you must use artificial light1 let an aperture be practised in the mirror end1 so that the source of the illumination cannot be perceived4 ,simple as is this contrivance1 the figure drawn on a plane surface will be given a natural perspective as wonderful as entertaining4 ,,the ,,enchanted ,,looking-,,glass4 ,take a life-size picture of a man in a full-bottomed wig1 or a lady in a head-dress with head and shoulders only shown1 and1 having cut out the face and all the background1 glue it to the back of a looking-glass1 from which you have scraped away all the quicksilver just where this cut-out picture goes4 ,undertake to show any one his forefather1 or her ancestress1 as the case may be1 in their habiliments as they lived1 and1 on standing before the mirror1 their face will be reflected in the vacant place4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abg4 ,,the ,,ocular ,,and ,,olfactory ,,harpsichord4 ,reverends ,pre ,castel and the ,abb ,poncell have constructed1 on the supposed connection of flavours1 perfumes1 and colours1 the following amusing scales3-- ,ut blue sharp4 ,ut dize sea-green ,re bright green sickly1 insipid4 ,re dize olive ,mi yellow sweet4 ,fa deep yellow bitter4 ,fa dize orange ,sol red bitter-sweet4 ,sol dize crimson ,la violet harsh4 ,la dize violet-blue ,si iris blue piquant4 ,it is true that a blind man1 noted in ocular science1 likened the blast of a trumpet to scarlet1 and ,shakspeare speaks of the sweet south wind1 but for the greater part of the above comparisons there is a deficiency of authorities4 ,illustration ,,shadows ,,on ,,the ,,wall4 ,take a print of a human face1 with a ,rembrandt or ,tintoretto effect of deep shadows and soft lights1 and cut out the whole outline and all the lights1 picking with a pin the thin lines and spots4 ,heads of ,christ1 and the ,madonna as ,our ,lady of ,sorrows1 are excellent1 for this purpose4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abh4 ,on holding these up between the white wall and a lighted candle1 in a position found on trial1 the figure formed seems to float vaguely instinct with mournful life1 the indistinctness of the outline aiding the illusion4 ,,irregular ,,profiles ,,forming ,,symmetrical ,,shadows4 ,nearly everybody has at some time been struck by the strangely accurate shapes made by the shadows cast by the edges of a pile of irregular formation1 such as a heap of books1 c4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #abi4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #acj4 ,the heads of pipes1 sword-hilts1 umbrellas1 and canes can be turned into shapes unrecognizable as at all human1 yet giving a shadow1 of which the outline reproduces the profile of some eminent man4 ,,chinese ,,shadows4 ,opaque bodies1 cut in various shapes1 are held against a transparent screen1 with a powerful light behind them4 ,the audience are in a dark room4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aca4 ,to increase the effect1 make the figures of acrobats1 rope-dancers1 performers on the horizontal bar1 c41 of sheet metal1 and fit them with joints1 so that the limbs can be moved by mounting them on thin rods at right angles with the rope on which they seem to walk4 ,these rods can be turned by cranks1 or end in a cogged wheel locking in a ratchet4 ,,anamorphoses2 ,,or1 ,,distorted ,,figures4 ,having drawn a subject1 such as a human face1 on a piece of paper1 enclose it in a square1 as ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 ,d 7,fig4 #acj71 and divide it into smaller squares by marking off equal parts of the sides and drawing straight lines across1 as when you wish to make a reduced copy of a picture4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #acb4 ,describe a parallelogram1 ,e1 ,b1 ,f1 ,g1 the short side1 ,e1 ,g1 being divided into as many equal parts as ,a ,b1 in our example #g4 ,from the centre of the side1 ,b ,f1 draw straight lines to the points of division on the side ,e ,g4 ,assume the point ,i1 on the side ,b ,f1 as the height of the eye above the picture2 draw from ,i to the point ,e the straight line1 which cuts the lines diverging from ,h at the points #a1 #b1 #c1 #d1 #e1 #f1 #g4 ,through these intersecting points draw parallel straight lines to divide the triangle into as many trapeziums as there are small squares in the square ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 ,d4 ,now fill up all the cells of the triangle with corresponding parts of the drawing1 taking the base of the triangle to be the head of the picture transferred1 and the comical distortion will be made4 ,to see it1 however1 like its original1 bore a hole1 ,k1 in a board1 ,l1 placed upright in ,h1 so that the height1 ,l ,k1 equals ,h ,i1 which must not be great1 in order that the distortion may be remarkable4 ,several lines of letters forming a phrase or sentence1 can be distorted in a similar manner1 so as to be read only by holding the paper so inscribed at a certain position as regards the eye4 ,further anamorphoses may be made by painting on curved surfaces1 cylindrical1 conical1 or spherical1 which appear natural when seen from a certain point of view4 ,still another way is to look at the reflection on a cylindrical mirror of a drawing made only so to appear regular4 ,another way to obtain the distorted picture is to prick out the outlines of the original drawing1 and hold it at an angle to a sheet of paper1 so that the light on the other side1 streaming through the pinholes1 shall form a figure1 which you can trace with pencil1 more or less out of the true position4 ,to see this changed picture corrected1 you must place your eye where the light was4 ,by varying such pictures1 they can be adapted to being seen aright by reflections in cylindrical1 conical1 pyramidal1 and prismatic mirrors4 ,,optical ,,fireworks4 ,a ,gerb of ,fire4--,on white paper draw the figure of a gerb of fire1 lay it on quite opaque paper1 black on both sides1 and with a very sharp penknife cut several slashes at unequal intervals from the gerb centre2 pierce these breaks with holes to represent the sparks4 ,the lines and holes both paint the effect of burning powder issuing from a small aperture4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #acc4 ,globes1 ,pyramids1 or ,revolving ,columns4--,draw the outlines on paper1 and cut them out in a helical or spiral form4 ,for the various tints1 paste coloured transparent paper at the back4 ,,to ,,give ,,motion4 ,jet of ,fire4--,prick various sized holes at unequal distances apart in a band of paper1 but few in one part1 others thinly scattered1 others profusely sprinkled1 to represent the sudden bursts of sparks4 ,this band is to ascend between a light and the jet made on paper as above4 ,cascade4--,the same perforated band is to move downwards instead of upwards1 which is done by making the band wind off one roller as another winds it on4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #acd4 ,globes1 ,columns1 ,pyramids4--,the band of paper cut out in apertures inclined at a somewhat different angle from that of their spirals1 must move upwards vertically4 ,thus the fire will seem to be continually ascending along these spirals1 and the machine will appear to revolve with them4 ,suns4--,these are more difficult1 as you must picture fire proceeding from the centre to the circumference4 ,on strong paper describe a circle a little larger than the surface of your sun4 ,on this trace two spirals1 one-twelfth of an inch apart1 and open the intervening space with a knife1 cutting the paper from the circumference1 decreasing in breadth to a certain distance from the centre4 ,then cut the remainder of the circle into similar spirals1 alternately open and close4 ,paste it on an iron hoop1 supported by an iron cross1 and set all on a stand which will let it freely turn round its centre4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ace4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #acf4 ,on placing this between a light and your sun1 and moving it towards that side to which the convexity of the spiral is turned1 the opening will give1 on the image of the sun's rays or jets of fire1 the appearance of fire continuously flowing from the centre to the circumference4 ,,the ,,sultan',s ,,summer ,,palace ,,illuminated4 ,take a print of an ,oriental palace1 and colour it properly4 ,on the back paste paper to make it but partially transparent4 ,with differently sized points prick small holes in the places1 and on the lines where lamps and lanterns are generally placed1 as along the sides of windows1 cornices1 arches of doors1 balustrades1 and as if suspended from trees4 ,the greater the supposed distance of these architectural and decorative features1 the smaller and closer these punctures must be4 ,with large punches cut out the stronger lights1 as of ,bengal fires in pots1 and so forth4 ,cut out the panes of some of the windows1 and paste at the back gelatine paper of green or red colour1 as if they were curtains within an illuminated room4 ,place the print thus prepared in the front of a box representing a miniature theatre1 strongly lighted from the back1 and look at it through a convex glass of a rather long focus4 ,there may be added some pieces of ,chinese or artificial fireworks1 moved by clockwork4 ,,the ,,penetrative ,,eyeglass4 ,perhaps some one in the company has made use of the saying that he 8can see as far through a millstone as anybody40 ,eagerly espouse his cause1 and declare him1 indeed1 gifted with preternatural vision1 as you will prove to him by your magic spyglass4 ,a box is made with two upright extensions1 in which are placed the tubes of telescopes1 with plain glass eyepieces4 ,a ,a ,a ,a are plane mirrors1 set all at an angle of #de degrees1 so that any one looking in at either end1 sees whatever is visible at the other extremity4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #acg4 ,,the ,,polemoscope4 ,this is an utilisation of the last-mentioned trick4 ,if the higher glass is placed behind the other1 or even with its sides parallel with its own1 the latter could be behind an impenetrable wall to shelter the observer1 without the landscape being out of the scope of vision4 ,another plan is to place the upper mirror without a window above the house-door1 to reflect the part of the street beneath upon a mirror within on the sill4 ,a third is in miniature1 by which an opera-glass has an opening at the side of the barrel1 by which one's neighbours are scrutinized while1 to all appearance1 one is intently examining the performers4 ,happily the frequenters of the playhouse of the present day are less sensitive than our forefathers1 and no such deceptions to avoid showing impoliteness are in request4 ,,the ,,head ,,decapitated ,,and ,,floating ,,in ,,the ,,air ,,three ,,yards ,,from ,,the ,,body4 ,this is a modification of 8,the ,sphinx10 or 8,the ,head of the ,decapitated ,speaking10 as it is called1 of which ,the ,magician's ,own ,book contains a full explanation4 ,a hole is made in a large plane mirror1 through which the actor puts his head4 ,it is set at an angle so as to reflect the ceiling of the little chamber where the decapitation has occurred2 hence the spectators believe they see it suspended in the air4 ,the front corners and edge of the mirror are artfully masked by architectural ornaments1 and the upper edge enters at the joining point of the ceiling and supposed wall4 ,illustration ,,the ,,illuminated ,,head ,,of ,,isis4 ,the description of the fiery-faced ,god of the ,egyptians in ,lord ,lytton's 8,last ,days of ,pompeii0 is vivid enough for it almost to provide data for an illusion in itself4 ,however1 we can form one upon it4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ach ,get a false face made of the ,egyptian type 7the ,sphynx would be suitable71 of fine muslin1 and dressed with wax to make it transparent4 ,fasten it on a board with drapery in accordance with it2 cut out at the back a place where a white glass bottle can stand on a shelf1 closed in on all sides by that in the opening1 and containing a solution of a few grains of phosphorus in some essential oil of cloves4 ,have the stopper at the end of a rod working on a pivot1 so that a touch will lift it out of the bottle4 ,when out1 the air entering makes the phosphorus glow with a mysterious light4 ,the impression can be enhanced by a few chords on a celestine or harmonica4 ,a ,,night ,,watch ,,lamp4 ,contrive a six-sided box1 six inches in diameter and ten deep1 lined with tin or other polished surface1 and with a double convex lens in the centre of one side4 ,on the opposite side1 exactly in its middle1 cut out a hole to receive the face of a watch1 with a little shelf outside to hold the case firmly4 ,support the box in the centre on a hollow leg1 which is watertight and is filled with water1 to float a night-light1 and let the leg fit into a stand to go on a table by the bed-side or on a shelf at the foot of the bed4 ,action4--,the lens will magnify the reflection of the watchface so that the figures can be clearly distinguished4 ,,double-,,coloured ,,reflection4 ,bore a hole through a disc of tinted glass with a bradawl1 kept moist with oil of turpentine1 frame it in your forefinger and thumb held around the edge1 and let a strong light pass through it4 ,with a blue glass the centre spot will be orange2 with green1 red2 with red1 green1 c4 ,,the ,,phantom ,,flower4 7,palingenesia47 ,a plain white glass decanter is taken up and placed on a table1 when it is filled with water4 ,it is pretended that this fluid is enchanted1 since1 after a flower has been selected from a bouquet and burnt by the spectator himself1 its exact image is presented in the bottle4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aci4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #adj4 ,explanation4--,behind a partition1 ,a ,b 7,fig4 #adj71 place a concave mirror ,e ,f1 ten inches diameter1 and at a distance three-fourths from its centre1 somewhat inclined4 ,in the partition cut a square or circular opening1 about eight inches wide1 directly opposite the mirror4 ,behind have a light to illuminate any object at ,c1 without shining on the mirror or being visible at the opening4 ,behind the aperture and beneath it place inverted the object of which a phantom is to appear4 ,before the partition1 just under the hole1 set a bouquet-holder or flowerpot 7or1 at the opening1 as in this case1 the bottle of water71 that the image may seem to be standing in it4 ,all extraneous light must be kept from the mirror by blackening the surfaces around it4 ,the spectator will see the image so real that he will be apt to attempt to pluck it1 if a flower and a flowerpot is substituted for the bottle4 ,the different flowers of a bouquet have counterparts set on the circumference of a disc1 of which the edge comes to the proper point to present one of them to the mirror4 ,the magician1 on seeing a certain flower taken to be destroyed1 has ample time to set the disc in motion and place the duplicate in position4 ,illustration ,,the ,,magic ,,cameras4 ,the ,chadburn attachment to the oxyhydrogen microscope serves its purpose excellently1 but a singular means of exhibiting opaque bodies1 of any description whatever1 has been contrived by the ,optician ,kruss1 of ,hamburg4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ada4 ,a tin box1 #d #d #d #d1 a foot cube1 or a little less high than broad and long1 is divided by a tin partition1 ,m1 into two compartments1 ,a and ,b1 dark chambers1 in fact4 ,in the room1 ,b1 a lamp1 ,c1 has a concave reflector1 ,d1 which concentrates the light upon a condensing lens 7commonly called a bull's eye71 ,e4 ,this light is directed upon the place ,f1 where a door is made with a convenient slit for the insertion of prints1 cartes de visite1 or other photographs1 lace1 gems1 jewels 7the most intricate patterns afford pictures of great beauty1 and the scintillations of colour from diamonds and other stones are perfectly bewitching71 c4 ,or the door can be opened1 and one's hand1 eye1 ear1 or any other object held to the light1 is likewise projected on the screen through the tube ,h ,h4 ,this tube is solidly inserted in the end of the room ,a1 diametrically opposite an imaginary circle drawn on the side or end of the door ,f4 ,a second tube slides freely in and out1 containing two lenses1 as in ordinary magic lanterns4 ,a screen is constructed of an upright frame1 on which is smoothly stretched common white tissue-paper1 or the same oiled1 or linen or silk made transparent4 ,an object being placed in the door ,f1 the light being turned on and the focus being properly obtained1 the picture projected on the screen will be seen by persons on its other side greatly magnified4 ,where the oxyhydrogen light cannot be used the lamp should furnish the next best light4 ,pure sperm oil1 in which crushed camphor1 an ounce to half a pint1 has been dissolved in gentle heat1 in a suitable lamp1 with an argand chimney to prevent flickering1 will be sufficient4 ,we should add that a tin chimney1 bent as in magic lanterns1 will1 of course1 be required to complete the apparatus4 ,illustration ,,the ,,image ,,like ,,life4 ,take a concave mirror of the diameter of #dj inches1 and three in concavity1 made by cementing pieces of looking-glass on a wooden mould4 ,the focus will be three feet six inches or so from the mirror4 ,the image of a person standing before it will be so vivid and seemingly solid that it will terrify even a strong-minded experimentalist4 ,as a reflector of light or a burning-glass1 the effects are wonderful1 even with an ,english sun4 ,,the ,,nostradamus ,,trick4 ,the story goes that ,nostradamus1 the great trickster of ,france in the days of ,francis and the ,henries1 showed the ,queen ,dowager ,marie de ,medicis a throne occupied by ,henry the ,fourth4 ,upon a throne he had a confederate1 costumed and 8made up0 to resemble the ,barnais4 ,in the wall of the room1 at a point opposite him1 an opening was made by which a plane mirror hidden in a canopy in another room should reflect the figure upon a second mirror naturally visible4 ,as the two reflectors were set at the same angle1 the picture presented by the second was an exact counterpart of the counterfeit prince4 ,,proteus4 ,,the ,,incredible ,,transformation4 ,memoirs are but too often dull reading1 but those of ,robertson1 the ,french perfector of phantasmagorian exhibitions under the ,revolution1 contain some valuable revelations4 ,that of the mode of executing transformations of a human being beyond the wildest dreams of the fabulist who created ,proteus1 is here given4 ,in the partition between two rooms make a horizontal slit1 and apply on one side a sliding frame containing a flint-glass prism1 and a piece of ordinary white glass1 which can be moved up and down by wires set in motion in the room overhead1 so as to present at will one or the other of the glasses1 through which may be seen the interior1 or scene of the experiment4 ,but the rays from an object entering a prism are deflected1 and as a consequence1 the whole apartment is reversed1 so that the ceiling and floor change places4 ,if a chair is lowered through a hole in the ceiling1 it will seem to be standing on the floor4 ,the audience are allowed to inspect the inner room1 and see that the wall and floor are solid and the chair there is without secret machinery4 ,then1 on their withdrawal into the adjoining apartment1 and looking through the plain glass1 they will see the performer seat himself in the chair4 ,he asks--in a prearranged order--what transformation is desired1 such as that he shall be capped1 in ,bottom's fashion1 with an ass's head1 a bear's1 lion's1 wolf's1 and so forth1 and1 on receiving an answer1 declaims a magical formula1 as3 8,aroonel intabbara1 marandizala tafmaquirisolon--,zambelara60 ,at the last word a pistol is fired unawares1 and1 as the lookers involuntarily start1 the prism is substituted for the plain glass1 and there is seen a duplicate chair let down from the ceiling1 in which is seated a puppet dressed like the magician1 but with an animal's head4 ,observation4--,the slit must not permit the ends of the legs of the chair to be seen1 or the vision would see the floor at the same time as the prism was showing the ceiling1 which would be ruinous4 ,all the room must be of the same colour1 and without ornaments or hangings1 for the prism turns them topsy turvy4 ,it is to be added that the change of the plain glass for the other replaces the performer before the eye1 for1 indeed1 he has not stirred4 ,illustration ,,the ,,enchanted ,,telescope4 ,in this variation of the ,nostradamus ,trick1 a telescope-tube is mounted1 instead of the false mirror1 on a stand on a table4 ,it has a plane mirror set in it at an angle of forty-five degrees over the stand1 which is hollow and communicating with a drawer of the table1 opening into the next room1 with a second plane mirror1 to reflect any person therein1 up to the tube reflector4 ,the inner room should be dark1 so that1 when the light is cut off1 the figure will vanish4 ,,the ,,head ,,of ,,john ,,the ,,baptist4 ,before a concave mirror1 which the spectator sees1 have a little railway with a head on a dish1 in wax or plaster1 strongly illuminated1 and concealed from him4 ,let a wire in the hands of an assistant1 or wound on a drum by the release of a detaining spring1 draw this head on its carriage into the focus of the mirror1 when it will seem to start out and fly towards the beholder4 ,,the ,,dagger ,,of ,,macbeth4 ,a table is shown on which is a looking-glass4 ,the room is darkened1 when a white arm and a hand brandishing a dagger is seen suddenly to appear and menace the spectator4 ,explanation4--,the glass of the mirror slides out of the frame at a signal4 ,behind it is a concave mirror set on the floor at an angle in an opening in the wall4 ,within the other room an arm and hand of wax1 holding a dagger1 are mounted so as to descend1 while brilliantly illumined1 towards the concave mirror4 ,a person can show his or her face instead of his arm or the false limb1 and something rather laughable than terrifying is recommended for such experiments to a juvenile auditory4 ,,the ,,ghost ,,illusion4 ,in ,the ,secret ,out the explanation of 8,the ,witch of ,endor0 trick showed how spectres may be made to appear by aid of the magic lantern4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #adb4 ,in the ,middle ,ages phantoms were called up by that means or by reflectors1 but the inability to procure apparatus in perfection seems to have delayed the complete achievement of a success4 ,in #ahdg ,m4 ,robin1 the ,parisian prestidigitateur1 startled ,lutetia with his presentation of ghosts1 almost solid forms1 through which1 nevertheless1 swords were passed1 to prove their intangibility4 ,robertson had attempted the same1 but with a complication of mirrors1 plane and convex1 which were hardly workable4 ,but1 in seeking simplicity1 the later inventor left a difficulty unavoided4 ,in the front of a stage1 below it1 he places the personator of the ghost1 illumined with a powerful light4 ,a part of the stage is open1 over which leans1 at an angle of forty-five degree1 a very smoothly polished plate of glass1 as large as the stage from the 8flies0 to the boards1 and its edges hidden from the audience by trees1 c4 ,the reflected figure appears on the stage as far behind the glass as its cause is before it4 ,the trouble is that1 to counterbalance the inclination of the glass1 the actor must stand vertically on an inclined platform4 ,professor ,pepper and ,mr4 ,tobin place a plane mirror exactly opposite the plate-glass below it1 which reflects an actor who may stand in a natural position4 ,this suffices for a single figure2 but for more than one the ,robin inconvenience has to be endured4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #adc4--;,an ,oriental ,magician4 ,the phantascope1 spectroscope1 are other names for this deception4 ,the ,eastern jugglers are spoken of as executing a trick which seems done by this means4 ,a chain is seen in the air up which animals ascend2 after all have disappeared1 the chain is apparently pulled up by them1 for it is lost to sight4 ,this could be represented by this means1 at all events4 ,,the ,,saint',s ,,head ,,in ,a ,,glory4 ,illustration ,mr4 ,panky1 in showing his ,gallery of ,art to some friends1 suddenly directs attention to a painting of a saint1 upon whose head a mysterious and divinely golden light seems continuously to glow4 ,to add to the bewilderment of the gazers1 the light suddenly ceases to descend1 and1 in a twinkling1 emanates from the saint's head in a magnificent nimbus4 ,there is no resemblance to electric light or any other known1 and the undulating motion is incomprehensible under natural laws4 ,explanation4--,the painting is set in a small frame in the centre of a larger one4 ,at the back of the picture is a cogged wheel1 of which the teeth move a series of pinions4 ,in each of these latter is immovably inserted one end of a white glass rod1 around which runs a spiral thread of gold 7colours may be substituted71 and its other end terminating in a point4 ,these points work freely in sockets on the rim of the larger circle1 equally distant1 to which1 consequently1 they diverge4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #add4 ,when the cogwheel turns the pinions the glass cylinders revolve1 and the spiral lines change their position continually to the vision1 and1 as the wheel turns to the left or right1 the light seems to run up from or flow down to the picture4 ,illustration ,,xix4--,,complicated ,,tricks ,,in ,,mechanical ,,magic4 ,illustration3 ,,puppets1 ,,marionettes1 ,,fantoccini1 c41 c4 ,,the ,,potato ,,mannikin4 ,for an impromptu puppet to answer questions about cards1 concealed watches1 and so forth1 cut a hole in a potato at one end for a forefinger to enter4 ,scoop out for eyes1 nose1 and mouth2 put on a horsehair wig and beard4 ,drape the hand in a handkerchief to represent the cloaked body1 while the thumb and middle finger play the part of arms1 and you have such an improvised ,talking ,hand as ,edmund ,kean employed to hold ,byron spellbound for hours1 and as is described of more elaborate manufacture in the 8,art of ,amusing40 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #ade4 ,a ,,masquerade ,,trick4 ,at the height of the merriment of a grand ball in an opera house1 there suddenly is heard in an upper tier1 a sound as of a violent quarrel1 amidst which uproar such shouts of terrible import as1 8,over with him60 8,turn him out60 8,throw him over60 are distinguishable4 ,suddenly a tumultuous group are seen from below to approach the railing1 among the furious combatants of which one figure is seen battling fiercely4 ,but all his frantic resistance is seen to be useless2 his hold is detached from the seats1 and slowly but surely he is bent over the rail1 and--as a cry of horror breaks from the onlookers' pale lips--is flung over upon the mass of spellbound revellers beneath4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #adf4 ,dashed to the floor8 ,dear1 no6 for his descent is abruptly suspended at about the height of a man1 and he swings calmly above the plumes and head-dresses4 ,it was but a puppet with a rope round under the armpits regulated to prevent it from falling among the people in the pit4 ,illustration ,,the ,,comic ,,anatomist ,,and ,,dancing ,,bogie4 ,the negro minstrels excite much laughter by a burlesque anatomical lecture upon a ludicrous skeleton drawn on a slate or blackboard4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #adg4 ,having traced the figure with chalk1 after a short introductory speech1 proceed with the lecture1 and at the end express amazement that the audience should not have been impressed with the solemnity of your discourse1 you1 of course1 being unaware that the drawing has mysteriously become animated4 ,you suddenly perceive that the figure has taken to dancing1 and1 inexpressibly shocked1 you endeavour to quell its ,terpsichorean propensities4 ,finding that in vain1 you cut the ,gordian knot by seizing the board1 and running out of the room with it1 despite the vigorous kicking of the anatomy4 ,the next instant you return1 and1 making your bow1 say gravely3 8,ladies an' gemblemen3 ,if de skillingtums ack dis yere way wid de perfessers1 what will dey do when de medical men is all lady doctors80 ,and exit4 ,explanation4--,the black board has both sides alike4 ,on the one not seen at first by the audience a skeleton1 drawn on black cardboard1 is cut and pinned up by the head4 ,the thread connecting the limbs at the joints and the pulling string should be black4 ,after making a few chalk marks on the board1 you turn it and chalk the edges of the skeleton1 the limbs1 the ribs1 c41 without moving it4 ,then take the pulling string in your left hand1 held behind the board1 whilst your right gesticulates and points out the osteological peculiarities1 and set the figure dancing as you please4 ,if made of metal1 strings can be adjusted to shake the head1 unfold the fingers1 c4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #adh4 ,dolls with ball-and-socket joints to the limbs make excellent marionettes4 ,suspend them as in figure #adh4 ,the rod ,a is held in the left hand1 and the different threads are worked with the right fingers4 ,if the figure has many articulations and threads to control their movements1 hang the stick on a hook at its centre1 and use both ends4 ,a proscenium is constructed1 with 8a scene flat0 set far enough back to let your hands play freely in the intervening space4 ,,the ,,gyroscope4 ,this instrument illustrates the law1 that the axis of rotation is preserved1 in any fixed direction1 immovable1 while the particles surrounding it are in rapid rotary motion4 ,hence the humming and the peg-top stand erect1 the axis of rotation--the spike or the peg--being kept in a vertical position while in motion2 it falls as soon as this motion sinks below a certain rate4 ,this power may be illustrated by placing a disc of wood1 or of metal1 upon one end of a weighing beam1 from which one of the scales has been removed4 ,the disc being equipoised by weights in the opposite scale1 place the beam at an angle of #de--the disc being the lowest end--then1 by striking the disc1 get it into rapid rotation4 ,it will be found that1 while spinning1 the beam is preserved rigidly in its position2 but1 as the disc comes to rest1 the beam is restored to its horizontal position4 ,several small weights may be placed in the scale1 while the disc is rotating1 without disturbing the position of the beam4 ,illustration ,,experiment ,,with ,,the ,,gyroscope4 7,from the ,mechanic47 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #adi4 ,the ordinary gyroscopic action takes place when the lever ,d is held1 the weight ,f being carried horizontally round the vertical axis1 passing through the pivots ,c ,c4 ,when the wheel is not spinning1 the weight ,f turns the ring ,a ,a into the vertical position1 so that the weight pulls downwards in the vertical line passing through the centre of the wheel4 ,the parts carried by the lever ,d are then accurately balanced by means of the adjustable weight ,h4 ,the ring ,a ,a is next held1 in the position shown1 by the thread ,g being hooked on the pivot screw opposite the weight ,f4 ,if now the ring ,b is turned round on the pivots ,c ,c1 the gyroscope or the weight ,h will preponderate accordingly as the weight ,f is further from or nearer to the supporting point of the pillar ,e than the centre of the wheel4 ,finally1 spin the wheel1 and throw off the thread ,g4 ,it will then be found that although the weight ,f1 in being carried round by the gyration1 is continually altering its distance from the point of support1 the apparatus keeps in balance4 ,the gravitation of the weight ,f is not1 as some think1 annihilated or converted into horizontal action1 but still tells fully1 doing so1 however1 as though acting at the centre of the wheel4 ,if any of my readers should wish to try this experiment1 they must have the apparatus very carefully made2 and they must bear in mind that the conditions required for the experiment cannot be maintained for many seconds1 as the friction of the pivots and other resistances cause the introduction of forces which1 slowly at first1 but with increasing rapidity1 change the relative positions of the parts4--,e4 ,h4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aej4 ,,the ,,highflyer4 ,in two corks1 ,a and ,b1 insert four wing-feathers from any bird1 so as to be slightly inclined1 like the sails of a windmill1 but in opposite directions to each set4 ,a round shaft is fixed in the cork ,a1 which ends in a sharp point4 ,at the upper part of the cork ,b is fixed a whalebone bow1 having a small pivot-hole in its centre1 to receive the point of the shaft4 ,the bow is then to be strung equally on each side to the upper portion of the shaft1 and the little machine is completed4 ,wind up the string by turning the bow1 so that the spring of the bow may unwind the corks1 with their anterior edges ascending2 then place the cork1 with the bow attached to it1 upon a table1 and with a finger pressed on the upper cork1 press strongly enough to prevent the string from unwinding1 and taking it away suddenly1 the instrument will rise to the ceiling4--,dr4 ,piesse4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aea4 ,,the ,,mechanical ,,rostat4 ,make a 8flyer0 by attaching three vanes to a common centre1 mounted perpendicularly on a pin4 ,these vanes are segments of a circle of which the obliquity increases as they recede from the centre of motion4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aeb4 ,a stand is made to hold it while a cord is wound round the spindle4 ,on pulling the string1 it will ascend4 ,the vanes must be adjusted angularly for the best effect4 ,,artificial ,,snakes4 ,string on three parallel threads a number of small wooden scales1 somewhat thick in the middle1 and rounded at the edges1 to form a length tapering to a point1 while the other end is furnished with a carved head as of a serpent4 ,fasten the threads so that they are moderately tight4 ,when taken up by the middle horizontally the two ends have a tendency to sink1 but being prevented by the connection1 they move to one side or the other4 ,they can also be made of flat pieces1 with one thread running straight through all to form a length1 and a thread to run through them all alternately on one side and the other1 opposite each other4 ,if turned1 boxwood is better than ivory1 which easily breaks4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aec4 ,illustration ,,the ,,piping ,,bullfinch4 ,if one of the mechanical singing-bird toy-boxes is opened so that the machinery is laid bare1 the mystery will disappear4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aed4 ,the little bird who pops up on his feet when the lid of the box is opened1 flutters his wings1 and opens his mouth as the trill comes forth1 has nothing to do with the sound4 ,that comes from a short tube1 which has a supply of air from a little bellows1 regulated by a piston4 ,its action is controlled by a lever1 acted on by the same clockwork which works the bellows1 and turns a barrel set with pins for the tune like any barrel-organ4 ,to make one1 get a toy bird1 and mount it on a box1 concealed in which is such an instrument as is found in musical albums and valentines2 the opening of its bill and wings needs a very simple connection with the wheel of the barrel4 ,,the ,,wonderful ,,well4 ,a little model well1 mounted on a stand1 is shown to the company1 and is held upside down to prove that it is empty4 ,four different kinds of seed1 as rape1 hemp1 canary1 millet1 and so on1 are mixed together 7or coloured sweetmeats1 those called 8hundreds-and-thousands0 being suitable71 and the mass is thrown down the well4 ,the company then decide in what order they will have the sorts of seed separately drawn up1 and this had better be written down to prevent difficulties1 as #ast1 ,hempseed2 #bnd1 canary2 #crd1 rape2 #dth1 millet4 ,a little bucket attached to a revolving beam above the well is let down1 and each time that it is drawn up1 bring up the seeds in the order prearranged4 ,explanation4--,in the lower half of the well1 level with each other1 are four cells1 at the height of the bucket from the bottom of the well4 ,the floor of these cells is inclined towards the well1 so that1 on the doors of these cells being opened1 their contents must slide out into the well4 ,in each cell is one sort of seed4 ,the doors are valves opened by pressure on secret springs on the outside of the well1 like the keys of a flute4 ,the well narrows at the bottom so as to only admit the bucket4 ,at the bottom of the well is a secret trap1 down which the mixed seed falls and is no more seen4 ,operation4--,when the mixed seed has been thrown down and falls into the secret receptacle1 the performer takes the well in his hand1 and places his fingers on the little slightly projecting pins which work the valves of the cells4 ,all that is now to be done is to make that valve open which will open the cell of the seed demanded4 ,illustration ,,the ,,twin ,,singing-,,birds4 ,mr4 ,panky brings forward a cage in which are two birds1 perched on different branches of a tree1 which sing1 one the first part1 the other the second1 of a piece of music1 which would hardly let anyone to believe them live birds trained to so exquisite a degree4 ,but when their bodies are found to be covered with shells1 and their eyes made of precious stones1 that illusion cannot for a moment be entertained4 ,and yet it is unreasonable that mechanism should impel their action1 when they are seen to spring from one bough to another1 while perfectly detached from the cage itself4 ,the smallness of their size1 and the multiplicity and variety of their movements1 preclude the supposition of their tiny bodies being the cases of clockwork4 ,explanation4--,the birds are really attached by wires of communication4 ,their perches1 on which they alternately alight1 join at one end so as to form an angle of forty-five degrees4 ,the birds are in no wise attached to either of them1 but at the outer extremity of fine tubes--the other end being on a joint at the place of junction of the two perches--which tubes contain the fine wires which open the bill and wings4 ,the outer point carries the bird1 in each case1 along the line of an arc of forty-five degrees4 ,it passes so quickly through the air that a forewarned spectator would hardly perceive it2 but as the exchange of position is made when attention is diverted by ,mr4 ,panky1 no clue is given4 ,this movement is a great improvement on the ordinary twin singing-birds of the conjurors1 which simply stand on a cross-handled perch1 or fixed tube1 through which the wires pass4 ,,the ,,automaton ,,artist ,,and ,,writer4 7,robert ,houdin's ,improvement47 ,mr4 ,panky introduces to the audience his young friend1 a puppet1 arrayed as the secretary to royalty1 in an exquisite court dress of the time of ,louis ,,xv41 and removes him from a sideboard to his table set in front of the audience1 that they may see no deception is possible4 ,the mannikin has a little table before him1 on which his hands rest1 but can be lifted up4 ,mr4 ,panky furnishes him with paper and a pencil1 and begs the audience to suggest a subject for the exercise of his artistic skill4 ,the ladies' voice is for a rose or a bird4 ,the secretary moves his eyes1 bows1 and at once sets to tracing before him an excellent picture of the objects voted for4 ,he also writes down answers to questions1 tells the time to a second1 the age of the inquirer1 and all without the least vestige or sound of hidden mechanism4 ,at the end1 ,mr4 ,panky takes the figure up bodily from his little chair1 and pops him into a hat1 whence he mysteriously vanished4 ,explanation4--,a pantograph is required1 and upon that a preliminary description is given4 ,four rules are mounted as a square1 so as to move freely on the nails ,d1 ,e1 ,f1 ,g2 when the instrument is fastened on a table at the point ,c1 and a pin at ,b traces the lines of a picture1 the pencil placed at ,a duplicates the marks double that size4 ,by shifting the slide attached to the fixed point ,c and the slide carrying the pencil along their respective arms1 the proportion will be varied4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aee4 ,a fixed arm from ,f to ,g would conduce to the steadiness and reliability of the apparatus4 ,however1 it suffices for ,mr4 ,hanky ,panky's experiment4 ,the puppet seems to be completely isolated from any underhand management1 because it can be detached from its seat and the table2 but a real communication exists between its right arm and that of a confederate in the room beneath4 ,when the automaton is in his seat1 the needle ,a ,b is thrust up through the floor1 carpet1 and table1 ,e ,f1 to enter the cylinder1 ,c ,d1 concealed in the chair at the part of the pantograph ,b4 ,then the part ,a ,b1 hidden in the room below1 forms one with the part ,c ,d1 within the figure1 and the two united become the end of the pantograph4 ,performance4--,all the drawing done by the assistant unseen must be repeated at the point ,k4 ,now1 the pantograph being within the body of the automaton1 and setting its arm in motion1 it seems as if it was drawing of its own volition4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aef4 ,observation4--,the needle ,a ,b1 and the cylinder ,c ,d1 when in junction1 form a kind of lever with its fulcrum in the room below1 and1 consequently1 all the movements given to the point ,b are first repeated in miniature at ,b of the pantograph in reverse1 and then large at ,a4 ,illustration ,,the ,,automaton ,,performer ,,on ,,the ,,horizontal ,,bar4 ,make a puppet with its arms inflexible at the elbow2 put on a ball-and-socket joint at the shoulder2 the arms are bent as shown in the illustration4 ,at the points ,g ,h and ,l ,m on the bar are tubes1 covering it2 with the joins hidden by mock garlands of flowers2 the tube can1 however1 enter the two supports4 ,to this tube the figure is fastened by the forearms4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aeg4 ,an assistant of ,mr4 ,panky is concealed on the side ,c1 where he turns the crank ,r1 to make the figure execute a quarter turn to the left4 ,the automaton now moves1 from having his arms parallel with the horizon2 rises gradually until his arms are placed vertically and parallel to the rest of his body4 ,if another quarter turn be made in the same direction1 the upper arms then lean towards the spectator1 and necessarily drag the body after them4 ,the limbs offer no resistance1 as they are jointed at the hip and knee4 ,the confederate1 being on the watch1 can take advantage of the moment when one leg passes before the other to let the mannikin drop astride the bar4 ,then he makes him swing1 and finally execute a somersault2 all to the movements of a piece of music4 ,as a finish1 a jerk is given to a wire1 and the figure is detached and falls to the floor4 ,it will be believed thereby that mechanism made it grasp the bar1 perform1 and detach itself4 ,as the tube wraps the bar in all places except where the figure is attached1 and hides all the turnings of the bar1 no complicity is ever suspected4 ,illustration ,,the ,,automaton ,,tumbler4 ,figure #aeh represents the only motor of a little figure which1 placed in a cell on top of a flight of stairs1 will1 upon the bell of his residence being pulled1 fly out heels over head1 and1 tumbling somersaults down the steps1 alight in a chair at the bottom1 in order to be at his ease before his visitor4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aeh4 ,it is a small piece of light wood1 two inches long1 one-sixth of an inch thick1 half an inch broad4 ,at its two ends are two holes1 ,c and ,d1 which receive two pins1 around which the legs and arms of the figure play4 ,at each end also is a small receptacle1 nearly concentric with the holes ,c and ,d1 having an oblique prolongation towards the middle of the piece of wood4 ,from their ends proceed two grooves1 ,g and ,f1 in the wood1 a-twelfth of an inch wide4 ,nearly fill one of these receptacles with quicksilver1 and glue pasteboard on the sides to close it up4 ,to the axis passing through ,c fix two legs with long feet4 ,the other has the arms with hands so placed as to become a base when the figure is turned backwards4 ,on the ,g ,h part a head of elder-pith is glued1 painted and dressed with a wig and cap4 ,the body is made of the same substance1 and a silk petticoat or skirted coat is added4 ,to prevent the figure or its legs turning any more after reaching the resting-place of the feet1 two small pegs are made to meet a prolongation of the thighs4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #aei4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #afj4 ,to make the arms present themselves firmly and horizontally when the figure turns backwards1 furnish the arms with two small pulleys1 concentric to the axis of the motion of these arms1 over which run two silk threads1 uniting under the front of the figure1 and fixed to a small cross-bar joining the middle of the thighs4 ,adjust these threads till there is no unsteadiness in the figure when it is placed up or down on its four supporters4 ,generally a box is made to contain this figure1 and open out into being the flight of stairs to be performed upon4 ,illustration ,,the ,,automaton ,,flute-,,player4 7,the ,masterpiece of ,vaucanson47 ,a figure is made of about quarter life size4 7,vaucanson's stood five feet and a half47 ,in it and its pedestal are contained these works3--,a strong spring1 which1 when wound up1 moves nine bellows1 three rows of three each4 ,one set is soft1 one medium1 and one forte4 ,three separate reservoirs receive the air from each series1 each by a valve letting it then into a single pipe ending in the figure's mouth4 ,the same spring makes a barrel1 on which is mounted an air1 as usual in organs1 revolve4 ,its pins set three levers in play1 which connect1 by chains1 with the three valves1 and so control the force required1 whether natural1 forte1 or piano4 ,another lever moves a chain which opens or shuts a tongue in the figure's mouth1 in order to emit or stop all sounds4 ,of four other levers1 one opens the lips1 one closes them2 one draws them back1 and one moves them forward4 ,seven other levers communicate with the seven fingers1 which do all the fingering1 and make them move properly4 ,as there will be breaks in the direct line of action1 use bell-levers where required4 ,explanation of the ,action4--,to sound the mi base1 the cylinder-pin for that note would move that lever of the right third finger1 which opens the first flutehole2 another pin moves the lever of the tongue2 a third1 the piano valve2 a fourth is the lip-opener1 and a fifth draws the lips back from the flutehole4 ,in all1 five movements1 executed at the same time4 ,,the ,,automaton ,,drummer4 ,this figure is worked after the same plan4 ,but it has been superseded for magicians by the 8,spirit ,drum40 ,performance4--,if the machine can play but one tune1 the following trick is devised to make it seem that it plays at will any one of twelve airs4 ,twelve blocks are shown to the company1 on which are written the titles of as many airs for the flute or drum4 ,these are put into a bag1 and any one in the company is allowed to insert his hand and draw out one at random1 the music on which the automaton will play4 ,the bag is double1 and the part where the hand is thrust contains twelve blocks1 like the others1 except that all have the same named tune on them4 ,illustration ,,tricks ,,with ,,cards1 ,,dice1 ,,dominoes1 c4 ,illustration ,as the deceptions performed by sleight of hand at cards rely1 notwithstanding their variety1 on only a few easily acquired movements1 and these have been fully explained1 with illustrative diagrams1 in 8,the ,secret ,out10 we do not repeat the revelation1 in all cases1 of these processes4 ,the tricks immediately following are quite innocent1 and may be performed in any private circles4 ,we have thought it advisable to append an exposure of the devices by which gamblers or any persons who cheat their associates and strangers1 deceive the inexperienced4 ,the conjuror always warns the company that his exhibitions of dexterity1 are meant to delude the inattentive and untaught1 so that he can do no harm and occasion no loss4 ,,the ,,garcia ,,slip1 ,,or ,,tour ,d',,hombourg4 ,you must remember the bottom card of the pack1 which you hold face down in your left hand4 ,cover the cards with your right hand1 held over them palm down1 and run the cards one by one in under the right hand by means of the finger ends4 ,one of the company is to lay his finger on any card he pleases and stop it4 ,let us call this one ,a4 ,on his doing so you secretly slip back the bottom card1 and1 opening the pack at the card ,a1 get the bottom card up next under it4 ,now bring the lower portion to the top of the other1 and show ,b as the bottom card4 ,the audience having fully taken note of it1 you let them shuffle the cards as much as they please1 for it little matters while you know what the card is4 ,on receiving the cards again1 you spread them out on the table1 face up1 and readily point to the card ,b as if it were the card ,a which was really selected1 but for which ,b was substituted4 ,,to ,,tell ,a ,,card ,,thought ,,of4 ,take a pack containing fifty-two cards1 then lay out one card1 any card you see proper4 ,then divide the cards into three rows1 by laying them down face upwards4 ,when you have laid down three begin at the left and lay one upon the first1 so continue to the right until you have laid out the fifty-one2 at the same time request some person to think of a card4 ,when they are laid out1 ask which parcel the card is in2 he tells you1 place that parcel in the middle of the other4 ,this done1 lay them out again in three parcels2 so continue to do for four times1 and the card he thought of will be the twenty-sixth card4 ,,to ,,guess ,,the ,,spots ,,on ,a ,,card4 ,take a whole pack1 consisting of #eb cards1 and desire some person in company to draw out any card1 at pleasure1 without showing it4 ,having assigned to the different cards their usual value1 according to their spots1 call the knave #aa1 the queen #ab1 and the king #ac4 ,then add the spots of the first card to those of the second2 the last sum to the third2 and so on1 always rejecting #ac1 and keeping the remainder to add to the following card4 ,it may be readily seen that it is needless to reckon the kings1 which are counted #ac4 ,if any spots remain at the last card1 you must abstract them from #ac1 and the remainder will indicate the card that has been drawn3 if #ab remains1 it has been an ace2 but if nothing remains1 it has been a king4 ,demonstration4--,since a complete pack contains #ac cards of each suit1 the values of which are #a1 #b1 #c1 c41 as far as #ac1 the sum of all the spots of each of the different suits will be #g times #ac 7#ia71 which is a multiple of #ac2 consequently the quadruple is also a multiple of #ac3 if we add the spots of all the cards1 always rejecting #ac1 the remainder at last must be #j4 ,hence it is evident1 that if a card1 the spots of which are less than #ac1 be drawn1 the difference between its spots and #ac will be what is wanting to complete the number4 ,if1 at the end1 then1 instead of attaining to #ac1 we attain only to #aj1 for example1 it is plain1 that the card wanting is a #c2 and if we attain exactly to #ac1 the card missing must be equivalent to #ac2 that is1 it must be a king4 ,,to ,,tell ,,two ,,cards ,,out ,,of ,,twenty4 ,you must retain in your memory the four following words1 with the arrangement of the letters which compose them3-- m i s a i t a t l o n e m o n v e s u l ,collect all the cards into the left hand1 two by two1 as they lay on the table1 and then place them1 one by one1 in the same order as the preceding letters1 taking care to place the two first as the two m1 the two next as the two i1 the two following as the two s1 and so on4 ,ask each person in which horizontal row his two cards are4 ,if he says they are both in the same row1 for example the third1 they will be pointed out by the letters n and n1 contained in that row2 if they are in two different rows1 as the first and last1 the letters s and s will indicate the place which they occupy4 ,,to ,,bring ,,all ,,the ,,cards ,,of ,,the ,,same ,,kind ,,together4 ,have in readiness a pack1 all the cards of which are arranged in successive order2 that is to say1 if it consists of #eb cards1 every #ac must be regularly arranged1 without a duplicate of any one of them4 ,after they have been cut as many times as a person may choose1 form them into #ac heaps of #d cards each1 with the coloured faces downwards4 ,when this is done1 the #d kings1 the #d queens1 the #d knaves1 and so on1 must necessarily be together4 ,,the ,,four ,,indivisible ,,kings4 ,take four kings1 and place between the third and fourth any two common cards whatever1 which must be neatly concealed2 then show the four kings1 and place the six cards at the bottom of the pack2 take one of the kings1 and lay it on the top1 and put one of the common cards into the pack nearly about the middle2 do the same with the other1 and then show that there is still one king at the bottom3 desire any one to cut the pack1 and as three of the kings were left at the bottom1 the four will therefore be found together in the middle of the pack4 ,illustration ,,to ,,guess ,,cards ,,selected ,,by ,,several ,,persons4 ,show as many cards to each person as there are persons to choose2 that is to say1 #c to each1 if there are three persons4 ,when the first has thought of one1 lay aside the three cards in which he has made his choice4 ,present the same number to the second person1 to think of one1 and lay aside the three cards in the like manner4 ,having done the same in regard to the third person1 arrange all these cards in three rows1 with their faces turned downwards1 and then put them together in order4 ,if you take the #c first1 and present them successively to the different persons1 and do the same thing with the others1 you may easily guess the cards1 by observing1 that the card thought of by each person will have the same place among the cards as the person has in regard to the other two2 that is to say1 the card thought of by the first person will be first of that packet in which he discovered it2 that thought of by the second will be the second in the packet where he recognized it2 and that of the third will be the last and in the last packet4 ,the operation is exactly the same when the number of persons is greater4 ,if1 instead of #c1 there are #d or #e persons1 four or five cards must be presented to each4 ,a ,,new ,,three-,,card ,,trick4 ,as it is necessary that the cards presented should be distinguished1 we shall call the first ,a1 the second ,b1 and the third ,c4 ,let the persons1 whom we shall distinguish by first1 second1 and third1 choose privately whichever of the cards they think proper1 and when they have made their choice1 which is susceptible of six variations1 give the first person #ab counters1 the second #bd1 and the third #cf3 then desire the first person to add together the half of the counters of the person who has chosen the card ,a2 the third of those of the person who has chosen ,b2 and the fourth part of those of the person who has chosen ,c2 and ask the sum1 which must be either #bc or #bd1 #be or #bg1 #bh or #bi1 as in the following table3 ,first4 ,second4 ,third4 ,sums4 #ab #bd #cf ,a ,b ,c #bc ,a ,c ,b #bd ,b ,a ,c #be ,c ,a ,b #bg ,b ,c ,a #bh ,c ,b ,a #bi ,this table shows1 that if the sum is #be1 for example1 the first person must have chosen the card ,b1 the second the card ,a1 and the third the card ,c2 and that1 if it be #bh1 the first person must have chosen the card ,b1 the second the card ,c1 and the third the card ,a2 and so of the rest4 ,,to ,,tell ,,the ,,spots ,,on ,,all ,,the ,,bottom ,,cards ,,of ,,several ,,heaps4 ,arrange each heap of cards in such a manner that the spots on the bottom one1 added to the cards above it1 may always amount to twelve2 continue to make as many heaps as possible1 in the manner above prescribed1 and place the remaining cards on one side4 ,then separate in your mind four heaps1 and multiply the heaps which remain1 after these are deducted1 by #ac2 this product1 added to the number of cards1 will be that of the spots required4 ,we give the solution of this problem by an analysis in 8,to ,guess the ,spots on a ,card10 p4 #bec4 ,illustration ,,to ,,name ,,all ,,the ,,cards ,,of ,a ,,pack4 ,have a complete pack of #eb cards1 and arrange them according to the order of the following words1 which you must retain in your memory4 ,unus quinque novem famulus sex quatuor duo ,ace five nine knave six four two ,rex septem octo fmina trina decem ,king seven eight queen three ten ,besides this first order1 you must arrange them also according to the order of the colours1 spades1 hearts1 clubs1 and diamonds2 so that the #eb cards may be disposed as follows3 ,,order ,,of ,,the ,,cards4 #a ,ace of spades #b ,five of hearts #c ,nine of clubs #d ,knave of diamonds #e ,six of spades #f ,four of hearts #g ,two of clubs #h ,king of diamonds #i ,seven of spades #aj ,eight of hearts #aa ,queen of clubs #ab ,three of diamonds #ac ,ten of spades #ad ,ace of hearts #ae ,five of clubs #af ,nine of diamonds #ag ,knave of spades #ah ,six of hearts #ai ,four of clubs #bj ,two of diamonds #ba ,king of spades #bb ,seven of hearts #bc ,eight of clubs #bd ,queen of diamonds #be ,three of spades #bf ,ten of hearts #bg ,ace of clubs #bh ,five of diamonds #bi ,nine of spades #cj ,knave of hearts #ca ,six of clubs #cb ,four of diamonds #cc ,two of spades #cd ,king of hearts #ce ,seven of clubs #cf ,eight of diamonds #cg ,queen of spades #ch ,three of hearts #ci ,ten of clubs #dj ,ace of diamonds #da ,five of spades #db ,nine of hearts #dc ,knave of clubs #dd ,six of diamonds #de ,four of spades #df ,two of hearts #dg ,king of clubs #dh ,seven of diamonds #di ,eight of spades #ej ,queen of hearts #ea ,three of clubs #eb ,ten of diamonds ,this order is of such a nature that1 by knowing any one of the #eb cards1 that which follows it may be also known4 ,thus1 for example1 if it were required to know what card follows the king of spades1 it will be sufficient to recollect that septem1 in the two ,latin lines above given1 which follows that of rex1 denotes that it is a seven2 and as the colour which follows the spades is hearts1 it is the seven of hearts1 and so for the rest4 ,everything being thus arranged1 having retained in your memory the above words1 and the order of the colours1 desire any person to cut the pack as many times as he chooses2 for it will be easy to name all the cards in order provided you have found means1 by some dextrous manuvre1 to observe that one which is at the top of the pack4 ,the same arrangement of the cards may be employed for the following two tricks especially1 as well as others4 ,,even ,,or ,,odd4 ,first1 find out whether the last card in the pack be black or red2 then1 on the pack being cut into two parts1 if the card found at the bottom of the upper division is of the same colour as that at the bottom of the pack1 the two parts which have been separated1 contain each an even number2 on the other hand1 if it be of a different colour1 they contain each an odd number4 ,,to ,,tell ,,the ,,spots ,,on ,,selected ,,cards4 ,having presented the pack1 that the person may choose several succeeding cards at pleasure1 privately observe the card which is above those he has chosen1 and how many he has drawn from the pack2 it will then be easy to count how many spots they ought to contain4 ,for example1 if the observed card be a nine1 and four cards have been drawn1 it may readily be seen that those drawn must be a knave1 equivalent to #aj spots3 a six1 a four1 and a two4 ,you may then announce1 that the cards in the person's hand contain #bb spots4 ,,to ,,tell ,a ,,chosen ,,card ,,of ,,four4 ,let the person draw four cards from the pack at pleasure1 and desire him to think of one of them2 then take these four cards back1 and place two of them at the top and two at the bottom of the pack1 in a dextrous manner1 so as not to be perceived3 under the two last1 place any four cards whatever2 then display the lower part of the pack on the table1 showing only #h or #aj cards1 and ask the person whether the one he thought of be among them4 ,if he says ,no1 you may be sure that it is one of the two which you put at the top of the pack2 in that case you must transfer them to the bottom1 and then1 showing the bottom of the pack1 say1 ,is not this your card8 ,if he replies ,no1 turn aside that card with your third finger1 which you must have previously moistened1 and desire him to draw out his card himself from the bottom of the pack4 ,if the person should say1 that the card he thought of is among the first shown to him1 dextrously remove the four cards put at the bottom of the pack1 in order that the two1 one of which is the card he thought of1 may be the lowermost of the pack1 and you may then either show him his card1 or make him draw it out himself1 as above explained4 ,illustration ,,topsy ,,turvy4 ,on receiving the selected card pretend to shuffle it amongst the others1 but really bring it to the top4 ,the rest of the pack you arrange with their edges even1 whilst the top card projects a little4 ,on pushing that card a little out1 at the same time as you drop the pack perpendicularly1 the resistance of the air will turn the single card upside down1 so that it will rest face up on the top of the fallen cards4 ,,the ,,conjuror',s ,,card ,,castle4 ,from a pack of cards two are forced upon two of the company4 ,they are replaced1 and the pack is shuffled4 ,while this is being done1 a little model house is brought into the room and placed on the table4 ,in its front are two windows1 with closed blinds1 and a door4 ,the pack is thrust down the chimney of the house1 when1 instantly1 the door flies out and emits the pack of cards without the two selected cards1 which appear one at each window4 ,explanation4--,the house is already prepared with a pack of cards1 the duplicate of that used1 less the two cards like the couple forced4 ,these two are placed in the windows behind the closed shutters or drawn blinds1 as the case may be4 ,when the second pack is thrust down the chimney1 it touches a lever1 which at the same time throws open the door and pushes out the other pack1 and discloses the cards in the windows4 ,,odd ,,or ,,even4 ,let one of the company take in each hand several cards1 an even number in one hand1 and an odd in the other4 ,you engage to tell in which hand he holds the even number4 ,to do so1 bid him multiply the number held in his right hand by three1 and that in his left hand by two1 and add the product together4 ,he is then to answer whether the sum is odd or even4 ,if even1 the right hand contained an even number1 and vice vers4 ,,mysterious ,,trick ,,of ,,thirty-,,six ,,cards4 ,,telling ,,the ,,card ,,you ,,look ,,at ,,without ,,seeing ,,the ,,pack4 ,to perform this trick you must take a pack of cards containing fifty-two in number4 ,then take out the two1 three1 four1 and five spots of each suit 7meaning the spades1 hearts1 diamonds and clubs74 ,then commence as follows with the remaining thirty-six3 ,commencing with six of diamonds1 face downwards1 seven of clubs1 eight of hearts1 nine of spades1 ten of diamonds1 jack of clubs1 queen of hearts1 king of spades1 ace of diamonds1 six of clubs1 seven of hearts1 eight of spades1 nine of diamonds1 ten of clubs1 jack of hearts1 queen of spades1 king of diamonds1 ace of clubs1 six of hearts1 seven of spades1 eight of diamonds1 nine of clubs1 ten of hearts1 jack of spades1 queen of diamonds1 king of clubs1 ace of hearts1 six of spades1 seven of diamonds1 eight of clubs1 nine of hearts1 ten of spades1 jack of diamonds1 queen of clubs1 king of hearts1 ace of spades4 ,after having arranged the cards in the order above mentioned1 they may be cut by all in the house1 or as many as please1 and by placing the cut under the pack each time the relative position will not be changed4 ,then ask the person who has the cards in his hand what card he has at the bottom of the pack 7the faces being down72 he answers1 giving the name of the bottom card2 then you can answer positively1 by calling the card one less in value4 ,for example1 the nine of clubs is at the bottom1 the eight of diamonds will be upon the top1 the second will be the seven of spades1 the third the six of hearts1 the fourth the ace of clubs1 the fifth the king of diamonds1 and thus you will find them completely arranged throughout the pack4 ,at the conclusion of this feat you may shuffle them over and under by holding the main pack in the left hand1 and slipping the cards off one at a time in the right hand1 one over and the other under1 until you change them entirely through the pack1 then return the pack to the right hand and repeat the over and under shuffle4 ,then you can deal them out into four parcels1 nine at a time1 and you will find the nine hearts in one pile1 the nine diamonds in the second1 the nine spades in the third1 and clubs in the fourth4 ,,the ,,four ,,associates4 ,let a person draw four cards from the pack1 and tell him to think of one of them4 ,when he returns you the four cards1 dextrously place two of them under the pack1 and two on the top4 ,under those at the bottom you place four cards of any sort1 and then1 taking eight or ten from the bottom cards1 you spread them on the table1 and ask the person if the card he fixed on be among them4 ,if he say no1 you are sure it is one of the two cards on the top4 ,you then pass these two cards to the bottom1 and drawing off the lowest of them1 you ask if that be not his card4 ,if he again say no1 you take that card up1 and bid him draw his card from the bottom of the pack4 ,if the person say his card is among those you first drew from the bottom1 you must dextrously take up the four cards that you put under them1 and placing those on the top1 let the other two be the bottom cards of the pack1 which draw in the manner before described4 ,illustration ,,how ,,to ,,change ,,cards ,,to ,,pictures4 ,take a pack of cards1 and paint the backs of one half of the pack with what figures you think fit1 as men1 birds1 women1 flowers1 c4 ,also1 paint the faces of the other half of the cards in the same manner2 thus1 you will have a complete pack of odd pictures1 and may--by showing the faces of that part of the pack whose backs only have been painted1 and then by a momentary shuffle1 apparently transforming them into a set of grotesque figures--produce much amusement4 ,there is another manner of making the pack2 it is as follows3--,take a dozen cards or more1 and draw a line from the right-hand upper corner1 to the left-hand lower corner of the face of each of them2 they will thus be all equally divided4 ,then paint part of some odd figure on the right division of each card1 leaving the left untouched4 ,by a little dexterity1 you may now seem to transform a set of common cards into a painted pack4 ,,magic ,,disappearance4 ,divide the pack1 placing one half in the palm of the left hand1 with the face of the cards downwards2 then take the balance of the pack in the right hand1 holding them between the thumb and three first fingers1 and place the cards upright1 so that the edges of the cards in your right hand will rest upon the back of those lying in the palm of the left hand perpendicularly1 and forming a right angle with them1 by which means you will perceive that the four fingers of the left hand touch the last card of the upright cards in your right hand4 ,be sure you get this position correctly1 for the rest of the trick is very simple4 ,you now request any one of your audience to examine the top card of the half pack that rests in the palm of your left hand1 and to replace it again4 ,having done this1 you request him to look at it again1 and to his amazement it will have disappeared1 and another card will appear in its place4 ,to perform this trick after you have assumed the position already described1 you must dampen the tips of the four fingers that rest against the last card of the upright cards in your right hand4 ,you must now raise the upright cards in your right hand very quickly1 and the last card1 ,no4 #a1 will adhere to the dampened fingers of your left hand4 ,as you raise the upright cards you must close your left hand skilfully1 and you will thereby place the last card of the upright cards--which adheres to the fingers of your left hand--upon the top of the cards in the palm of your left hand1 and when you request the person who examined the top card in your hand to look at it once more1 he will see the card you have just placed there1 instead of the card he first examined4 ,observe1 be very rapid and dextrous in slipping the card at the back of the upright card from its position there to the top of the cards in the palm of your left hand4 ,illustration ,,sixteen ,,cards ,,being ,,in ,,two ,,rows1 ,,to ,,find ,,that ,,which ,a ,,person ,,has ,,thought ,,of4 ,the cards being arranged as follow1 desire the person to think of one1 and to observe well in which row it is3 ,a ,b ,c ,d ,e ,f ,h ,i #j #j #j #j #j #j #j 99 #j #j #j #j 99 #j #j #j #j #j 99 #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j 99 #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j #j ,let us suppose that the card thought of is in the row ,a3 take up the whole row in the order in which it now stands1 and dispose it in two rows ,c and ,d1 in such a manner1 that the first card of the row ,a may be the first of the row ,c2 the second of the row ,a1 the first of the row ,d2 and so on1 transferring the #af cards from ,a and ,b1 to ,c and ,d4 ,this being done1 again ask in which of the vertical rows the card thought of stands4 ,we shall suppose it to be in ,c2 remove that row as well as ,d1 observing the same method as before2 and continue in this manner until the card thought of becomes the first of the row ,i4 ,if you then ask in which row it is1 it may be immediately known1 because after the last operation it will be the first in the row said to contain it2 and as each row has a distinguishing character or sign1 you may cause them all to be mixed with each other1 and still be able to discover it by the sign you have remarked4 ,if a greater number of cards be employed1 disposed in two vertical rows1 the card thought of will not be at the top of the row after the last transposition3 if there are #cc cards1 #d transpositions will be necessary2 if #fd there must be #e2 and so on4 ,a ,,certain ,,number ,,of ,,cards ,,being ,,shown ,,to ,a ,,person1 ,,to ,,guess ,,that ,,which ,,he ,,has ,,thought ,,of4 ,to perform this trick1 the number of the cards must be divisible by #c2 and to do it with more convenience1 the number must be odd4 ,the first condition1 at least1 being supposed1 the cards must be disposed in three heaps1 with their faces turned upwards4 ,having then asked the person in which heap is the card thought of1 place the heaps one above the other1 in such a manner that the one containing the card thought of may be in the middle4 ,arrange the cards again in three heaps1 and having asked in which of them is the card thought of1 repeat the operation as before4 ,arrange them a third time in three heaps1 and having once more asked the same question1 form them all into one heap1 that containing the card thought of being in the middle4 ,the card thought of must then necessarily be the middle one2 that is to say1 if #ae cards have been employed1 it will be the eighth from the top2 if #ba1 the eleventh2 if #bg1 the fourteenth2 and so on4 ,when the number of the cards is #bd1 it will be the twelfth1 c4 ,,the ,,restorative ,,card4 ,secretly coil up a needle-full of thread by winding it round a ruler and slipping it off2 and hide this in a card as you roll it up4 ,wind around this card a needleful of the same thread1 which you then clip to pieces with scissors1 shaking the bits into the fire or into your magic box by which they disappear4 ,on unrolling the card1 you seem to reproduce the destroyed thread4 ,,the ,,four ,,confederate ,,cards4 ,a person draws four cards from the pack1 and you tell him to remember one of them4 ,he then returns them to the pack1 and you dexterously place two of them under1 and two on the top of the pack4 ,under the bottom ones you place four of any sort1 and then taking eight or ten from the bottom cards1 you spread them on the table1 and ask the person if the card he fixed on is amongst them4 ,if he says ,no1 you are sure it is one of the two cards on the top4 ,you then pass those two cards to the bottom1 and drawing off the lowest of them1 you ask if that is not his card4 ,should he again say ,no1 you take up that card1 and bid him draw his card from the bottom of the pack4 ,but if1 on the contrary1 he says his cards are amongst those you first drew from the bottom1 you must dexterously take up the four cards you put under them1 and place them on the top4 ,the other two are the bottom cards of the pack1 and are to be drawn in the manner before described4 ,,the ,,magic ,,pocket-,,book4 7,die zwei magichen ,brieftaschen47 ,cut out two rectangular pieces of pasteboard three inches by three and a half inches1 ,a ,b4 ,run a band of tape on the board ,a1 from ,c to ,e1 and from ,d to ,f3 then turn over and glue the tape at ,c ,d at the back of ,a2 and at ,e ,f at the back of ,b4 ,fasten two other tapes in the same way on card ,b at ,g ,l on the back of it1 and at ,g ,h on the back of ,a4 ,the two boards will now form a book of two leaves1 opening as on hinges4 ,bring four other tapes under those already fastened1 marked ,m ,h ,q ,r1 and glue their ends down at the back of the card2 and two more tapes on ,o and ,b sides of ,b2 all of which form borders and are for no other purpose4 ,make two envelopes like those for letters1 and fasten down the front1 where the address is written--which must be the same size as the card1 so as to cover all the tapes ,g ,j and ,h ,l as well as the space between them2 one envelope being thus face down upon the ribbons to which it is glued1 the second envelope is pasted to the first one1 face to face1 one hiding the other and both1 of course1 hiding the tapes from view4 ,illustration ,as the book can be opened twice over1 by bringing the leaf on the left upon that next to it1 and that again over on the other1 when the envelope now open and alone shown is the duplicate1 and not that first seen1 a deception is easily performed4 ,performance4 ,a coin is borrowed and marked1 or a question is written1 and the coin or the paper is put into one of the envelopes1 and folded up4 ,in closing up the book you secretly reverse it1 and bring the second envelope up so as to be shown open and empty1 or with an answer to the question4 ,performance with cards4 ,having had a drawn card carefully noted1 you undertake to change it into another one altogether4 ,placing it in your magic book and proceeding as with the coin above1 the transformation is readily accomplished4 ,,to ,,guess ,,several ,,drawn ,,cards4 ,a pack of similar cards is offered1 from which two or three persons draw cards4 ,they should not sit too closely together1 however1 lest one should see the cards drawn by the others4 ,they note their cards and replace them in the pack4 ,you turn1 and while pretending to look through the pack1 you take two other cards which you must have at hand1 place with them a card out of the pack1 and approach those persons who have drawn cards1 asking each if his card is not among the three4 ,on receiving an answer in the affirmative1 you point out the drawn card4 ,,the ,,butcher',s ,,grip1 ,,or 8,,hold ,,it ,,fast40 ,asking the most athletic person in company whether he is nervous1 he will most probably answer in the negative2 then ask whether he thinks he can hold a card tightly4 ,if he answers1 8,no10 ask the question of some one else1 till you obtain an answer in the affirmative4 ,desire the party to stand in the middle of the room1 and holding up the pack of cards1 you show him the bottom card1 and request him to proclaim what card it is2 he will say it is the knave of spades2 you then tell him to hold the card tightly at the bottom1 and look to the ceiling4 ,while he is looking up1 ask him if he recollects his card2 if he says1 8,yes10 desire him to draw it away1 and ask him what it is2 he will1 of course1 answer1 8,the knave of spades40 ,tell him he has made a mistake1 for if he looks at his card1 he will find it to be the knave of hearts1 which will be the case4 ,then give him the remainder of the pack1 telling him that if he looks over it he will find the ace of spades in quite a different situation4 ,explanation4--,an extra knave of spades is cut in half1 the upper part alone retained4 ,when commencing your feat1 get the knave of hearts to the bottom of the pack1 and lay over the upper part of it1 unperceived1 your half knave of spades2 and1 under pretence of holding the pack very tight1 throw your thumb across the middle of the knave1 so that the joining may not be perceived1 for the legs of those two knaves are so much alike that there is no danger of detection4 ,you1 of course1 give him the legs of the knave of hearts to hold1 and1 when he has drawn the card away1 hold your hand so that the faces of the cards will be turned towards the floor1 and take an opportunity of removing the half knave3 you may vary the feat by having a half knave of hearts4 ,illustration ,,to ,,prevent ,,any ,,one ,,drawing ,a ,,card ,,which ,,you ,,hold ,,up ,,plainly ,,before ,,him4 ,place the four kings face up upon the top of the pack1 their feet towards the company4 ,as you place the topmost king upon the pack1 you bend it secretly in the middle1 folding the lower part back upon the upper half of the card1 the head of which is now only visible1 the feet of the king below seeming to belong to it4 ,you conceal the deception by placing your two thumbs across the middle of the pack4 ,in this manner you can let three persons draw1 and neither will draw the king that is on the top of the pack4 ,,the ,,recoverable ,,card4 ,procure fifty-three cards exactly the same4 ,let a person draw from them1 as from a regular pack1 one card which he may burn or otherwise destroy4 ,nevertheless1 on his or another's picking a second card at will out of the pack1 it will appear to be the same as that destroyed4 ,it will possibly be observed3 8,you had two similar cards60 and a wiseacre will defy you to let the cards be counted1 since he will suppose you were not prepared for this objection4 ,you can count them out1 face down1 and prove there are1 indeed1 fifty-two4 ,if other remarks are made substitute a regular pack of the same appearance4 ,variation4--,with two duplicate cards4 ,after having shuffled the pack let the bottommost be drawn1 examined1 and destroyed4 ,go to the chimney place and whistle3 8,father1 come home60 and1 on returning to your former place1 pull the duplicate card from the selector's ear4 ,modification4--,let a corner of the destroyed card be given to you4 ,for this substitute a corner of the duplicate card4 ,on returning and producing the card it is found to want that very piece by which it is to be identified4 ,a ,,pack ,,of ,,cards ,,kept ,,together ,,in ,,the ,,air4 ,have a pack of cards bound together with a hair1 on the shelf at the back of your table4 ,after having shuffled another pack of cards1 bunch them rapidly1 and1 in lowering your hand as if to throw them away--substitute the prepared pack4 ,these will fly through the air like a solid body until it comes in contact with ceiling1 wall1 or floor1 when it will fall asunder4 ,illustration ,,to ,,change ,a ,,card ,,by ,,word ,,of ,,command4 ,have two cards of the same sort in the pack 7say the ace of hearts74 ,place one next the bottom card 7say ten of clubs71 and the other at top4 ,shuffle the cards without displacing those three1 and show a person that the bottom card is the ten of clubs4 ,this card you slip aside with your moistened finger1 and1 taking the ace of hearts from the bottom1 which all suppose to be the ten of clubs1 lay it on the table1 telling him to cover it with his hand4 ,shuffle the cards again1 without displacing the first and last card1 and1 shifting the other see of hearts from the top to the bottom1 show it to another person4 ,you then draw that secretly away1 and1 taking the bottom card1 which will then be the ten of clubs1 you lay that on the table1 and tell the second person 7who believes it to be the ace of hearts7 to cover it with his hand4 ,you then command the cards to change places2 and when the two parties take off their hands and turn up the cards1 they will see1 to their great astonishment1 that your commands are obeyed4 ,,to ,,place ,,the ,,four ,,knaves ,,upon ,,one ,,another ,,so ,,that ,,only ,,the ,,upper ,,half ,,of ,,each ,,card ,,is ,,visible4 ,upon the lower half of one of four knaves place the upper half of the second at right angles2 upon the lower half of the second knave place the upper half of the third1 also rectangularly2 then the upper half of the fourth knave upon the under half of the third2 and lastly push the under half of the fourth knave under the upper half of the first1 and the trick is done4 ,,to ,,change ,,five ,,kings ,,into ,,five ,,queens4 ,draw a sharp knife gently across the middle of four kings of an ordinary pack4 ,peel the picture carefully from one half of the cards1 and paste upon the blank part the four half pictures of four queens1 which have been peeled off in the same manner4 ,in this way you have four cards1 each representing both a king and a queen4 ,to these prepared cards add an ordinary king and queen4 ,these six cards you fan out1 from the left to the right1 in such a manner that only the kings are visible4 ,this is easily done if you keep the ordinary king at the end of the fan to the right1 and the queen concealed behind it4 ,you show the five kings1 say that you will change them into five queens1 blow upon the cards1 reverse them1 placing the king behind the queen1 and display them as five queens4 ,illustration ,,the ,,shuffled ,,ten4 ,let a person remember the numerical position of a chosen card replaced in the pack4 ,on taking the pack into your hand1 bring a certain number of cards1 say ten1 from the top to the bottom4 ,mentally take that number from the whole number of cards1 fifty-two with a full pack1 and boldly tell the company that the selected card will be the forty-second1 reckoning from the card itself4 ,if his card was the tenth1 you count it eleven1 twelve1 thirteen1 and so on1 and his card will come out as announced4 ,,the ,,mystic ,,change4 ,take the four kings into your hand in such a manner that one slightly overlaps the other1 yet so that each can easily be distinguished when held closely in the hand4 ,after showing them to the company1 you slide them together1 and place them1 thus joined1 upon the top of the pack1 held in your right hand4 ,you then draw off the four top cards1 and lay each in a person's lap1 face downwards1 directing them to place the flat of the hand upon them4 ,you now draw four other cards from the pack1 and place them each upon the lap of a neighbour of each of the four above persons1 and direct them also to cover them with the flat of the hand4 ,you now step with the rest of the cards1 in front of each of these eight persons1 flirt the cards towards the lap of each1 and when each lifts his card from his lap1 and looks at it1 it appears that the four persons1 upon whose lap you have placed the four kings1 have altogether different cards1 and their neighbours have now the four kings4 ,this is done in the following manner4 ,while you are drawing the four kings from the pack1 and placing them as described1 one upon the other in your hand1 you1 at the same time1 unperceived1 carry off four other cards1 and place them behind the four kings1 so that they lie in the hollow of your hand1 and cannot be seen4 ,when1 after having showed the four kings1 you push them together in a heap1 the four kings1 of course1 come in front of the four other cards1 which latter now lie on the top of the pack2 these you distribute to the first four persons1 and then deal out the four kings to their neighbours4 ,,to ,,separate ,a ,,chosen ,,card ,,from ,,the ,,pack ,,at ,a ,,blow4 ,if the pack is placed between the finger and thumb of one of the company1 holding it by one corner1 and you strike them abruptly upwards with your wand while the grasp is tight1 the cards will fly away1 except the uppermost one4 ,this will be caught between the fingers1 on their coming naturally together on closing the pack between them4 ,variation4--,if the blow is given downwards the bottom card will be similarly retained4 ,it follows that if you have placed a selected card in either of the above positions described1 it must be the one which is thus left in the person's hold4 ,,knocking ,a ,,card ,,out ,,of ,,the ,,pack4 ,when a chosen card is replaced in the pack1 bring it to the middle as you pretend to shuffle them4 ,the backs of the cards will be uppermost1 so that no one can see where you have placed it4 ,upon any one striking the cards you have merely to tighten your grip on the others and entirely release the centre one1 for it to fall on the floor1 where it will be discovered to be the selected card itself4 ,,to ,,name ,,every ,,card ,,in ,a ,,pack ,,successively ,,turned ,,up ,,by ,a ,,second ,,party4 ,begin by laying out the cards in four rows according to the suits1 all of a suit in a row side by side4 ,the cards must now be arranged4 ,take up the six in the top or bottom row1 then the two in the next row1 the ten in the third1 and the nine in the fourth1 placing them one upon the other in the left hand4 ,then begin again with the row from which you took the six1 and take up the three4 ,from the next row take the king4 ,these numbers will be easily remembered with a little practice1 amounting altogether to #cj1 made up thus--#f and #b are #h1 #h and #aj are #ah1 #ah and #i are #bg1 #bg and #c are #cj--,king4 ,by repeating this addition a few times1 it will be fixed in the memory4 ,proceed by next beginning with the row next to the one from which you took the last card or the king1 and take the eight2 from the next row take the four2 from the next the ace2 from the next the knave4 ,these cards make up #ac4 ,therefore say1 #h and #d are #ab and one are #ac--knave4 ,from the next row to that whence you took the knave1 take the seven2 from the next row take the five2 from the next the queen4 ,these cards makeup #ab4 ,thus--#g and #e are #ab--queen4 ,it thus appears that you have taken up thirteen cards consisting of the four suits1 successively taken and being arranged as follows--#f1 #b1 #aj1 #i1 #c1 king2 #h1 #d1 #a1 knave2 #g1 #e1 queen4 ,proceed in like manner with the remainder of the cards1 beginning with the row next to that from which you took the queen1 and take the six1 then from the next row the two1 and so on as before1 making up another batch of #ac cards4 ,repeat the process for a third batch1 and finish with the remainder for the fourth--always remembering to take the card from the next row in succession continually2 in other words1 only one card must be taken from each row at a time4 ,when the cards are thus arranged1 request a party to cut them4 ,this is only pretence2 for you must take care dexterously to replace the cut just as it was before4 ,let them be cut again1 and replace them as before4 ,your ruse will not be detected1 simply because nobody suspects the possibility of the thing4 ,now take up the pack1 and from the bottom take the first four cards handing the remainder to a party sitting before you1 saying1 8,i shall now call every card in succession from the top of the pack in your hand40 ,to do this1 two things must be remembered2 and there is no difficulty in it4 ,first1 the numbers #f1 #b1 #aj1 #i1 #c1 king1 c41 before given2 and next the suit of those cards4 ,now you know the numbers by heart1 and the suit is shown by the four cards which you hold in your hand1 fan-like1 in the usual way4 ,if the first of the four cards be a club1 the first card you call will be the six of clubs2 if the next be the heart1 the next card called will be the two of hearts1 and so on throughout the thirteen made up from every row1 as before given1 and the suits of each card will be indicated successively by the suit of each of your four indicator cards2 thus1 as the case may be1 clubs1 hearts1 diamonds1 spades2 clubs1 hearts1 diamonds1 spades1 and so on4 ,after a little private practice1 you will readily and rapidly call1 as the case may be1 from the four cards in your hand3--the six of clubs1 two of hearts1 ten of diamonds1 nine of spades1 three of clubs1 king of hearts1 eight of diamonds1 four of spades1 ace of clubs1 knave of hearts1 seven of diamonds1 five of spades1 queen of clubs--and so on to the last card in the pack4 ,,to ,,win ,,every ,,trick ,,at ,,whist4 ,in the midst of the astonishment produced by this seemingly prodigious display of memory1 say--8,now1 if you like1 we will have a hand at whist1 and ,i undertake to win every trick if ,i be allowed to deal40 ,let the whist party be formed1 and get the cards cut as usual--on taking care to replace them1 as before enjoined1 precisely as they were4 ,deal the cards1 and the result will be that your thirteen cards will be all trumps4 ,let the game proceed until your opponents 8give it up0 in utter bewilderment4 ,,to ,,tell ,,what ,,card ,a ,,person ,,thinks ,,upon4 ,to do this trick you must lay a wager that you will tell the card the person has touched1 though you do not see it4 ,let several cards be laid out on a table1 #a1 #b1 #c1 #d1 #e1 #f1 or any number1 then turn your back1 or leave the room while the person makes choice2 on your return you must inquire what he will lay1 having your eye upon the cards laid out3 if he says he will lay six to one1 or ten to one1 you must take the highest number1 as that will1 in all probability1 be the card he had fixed on4 ,you must seem to pause about counting the cards as they lay and choosing the farthest off4 ,,how ,,to ,,deliver ,,out ,,four ,,aces1 ,,and ,,convert ,,them ,,to ,,four ,,knaves4 ,take a pack of eight cards1 viz41 four aces and four knaves1 and let them be laid in this order3 an ace and a knave1 and so alternately through all the eight cards2 then shuffle them1 so that always at the second shuffling or at least when you have done shuffling them1 one of the aces may be the lowermost card2 then putting your hand with the cards to the edge of the table1 let out privately a piece of the second card1 which is one of the knaves3 then showing to the audience the lower card1 which is one of the aces1 be sure to cover the piece of the knave with your fingers2 then draw out the same knave1 laying it down on the table2 then shuffle the cards as before1 and you will have two aces at bottom2 therefore take off the uppermost card1 and thrust it in to the middle of the pack2 do the same with the lowermost card1 which is one of the aces1 then you may show another ace as before2 and instead of that lay down another knave2 proceed in the same method1 till1 instead of the four aces1 you have laid down the four knaves4 ,the beholders1 all the time thinking that they lay four aces on the table1 are greatly deceived when the cards are turned up1 and will wonder at the transformation4 ,,to ,,tell ,a ,,selected ,,card1 ,,without ,,seeing ,,it ,,till ,,you ,,find ,,it ,,in ,,the ,,pack ,as you hold the cards in your hand1 let any one take a card out of the pack1 and look at it2 then take the card from them with your eyes shut1 and put it at the bottom of the pack2 then shuffle the cards till you know it is come to the bottom again3 then putting the cards behind you1 pretend you shuffled them behind you1 but let your shuffling be only this2 take off the uppermost card1 and put it at the bottom1 reckon that two2 then take off another card1 and reckon that three2 then take off as many as you please from the top1 and put them at the bottom1 counting to yourself how many you take off3 then bring the cards forth1 and hold them with their faces towards you2 then take off one by one1 privately counting the number1 and smell them1 as though you found it out by your nose1 till you come to the right card2 then produce it1 saying this is it3 and they will wonder how you found it out4 ,,to ,,name ,,the ,,number ,,of ,,cards ,,that ,a ,,person ,,shall ,,take ,,out ,,of ,,the ,,pack4 ,to perform this recreation you must so arrange a piquet pack of cards that you can easily remember the order in which they are placed4 ,suppose1 for example1 that they are placed according to the words in the following line4 ,seven aces1 eight kings1 nine queens1 and ten knaves1 and that every card be of a different suit1 following each other in this order2 spades1 clubs1 hearts1 and diamonds4 ,then the eight first cards will be the seven of spades1 ace of clubs1 eight of hearts1 king of diamonds1 nine of spades1 queen of clubs1 ten of hearts1 and knave of diamonds2 and so on4 ,you show that the cards are placed promiscuously1 and then offer them with the backs upward1 to any one1 that he may draw what quantity he pleases2 which1 when he has done1 you secretly look at the card that precedes1 and that which follows those he has taken4 ,after he has well regarded the cards1 you take them from him1 and putting them into different parts of the pack1 shuffle them1 or give them to him to shuffle4 ,during which you recollect by the foregoing line all the cards he took out2 and as you lay them down1 one by one1 you name each card4 ,,the ,,card ,,in ,,the ,,mirror4 ,provide a mirror1 either round or oval1 the frame of which must be at least as wide as a card4 ,the glass in the middle must be made to move in the two grooves1 and so much of the quicksilver must be scraped off as is equal to the size of a common card4 ,you will observe that the glass must likewise be wider than the distance between the frame by at least the width of a card4 ,then paste over the part where the quicksilver is rubbed off1 a piece of pasteboard1 on which is a card1 exactly fitting the space1 which must at first be placed behind the frame4 ,this mirror must be placed against a partition1 through which is to go two strings1 by which an assistant in the adjoining room can easily move the glass in the grooves1 and consequently make the card appear or disappear at pleasure4 ,without an ,assistant4--,place a table against the partition1 and let the string from the glass pass through a hollow leg of it1 and communicate with a small trigger1 which you may easily push down with your foot1 and at the same time be wiping the glass with your handkerchief1 that the card may appear the more conspicuous4 ,it may also be diversified by having the figure of a head1 say of some absent friend1 in the place of the card4 ,matters being thus prepared1 you contrive to make a person draw the same sort of card with that fixed to the mirror1 and place it in the middle of the pack3 you then make the pass1 and bring it to the bottom2 you then direct the person to look for his card in the mirror1 when the confederate behind the partition is to draw it slowly forward1 and it will appear as if placed between the glass and the quicksilver4 ,while the glass is coming forward you slide off the card from the bottom of the pack1 and juggle it away4 ,the card fixed to the mirror may easily be changed each time the experiment is performed4 ,this trick may be also made with a print that has a glass before it1 and a frame of sufficient width1 by making a slit in the frame through which the card is to pass2 but the effect will not be so striking as in the mirror4 ,,the ,,divining ,,spy-,,glass4 ,let a small perspective glass be made1 that is wide enough at the end where the object-glass is placed1 to hold a table similar to the following3-- #a4aca #aj44acb #ai4acc #b4bca #aa44bcb #bj4bcc #c4cca #ab44ccb #ba4ccc #d4aba #ac44abb #bb4abc #e4bba #ad44bbb #bc4bbc #f4cba #ae44cbb #bd4cbc #g4aaa #af44aab #be4aac #h4baa #ag44bab #bf4bac #i4caa #ah44cab #bg4cac ,take a pack of cards that consists of #bg only1 and giving them to a person1 desire him to fix on any one1 then shuffle them and give the pack to you4 ,place the twenty-seven cards in three heaps1 by laying down one alternately on each heap1 but before you lay each card down1 show it to the person without seeing it yourself2 and when the three heaps are finished1 ask him at what number1 from #a to #bg1 he will have his card appear1 and in which heap it then is4 ,then look at the heap through the glass1 and if the first of the three numbers which stands against that number it is to appear at1 say #a1 put that heap at top2 if the number be #b1 put it in the middle2 and if it be #c1 put it at bottom4 ,then divide the cards into three heaps1 in the same manner1 a second and a third time1 and his card will then be at the number he chose4 ,example4--,suppose he desire that his card shall be the #bjth from the top1 and the first time of making the heaps he says it is in the third heap2 you then look at the table in the perspective1 holding it at the same time over that heap1 and seeing that the first figure is #b1 you therefore put that heap in the middle of the pack4 ,the second and third times you in like manner put the heap in which he says it is1 at the bottom1 the number each time being #c4 ,then looking at the pack with your glass1 as if to discover which the card was1 you lay the cards down one by one1 and the twentieth card will be that he fixed on4 ,,the ,,cards ,,in ,,the ,,opera-,,glass4 ,provide an opera-glass about two inches and a half long1 the tube of which is to be of ivory1 and so thin that the light may pass through it4 ,in this tube place a lens of two inches and a quarter focus1 so that a card of about three quarters of an inch long may appear of the size of a common card4 ,at the bottom of the tube there is to be a circle of black pasteboard1 to which must be fastened a small card with figures on both sides1 by two threads of silk1 in such manner that by turning the tube either side of the card may be visible4 ,you then offer two cards in a pack to two persons1 which they are to draw1 and which are the same as those in the glass4 ,after which you show each of them the card he has drawn1 in the glass1 by turning it to the proper position4 ,the better to induce the parties to draw the two cards1 place them first on the top of the pack1 and then1 by making the pass1 bring them to the middle4 ,when you can make the pass in a dextrous manner1 it is preferable1 on many occasions1 to the long card1 which obliges you to change the pack frequently2 for otherwise it would be observed that the same card is always drawn1 and doubtless suspicion arise4 ,,to ,,tell ,,the ,,cards ,,by ,,their ,,weight4 ,ask a person to cut the pack as often as he likes1 undertaking by weighing each card for a moment on your finger1 not only to tell the colour1 but the suit and number of spots1 and1 if a court card1 whether it is king1 queen1 or knave4 ,have two packs of cards exactly alike3 one pack to be constantly in use during the evening in performing your other tricks2 the second1 or prepared pack1 in your pocket1 which take an opportunity of exchanging1 so that it may be believed that the pack of cards of which you tell the names is the same as that you have been doing your other tricks with1 and which they must know have been well shuffled4 ,the manner of preparing your pack 7which must be done previously7 is by the following line1 which you commit to memory1 the words in italics forming the key3 ,eight ,kings threa-tened to save nine fair ,ladies for one sick ,knave4 ,eight ,king three ten two seven nine five ,queen four ace six ,knave4 ,the initial letter of the words in the line and the names of the cards are identical4 ,the word 8threatened0 is divided into two words1 in order that it may answer for the three and ten2 pay attention to this1 or you may forget the ten altogether1 which would set you entirely wrong4 ,you should likewise commit to memory the order in which the suits come1 viz4 hearts--spades--diamonds--clubs4 ,you should now separate the different suits1 and lay them on the table1 face upwards1 hearts first1 then spades1 diamonds next1 and clubs last4 ,having done so1 begin to sort 7to yourself71 according to your key3 take up the eight of hearts1 placing it in the left hand face up2 then the king of spades1 which you lay upon it1 next the three of diamonds1 next the ten of clubs1 then the two of hearts1 and so on1 until you finish your line1 which will terminate with the knave of hearts4 ,you then take up the eight of spades1 and go on in the same way till you come to the knave of spades1 when you begin again with the eight of diamonds1 and go on until you come to the knave of diamonds and beginning again with the eight of clubs1 you go on until you come to the knave of clubs1 which finishes the pack1 and which is now ready for use2 when you have made your exchange1 and brought forward your prepared pack1 hand it round to be cut4 ,you now want to know the first card1 as a clue to the rest2 and therefore take off the top card1 and1 holding it up between you and the light1 you see what the card is1 saying1 at the same time1 that the old way of performing the trick was by doing so1 but that was very easily detected4 ,having thus obtained a knowledge of the first card1 which we will suppose to be the ten of diamonds1 you then take the next card on your finger1 and1 while pretending to weigh it1 you have time to recollect what is the next word in your key1 to ten'd1 which is to2 you consequently know that this card is a two2 you must then recollect what suit comes after diamonds1 which is clubs2 you1 therefore1 declare the card you are now weighing on your finger to be the two of clubs2 the next will of course be the seven of hearts1 the next to that the nine of spades1 and so on as long as you please4 ,variation4--,take a parcel of cards1 suppose #dj1 among which insert two long cards2 let the first be1 for example1 the #aeth1 and the other the #bfth from the top4 ,seem to shuffle the cards1 and then cutting them at the first long card1 poise those you have cut off in your left hand1 and say1 8there should be here fifteen cards40 ,cut them again at the second long card1 and say1 8,there are here only eleven cards40 ,then poising the remainder1 you say1 8,here are fourteen cards40 ,,to ,,discover ,a ,,selected ,,card ,,by ,a ,,throw ,,of ,a ,,die4 ,prepare a pack of cards in which there are only six sorts of cards4 ,dispose these cards in such manner that each of the six different cards shall follow each other1 and let the last of each suit be a long card4 ,the cards being thus disposed1 it follows that if you divide them into six parcels1 by cutting at each of the long cards1 those parcels will all consist of similar cards4 ,let a person draw a card from the pack1 and let him replace it in the parcel from whence it was drawn1 by your only offering that part4 ,cut the cards several times1 so that a long card may be always at bottom4 ,divide the cards in this manner into six heaps1 and giving a die to the person who drew the card1 tell him that the point he throws shall indicate the parcel and show him the card4 ,you should put the cards in your pocket immediately after performing this recreation1 and have another pack1 ready to show1 if any one should ask to see the cards4 ,illustration ,,to ,,place ,,nine ,,cards ,,in ,,ten ,,rows ,,of ,,three ,,each4 ,arrange as in this figure4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #afa4 ,,to ,,name ,,several ,,chosen ,,cards ,,out ,,of ,a ,,pack ,,divided ,,into ,,two ,,heaps4 ,a complete pack is divided into two such lots that all the aces1 nines1 sevens1 fives1 and threes1 are in one1 and all the kings1 queens1 knaves1 tens1 eights1 sixes1 fours1 and twos1 are in the other4 ,let several of the company draw cards out of either of the heaps1 change the heaps unperceived1 and let the persons place the odd cards1 as ace1 nine1 c41 into the heap of even cards1 and vice vers4 ,on running over the cards1 you easily discover the drawn cards1 the even cards being in the heap of odd cards1 and the odd cards in the heap of even cards4 ,,to ,,make ,,two ,,persons ,,draw ,,the ,,same ,,card ,,out ,,of ,,two ,,packs4 ,you arrange with your confederate that he shall select a certain card1 say the tenth from the top1 in a prepared pack4 ,from a second pack you force a similar card on an innocent member of the company4 ,on the two comparing notes1 the truth of your assertion will be made manifest4 ,,to ,,produce ,a ,,card ,,without ,,seeing ,,the ,,pack4 ,take a pack of cards with the corners at one end slightly cut off4 ,place them all one way1 and ask a person to draw a card2 when he has done so1 while he is looking at it1 reverse the pack1 so that when he returns the card to the pack the corner of it will project from the rest2 let him shuffle them2 he will never observe the projecting card4 ,hold them behind your back4 ,you can feel the projecting card2 draw it out1 and show it4 ,,how ,,to ,,keep ,a ,,roadside ,,inn4 ,pick out all the aces and picture cards1 and then place an ordinary card upon the table4 8,this card10 you say1 8we will call an inn40 ,you commence your story as follows3 8,on a dark night there come four rustics to this inn1 and ask for a night's lodging4 ,as none of the landlord's four rooms are occupied1 he shows each of the yokels to one of the rooms1 and goes quietly to bed4 7,lay the four knaves around the card which represents the hostelry1 and proceed47 8,not long afterwards four policemen knock at the door1 and request also a night's lodging4 ,as ,boniface has now no chamber unoccupied he puts an officer in with each of the clowns4 7,lay the four aces upon the four knaves47 8,presently four fine gentlemen come along1 and these want a night's lodging4 ,mine host is now in great embarrassment1 but there is nothing left for him to do but to put a gentleman in each of the four tenanted chambers4 7,here you lay a king upon each ace47 8,thus far times went tolerably well1 although not meeting with general approbation4 ,but now come four fine ladies1 who also must have a night's lodging4 ,the landlord is now beside himself with perplexity2 indeed he fairly loses his senses1 for the stupid fellow1 not knowing where to halve them1 actually quarters a lady in each of the already occupied rooms6 7,lay the queens upon the four other cards47 8,the ladies are highly indignant4 #8,could he not have put like and like together8' they ask4 ,so he ought to have done1 for policemen and louts1 lords and ladies are badly assorted4 ,the fellow is out of his wits6 8#8,well1' cried the landlord1 at last1 #8if you are agreed1 ,i will lodge you like with like4' ,all readily consent1 and soon all the rustics are lodged in one chamber1 all the constables in another1 all the gentlemen in a third1 and all the ladies in a fourth40 ,while you are saying this1 you lay the four heaps one upon another1 and let the company cut them as often as they choose4 ,but1 notwithstanding all their cutting1 if you now tell them off in order from the bottom of the pack1 and place them about the tavern1 all the knaves will be in one heap1 all the aces in another1 and so on4 ,,to ,,tell ,,four ,,cards ,,in ,a ,,looking-,,glass4 ,prepare a pack of cards thus3 eight aces of diamonds1 eight eights of clubs1 as many tens of hearts1 and a last octave of queens of spades4 ,these sets are arranged in the order as described1 the last bottommost4 ,the four persons who draw are forced to select each from a set of eight1 in order from the top downwards4 ,do not allow the drawers to look at the cards1 but keep them in their hands or pockets4 ,you now hand around a mirror1 and ask the spectators whether they see in it anything else except their own faces4 ,on their replying in the negative1 you say1 with an air of mystery1 that you can see something else in it1 and then call off1 as if out of the mirror1 the card which each person has drawn4 ,,the ,,century ,,of ,,cards4 ,arrange the nine cards below ten1 ace included1 so that by adding the spots on them together the amount will be #ajj4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #afb4 ,,the ,,nine ,,digits4 ,place the cards of one suit from one to nine1 inclusive1 in three rows1 so that1 in whatever direction you add the rows1 the amount will be fifteen4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #afc4 ,,to ,,divide ,,the ,,red ,,cards ,,from ,,the ,,black ,,by ,a ,,single ,,cut ,,of ,,the ,,pack4 ,screw a pack of cards up tightly in a vice1 and shave the edges so as to make the cards narrower at one end than at the other4 ,you then arrange these cards in such a manner that the broad ends of the black cards lie all in one direction1 and the broad ends of the red cards in the contrary direction4 ,now let any of the company shuffle it and return it to you4 ,you then ask in which hand they wish the red1 and in which the black cards to appear4 ,on receiving a reply1 you grasp the pack firmly at both ends1 with both hands1 and draw them apart1 when you will have in each hand those cards whose broad ends lay in its direction4 ,sometimes you will have to draw the card several times before you can get them entirely separated4 ,observe4--,this recreation should not be repeated1 unless you have another pack of cards to adroitly substitute for the former1 in which you may separate the pictured cards from the others1 they being prepared for that purpose2 which will afford a fresh surprise4 ,you may also write on a number of blank cards certain letters or words that form a question1 and on others the answer4 ,,the ,,card ,,of ,,one ,,colour ,,found ,,in ,a ,,pack ,,of ,,the ,,other4 ,put all the red cards in one heap1 and all the black cards in the other4 ,one of these packs you conceal in your pocket4 ,you let any person draw a card from the other pack1 and while he is examining the card1 substitute the pack in your pocket for the one you hold in your hand4 ,let him place his card in the pack you have taken from your pocket1 and shuffle as much as he pleases4 ,on receiving back the pack1 you will at once recognize the card he has drawn by the difference of colour4 ,,to ,,impale ,a ,,card4 ,take any card with a pip in the middle--as an ace1 five1 nine1 c41 and thrust through the centre a short tack1 of which the head is flat and broad1 and the point made very sharp4 ,at the conclusion of a trick with a borrowed card like the one prepared as above1 juggle the former away1 and bring the other to the bottom of the pack1 the tack point outwards4 ,on hurling the pack horizontally against a door or other wood-work1 the pack will act like a solid body and drive the nail in fast1 when the chosen card will be displayed1 while the others fall to the floor4 ,,cards ,,told ,,by ,,poetical ,,inspiration4 ,lay sixteen cards on the table in four rows of four each1 face up4 ,you state that you will leave the room1 and1 on your return1 name any one card touched in your absence4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #afd4 ,all the clue you ask is such a one as may be found in a passage read out of any poet on your return by any one4 ,this any one1 however1 must be your confederate4 ,the cards should be placed in the order in which they are here shown1 you previously making your confederate acquainted with your mode of proceeding1 which is thus3 ,the cards are supposed to be divided into four classes1 as ,a1 ,b1 ,c1 ,d2 you class everything in the world as biped 7,a71 quadruped 7,b71 vegetable 7,c71 and mineral 7,d74 ,each class is subdivided similarly ,class ,a1 ,no4 #a is the biped2 #b1 the quadruped2 #c1 the vegetable2 and #d1 the mineral2 and so with the other classes4 ,when performing the trick your confederate must take care to select an appropriate passage4 ,for example1 we will suppose the card ,no4 #ab to have been touched1 and that1 a volume of ,wordsworth having been presented to your confederate to select from1 he gives the following lines to be read3 8,a violet by a mossy stone10 c4 ,the first word which can be classed as above is 8violet20 you may thus be certain that the card touched is in class ,c1 a violet being a vegetable4 ,the next word you can fix upon is 8stone10 which you rank in the mineral class1 and know that card ,no4 #ab was the one touched1 it being the mineral of the vegetable class4 ,suppose the trick to be repeated1 as is very likely1 and that ,shakspeare is given to your partner2 he selects the passage in 8,othello0 commencing3 8,my mother had a maid called ,barbara1 c40 ,you know1 8mother0 being the first word that can be classed1 the card touched must be in class ,a 7biped71 and the next word 8maid0 being also a biped1 the card touched must have been ,no4 #a1 which is the biped of the biped class4 ,many appropriate passages may be easily selected1 and your confederate should select a long passage to be read1 as it gives greater scope1 and helps to mislead the rest of the company2 for should they imagine that the card is discovered by the number of lines read1 and they touch the same card again1 he can select another passage1 desiring them to read only as many lines as they choose4 ,,the ,,card ,,nailed ,,to ,,the ,,wall ,,with ,a ,,pistol-,,shot4 ,the conjuror obtains a card drawn1 and requests the person who has chosen it to tear off one of its corners1 and to observe it well to know it again2 he takes the card thus torn and tears it all to pieces1 burns it1 and reduces it to ashes2 he then gets a pistol loaded with powder1 mixed and confounded with the said ashes1 and1 instead of a leaden ball1 a nail1 marked by one of the company1 is put into the barrel2 then the pack of cards is thrown up into the air1 the pistol is fired1 and the burnt card is found nailed against the wall2 the piece torn from it is then produced1 and found to fit exactly the place from whence it was torn1 and the nail is acknowledged to be the same by the person who marked it4 ,explanation4--,a corner of the chosen card being torn1 the conjuror steps from the stage1 takes a similar card and tears a corner of it exactly in the same manner2 returning1 he asks for the chosen card1 places it secretly under the pack1 and expertly substitutes that which he has prepared1 in order to burn it in its stead2 he then lays hold of the pistol for the first time1 under pretence of showing how it should be cocked1 fired1 and handled2 one of the company is then desired to load the pistol with some powder and paper2 he seizes this interval to convey the card to his invisible agent1 who speedily nails it upon a square piece of board1 which serves to shut up hermetically a hole made in the partition and the hangings1 but which is invisible1 being covered with a piece of the same2 by this means the card nailed to the wall or partition does not yet appear2 the piece of tapestry with which it is covered is slightly fastened on one side with two pins1 and on the other to a thread1 the loose end of which the accomplice holds in his hand4 ,as soon as the latter hears the pistol fired1 he draws the thread1 and rapidly pulls the piece of tapestry behind the glass2 the card consequently appears1 and as it is the same that had been marked with the nail just put into the pistol1 it is no wonder that this trick1 so difficult to account for1 obtains applause4 ,it depends entirely on first loading the pistol with powder1 after which a tin tube is covered on the charge of powder1 the card and nail being rammed down in the tin tube2 the pistol being inverted1 the tube and its contents fall into the conjurer's hand to convey to his invisible agent4 ,,the ,,cards ,,in ,,tea-,,caddies4 ,two cards being drawn by different persons1 are put into separate tea-caddies and locked up4 ,the performer changes the cards without touching them1 or any confederacy4 ,the caddies are made with a copper flap1 which has a hinge at the bottom1 open against the front1 where it catches under the bolt of the lock1 so as when the lid is shut and locked1 the flap will fall down upon the bottom2 the performer places two cards that he intends to be chosen between the flap and the front1 which being lined with green cloth1 may be handled without any suspicion2 he then desires the first person to put his card into one of the caddies1 taking care it be that which contains the contrary card from the one that he chose1 and the second into the other2 he then desires they will lock them up1 which unlocks the flaps1 covers their cards1 and when opened1 presents the contrary ones4 ,,the ,,cards ,,named1 ,,discovered ,,with ,,the ,,eyes ,,blinded4 ,a pack of cards are caused to be drawn by some person4 ,a person arriving in the room names all the cards just drawn1 without making the least mistake with regard to their colour1 number1 c4 ,explanation4--,the cards are disposed as we observed before4 ,the conjurer having1 unnoticed1 observed the card drawn1 he informs his agent1 even at the very instant he promises he will take particular care he or his agent shall know nothing about it3 he says he will not speak a word while his agent names the cards1 and that the person who holds them shall be confined to show them to the company1 by saying this is such and such a card1 c4 ,it is in this last phrase he names the card1 which is underneath2 his accomplice1 who hears him1 and who knows by heart the disposition of the pack1 names the cards which follow it2 that is to say1 for instance1 if he is given to understand that the #aith is underneath1 he names the #ajth1 the #agth1 c4 ,having mentioned the whole pack1 his friend1 who1 during this time1 never speaks a word1 resumes the use of his speech1 and begs of the person who had chosen them1 to ask what are the others that remain unnamed2 the confederate is informed by this question that there is not one remaining1 and answers accordingly4 ,,the ,,card ,,springing ,,up ,,into ,,the ,,air1 ,,from ,,the ,,pack1 ,,without ,,being ,,touched4 ,one of the cards is drawn1 which is afterwards put in1 and shuffled with the rest of the pack2 then the pack is put into a kind of a square spoon1 placed upright upon a bottle1 which serves it as a pedestal1 and at the company's pleasure the card instantly flies up into the air4 ,explanation4--,in the first place1 a forced card must be chosen1 in the manner described2 then the pack must be placed in the spoon so that the chosen card may lean on a pin1 bent in the form of a hook2 this pin is fastened to a thread1 and ascending through a pack1 leans upon the upper end of the spoon2 then it descends under the room1 through the table4 ,thus arranged1 the confederate cannot pull the thread without dragging along with it the hook and card1 which causes it to be perceived as flying in the air4 ,the thread slides upon the blunt edge of the spoon as easily as if it run in a pulley4 ,in order to place the cards in the spoon quick enough1 that the spectators may perceive no preparation1 care must be taken that another pack is presented dextrously on the table4 ,the chosen card in the other1 with the hook and thread1 must be previously prepared as above described4 ,,to ,,show ,a ,,card ,,chosen ,,by ,,the ,,audience ,,in ,a ,,dark ,,room4 ,arrange the cards of a pack so as to name them all according to their positions after several changes4 ,this is done in various ways1 as explained in ,the ,secret ,out and the last few pages4 ,after the pack has been cut by different persons spread it out on the table and ask one of the company to select a card quite at random4 ,take up the pack1 and in doing so divide it into two parcels1 and place the one which preceded the drawn card below the other4 ,while pretending that you wish to convince the audience that the cards are of different suits1 hold the pack in such a position that your accomplice in the next room can see which is the last card4 ,knowing1 then1 that the following one is the drawn card1 he writes the name or draws the figure of it in black on a transparent screen in the adjoining room4 ,this screen is to be placed within an aperture in the wall1 on withdrawing a curtain to which1 the person who selected the card has but to look in to see the writing or picture of it 8staring him in the face40 ,the inner room should be quite dark1 so that nothing but the writing is perceived4 ,,the ,,double ,,confederates4 ,two accomplices are required4 ,each1 however1 supposes that he alone is in the secret4 ,to the first accomplice1 for instance1 you say that the card to be noted is the king of hearts4 ,you take this card from the pack1 and give it to the second accomplice to hide somewhere4 ,you then shuffle the cards1 let ,accomplice ,a shuffle them also1 and then begin a conversation like the following3 ,you say to ,accomplice ,a1 8,kindly note a card in this pack4 ,shuffle the cards again1 and then tell me the name of the card you noted4 ,the king of hearts1 is it8 ,thank you for the king of hearts40 8,but ,i cannot find that card40 8,was it really the king of hearts that you noted80 8,certainly40 8,ah1 ,i see how it is4 ,his ,majesty has gone out for a stroll4 ,perhaps1 sir10 addressing ,accomplice ,no4 #b4 8you saw which road the runaway went40 8,i rather fancy ,i saw him hide behind the clock40 8,will one of you be so good as to look behind the clock80 ,and to the general astonishment the missing card is actually found behind the clock1 or where else it was placed4 ,,finale ,,to ,a ,,card ,,trick4 ,you ask a person to draw a card1 which he does1 and putting the pack of cards in a boy's mouth1 you tell him that card only shall remain there4 ,you then give the card a blow1 and all fall down except the card that was drawn4 ,explanation4--,having forced a particular card upon a lady or gentleman1 you take care to put this card only between the boy's teeth1 and the rest you can easily jerk away4 ,variation4--,you may put the cards into the boy's pocket1 and ask the lady or gentleman whether you shall draw that card out1 or leave it by itself4 ,whichever is desired1 you can easily do1 having already separated the card from the pack while putting them into the pocket4 ,improvement4--,your confederate is prepared by filling his pockets with cards4 ,on his being called in1 you send him among the audience to let several cards be selected4 ,you pretend then to shuffle the selected cards into the pack but you 7knowing them from the first1 though even this is not necessary7 really place them in order at the top or bottom of the pack4 ,the whole pack is then placed in the confederate's breast coat-pocket4 ,he is then asked to draw the cards out one at a time1 and show them to the audience1 who recognize their selection4 ,this being done1 you ask your man to hand you the pack4 ,he does so4 ,you tap the outside of the pocket1 and say1 8,you have not given me all40 ,he denies that he omitted to empty his pocket1 but on trial1 discovers another entire pack4 ,this can go on as long as his supply lasts1 and you conclude by inserting your left hand in the man's pocket 7up the sleeve of your left arm are several packs7 as if merely to keep it open1 while with your right hand you shower out several hundreds of the cards4 ,,jack ,,tar',s ,,prayer-,,book1 ,,or ,,the ,,comprehensive ,,cards4 ,a nobleman1 who kept a great number of servants1 had employed as a confidential servant an old superannuated ,jack ,tar4 ,jack soon became the decided favourite1 and upon him did he place all of his most important services4 ,this excited great jealousy among the others1 who1 in order to prejudice their master1 put into his pocket a pack of cards1 and then accused ,jack in broad terms of being a gambler4 ,jack was called up1 and closely interrogated1 but he denied the fact1 at the same time declaring he never played a card in his life4 ,to be more fully convinced1 the gentleman ordered him to be searched1 when behold a pack of cards was found in his pocket4 ,highly incensed at ,jack's want of veracity1 the nobleman demanded1 in a rage1 how he dared persist in an untruth8 8,my lord10 replied he1 8,i certainly do not know the meaning of a card3 the bundle in my pocket is my almanac40 8,your almanac1 indeed8 then ,i desire you to prove it40 8,well1 sir1 ,i will begin4 ,there are four suits in the pack1 that intimate the four quarters in the year4 ,there are thirteen cards in a suit3 so there are thirteen weeks in a quarter4 ,there are also the same number of lunations2 twelve signs of the zodiac1 through which the sun steers his diurnal course in one year4 ,there are fifty-two cards in a pack2 that directly answers to the number of weeks in a year4 ,examine them more minutely1 and you will find three hundred and sixty-five spots1 as many as there are days in a year2 these multiplied by twenty-four and sixty1 and you have the exact number of hours and minutes in a year4 ,thus1 sir1 ,i hope ,i have convinced you it is my almanac2 and by your lordship's permission1 ,i will prove it my prayer-book also4 ,i look upon the four suits as representing the four prevailing religions1 ,christianity1 ,judaism1 ,mahometism and ,paganism2 the twelve court cards remind me of the twelve patriarchs1 from whom sprang the twelve tribes of ,israel2 the twelve ,apostles2 the twelve ,articles of the ,christian faith4 8,the queen reminds me of the allegiance due to her ,majesty4 ,the ten brings to my recollection the ten cities in the plains of ,sodom and ,gomorrah1 destroyed by fire and brimstone from heaven2 the ten plagues of ,egypt2 the ten commandments2 the ten tribes cut off for their vice4 ,the nine remind me of the nine ,muses2 the nine noble orders among men4 ,the eight reminds me of the eight beatitudes2 the eight persons saved in ,noah's ark2 also the eight persons mentioned in the ,scripture to be released from death to life4 ,the seven reminds me of the seven ministering spirits that stand before the holy throne2 the seven seals wherewith the book of life is sealed2 the seven liberal arts and sciences given for the instruction of man2 the seven wonders of the world4 ,the six reminds me of the six petitions contained in the ,lord's ,prayer4 ,the five reminds me of the senses--hearing1 seeing1 feeling1 tasting1 and smelling4 ,the four puts me in mind of the four evangelists2 the four seasons of the year4 ,the three reminds me of the ,trinity3 the three hours of agony on the cross2 the three days in the ,holy ,sepulchre4 ,the two reminds me of the two ,testaments2 the two contrary principles struggling in man1 virtue and vice4 ,the ace reminds me of the only true ,god to adore1 to worship1 to serve2 one faith to believe2 one truth to practise1 and one good master to serve and to obey40 8,so far is all very well10 said the nobleman2 8but ,i believe you have omitted one card1 the knave40 8,true1 my lord2 the knave reminds me of your lordship's informer40 ,the nobleman became more pleased with ,jack than before1 freely forgave him1 raised his wages1 and discharged the informer4 ,illustration ,,appendix4 ,,gamblers' ,,tricks ,,with ,,cards1 ,,exposed ,,and ,,explained4 ,,gamblers' ,,preparation ,,or ,,doctoring ,,of ,,cards4 ,of cards which are 8marked0 as they come from the manufacturers there is elsewhere mention4 ,but it sometimes happens that the player cannot understand the peculiar patterns of the back1 and hence has to mark them himself as he plays4 ,this is generally done1 while he is holding them1 by denting them with the nail1 scratching the edges or face1 or bending the corners4 ,when the cards have backs perfectly white1 the swindling manufacturer can1 at a moment's glance1 tell you what is on the face of the card2 and this secret he communicates to others1 whom he employs to go out1 and by means of these cards to swindle people out of their money4 ,this may seem quite incredible to some2 it is1 nevertheless1 done1 and very successfully too1 and it is accomplished by embossing the paper on the back1 so as to form a small1 fine grain1 which the eye would take to be the grain of the paper1 this grain running different ways to represent different cards4 ,and there is only one position in which this card must be held that it can be told2 and that is1 hold the end of the card that is from you the highest1 and then the shade will cast the grain in a way that you can plainly see the marks4 ,,reflectors4 ,the cards so named are1 by a mechanical process equally distinguishable to the initiated by their backs as by their faces2 but1 from the expense of manufacturing them1 they are not often had recourse to4 ,they nearly resemble those ingenious landscapes which1 at first sight1 present to our view some beautiful scene in nature1 but1 upon a more minute inspection1 give us portraits of human faces with great exactness and fidelity4 ,some years back this trick was played off on the ,continent1 to the enriching of a ,german ,jew and two or three of his confederates4 ,he attended the fairs of ,frankfort and ,leipzic with a large quantity of these cards1 which he sold at a price which bade defiance to competition4 ,visiting the country again1 by the time he thought they would be in circulation at the various spas and watering-places where high play was going on1 himself and his friends1 by being alone able to decipher the apparently invisible hieroglyphics1 made a fortune out of this scheme4 ,,the ,,longs ,,and ,,shorts ,consist of having all cards above the number eight a trifle longer than those below it4 ,this is accomplished with great nicety1 by a machine invented for that purpose4 ,by this means1 nothing under an eight can be cut2 and the chances against an honour being turned up at whist are reduced two to one4 ,,sauter ,,la ,,coupe1 ,,or ,,slipping ,,the ,,cards4 ,an adept at this trick can cheat and swindle at pleasure4 ,wherever it is practised the fair player has no earthly chance of rising from the table other than a loser4 ,the trick1 too1 is much practised4 ,by its means the wealth of the unwary and inexperienced player is transferred to the pocket of the cheat4 ,the following simple exposition of the manner in which this trick is performed1 will be of essential service to the player4 ,it will enable him to detect the sharper and black-leg2 and thus protect himself from their nefarious scheme4 ,sauter la ,coupe is the ,french term for 8,slipping the ,cards40 ,it is practised at whist1 when the cards are cut1 and placed in the hands of the dealer4 ,by a dexterity1 easily acquired by practice1 he changes the cut card1 by slipping from its position in the pack1 either from the top or the middle1 the ace1 and thus secures its 8turning up40 ,the practiser of ,sauter la ,coupe1 to cover the trick he is resorting to1 invariably ruffles the cards1 making with them a loudish noise4 ,while the apparently simple action he thus performs1 with the consequent noise1 distracts attention1 he slips the card1 the ace1 which he has hitherto concealed for the purpose1 and dextrously placed on the head of the pack when passing it from one hand to another to deal1 or ascertains its position in the pack by one of the many means resorted to for that purpose4 ,whenever the player begins to ruffle the cards1 instead of dealing quietly1 suspect foul play4 ,it is a symptom of cheating4 ,the fair player has no chance with the cheater by means of ,sauter la ,coupe4 ,suppose that during an evening twenty games have been played4 ,the cheat and his partner would thus have to deal the cards at least ten times4 ,during these ten deals the cards might be slipped six times1 giving the cheat an advantage over the fair player of at least twenty to one4 ,,convex ,,and ,,concave ,,cards ,are both of the same genus with the foregoing ones4 ,all from the eight to the king are cut convex1 and all from the deuce to the seven1 concave4 ,thus1 by cutting the pack in the centre1 a convex card is cut2 and by taking hold of the cards1 in cutting them1 at either end of the pack1 a concave card is secured4 ,illustration3 ,fig4 #afe4 ,sometimes these cards are cut the reverse way to the foregoing one1 so that if suspicion arises1 a pack of this description is substituted for the others4 ,but here the sharper has not so great a pull in his favour1 because the intended victim may cut in the usual way1 and so cut a low card to the dealer4 ,but the possibility1 or rather certainty1 of his being able1 by any means to cut or deal a high or low card at pleasure1 is an advantage against which no skill in the game can avail4 ,,handling ,,the ,,cards4 ,so called from the cards being secured in the palm of the hand4 ,the person who practises this art at cribbage generally takes care to get two fives1 with any other two cards1 placing one of the two ordinary cards at the top1 next to it one five1 then the other ordinary card1 and under it the other five4 ,these four cards1 so placed1 he secures in the palm of his hand1 while he desires his adversary to shuffle the cards1 and being very generous1 also tells his opponent to cut them2 when this is done1 he puts his hand which contains the four cards upon that part of the pack which is to be uppermost1 and then leaves the cards on the same2 consequently1 when he deals1 the two fives will fall to his own hand of cards4 ,by these means when a person who can handle1 deals1 he is pretty sure of two or more fives4 8,,garretting40 ,is so called from the practice of securing the cards either under your hat or behind your head4 ,the method of doing this is to select out three or four extraordinary good cards1 while your adversary is marking his hand of crib4 ,this being done1 and the cards properly dealt1 you take up your own cards1 which you take care to examine pretty quickly1 and after laying out any two you think proper for crib1 you immediately1 with one hand1 put your other remaining card on the pack1 and with your other hand take down the cards which have been secured2 then in lieu of very bad cards1 which you might possibly have had1 you have the best which can be got4 ,,walking ,,the ,,pegs ,means either putting your own pegs forward1 or those of your adversary back1 as they may best suit your purpose2 and it is always executed while you are laying out your cards for crib4 ,the method generally adopted for this business is to take the two cards which you intend to put out for the crib1 and fix them with your third finger on the back of the cards1 and your others on the front2 then holding them fast in your hand1 you cover the pegs in the board from the sight of your adversary1 while with your first finger and thumb on the same hand1 you take out unperceived any peg you like1 and place the same wherever you think proper4 ,,the ,,bridge2 or1 8,,the ,,old ,,gentleman0 ,is a card slightly curved4 ,by introducing it carelessly into the pack1 and shuffling them1 it can be cut at pleasure4 ,the trick of the 8,old ,gentleman0 consists in merely introducing into the pack a card of thicker substance than the rest1 which can likewise be cut at pleasure1 by being properly placed by the shuffler4 ,,skinning4 ,it is by this operation that unfair cards are introduced1 and too often without creating suspicion1 by the ingenuity with which it is performed4 ,certain fair cards are taken out of the original stamped cover1 without injury to it1 and in their stead either concave1 convex1 or pricked ones1 or reflectors1 are placed4 ,the stamp being stuck on the cover by means of gum1 which the application of warm water dissolves1 or deprives of its tenacity3 a kettle of hot water and a sponge are the only things requisite4 ,the exchange being completed1 the unfair pack finds its way into societies of a certain description1 where it is contrived to be placed on the card-tables unobserved4 ,plunder is the inevitable result4 ,,shuffling ,,or ,,weaving4 ,much fraud is practised by the help of dextrously shuffling1 by which the power to place cards in certain parts of the pack is under the control of the sharper1 when become an adept in the art4 ,the preparatory step is a strict observance of the tricks taken up on both sides1 and their contents1 when those rich in trumps or court cards are selected to be operated upon by the shuffler1 when it is his turn to deal4 ,,the ,,gradus1 ,,or ,,step4 ,consists in one particular card being so placed by the shuffler1 on handing them to his adversary to be cut1 as to project a little beyond the rest1 and thus to insure its being the turn-up card1 either at whist or ecart4 ,,slipping ,,the ,,fives4 ,slipping the fives at cribbage is an amazing strong advantage4 ,the mode of doing this is first to mark them in any manner so as to know them2 and whenever it happens that you observe one coming to your adversary1 you give him the next card under in lieu thereof1 which many who are in the habit of playing much perform with extraordinary dexterity4 ,,saddling ,,the ,,cards4 ,is frequently practised at cribbage1 ,this is bending the sixes1 sevens1 eights1 and nines1 in the middle1 long ways1 with the sides downwards2 by which it is extremely easy for you to have one of those cards for a start1 by cutting where you perceive a card bent in that manner1 taking due care to have the card so bent uppermost4 ,,dealing ,,from ,,the ,,bottom4 ,is a very common practice2 it is1 therefore1 very necessary for you to be very watchful over your adversary while he deals4 ,this is a device of old date1 but it is easier to be performed with the small cards used at ecart than those generally played with at whist4 ,it consists in secreting a certain card until an opportunity presents itself of its being available when it is produced1 as implied1 from the palm of the hand that secretes it4 ,the story of the hand that was nailed to the table with a fork1 and the proffered apology for the act if no card was found under it1 is too well known to be repeated3 but it is not a solitary instance in the play world4 ,some sixty years since a member of ,brookes's ,club was playing at quinze with ,mr4 ,fox4 ,at this game a five is a principal card1 and on the person alluded to displaying a five in his hand1 after ,mr4 ,fox supposed them all to have been played1 he complained1 with evident chagrin1 of the increasing inaccuracy of his memory4 ,others1 however1 were less charitably disposed4 ,the unfair gamester was watched1 and detected in introducing a fifth five6 ,,stealing ,,out ,,cards1 ,,and ,,palming4 ,the cheat of stealing cards is practised as often1 perhaps1 as any other fraud in card playing4 ,it is of great advantage to the gambler1 and gives him an opportunity of forming very good winning hands4 ,in whist1 the most desirable cards to steal out are the 8honours10 and sometimes all four will be stolen out by one man1 that is1 the honours of one suit2 and then he will make that suit trump by keeping one of them at the bottom4 ,this can be done by the backs as well as by the faces1 for the cards in general use now by the gamblers can all be known by the backs1 and a player will know by the backs where any particular card is dealt2 and if he should not steal the honours1 he can deal them to himself or his partner1 by dealing off the second card instead of the top card1 whenever the top card is one that he may want for himself2 and if he should steal two of the honours out1 he will hide the theft by dealing each player two cards twice2 then all will have their proper number1 and his theft remains hid2 or he will miss giving himself a card twice during the deal1 and hide the theft by that means2 or he will give himself two twice during the deal1 and have sixteen1 while the others have but twelve each2 he will then hide his theft by concealing four cards that are poor in the palm of his hand1 and in gathering a trick will place all upon his bunch of tricks4 ,and as his tricks are all bunched1 the players will depend on counting the tricks of the other party to determine who has won the odd trick2 and hence he succeeds in hiding his theft4 ,,cutting1 ,,shuffling1 ,,dealing1 ,,stealing1 c4 ,no man is secure from the artifice of the gambler2 so long as he will play at all1 he may rest assured that he will1 in the end1 come out loser1 for the methods of cheating are almost innumerable4 ,a majority of gamblers have arrived at such perfection in the art of dealing that they will deal the second card from the top instead of the top card1 and will go all through the pack in that manner3 and you may look directly at them1 and will not be able to detect the cheat4 ,they will1 at other times1 have a hand which they have stolen out1 and will smuggle it under the bottom2 then1 in the course of dealing1 they will deal this hand just where they please1 and defy you to discover their dealing from the bottom4 ,a gambler will often deal himself six or seven cards1 when he should have but five1 and if he can make a good hand1 by laying out the two poorest in his lap1 he will do so2 or if he cannot make a good hand1 he will take the two best to help him in his next hand4 ,this cheat is very often practised4 ,,diamond ,,cut ,,diamond4 #a will here relate a case which occurred not long since1 as going to show how well-experienced men will play more than their number4 ,a gambler got to playing1 coming up from ,goodwood1 with a man whom he mistook for a 8greeney0 that knew nothing of playing scientifically4 ,but he was sadly deceived4 ,the gambler from the beginning played somewhat carelessly1 supposing that it needed no science to beat the stranger2 but the gambler lost1 and commenced playing as scientifically as he could4 ,he still lost1 and finally lost nearly all he had before he left off2 and after quitting1 they went to the buffet to drink4 ,the gambler said to his antagonist1 8,you beat any man for luck ,i ever played with4 ,i've lost my money with you1 but it makes no difference3 ,i will be honest with you2 you did not know it1 but ,i played six cards all the time1 and your luck beat it40 8,well10 said the innocent chap1 8since you have been so frank1 ,i will also be frank2 ,i have played seven cards all the way through1 besides stocking and palming and occasionally stealing1 for the sake of variety40 ,the gambler was greatly surprised1 and swore that he would not have supposed that he knew much more than one card from another2 but he was deceived in the man1 and it would not have done for him to have shown any anger1 as he first confessed having cheated the other1 who was in reality a most expert gambler1 and had purposely assumed that disguise4 ,,gamblers' ,,means ,,of ,,secret ,,communication4 ,again1 gamblers1 for mutual advantage1 generally travel in small companies1 and in secret partnership4 ,i have again adverted to this1 in order to mention one of the ways in which they often turn their partnership to good account4 ,they almost invariably feign to be total strangers to each other1 the better to carry out their base designs2 and when one or two of them are seated at a table at play with some whom they wish to fleece1 one of the company will seem to be a total stranger to everybody1 seats himself in sight of a man's hand1 who is at play1 and is not one of the confederates2 and if he shows1 by word or act1 that he would rather he would not1 he will readily protest that his only motive is the gratification of an idle curiosity2 that he scarcely knows one card from another4 ,and very probably1 after such protestations from one who appears a stranger1 and withal an honest gentleman1 he is suffered to continue to look into the player's hand4 ,if he should be asked to play1 he will say1 8,i cannot1 as ,i have never learned2 indeed1 ,i scarcely know the cards40 ,he will take this course in order that his looking into the hands of the players may not be objected to4 ,and his motive in looking into the hands is to give his secret partners signs4 ,this he will do in various ways4 ,i have known men who would give signs1 that were perfectly intelligible1 by the different manner in which they would blow their cigar smoke4 ,in even such simple and imperative acts as holding the cards a gambler can give intelligence to his partner4 ,as for his fingers1 their slightest movement1 however natural1 conveys information4 ,and in order to evade suspicion1 ,i have also known signs to be conveyed through two and three different persons1 who were secret partners of the players1 and were sitting in different parts of the same room2 and the signs would always reach the player in time to benefit him4 ,this is often done when there is danger of being detected1 if he should look at the man who is looking in the other's hands for his signs4 ,nor is it a matter of importance whether there is a room full or not2 for they will practise these artifices before a room full as well as if there was a very small number of persons present4 ,at other times1 when a man loses heavily1 one of the company will go to him and form an acquaintance1 if it does not already exist1 and will say to him1 8,you are much the loser with ,a or ,b1 and ,i am acquainted with him1 and if you will in confidence accept the offer1 ,i will do you a favour1 by which you will stand a chance of getting your money back again4 ,do you engage with him in play1 and ,i will sit back of him1 and give you correct signs from his hand1 so that you can know how to govern your bets40 ,nothing appears more generous than this2 and a weak man is apt to be eager to avail himself of any means that promises to restore him his lost money1 and will feel highly elated that he has met with an unexpected friend1 and will flatter himself with the idea of winning all the man has2 feeling that if his pretended friend should succeed in giving him correct signs one hand out of four1 it will be sufficient to enable him to win much from him4 ,this is all the basest deception4 ,the man proposing this mode of playing is a secret partner of the winner1 and their design is to swindle the man still further4 ,both are fully apprised of the plan1 and when they succeed in getting the loser to play again 7they generally have cards which they know as well by the backs as by the faces71 if the winner should have a large hand1 and the loser a larger one1 he 7the winner7 will bunch his cards so closely that the one behind cannot see to give signs1 and he then suffers himself to be run off4 ,and if you should have one or two pairs 7which he will know by the backs71 and he should get the same1 though a little larger1 he will then permit the man to give signs that he has only one or two pairs1 as the case may be1 and all that he can entice the loser to bet1 he will win from him4 ,the gambler will only bet on small worthless cards when his hand is better than his opponent's2 and1 frequently1 by such contrivances as we explain1 will deal the latter three aces and a pair of kings to his own four tens or knaves4 ,anybody would bet largely on such a hand1 and thus1 a gambler will ruin a man in a few games4 ,,tricks ,,and ,,roulette4 ,roulette is played upon a long table1 of which we give a representation4 ,this table is covered with green cloth4 ,in its centre is a movable cylinder1 on the circumference of which are thirty-seven divisions1 separated from each other by wires1 and numbered from #f to #cf4 ,illustration3 ,,diagram ,,of ,,roulette4 ,this cylinder is made to revolve1 by the hand1 at the same time that a small ball is thrown in the opposite direction upon the fixed parts of the machine1 where1 after several circuits1 it falls into one of the numbered compartments1 which are alternately black and red4 ,at each end of the table1 numbers corresponding with the thirty-seven upon the cylinder1 are stamped on the cloth in three columns1 with the words manque 78dead0 or missed71 pair 7even71 and rouge 7red71 on one side of the columns2 and passe 7stake71 impair 7odd71 and noir 7black71 on the other side4 ,while1 in the line below the columns and the divisions mentioned 7namely1 manque1 pair1 impair1 c41 c47 are nine spaces1 marked below the columns1 first ,c1 second ,c1 third ,c2 and to the right and left three spaces marked first ,d1 second ,d1 third ,d4 ,mode of ,playing4--,the smallest stake allowed by the foreign tables is one florin4 ,if the player bet upon any odd number1 and the ball drops into the compartment so numbered1 he receives thirty-six times the amount of his stake2 but since there are always thirty-eight chances against him1 he may lose a very large sum before winning at all4 ,to simplify matters1 and to encourage the player1 he is at liberty to divide his stakes among several numbers1 lay his wagers upon any of the columns containing twelve numbers each1 or upon the first1 second1 or third series of twelve numbers 7in these cases he is paid double if he win72 or play upon red or black1 odd or even--the former including the numbers from #a to #ah1 and the latter from #ai to #cf4 ,the three ,d's printed on the cloth stand for ,douzaine1 and signify the first1 second1 or third dozen on the red or black side2 and the three ,c's similarly stand for the column of figures under which they are placed4 ,the game1 however complicated it may appear at first glance1 is really quite simple1 as a little attention to the explanation will attest1 and affords great variety in the betting4 ,as the bank must win in the long run1 and its percentage is but small1 the 8regular0 places can afford to dispense with deceptions4 ,in private gaming-houses1 however1 as many tricks as ingenuity can invent are employed to fleece the unwary4 ,,english ,,roulette4 7,from ,rogues and ,vagabonds of the ,race-,course47 ,the thirty-six divisions of the ,english roulette-table into which the ball falls1 are thus designated3-- ,two ,crowns4 ,two ,feathers4 ,three ,yellows4 ,four ,blues4 ,ten ,reds4 ,fifteen ,blacks4 ,the odds laid are-- ,the proper odds being-- ,against ,crown #ab to #a #ag to #a ,feather #ab to #a #ag to #a ,yellow #h to #a #aa to #a ,blue #e to #a #h to #a ,red #b to #a #ac to #e ,black #a to #a #g to #e ,any one not acquainted with the roulette man would almost marvel that with such immense odds in his favour1 he should think it necessary to cheat2 but to cheat is his delight and recreation4 ,the man who enters the roulette-tent on the racecourse1 should he be the only bon fide player1 may well leave all hope behind4 ,supposing that he commenced playing with the determination of losing a certain sum only1 he would save himself trouble by paying down that sum then and there4 ,true1 if several are playing at the same time1 he does stand a chance2 a poor one1 perhaps1 but yet he may win considerably--for however sharp the man at the wheel may be1 he cannot fleece everybody at once4 ,if anything delights the roulette man1 it is to slay his victims one by one2 for where there are many playing1 some shrewd man is sure to place his sovereign or two exactly opposite the large stakes2 and should he vary this amusement by an occasional half-sovereign on zero1 when heavy stakes are on the black and red1 he becomes an intolerable nuisance4 ,in this game the ball can be made to fall into zero at will1 and very often into any other number4 ,should a heavy stake be placed on red1 it is any odds on black turning up1 and vice vers2 and should1 as is often the case1 a large stake be on both red and black1 provided there is no stake on zero1 then zero will inevitably turn up4 ,on examining a roulette wheel1 it will be found1 probably1 that the brass partition on one1 and often on each side of zero1 can be drawn out slightly1 thus causing a projection4 ,we say probably1 for in case of any untoward event1 a perfectly fair duplicate movable bottom1 with which most tables are provided1 will be substituted for the unfair one with marvellous rapidity4 ,supposing that the man at the wheel wishes zero to turn up1 by the same movement with which he starts the wheel to the right1 he dexterously pulls out the brass partition on the left of zero1 causing a projection which1 in the rapid rotary motion1 escapes notice2 he then carefully sends the ball in the opposite direction1 which1 as it encounters the projection1 jumps forcibly1 making a peculiar clicking noise4 ,as it lessens its speed the jumping becomes less violent1 till1 at last1 the ball has not impetus sufficient to clear the projection2 it therefore calmly 8refuses10 or1 in other words falls into zero 8dead beat40 ,of course1 the same principle holds good conversely1 for by drawing out the other partition1 or by turning the wheel to the left1 it is a moral impossibility for the ball to rest in zero4 ,to stand a chance1 then1 the player should never on any account stake until the ball is fairly in play4 ,the clever way in which the partitions are restored to their proper places is worthy of notice4 ,after the ball has fallen into the desired place1 but before the wheel has ceased to revolve1 the roulette man places his hand1 apparently with the intention of stopping the wheel1 but in reality so as to make each partition1 as it passes his finger1 strike up against it4 ,those that have been pulled out are thus driven back again4 ,there is another way of preparing the table1 bungling and apparent2 but it is only attempted upon the intoxicated and very inexperienced young men4 ,in this case1 though only one or two of the brass partitions can be pulled out1 on the left of the crowns1 feathers1 yellow1 and blue1 the partitions were all fixed projecting more or less1 so that no sleight of hand was at all necessary in the manipulation of the wheel2 for when it is turned to the right1 and the ball of course thrown in the opposite direction1 the ball must necessarily fall into one of the above-mentioned divisions2 but1 on the other hand1 were the wheel turned to the left1 red or black would necessarily turn up4 ,if the roulette man cannot by this system1 as he can by the other1 turn up what he likes1 he can1 at all events1 prevent anything turning up that he would lose upon4 ,roulette is considered vulgar compared with #cj-;and-#dj 7,trente et ,quarante71 otherwise ,red and ,black 7,rouge-et-,noir74 ,,rouge-,,et-,,noir1 ,,or1 ,,trente ,,et ,,quarante4 ,this game is played1 like roulette1 on a table covered with green cloth4 ,illustration3 ,,diagram ,,of ,,rouge-,,et-,,noir4 ,the tailleur 78cutter of the cards10 banker or dealer7 seats himself at the centre of the table1 while opposite him1 and at each end1 are croupiers 7rakers-in71 to see that no mistakes are made1 to aid bettors in placing stakes1 and to draw or push money lost or won with long wooden rakes4 ,on one side of the table is a piece of red cloth1 diamond shaped1 and1 opposite it1 a piece of black cloth of the same shape4 ,the bettors who believe that red will win1 put their money on the red side1 and those who believe in black1 lay their wagers on the black side4 ,the dealer continually calls out1 8,faites votre jeu0 7,make your play71 and when he sees that all the stakes are down on the table1 he adds1 8,le jeu est fait0 7,the game is made71 closing1 as he begins to deal out the cards1 8,rien ne va plus0 7no more stakes can be received74 ,all bets are then rejected1 and all stakes pushed back4 ,mode of playing4--,the game is played with six packs of cards1 the court cards counting ten each1 and all the others according to the number of spots upon their faces4 ,they are shuffled and held face down1 and laid on the cloth face up in two rows or series4 ,the dealer continues dealing out1 and counting in a loud voice1 until the added numbers reach thirty-one1 but they must not be beyond forty4 ,the first row counts for black1 and the second for red4 ,supposing that the first row or series of black came thus3 ,illustration ,this makes in all #cb1 completing that series4 ,now1 supposing that the second row or series of red came thus3 ,illustration ,this makes in all1 #cg4 ,in this case1 black wins1 because #cb is nearer #ca than #cg4 ,the dealer1 therefore1 declares1 8,noir gagne0 7,black wins71 or 8,rouge perd0 7,red loses71 whereupon all bets upon black are paid1 and all the stakes upon red taken in by the croupiers4 ,wagers on colour are made during the play1 and decided by the colour of the last card in the winning series4 ,thus3 if black wins1 and the last card of that series be clubs or spades1 colour wins2 but if hearts or diamonds has been turned up last1 colour loses4 ,the bank has1 in the long run1 advantages enough to defeat all players4 ,the advantage at ,rouge-et-,noir is called the refait 7drawn game71 which happens when there is a tie between the two series1 and both count the same number between #cb and #dj4 ,for instance1 #cd or #ci for both the series1 red and black4 ,in this case1 neither bank nor players win or lose4 ,the players may change their stakes1 or let them remain1 at pleasure4 ,should each of the series count #ca 7which occurs once in thirty-eight or forty times71 bets are en prison 7dead72 that is1 there they must remain until the next deal decides their fate4 ,this seems fair1 but it is equivalent to giving the bank half the stakes4 ,the ,homburg ,bank1 which is the most liberal1 puts the stakes en prison only when the last card of the second series is black4 ,the refait at ,rouge-et-,noir is estimated to make the percentage of the bank about two and two-thirds1 which is diminished at ,homburg to one and a third4 ,the advantage at ,rouge-et-,noir is less than at roulette2 while the minimum stake is 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,by ,r4 ,s4 ,,newell4 ,a most mirth-provoking work4 #as4 ,,josh ,,billings3 ,his ,book of ,sayings4 ,exceedingly droll1 and of world-wide reputation4 #as4 ,,vere ,,vereker',s ,,vengeance4 ,by ,,tom ,,hood4 ,a delightful piece of humour4 ,idiotically illustrated by ,,brunton4 #as4 ,,wit ,,and ,,humour4 ,verses by ,o4 ,w4 ,,holmes1 ,author of the 8,autocrat of the ,breakfast ,table40 #as4 ,illustration ,,boccaccio4 ,,the ,,decameron4 ,now fully translated into ,english1 with ,introduction by ,,thomas ,,wright1 ,f4,s4,a41 7,uniform with our ,edition of 8,rabelais407 ,crown #hvo1 with the ,,beautiful ,,engravings by ,,stothard which adorned ,pickering's fine ,edition1 published at #b #abs4 #f;d4 ,this ,new ,edition is only #gs4 #f;d4 ,a faithful translation1 in which are restored many passages omitted in former ,editions4 ,,edgar ,,allan ,,poe4 ,complete ,prose and ,poetical ,works2 including the ,additional ,tales and fine ,essays by this great ,genius4 ,,now ,,first ,,published ,,in ,,this ,,country4 ,with ,,charles ,,baudelaire',s 8,essay on ,poe40 #gej pages1 crown #hvo1 ,,fine ,,portrait and ,,illustrations1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,after much searching1 ,mr4 ,hotten has succeeded in identifying the ,school near ,london where ,poe remained for five years4 ,interior and ,exterior ,views are given4 ,,joaquin ,,miller4 8,,joaquin ,,et ,,al40 ,by ,,cincinnatus ,h4 ,,miller4 ,royal #afmo1 #ds4 #f;d4 ,the first drafts of some of his finest ,poems will be found here1 together with compositions which will be quite new to ,english readers4 ,the 8,standard0 places ,mr4 ,miller first amongst contemporary poets4 ,,shelley',s ,,early ,,life4 ,from ,original ,sources4 ,with ,curious ,incidents1 ,letters1 and ,writings1 now first ,published or ,collected4 ,by ,,denis ,,florence ,,mac-,,carthy4 ,crown #hvo1 with ,illustrations1 #ddj pages1 #abs4 #f;d4 ,a most interesting volume of new ,biographical ,facts4 ,the work will possess special interest to ,irish readers2 as the poet's political pamphlets1 advocating ,home ,rule and other ,rights1 are here given for the first time in a collected form4 ,it was these pamphlets which ,shelley and his wife threw from the balcony of a window in ,sackville ,street1 as the best means of publishing the poet's political principles4 ,,modern ,,babylon1 and other ,poems4 ,by ,h4 ,,cholmondeley ,,pennell1 ,author of 8,puck on ,pegasus40 ,cr4 #hvo41 #ds4 #f;d4 ,,jennings 7,,hargrave74 ,,one ,,of ,,the ,,thirty4 ,with ,curious ,illustrations4 ,crown #hvo1 #ajs4 #f;d4 ,an extraordinary narrative1 or story1 tracing down one of the accursed pieces of silver for which ,jesus of ,nazareth was sold4 ,through eighteen centuries is this fated coin tracked1 now in the possession of the innocent1 now in the grasp of the guilty1 but everywhere carrying with it the evil that fell upon ,judas4 ,capital ,shilling ,books4 ,,peace4 ,by ,,erckmann-,,chatrian4 ,a ,charming ,story4 #as4 ,new4 ,,war4 ,by ,,erckmann-,,chatrian4 ,a ,powerful ,story4 #as4 ,,polish ,,jew4 ,by ,,erckmann-,,chatrian4 ,a ,thrilling ,story4 #as4 ,,conscript4 ,by ,,erckmann-,,chatrian4 ,only ,unabridged translation4 #as4 ,,waterloo4 ,by ,,erckmann-,,chatrian4 ,only ,unabridged translation4 #as4 ,,bismarck3 ,the ,story of his ,career1 told for ,popular ,reading4 ,by ,mr4 ,,geo4 ,,bullen1 of the ,british ,museum4 #as4 ,,killed ,,at ,,saarbr,,ck3 ,an ,englishman's ,adventures during the ,war4 ,by ,,edward ,,legge1 ,correspondent at the ,seat of ,war4 ,cloth1 #bs4 #f;d42 paper1 #as4 ,,never ,,caught3 ,the thrilling ,narrative of a ,blockade ,runner during the ,american ,war4 #as4 ,,chips ,,from ,a ,,rough ,,log4 ,amusing ,account of a ,voyage to the ,antipodes4 #as4 ,,dickens3 ,the ,story of his ,life4 ,by the ,author of 8,the ,life of ,thackeray40 #cfj pages1 #bs4 ,,thackeray1 the ,humourist and ,man of ,letters4 ,the ,story of his ,life4 ,by the ,author of the 8,life of ,dickens40 #as4 ,,howard ,,paul',s ,new ,story ,book1 ,lord ,,byron in ,,love1 c4 #as4 ,,rogues ,,and ,,vagabonds ,,of ,,the ,,race-,,course4 ,how they ,cheat at ,roulette1 ,three ,cards1 ,thimblerig4 ,by ,,alfred ,,toulmin1 late #feth ,regiment4 ,price #as4 ,,mystery ,,of ,,mr4 ,e4 ,,drood4 ,a delightful ,adaptation4 ,by ,,orpheus ,c4 ,,kerr1 #as4 ,,policeman ,y3 ,his ,opinions on ,war and the ,millingtary4 ,with ,illustrations by ,,soden4 ,cloth1 #bs4 #f;d42 paper1 #as4 ,readers of ,thackeray's 8,policeman ,x ,ballads0 will be much amused by the 8,opinions0 of his brother officer1 8,policeman ,y40 ,,the ,,history ,,of ,,advertising1 in all ,ages and ,countries4 ,a ,companion to the 8,,history ,,of ,,signboards40 ,with many very amusing ,anecdotes and ,examples of ,successful ,advertisers4 ,by ,messrs4 ,,larwood and ,,hotten4 ,in ,preparation4 ,walk up6 ,walk up6 and see the ,,fool',s ,,paradise2 with the ,many ,wonderful ,adventures there1 as seen in the strange1 surprising ,,peep-,,show ,,of ,,professor ,,wolley ,,cobble1 ,raree ,showman these ,five-and-,twenty ,years4 ,n4,b4--,money returned if ,performance not approved of4 ,private ,parties attended on the ,shortest ,notice4 ,crown #dto1 with nearly #bjj immensely funny ,pictures1 all beautifully ,coloured4 ,price #gs4 #f;d4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,professor',s ,,leetle ,,music ,,lesson4 ,one of the drollest1 most comical books ever published4 ,,yankee ,,drolleries4 ,edited by ,,sala4 ,containing ,,artemus ,,ward1 ,,biglow ,,papers1 ,,orpheus ,c4 ,,kerr1 ,,major ,,jack ,,downing1 and ,,nasby ,,papers4 ,one of the ,cheapest ,books ever published4 ,cloth1 #gjj pages1 #cs4 #f;d4 ,,more ,,yankee ,,drolleries4 ,second ,series of the best ,american ,humourists4 ,,artemus ,,ward',s ,,travels2 ,,hans ,,breitmann2 ,,professor ,,at ,,breakfast-,,table2 ,,biglow ,,papers1 ,part ,,ii42 ,,josh ,,billings4 ,introduction by ,,sala4 #gjj pp41 cloth1 #cs4 #f;d4 ,third ,supply of ,,yankee ,,drolleries4 ,the best recent ,american ,humourists4 ,a4 ,,ward',s ,,fenians1 ,,mark ,,twain1 ,,autocrat ,,of ,,breakfast ,,table1 ,,bret ,,harte1 ,,innocents ,,abroad4 ,introduction by ,g4 ,a4 ,,sala4 #gjj pages1 cloth1 #cs4 #f;d4 ,an entirely new gathering of ,transatlantic humour4 ,fourteen thousand espies have been sold of the first and second series4 ,,works by ,,bret ,,harte4 ,,widely ,,known ,,for ,,their ,,exquisite ,,pathos ,,and ,,delightful ,,humour4 ,,blackwood',s ,,magazine goes into raptures over this ,author1 and gives page after page to prove that he is a literary star of undoubted brilliancy4 #a4 ,,luck ,,of ,,roaring ,,camp1 and other ,stories4 ,by ,,bret ,,harte4 ,crown #hvo1 toned paper1 #cs4 #f;d42 a paper edition1 #as4 #b4 ,,that ,,heathen ,,chinee1 and other ,humorous ,poems4 ,by ,,bret ,,harte4 ,cloth1 very neat1 #bs4 #f;d42 paper1 #as4 #f;d4 #c4 ,,sensation ,,novels4 ,condensed by ,,bret ,,harte4 ,price #bs4 #f;d41 cloth1 neat2 or1 in paper1 #as4 #f;d4 ,a most enjoyable book4 #d4 ,,lothaw2 or1 ,the ,adventures of a ,young ,gentleman in ,search of a ,religion4 ,by ,mr4 ,,benjamins 7,bret ,harte74 ,price #f;d4 ,curiously ,illustrated4 ,readers of a recent popular novel will enjoy it with considerable relish4 #f4 ,,east ,,and ,,west4 ,the ,new ,volume of ,verse4 ,by ,,bret ,,harte1 ,author of 8,that ,heathen ,chinee40 ,cloth1 very neat1 #bs4 #f;d42 or in paper1 #as4 #f;d4 #g4 ,,stories of the ,,sierras2 and other ,sketches4 ,by ,,bret ,,harte4 ,with a ,wild ,story of ,western ,life by ,,joaquin ,,miller1 ,author of 8,songs of the ,sierras40 #bs4 #f;d4 cloth2 #as4 paper4 #h4 ,,the ,,little ,,drummer2 or1 ,the ,christmas ,gift that came to ,rupert4 ,a ,story for ,children1 by ,,bret ,,harte4 ,with ,six ,illustrations in ,sepia by ,,henry ,h4 ,,banks4 #dto1 cloth gilt4 #es4 ,an exquisite story4 ,no other author could have written it except ,bret ,harte4 ,the late ,charles ,dickens would have been delighted with it4 #i4 ,,miss ,,skagg',s ,,husband1 and other ,stories4 ,by ,,bret ,,harte4 ,uniform with the 8,luck of ,roaring ,camp40 ,shortly4 #aj4 ,,bret ,,harte',s ,,complete ,,works1 ,,in ,,prose ,,and ,,poetry4 ,now ,first ,collected4 ,with ,introductory ,essay by ,j4 ,m4 ,,bellew4 ,portrait of the ,author1 and ,fifty ,illustrations4 ,crown #hvo1 #fej pages1 cloth extra1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,some of the finest and most moving of ,mr4 ,bellew's inimitable readings are from the works of ,,bret ,,harte4 ,the complete edition1 now first published1 will receive a hearty welcome from the ,author's numerous admirers2 and those who assist at penny readings will find it invaluable--a perfect cyclopdia of the most telling stories and humorous verse of the past half century4 ,uniform with ,mr4 ,ruskin's ,edition of 8,grimm40 ,illustration ,,as ,,pretty ,,as ,,seven1 and other ,popular ,german ,stories4 ,collected by ,,ludwig ,,bechstein4 ,with additional ,tales by the ,,brothers ,,grimm4 #ajj ,illustrations by ,,richter4 ,small #dto1 green and gold1 #fs4 #f;d4 ,one of the most delightful books for children ever published4 ,it is1 in every way1 a ,companion to the ,german ,stories of the ,brothers ,grimm1 and the tales are equally pure and healthful4 ,the quaint simplicity of ,richter's engravings will charm every lover of legendary lore4 ,the publisher hopes to make this book as well known here as it deserves to be4 ,,golden ,,treasury of ,,thought4 ,the ,best ,encyclopdia of ,quotations and ,elegant ,extracts ever formed4 ,edited by ,,theodore ,,taylor1 ,author of 8,thackeray1 the ,humourist and ,man of ,letters40 #hvo1 #gjj pages1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,,theodore ,,hook4 ,the choice ,humorous ,works1 ,ludicrous ,adventures1 ,bon-mots1 ,puns and ,hoaxes of ,,theodore ,,hook4 ,with a new ,life of the ,author4 ,,portraits and ,,illustrations4 #hvo1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,as a wit and humourist of the highest order 8his name will be preserved4 ,his political songs and jeux d'esprit1 when the hour comes for collecting them1 will form a volume of sterling and lasting attraction60--,j4 ,g4 ,lockhart4 ,the time has arrived1 and ,hook's inimitable songs1 jokes1 and stories are here for the first time gathered together for the amusement of readers who delight in the hearty waggeries of the old school of humourists4 ,,sketches ,,of ,,irish ,,character4 ,by ,mrs4 ,s4 ,c4 ,,hall4 ,with numerous ,illustrations on ,steel and ,wood1 by ,,daniel ,,maclise1 ,r4,a41 ,,john ,,gilbert1 ,w4 ,,harvey1 and ,g4 ,,cruikshank4 #hvo1 pp4 #dej1 cloth1 gilt edges1 #gs4 #f;d4 8,the ,irish sketches of this lady resemble ,miss ,mitford's beautiful ,english ,sketches in #8,our ,village1' but they are far more vigorous and picturesque and bright40--,blackwood's ,magazine4 ,,drolls ,,of ,,old ,,cornwall2 or1 ,popular ,romances of the ,west of ,england4 ,collected and ,edited by ,,robert ,,hunt1 ,f4,r4,s4 ,new ,popular ,edition1 ,complete in ,one ,vol41 with ,illustrations by ,,george ,,cruikshank4 ,price #gs4 #f;d4 8,mr4 ,hunt's charming book on the ,drolls and ,stories of the ,west of ,england40--,saturday ,review4 ,,gesta ,,romanorium2 or1 ,entertaining ,stories invented by the ,monks as a ,fireside ,recreation1 and commonly applied in their ,discourses from the ,pulpit4 ,with ,introduction by ,,thomas ,,wright1 ,esq41 ,m4,a41 ,f4,s4,a4 #b vols4 #hvo1 only #bej copies printed1 on fine ribbed paper1 #ahs42 large paper1 only #ej copies printed1 #cjs4 ,,works by ,,mark ,,twain4 ,,widely ,,known ,,for ,,their ,,fresh ,,and ,,delightful ,,humour4 #a4 ,,pleasure ,,trip ,,on ,,the ,,continent ,,of ,,europe4 ,by ,,mark ,,twain4 #ejj pages1 #bs42 or in cloth1 #bs4 #f;d4 ,,twain',s ,,pleasure ,,trip is also issued in ,two-vol4 form1 under the title of #b4 8,,innocents ,,abroad40 ,by ,,mark ,,twain4 ,,the ,,voyage ,,out4 ,cloth1 neat1 fine toned paper1 8,,superior ,,edition10 #cs4 #f;d42 or in paper1 #as4 #c4 ,,new ,,pilgrim',s ,,progress4 ,by ,,mark ,,twain4 ,,the ,,voyage ,,home4 ,cloth1 neat1 fine toned paper1 8,,superior ,,edition10 #cs4 #f;d42 or in paper1 #as4 #d4 ,,the ,,jumping ,,frog1 ,,and other ,humorous ,sketches4 ,by ,,mark ,,twain1 #as4 8,an inimitably funny book40--,saturday ,review4 ,illustration #e4 ,,burlesque ,autobiography ,first ,medival ,romance1 ,,and ,on ,children4 ,by ,,mark ,,twain4 #f;d4 #f4 ,,eye-,,openers4 ,a volume of immensely ,funny ,sayings1 and ,stories that will bring a smile upon the gruffest countenance4 ,by ,,mark ,,twain4 ,cloth1 neat1 #bs4 #f;d42 paper1 #as4 #g4 ,,screamers4 ,a ,gathering of ,delicious ,bits and ,short ,stories1 by ,,mark ,,twain4 ,cloth1 neat1 #bs4 #f;d42 paper1 #as4 #h4 ,,practical ,,jokes2 or1 ,mirth with ,artemus ,ward4 ,and other ,papers4 ,by ,,mark ,,twain1 and other ,humourists4 ,price #as42 cloth1 #bs4 #f;d4 ,the connection of two such names as ,mark ,twain and ,artemus ,ward will indicate to the reader the pleasant feast in store for him4 #i4 ,a ,,further ,,gathering ,,of ,,mark ,,twain',s ,,delightful ,,papers4 ,price #as4 ,shortly4 #aj4 ,,mark ,,twain',s ,,choice ,,works4 ,now ,first ,collected4 ,with extra passages to the 8,innocents ,abroad10 now first reprinted1 and a ,life of the ,author4 #ej ,illustrations by ,,mark ,,twain and other ,artists1 also ,portrait of the ,author4 #gjj pages1 cloth gilt1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,admirers of ,mark ,twain's ,humorous ,works will be glad to possess such a choice gathering as the above4 ,,magician',s ,,own ,,book4 ,containing ,ample ,instructions for ,,performances in ,,legerdemain with ,,cups and ,,balls1 ,,eggs1 ,,hats1 ,,handkerchiefs1 c4 ,by the ,author of 8,the ,secret ,out40 ,all from ,actual ,experience1 and ,edited by ,w4 ,h4 ,,cremer1 ,jun41 of ,regent ,street4 ,crown #hvo1 with #bjj ,illustrations1 #ds4 #f;d4 ,,the ,,secret ,,out2 or1 ,one ,thousand ,tricks with ,cards1 and other ,recreations2 with ,entertaining ,experiments in ,drawing-,room or 8,white ,magic40 ,by the ,author of the 8,magician's ,own ,book40 ,edited by ,w4 ,h4 ,,cremer1 ,jun41 of ,regent ,street4 ,with #cjj ,engravings4 ,crown #hvo1 cloth1 #ds4 #f;d4 ,illustration ,these ,books are complete ,cyclopdias of ,legerdemain4 ,under the title of 8,le ,magicien des ,salons10 the first has long been a ,standard ,magic ,book with all ,french and ,german ,professors of the ,art4 ,the tricks are described so carefully1 with engravings to illustrate them1 that anybody can easily learn how to perform them4 ,,entirely ,,new ,,games4 ,,the ,,merry ,,circle4 ,a ,book of ,,new1 ,,graceful1 and ,,intellectual ,,games and ,,amusements4 ,edited by ,mrs4 ,,clara ,,bellew4 ,crown #hvo1 numerous ,illustrations1 #ds4 #f;d4 ,a new and capital book of ,household ,amusements4 ,these are in every way ,intellectual ,games1 and will please both old and young4 ,it is an excellent book to consult before going to an evening party4 ,,the ,,art ,,of ,,amusing4 ,a ,collection of ,graceful ,arts1 ,games1 ,tricks1 ,puzzles1 and ,charades1 intended to amuse everybody1 and enable all to amuse everybody else4 ,by ,,frank ,,bellew4 ,with nearly #cjj ,illustrations4 ,crown #hvo1 #ds4 #f;d4 ,one of the most entertaining handbooks of amusement ever published4 ,,hanky-,,panky4 ,a ,new and ,wonderful ,book of ,,very ,,easy ,,tricks2 ,,very ,,difficult ,,tricks2 in fact1 all those startling ,deceptions which the ,great ,wizards call 8,hanky-,panky40 ,edited by ,w4 ,h4 ,,cremer1 of ,regent ,street4 ,with nearly #bjj ,illustrations4 ,price #ds4 #f;d4 ,sure to be a ,,very ,,popular ,,book4 ,,works ,,of ,,the ,,late ,,artemus ,,ward4 ,new ,edition1 price #as42 by post #as4 #b;d4 ,,artemus ,,ward3 ,,his ,,book4 ,the ,author's ,enlarged ,edition4 ,with ,notes and ,introduction by the ,editor of the 8,biglow ,papers40 ,one of the wittiest1 and certainly one of the most mirth-provoking1 books published for many years4 ,containing the whole of the ,original1 with the following extra chapters3--,babes in the ,wood2 ,tavern ,accommodation1 ,betsy-,jain-,re-,organized2 ,a4 ,ward's ,first ,umbrella2 ,brigham ,young's ,wives2 ,artemus ,ward's ,brother2 ,mormon ,bill of ,fare4 ,,notice4--,mr4 ,hotten's ,edition it the only one published in this country with the sanction of the ,author4 ,the ,saturday ,review says of ,mr4 ,hotten's edition3 8,the author combines the powers of ,thackeray with those of ,albert ,smith4 ,the salt is rubbed in by a native hand--one which has the gift of tickling40 8,we never1 not even in the pages of our best humorists1 read anything so laughable and so shrewd as we have seen in this book by the mirthful ,artemus40--,public ,opinion4 ,,artemus ,,ward3 ,his ,travels ,among the ,mormons and on the ,rampage4 ,edited by ,e4 ,p4 ,,hingston1 the ,agent and ,companion of ,a4 ,,ward whilst 8on the ,rampage40 ,new ,edition1 price #as4 ,some of ,artemus's most mirth-provoking papers are to be found in this book4 ,the chapters upon the ,mormons will unbend the sternest countenance4 ,as bits of fun they are ,,immense6 ,,artemus ,,ward ,,among ,,the ,,fenians3 with the ,showman's ,experiences of ,life at ,washington1 and ,military ,ardour at ,baldinsville4 ,toned paper1 price #f;d42 by post1 #g;d4 ,,artemus ,,ward',s ,,lecture ,,at ,,the ,,egyptian ,,hall1 with the ,panorama4 ,edited by the late ,t4 ,w4 ,,robertson 7,author of 8,caste10 8,ours10 8,society10 c47 and ,e4 ,p4 ,,hingston4 ,small #dto1 exquisitely printed1 bound in green and gold1 with ,,numerous ,,tinted ,,illustrations1 price #fs4 8,mr4 ,hotten has conceived the happy idea of printing ,artemus ,ward's #8,lecture' in such a way as to afford the reader an accurate notion of the emphasis1 by-play1 c41 with which it was delivered4 ,we have no hesitation in saying that ,mr4 ,hotten has almost restored the great humourist to the flesh40--,daily ,telegraph4 8,the tomahawk fell from our hands as we roared with laughter--the pipe of peace slipped from between our lips as our eyes filled with tears6 ,laughter for ,artemus's wit--tears for his untimely death6 ,this book is a record of both4 ,those who never saw ,artemus in the flesh1 let them read of him in the spirit40--,tomahawk4 8,it actually reproduces ,ward's ,lecture1 which was brimful of first-class wit and humour40--,daily ,news4 8,it keeps you in fits of laughter40--,leader4 8,one of the choice and curious volumes for the issue of which ,mr4 ,hotten has become famous40--,city ,press4 8,the ,lecture is not alone droll3 it is full of information40--,examiner4 8,it adds one to our books of genuine fun40--,sunday ,times4 #abmo1 #bjj pages1 #as4 #f;d42 or cloth1 neat1 #bs4 ,,artemus ,,ward ,,in ,,london4 ,comprising the ,letters to 8,punch10 and other ,humorous ,papers1 now first collected4 ,contains some quaint and humorous compositions which were found upon the authors table after his decease4 ,,artemus ,,ward1 ,complete4 ,the ,works of ,,charles ,,farrer ,,browne1 better known as 8,,artemus ,,ward10 now first collected4 ,crown #hvo1 with fine ,portrait1 facsimile of handwriting1 c41 #edj pages1 cloth neat1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,comprises all that the humourist has written in ,england or ,america4 ,admirers of poor ,artemus ,ward will be glad to possess his writings in a complete form4 ,,gustave ,,dor',s ,,most ,,characteristic ,,works4 ,illustration ,,rabelais4 ,faithfully translated from the ,french1 with variorum ,notes1 and numerous characteristic ,illustrations by ,,gustave ,,dore4 ,cloth neat1 #fjj pages4 ,price #gs4 #f;d4 ,when it is stated that this is a 8faithful translation10 scholars will know what is meant4 ,the #fj full-page ,illustrations are in the ,artist's best and most fantastic manner4 ,,cockaynes ,,in ,,paris1 ,the2 or1 an ,english ,family ,abroad4 ,by ,,blanchard ,,jerrold4 ,with ,,most ,,amusing thumb-nail ,,sketches of the ,,english by ,,gustave ,,dore1 taken on the ,rail1 the ,steam-boat1 and the ,pavement4 ,price #gs4 #f;d4 ,returned tourists who would like to see themselves from a ,french point of view1 will be greatly diverted with this new travel-book4 ,the pictures are very droll1 and give the exact notions of foreigners concerning us4 ,one of these notions is that all ,english ladies and gentlemen breathe through their mouths instead of through their noses1 hence our mouths are always open1 our teeth protrude1 and we are continually on the grin4 ,some of their caricatures of our weaknesses are not wholly devoid of truth4 ,,country ,,of ,,the ,,dwarfs1 ,the4 ,by ,,paul ,,du ,,chaillu4 ,new ,book of ,hair-breadth ,escapes4 ,reveals a ,new ,world to the reader4 #as4 in paper2 #cs4 #f;d4 in cloth4 ,full-page ,illustrations4 ,hotten's ,edition of 8,,contes ,,drolatiques0 7,droll ,tales collected from the ,abbeys of ,lorraine71 par ,,balzac4 ,with #dbe ,marvellous1 ,extravagant1 and ,fantastic ,woodcuts by ,,dore4 ,beautifully printed1 thick #hvo1 half morocco1 ,roxburghe4 #abs4 #f;d4 ,the most singular designs ever attempted by any artist4 ,so crammed is the book with pictures that even the contents are adorned with thirty-three illustrations4 ,,direct application must be made to ,mr4 ,,hotten for this work4 ,,gustave ,,dore',s ,,favourite ,,pencil ,,sketches4 ,,historical ,,cartoons2 or1 ,rough ,pencillings of the ,world's ,history from the ,first to the ,nineteenth ,century4 ,by ,,gustave ,,dore4 ,with admirable letterpress descriptions by ,,thomas ,,wright1 ,f4,s4,a4 ,oblong #dto1 handsome ,table ,book4 ,price #gs4 #f;d4 ,illustration ,this is a new book of daring and inimitable designs1 which will excite considerable attention1 and doubtless command a very wide circulation4 ,,an ,,epic ,,of ,,women1 and other ,poems4 ,by ,,arthur ,w4 ,e4 ,o',,shaughnessy4 ,with ,original ,designs by ,mr4 ,j4 ,t4 ,,nettleship4 ,cloth1 neat1 price #fs4 8,what he has given us is remarkable4 ,with its quaint title1 and quaint illustrations1 #8,,an ,,epic ,,of ,,women' will be a rich treat to a wide circle of admirers40--,athenum1 ,nov4 #e1 #ahgj4 8,combine ,morris and ,swinburne1 and inspire the product with a fervour essentially original1 and you have1 as we take it1 a fair notion of ,mr4 ,o',shaughnessy's poems40--,dispatch1 ,oct4 #cj1 #ahgj4 ,,anacreon4 ,illustrated by the ,exquisite ,designs of ,,girodet4 ,translated by ,,thomas ,,moore4 ,bound in vellum cloth and ,etruscan gold1 #abs4 #f;d4 ,illustration ,a ,,most ,,beautiful ,,and ,,captivating ,,volume4 ,the well-known ,paris house1 ,firmin ,didot1 a few years since produced a miniature edition of these exquisite designs by the photographic process1 and sold a large number at #b per copy4 ,the designs have been universally admired by both artists and poets4 ,,echoes ,,from ,,the ,,french ,,poets4 ,an ,anthology from ,,baudelaire1 ,,alfred ,,de ,,musset1 ,,lamartine1 ,,victor ,,hugo1 ,a4 ,,chenier1 ,t4 ,,gautier1 ,,beranger1 ,,nadaud1 ,,dupont1 ,,parny1 and others4 ,by ,,harry ,,curwen4 ,fcap4 #hvo1 cloth1 #es42 half morocco1 #fs4 8,a pleasant little volume of translations from modern ,french poets40--,graphic1 ,aug4 #bj1 #ahgj4 ,,fair ,,rosamond1 and other ,poems4 ,by ,b4 ,,montgomerie ,,ranking 7of the ,inner ,temple74 ,fcap4 #hvo1 price #fs4 ,illustration ,,hogarth',s ,,five ,,days' ,frolic2 or1 8,peregrinations by ,land and ,water40 ,illustrated with ,,tinted ,,drawings1 made by ,,hogarth and ,,scott during the ,journey4 #dto1 beautifully printed1 #ajs4 #f;d4 ,a graphic and most extraordinary picture of the hearty ,english times in which these merry artists lived4 ,,acrostics1 in ,prose and ,verse4 ,edited by ,a4 ,e4 ,h4 #abmo1 gilt cloth1 gilt edges1 #cs4 ---- ,,second ,,series1 cloth gilt1 #cs4 ---- ,,third ,,series1 cloth gilt1 #cs4 ---- ,fourth ,series4 ,with #h ,pictorial ,acrostics4 ,cloth gilt1 #cs4 ---- ,fifth ,series4 ,an entirely ,new and ,original ,work4 ,cloth elegant1 #ds4 #f;d4 ---- ,,supplement1 under the title of 8,easy ,double1 ,historical1 and ,scriptural ,acrostics40 ,cloth gilt1 #cs4 ,each series sold separately4 ,these are the best volumes of ,acrostics ever issued4 ,they comprise ,single1 ,double1 ,treble1 and every variety of acrostic1 and the set would amuse the younger members of a family for an entire winter4 ,the ,five ,series ,complete in a ,case1 8,the ,acrostic ,box10 price #aes4 ,,wonderful ,,characters3 ,memoirs and ,anecdotes of ,remarkable and ,eccentric ,persons of ,every ,age and ,nation4 ,from the text of ,,henry ,,wilson and ,,james ,,caulfield4 #hvo1 with ,,sixty-,,one ,,full-,,page ,,engravings ,,of ,,extraordinary ,,persons1 price #gs4 #f;d4 ,illustration ,there are so many curious matters discussed in this volume1 that any person who takes it up will not readily lay it down4 ,the introduction is almost entirely devoted to a consideration of ,pig-,faced ,ladies1 and the various stories concerning them4 ,,the ,,collector2 ,essays on ,books1 ,newspapers1 ,pictures1 ,inns1 ,authors1 ,doctors1 ,holidays1 ,actors1 ,preachers4 ,by ,,henry ,t4 ,,tuckerman2 with an ,introduction by ,dr4 ,,doran4 ,half morocco1 #fs4 ,a charming volume of delightful ,essays1 and1 a ,companion to ,john ,hill ,burton's 8,book-,hunter40 ,,literary ,,copyright4 ,seven ,letters addressed by permission to ,earl ,stanhope1 ,d4,c4,l41 ,f4,r4,s4 ,by ,,john ,,camden ,,hotten4 ,price #es4 8,a sensible and valuable little book40--,athenum4 8,we agree with ,mr4 ,hotten40--,saturday ,review4 ,,old ,,dramatists--,,new ,,editions4 ,,marlowe',s 7,christopher7 ,,works2 ,including his ,translations4 ,edited1 with ,notes and ,introduction1 by ,lieut4 ,col4 ,f4 ,,cunningham4 ,cr4 #hvo1 ,portrait4 ,cloth1 #fs42 cloth gilt1 #fs4 #f;d4 ,,massinger',s 7,philip7 ,,plays4 ,from the ,text of ,,wm4 ,,gifford4 ,with the addition of the ,tragedy of 8,believe as ,you ,list40 ,edited by ,lieut4 ,col4 ,,francis ,,cunningham4 ,crown #hvo1 ,portrait4 ,cloth1 #fs42 cloth gilt1 #fs4 #f;d4 ,,ben ,,jonson',s ,,works4 ,with ,notes1 ,critical and ,explanatory1 and a ,biographical ,memoir by ,,william ,,gifford4 ,edited by ,lieut4 ,col4 ,,francis ,,cunningham4 ,complete in #c vols41 crown #hvo1 ,portrait4 ,cloth1 #fs4 each2 cloth gilt1 #fs4 #f;d4 each4 ,,life ,,and ,,newly-,,discovered ,,writings ,,of ,,daniel ,,defoe4 ,comprising ,several ,hundred ,important ,essays1 ,pamphlets1 and other ,writings1 now first brought to light1 after many years' diligent search4 ,by ,,william ,,lee1 ,esq4 ,with ,facsimiles and ,illustrations4 #c ,vols41 uniform with 8,macaulay's ,history of ,england40 #cfs4 ,a ,,very ,,useful ,,book4--,in folio1 half morocco1 cloth sides1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,,literary ,,scraps1 ,,cuttings from ,,newspapers1 ,,extracts1 ,,miscellanea1 c4 ,a ,,folio ,,scrap-,,book ,,of #cdj ,,columns1 formed for the reception of ,cuttings1 c41 with guards4 ,a most useful volume1 and one of the cheapest ever sold4 ,,the ,,rosicrucians2 their ,rites and ,mysteries4 ,with ,chapters on the ,ancient ,fire and ,serpent ,worshippers1 and ,explanations of the ,mystic ,symbols represented in the ,monuments and ,talismans of the ,primeval ,philosophers4 ,by ,,hargrave ,,jennings4 #ajs4 #f;d4 ,a volume of startling facts and opinions upon this very mysterious subject1 illustrated by nearly #cjj engravings4 8,curious as many of ,mr4 ,hotten's works have been1 the volume now under notice is1 among them all1 perhaps the most remarkable4 ,the work purports to describe the ,rites and ,mysteries of the ,rosicrucians4 ,it dilates on the ancient ,fire and ,serpent ,worshippers4 ,the ,author has certainly devoted an enormous amount of labour to these memorials of the ,,rose-,,cross--otherwise the ,rosicrucians40--,the ,sun4 ,the ,new ,books4 ,,the ,,standard ,,edition4 ,,robinson ,,crusoe4 ,profusely ,illustrated by ,,ernest ,,griset4 ,edited1 with a ,new ,account of the ,origin of ,robinson ,crusoe1 by ,,william ,,lee1 ,esq4 ,crown #hvo1 #es4 ,this edition deserves special attention from the fact that it is the only correct one that has been printed since the time of ,defoe4 ,all those alterations and blunders which have been discovered in every recent edition are here avoided4 ,there is no living artist better adapted to the task of illustrating ,crusoe than ,ernest ,griset4 ,illustration ,,livingstone4 ,,the ,,finding ,,of ,,livingstone ,,by ,h4 ,m4 ,,stanley1 ,special ,commissioner of the ,new ,york ,herald4 ,with the full text of ,mr4 ,stanley's graphic and very interesting ,despatches1 now first printed in this ,country1 and the whole of ,dr4 ,livingstone's ,despatches and ,letters to the ,government4 ,with numerous full-page ,illustrations and ,portraits4 #hvo1 #cej pages1 cloth gilt1 #es4 8,letters like these reveal the man more than books which are composed in comfort and peace of mind after a return home40--,,times1 ,aug4 #ab4 ,it was thought that a graphic account of the discovery of ,livingstone1 in ,mr4 ,stanley's own words1 and offered at a low price1 with admirable ,illustrations1 would be acceptable to those readers who have not a guinea to spare4 ,,henry ,m4 ,,stanley3 ,the ,story of his ,life2 from his ,birth1 in #ahda1 to his ,discovery of ,livingstone1 in #ahga4 ,with ,portraits1 ,views of his ,birth-place and ,school2 ,facsimiles of ,handwriting1 c4 ,by ,,cadwalader ,,rowlands4 #hvo1 #ab ,illustrations1 cloth gilt1 #es4 8,we desire to do honour to his energy1 courage1 and pluck40--,sir ,,henry ,,rawlinson4 ,notice4--,this work answers the question which has been in everybody's mouth for some time past4 ,it gives interesting anecdotes of ,stanley's youth and early adventures2 also gives a graphic account of a previous expedition successfully undertaken by him--an expedition attended with so many dangers that a ,united ,states ,minister declared 8his search after ,livingstone to be a safe trip compared with it40 ,,book ,,of ,,hall-,,marks2 or1 ,manual of ,reference for the ,goldsmith and ,silversmith4 ,by ,,alfred ,,lutschaunig1 ,manager of the ,liverpool ,assay ,office4 #hvo1 with #df ,plates of the ,hall-,marks of the different ,assay ,towns of the ,united ,kingdom1 as now stamped on ,plate and ,jewellery1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,this work gives practical methods for testing the quality of gold and silver4 ,it was compiled by the author for his own use1 and as a ,supplement to 8,chaffers40 ,for ,gold and ,silversmiths4 ,,private ,,book ,,of ,,useful ,,alloys ,,and ,,memoranda for ,,goldsmiths and ,,jewellers4 ,by ,,james ,e4 ,,collins4 ,c4,e41 of ,birmingham4 ,royal #afmo1 #cs4 #f;d4 ,the secrets of the ,gold and ,silversmiths' ,art are here given1 for the benefit of young ,apprentices and ,practitioners4 ,it is an invaluable book to the ,trade4 ,,the ,,standard ,,work ,,on ,,diamonds ,,and ,,precious ,,stones3 their ,history1 ,value1 and ,properties2 with ,simple ,tests for ascertaining their ,reality4 ,by ,,harry ,,emanuel1 ,f4,r4,g4,s4 ,with numerous ,illustrations1 tinted and plain4 ,new ,edition4 ,prices brought down to the present time1 full gilt1 #fs4 ,illustration 8,will be acceptable to many readers40--,times' review of three columns4 8,an invaluable work for buyers and sellers40--,spectator4 ,this ,second ,edition is greatly superior to the previous one4 ,it gives the latest market value for ,diamonds and ,precious ,stones of every size4 ,,gunter',s ,,modern ,,confectioner4 ,the ,best ,book on ,confectionery and ,desserts4 ,an ,entirely ,new ,edition of this ,standard ,work1 adapted for ,private ,families or ,large ,establishments1 ,by ,,william ,,jeanes1 ,chief ,confectioner at ,messrs4 ,,gunter',s1 ,berkeley ,square4 ,with ,plates1 #hvo1 cloth1 #fs4 #f;d4 8,all housekeepers should have it40--,daily ,telegraph4 ,this work has won for itself the reputation of being the ,standard ,english ,book on the preparation of all kinds of ,confectionery1 and on the arrangement of ,desserts4 ,,housekeeper',s ,,assistant4 ,a ,collection of the most valuable ,recipes1 carefully written down for future use by ,mrs4 ,b----1 during her ,forty ,years' active ,service4 ,cloth1 price #bs4 #f;d4 ,as much as two guineas have been paid for a copy of this invaluable little work4 ,,the ,,young ,,botanist3 ,a ,popular ,guide to ,elementary ,botany4 ,by ,t4 ,s4 ,,ralph1 of the ,linnan ,society4 ,in #a vol41 with #cjj ,drawings from ,nature1 #bs4 #f;d4 plain2 #ds4 ,coloured by hand4 ,an excellent book for the young beginner4 ,the objects selected as illustrations are either easy of access as specimens of wild plants1 or are common in gardens4 ,,champagne3 its ,history1 ,manufacture1 ,properties1 c4 ,by ,,charles ,,tovey1 ,author of 8,wine and ,wine ,countries10 8,british and ,foreign ,spirits10 c41 ,cr4 #hvo1 numerous illustrations1 #es4 ,a practical work1 by one of the largest champagne merchants in ,london4 ,,brigham',s 7,dr4 ,a47 ,,mental ,,exertion3 ,its ,influence on ,health4 ,with ,notes and ,remarks on ,dyspepsia of ,literary ,men4 ,by ,,arthur ,,leared1 ,m4,d4 #hvo1 boards1 #as4 #f;d4 ,,napoleon ,,iii41 ,,the ,,man ,,of ,,his ,,time3 ,,part ,i4--,the ,,story ,,of ,,the ,,life ,,of ,,napoleon ,,iii41 as told by ,,jas4 ,w4 ,,haswell4 ,,part ,,ii4--,the ,,same ,,story1 as told by the ,,popular ,,caricatures of the past ,thirty-five ,years4 ,crown #hvo1 #djj pages1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,illustration ,the object of this ,work is to give ,both ,sides of the ,story4 ,the ,artist has gone over the entire ground of ,continental and ,english ,caricatures for the last third of a century1 and a very interesting book is the result4 ,illustration ,,cruikshank',s ,,comic ,,almanack4 ,a ,nineteen ,years' gathering of the ,,best ,,humour1 the ,,wittiest ,,sayings1 the ,drollest ,quips1 and the ,best ,things of ,,thackeray1 ,,hood1 ,,mayhew1 ,,albert ,,smith1 ,a',,beckett1 ,,robert ,,brough1 #ahce-ahec4 ,with nearly ,two ,thousand ,woodcuts and ,steel ,engravings by the inimitable ,,cruikshank1 ,,hine1 ,,landells1 c4 ,two ,series1 ,crown #hvo1 each of #fjj pages1 price #gs4 #f;d4 each4 ,a most extraordinary gathering of the best wit and humour of the past half-century4 ,readers can purchase one ,series and judge for themselves4 ,the work forms a 8,comic ,history of ,england0 for twenty years4 ,original ,edition of the ,famous ,,joe ,,miller',s ,,jests2 the politest ,repartees1 most elegant ,bon-,mots1 and most pleasing short ,stories in the ,english ,language4 ,london3 printed by ,t4 ,read1 #agci4 ,remarkable facsimile4 #hvo1 half morocco1 price #is4 #f;d4 ,,only ,a ,,very ,,few ,,copies ,,of ,,this ,,humorous ,,and ,,racy ,,old ,,book ,,have ,,been ,,reproduced4 ,,history ,,of ,,playing ,,cards4 ,with ,sixty curious ,illustrations1 #eej pp41 price #gs4 #f;d4 8,a highly interesting volume40--,morning ,post4 ,illustration3 ,,anecdotes1 ,,ancient ,,and ,,modern ,,games1 ,,conjuring1 ,,fortune ,,telling ,,and ,,card-,,sharping1 ,,skill ,,and ,,sleight ,,of ,,hand1 ,,gambling ,,and ,,calculation1 ,,cartomancy ,,and ,,cheating1 ,,old ,,games ,,and ,,gaming-,,houses1 ,,card ,,revels ,,and ,,blind ,,hookey1 ,,picquet ,,and ,,vingt-,,et-,,un1 ,,whist ,,and ,,cribbage1 ,,old-,,fashioned ,,tricks4 ,,slang ,,dictionary2 or1 ,the ,vulgar ,words1 ,street ,phrases1 and 8,fast0 ,expressions of ,high and ,low ,society2 many with their ,etymology1 and a few with their ,history traced4 ,,with ,,curious ,,illustrations4 ,a ,new ,dictionary of ,colloquial ,english4 ,pp4 #cbh1 in #hvo1 price #fs4 #f;d4 ,illustration3 ,see ,,two ,,upon ,,ten1 in the ,dictionary1 p4 #bfd4 ,illustration3 ,egyptian ,hieroglyphic verb1 to be drunk1 showing the amputation of a man's leg4 ,see under ,,breaky ,,leg 7viz4 ,strong ,drink7 in the ,dictionary1 p4 #fa4 8,it may be doubted if there exists a more amusing volume in the ,english language40--,spectator4 8,valuable as a work of reference40--,saturday ,review4 8,all classes of society will find amusement and instruction in its pages40--,times4 ,,captain ,,grose',s ,,dictionary of the ,,vulgar ,,tongue1 #aghe4 ,a genuine unmutilated ,reprint of the ,first ,edition4 ,price #hs4 ,only a small number of copies of this very vulgar1 but very curious1 book have been printed for the ,collectors of 8,street ,words0 and ,colloquialisms1 on fine toned paper1 half-bound morocco1 gilt top4 ,,the ,,new 8,,puniana0 ,,series ,,of ,,choice ,,illustrated ,,works of ,,humour4 ,elegantly printed on toned paper1 full gilt1 gilt edges1 for the ,drawing-,room1 price #fs4 each4 ,illustration #a4 ,,carols ,,of ,,cockayne4 ,by ,,henry ,s4 ,,leigh4 ,vers de ,socit1 and charming ,verses descriptive of ,london ,life4 ,with numerous exquisite little ,designs by ,,alfred ,,concanen and the late ,,john ,,leech4 ,small #dto1 elegant1 uniform with 8,puniana10 #fs4 #b4 ,,country-,,house ,,charades1 for ,acting4 ,by ,capt4 ,e4 ,c4 ,,nugent4 ,with ,illustrations by ,w4 ,r4 ,,snow4 ,small #dto1 green and gold1 #fs4 ,an entirely new book of ,household ,amusements4 ,an ,appendix gives the various ,songs set to ,music for accompaniment upon the ,pianoforte4 8,,an ,,awfully ,,jolly ,,book ,,for ,,parties40 #c4 ,,puniana3 ,thoughts ,wise and ,otherwise4 ,best ,book of ,riddles and ,puns ever formed4 ,with nearly #ajj exquisitely fanciful ,drawings4 ,contains nearly #c1jjj of the best ,riddles and #aj1jjj most outrageous ,puns1 and is one of the most ,popular ,books ever issued4 ,new ,edition1 uniform with the 8,bab ,ballads40 ,price #fs4 ,why did ,du ,chaillu get so angry when he was chaffed about the ,gorilla8--,why8 we ask4 ,why is a chrysalis like a hot roll8--,you will doubtless remark1 8,because it's the grub that makes the butter fly60 ,but see 8,puniana40 ,why is a wide-awake hat so called8--,because it never had a nap1 and never wants one4 ,the ,saturday ,review says of this most amusing work3--8,enormous burlesque--unapproachable and pre-eminent4 ,we venture to think that this very queer volume will be a favourite4 ,it deserves to be so2 and we should suggest that1 to a dull person desirous to get credit with the young holiday people1 it would be good policy to invest in the book1 and dole it out by instalments40 ,,new ,,society ,,book ,,by ,,the ,,author ,,of 8,,puniana40 ,illustration #d4 ,,gamosagammon2 or1 ,advice to ,parties about to ,connubialise4 ,by the ,hon4 ,,hugh ,,rowley4 ,with numerous exquisite and fanciful designs from his pencil4 ,small #dto1 green and gold1 #fs4 ,the ,quaintest1 ,funniest1 most ,original ,book published for a long time4 ,,pierce ,,egan',s 8,,finish0 ,,to 8,,life ,,in ,,and ,,out ,,of ,,london40 ,royal #hvo1 cloth extra1 ,,with ,,spirited ,,coloured ,,illustrations ,,by ,,cruikshank1 #bas4 ,an extraordinary picture of 8,,london ,,by ,,night0 in the ,days of ,george the ,fourth4 ,all the strange places of ,amusement around ,covent ,garden and in ,st4 ,james's are fully described1 and very queer places they were too6 ,,life ,,in ,,london2 or1 ,the ,day and ,night ,scenes of ,jerry ,hawthorn and ,corinthian ,tom4 ,crown #hvo4 ,,with ,,the ,,whole ,,of ,,cruikshank',s ,,very ,,droll ,,illustrations1 ,,in ,,colours1 ,,after ,,the ,,originals4 ,cloth extra1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,illustration3 ,,tom ,,and ,,jerry ,,taking ,a ,,stroll4 ,one of the most popular books ever issued4 ,it was an immense favourite with ,george ,,iv41 and as a picture of ,london life fifty years ago was often quoted by ,thackeray1 who devotes one of his 8,roundabout ,papers0 to a description of it4 ,clean ,second-hand copies of this work always realize from #a to #b4 ,,vyner',s ,,notitia ,,venatica3 ,a ,treatise on ,fox-,hunting1 the ,general ,management of ,hounds1 and the ,diseases of ,dogs2 ,distemper and ,rabies2 ,kennel ,lameness1 c4 ,sixth ,edition1 ,enlarged4 ,by ,,robert ,c4 ,,vyner1 ,esq41 of ,eathorpe ,hall1 ,warwickshire4 ,royal #hvo4 ,,with ,,spirited ,,illustrations ,,in ,,colours1 ,,by ,,alken1 ,,of ,,memorable ,,fox-,,hunting ,,scenes4 #bas4 ,an ,entirely ,new ,edition of the best work extant upon ,fox-,hunting4 8,,tom ,,smith40 ,,reminiscences ,,of ,,the ,,late ,,thomas ,,assheton ,,smith1 ,esq42 or1 ,the ,pursuits of an ,english ,country ,gentleman4 ,by ,,sir ,,john ,e4 ,,eardley ,,wilmot1 ,bart4 ,with ,illustrations ,,coloured and ,,plain4 ,new ,edition1 uniform with ,nimrod's 8,chase1 ,turf1 and ,road40 ,price #gs4 #f;d4 ,,fine ,,old ,,hunting ,,books1 with ,coloured ,plates4 ,,mr4 ,,jorrocks',s ,,jaunts ,,and ,,jollities4 ,,life ,,and ,,adventures ,,of ,,jack ,,mytton4 ,,analysis ,,of ,,the ,,hunting ,,field4 ,,life ,,of ,a ,,sportsman4 ,by ,,nimrod4 ,apply to ,mr4 ,hotten ,,direct for these books4 ,,history ,,of ,,caricature ,,and ,,the ,,grotesque in ,art1 ,literature1 ,sculpture1 and ,painting1 from the ,earliest ,times to the ,present ,day4 ,by ,,thomas ,,wright1 ,f4,s4,a4 7,author of 8,a ,caricature ,history of the ,georges407 #dto1 profusely illustrated by ,,fairholt4 #bas4 ,a valuable historical1 and at the same time most entertaining work4 ,the author's first idea was to call it a 8,history of ,comic ,literature and ,art in ,great ,britain40 ,the illustrations are full of interest4 ,illustration3 ,,george ,,iii4 ,,wondering ,,how ,,the ,,apples ,,got ,,inside ,,the ,,dumplings4 ,,caricature ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,georges 7,house of ,hanover74 ,very ,entertaining ,book of #fdj pages1 with #djj ,pictures1 ,caricatures1 ,squibs1 ,broadsides1 ,window ,pictures4 ,by ,t4 ,,wright1 ,f4,s4,a4 #gs4 #f;d4 ,companion ,volume to 8,history of ,signboards40 ,reviewed in almost every ,english journal with the highest approbation4 8,a set of caricatures such as we have in ,mr4 ,wright's volume brings the surface of the age before us with a vividness that no prose writer1 even of the highest power1 could emulate4 ,macaulay's most brilliant sentence is weak by the side of the little woodcut from ,gillray1 which gives us ,burke and ,fox40--,saturday ,review4 8,a more amusing work of its kind was never issued40--,art ,journal4 8,it is emphatically one of the liveliest of books1 as also one of the most interesting4 ,it has the twofold merit of being at once amusing and edifying4 ,the #fjj odd pages which make up the goodly volume are doubly enhanced by some #djj illustrations1 of which a dozen are full-page ones40--,morning ,post4 ,,large ,,paper ,,edition1 #dto1 only #ajj printed1 on extra fine paper1 wide margins1 for the lovers of choice books1 with extra ,portraits1 half morocco 7a capital book to illustrate74 #cjs4 ,a ,companion ,table ,book to 8,leech's ,sketches40 ,,maiden ,,hours ,,and ,,maiden ,,wiles4 ,designed by 8,,beaujolais0 7,,captain ,,hans ,,busk74 ,a ,,series ,,of ,,remarkably ,,clever ,,sketches1 showing the ,occupations of a ,fashionable ,young ,lady at ,all ,hours of the ,day4 ,with appropriate ,text4 ,folio1 half morocco1 blue and gold1 gilt edges1 #ajs4 #f;d4 ,a ,,clever ,,and ,,brilliant ,,book1 ,companion to the 8,bon ,gaultier ,ballads40 ,illustration ,,puck ,,on ,,pegasus4 ,by ,h4 ,,cholmondeley ,,pennell4 ,in #dto1 printed within an ,india-paper tone1 and elegantly bound1 gilt1 gilt edges1 price #ajs4 #f;d4 only4 ,this most amusing work has already passed through ,five ,editions1 receiving everywhere the highest praise as 8a clever and brilliant book40 ,to no other work of the present day have so many distinguished ,artists contributed ,illustrations4 ,to the designs of ,,george ,,cruikshank1 ,,john ,,leech1 ,,julian ,,portch1 8,,phiz10 and other ,artists1 ,sir ,,noel ,,paton1 ,,millais1 ,,john ,,tenniel1 ,,richard ,,doyle1 and ,m4 ,,ellen ,,edwards1 have now contributed several exquisite pictures1 thus making the ,new ,edition--which is ,twice the ,size of the old one1 and contains irresistibly funny pieces--the best book for the ,drawing-room table now published4 ,,austin',s 7,alfred7 ,,the ,,season3 ,a ,satire4 ,elegantly bound for the ,drawing-room1 #es4 ,an entirely ,new ,edition of this famous ,work1 it having been out of print seven years4 ,,signboards3 ,their ,history4 ,with ,anecdotes of ,famous ,taverns and ,remarkable ,characters4 ,by ,,jacob ,,larwood and ,,john ,,camden ,,hotten4 8,a book which will delight all40--,spectator4 ,fourth ,edition1 #ehj pp41 price #gs4 #f;d4 only4 ,from the 8,times40 ,illustration3 ,,bull ,,and ,,mouth4 8,it is not fair on the part of a reviewer to pick out the plums of an author's book1 thus filching away his cream1 and leaving little but skim-milk remaining2 but1 even if we were ever so maliciously inclined1 we could not in the present instance pick out all ,messrs4 ,larwood and ,hotten's plums1 because the good things are so numerous as to defy the most wholesale depredation40--,review of three columns4 ,nearly #ajj most curious illustrations on wood are given1 showing the various old signs which were formerly hung from taverns and other houses4 ,,romance ,,of ,,the ,,rod3 ,an ,anecdotal ,history of the ,birch1 in ,ancient and ,modern ,times4 ,with some quaint ,illustrations4 ,crown #hvo1 handsomely printed4 ,in preparation ,,the ,,famous 8,,doctor ,,syntax',s0 ,,three ,,tours4 ,one of the most amusing and ,laughable ,books ever published4 ,,with ,,the ,,whole ,,of ,,rowlandson',s ,,very ,,droll ,,full-,,page ,,illustrations1 ,,in ,,colours1 ,,after ,,the ,,original ,,drawings4 ,comprising the well-known ,,tours-- #a4 ,in ,search of the ,picturesque4 #b4 ,in ,search of ,consolation4 #c4 ,in ,search of a ,wife4 ,the ,three ,series ,complete and ,unabridged in ,one ,handsome ,volume with a ,life of this industrious ,author--the ,english ,le ,sage--now first written by ,,john ,,camden ,,hotten4 ,this ,edition contains the whole of the original1 hitherto sold for #cas4 #f;d41 now published at #gs4 #f;d4 only4 ,,uniform ,,with 8,,wonderful ,,characters40 ,,remarkable ,,trials ,,and ,,notorious ,,characters4 ,from 8,half-,hanged ,smith10 #agjj1 to ,oxford who shot at the ,queen1 #ahdj4 ,by ,,captain ,l4 ,,benson4 ,with spirited full-page ,engravings by ,,phiz4 #hvo1 #eej pages1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,illustration ,a ,complete ,library of ,sensation ,literature6 ,there are plots enough here to produce a hundred 8exciting0 ,novels1 and at least five hundred 8powerful0 ,magazine ,stories4 ,the book will be appreciated by all readers whose taste lies in this direction4 ,phiz's pictures are fully equal to those in 8,master ,humphrey's ,clock40 ,a ,keepsake for ,smokers4 8,,the ,,smoker',s ,,text-,,book40 ,by ,j4 ,,hamer1 ,f4,r4,s4,l4 ,exquisitely printed from 8silver-faced0 type1 cloth1 very neat1 gilt edges1 #bs4 #f;d41 post free4 8,a pipe is a great comforter1 a pleasant soother4 ,the man who smokes1 thinks like a sage1 and acts like a ,samaritan40--,bulwer4 8,a tiny volume1 dedicated to the votaries of the weed2 beautifully printed on toned paper1 in1 we believe1 the smallest type ever made 7cast especially for show at the ,great ,exhibition in ,hyde ,park71 but very clear1 notwithstanding its minuteness4444 ,the pages sing1 in various styles1 the praises of tobacco4 ,amongst the writers laid under contribution are ,bulwer1 ,kingsley1 ,charles ,lamb1 ,thackeray1 ,isaac ,browne1 ,cowper1 and ,byron40--,the ,field4 ,illustration3 #ah ,,the ,,true ,,consoler4 ,he who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs or refuseth himself the softest consolation1 next to that which comes from heaven4 8,what1 softer than woman80 whispers the young reader4 ,young reader1 woman teases as well as consoles4 ,woman makes half the sorrows which she boasts the privilege to soothe4 ,woman consoles us1 it is true1 while we are young and handsome3 when we are old and ugly1 woman snubs and scolds us4 ,on the whole1 then1 woman in this scale1 the weed in that4 ,jupiter1 hang out thy balance1 and weigh them both2 and if thou give the preference to woman all ,i can say is1 the next time ,juno raffles thee--,o ,jupiter6 try the weed4 ,,bulwer',s 8,what will he do with it80 ,,mr4 ,,swinburne',s ,,essay4 8,a wonderful literary performance40--8,splendour of style and majestic beauty of diction never surpassed40 ,,william ,,blake3 ,a ,critical ,essay4 ,with facsimile ,paintings1 ,coloured by ,hand1 from the ,original ,drawings painted by ,blake and his ,wife4 ,thick #hvo1 pp4 #cej1 #afs4 ,illustration 8,an extraordinary work3 violent1 extravagant1 perverse1 calculated to startle1 to shock1 and to alarm many readers1 but abounding in beauty1 and characterized by intellectual grasp4444 ,his power of word-painting is often truly wonderful--sometimes1 it must be admitted1 in excess1 but always full of matter1 form1 and colour1 and instinct with a sense of vitality40--,daily ,news1 ,feb4 #ab1 #ahfh4 8,it is in every way worthy of ,mr4 ,swinburne's high fame4 ,in no prose work can be found passages of keener poetry1 or more finished grace1 or more impressive harmony4 ,strong1 vigorous1 and musical1 the style sweeps on like a river40--,the ,sunday ,times1 ,jan4 #ab1 #ahfh4 ,,mr4 ,,swinburne',s ,,song ,,of ,,italy4 ,fcap4 #hvo1 toned paper1 cloth1 price #cs4 #f;d4 ,the ,athenum remarks of this poem--8,seldom has such a chant been heard1 so full of glow1 strength1 and colour40 ,,mr4 ,,swinburne',s ,,poems ,,and ,,ballads4 ,,fourth ,,edition4 ,price #is4 ,,mr4 ,,swinburne',s ,,notes ,,on ,,his ,,poems1 and on the ,reviews which have appeared upon them4 ,price #as4 ,,mr4 ,,swinburne',s ,,atalanta ,,in ,,calydon4 ,new ,edition4 ,fcap4 #hvo1 price #fs4 ,,mr4 ,,swinburne',s ,,chastelard4 ,a ,tragedy4 ,new ,edition4 ,price #gs4 ,,mr4 ,,swinburne',s ,,queen ,,mother ,,and ,,rosamond4 ,new ,edition4 ,fcap4 #hvo1 price #es4 ,,mr4 ,,swinburne',s ,,bothwell4 ,a ,new ,poem4 ,in preparation4 ,,charles ,,dickens--,the ,story of his ,life4 ,by the ,author of 8,the ,life of ,thackeray40 ,price #gs4 #f;d41 with ,,numerous ,,portraits ,,and ,,illustrations1 #cgj pp4 ,illustration3 ,,dickens',s ,,summer ,,house4 8,anecdotes seem to have poured in upon the author from all quarters4444 ,turn where we will through these #cgj pleasant pages1 something worth reading is sure to meet the eye40--,the ,standard4 ,dickens's ,life3 ,another ,edition1 without ,illustrations1 uniform with the 8,,charles ,,dickens ,,edition10 and forming a ,supplementary ,volume to that favourite issue1 crimson cloth1 #cs4 #f;d4 ,dickens's ,life4--,,cheap ,,popular ,,edition1 in paper1 #bs4 ,,dickens',s ,,speeches1 ,literary and ,social4--,now first collected4 ,with ,chapters on 8,charles ,dickens as a ,letter ,writer1 ,poet1 and ,public ,reader40 ,price #gs4 #f;d41 with ,fine ,portrait by ,count ,d',,orsay1 #cgj pages4 ,illustration 8,his capital speeches4 ,every one of them reads like a page of #8,pickwick4'0--,the ,critic4 8,his speeches are as good as any of his printed writings40--,the ,times4 ,dickens's ,speeches4--,uniform with the 8,,charles ,,dickens ,,edition10 and forming a ,supplementary ,volume to that favourite issue1 crimson cloth1 #cs4 #f;d4 ,dickens's ,speeches4--,,cheap ,,edition1 without ,portrait1 in paper wrapper1 #bs4 ,,hunted ,,down4 ,a ,story by ,,charles ,,dickens4 ,with some ,account of ,wainewright1 the ,poisoner4 ,price #f;d4 ,a powerful and intensely thrilling story1 now first printed in book-form in this country4 ,,george ,,colman',s ,,humorous ,,works4 ,illustration ,,broad ,,grins4 ,my ,nightgown and ,slippers1 and other ,humorous ,works1 ,prose and ,poetical1 of ,,george ,,colman the ,younger4 ,now first collected1 with ,life and ,anecdotes of the ,author1 by ,,george ,b4 ,,buckstone4 ,crown #hvo1 #ejj pages1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,admirers of genuine old ,english wit and humour--irresistible and always fresh--will be delighted with the collected edition of ,george ,colman's humorous works4 ,as a wit1 he has had no equal in our time2 and a man with a tithe of his ability could1 at the present day1 make the fortune of any one of our so-called 8comic journals10 and bankrupt the rest4 ,are you ,engaged8 ,if so1 procure ,,advice ,,to ,,parties ,,about ,,to ,,marry4 ,a ,series of ,instructions in ,jest and ,earnest4 ,by the ,hon4 ,,hugh ,,rowley4 ,with ,humorous ,illustrations4 ,price #cs4 #f;d41 elegantly bound4 ,before taking the 8awful plunge0 be sure to consult this little work4 ,if it is not a guarantee against life-long misery1 it will at least be found of great assistance in selecting a partner for life4 ,,seymour',s ,,sketches4 ,a ,companion ,volume to 8,leech's ,pictures40 ,the ,book of ,cockney ,sports1 ,whims1 and ,oddities4 ,nearly #bjj highly amusing ,illustrations4 ,oblong #dto1 a handsome volume1 half morocco1 price #abs4 ,a re-issue of the famous pictorial comicalities which were so popular thirty years ago4 ,the volume is admirably adapted for a table book1 and the pictures will doubtless again meet with that popularity which was extended towards them when the artist projected with ,mr4 ,dickens the famous 8,pickwick ,papers40 ,illustration ,,the ,,genial ,,showman2 or1 ,adventures with ,artemus ,ward1 and the ,story of his ,life4 ,by ,e4 ,p4 ,,hingston1 companion of ,artemus ,ward during the latter's ,adventures4 ,cheap and popular ,edition1 cr4 #hvo1 illustrated by ,brunton1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,this is a most interesting work4 ,it gives ,sketches of ,show-,life in the ,far ,west1 on the ,pacific ,coast1 among the ,mines of ,california1 in ,salt ,lake ,city1 and across the ,rocky ,mountains2 including chapters descriptive of ,artemus ,ward's visit to ,england4 ,,ruskin ,,and ,,cruikshank4 8,german ,popular ,stories40 ,collected by the ,brothers ,,grimm4 ,translated by ,,edgar ,,taylor4 ,edited by ,,john ,,ruskin4 ,with ,twenty-two ,illustrations after the inimitable designs of ,,george ,,cruikshank4 ,,both ,,series ,,complete4 ,cloth1 #hvo1 #fs4 #f;d42 gilt leaves1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,these are the designs which ,mr4 ,ruskin has praised so highly1 placing them far above all ,cruikshank's other works of a similar character4 ,so rare had the original book 7published in #ahbc-ahbf7 become1 that #e to #f per copy was an ordinary price4 8,,family ,,fairy ,,tales20 or1 ,glimpses of ,elfland at ,heatherston ,hall4 ,edited by ,,cholmondeley ,,pennell1 ,author of 8,puck on ,pegasus10 c4 ,adorned with beautiful ,pictures of 8,my ,lord ,lion10 8,king ,uggermugger10 and other ,great ,folks4 ,handsomely printed on toned paper1 in cloth1 green and gold1 price #ds4 #f;d4 plain1 #es4 #f;d4 coloured4 ,this charming volume has been universally praised by the critical press4 ,,school ,,life ,,at ,,winchester ,,college2 or1 ,the ,reminiscences of a ,winchester ,junior4 ,by the ,author of 8,the ,log of the ,water ,lily10 and 8,the ,water ,lily on the ,danube40 ,second ,edition1 ,revised1 ,,coloured ,,plates1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,illustration ,this book does for ,winchester what 8,tom ,brown's ,school ,days0 did for ,rugby4 ,,prince ,,ubbely ,,bubble',s ,,new ,,story ,,book4 ,the ,dragon all ,covered with ,spikes2 ,the ,long-tailed ,nag2 ,the ,three ,one-legged ,men2 ,the ,old ,fly and the ,young ,fly2 ,tom and the ,ogre2 and many other ,tales4 ,by ,j4 ,,templeton ,,lucas4 ,with numerous ,illustrations by ,,matt ,,morgan1 ,,barnes1 ,,gordon ,,thompson1 ,,brunton1 and other ,artists4 ,in small #dto1 green and gold1 #ds4 #f;d42 gilt leaves1 #es4 #f;d4 ,the ,times devoted a special column in praise of this ,new ,story ,book4 ,,madge ,,and ,,the ,,fairy ,,content4 ,a charming ,child's ,story4 ,by ,,blanchard ,,jerrold4 ,intended to inculcate a spirit of ,contentment4 ,with nearly #ajj ,pictures of the ,industry requisite to produce the ,christmas ,pudding4 #ds4 #f;d4 ,,little ,,charlie',s ,,life ,,of ,,himself4 ,edited by the ,rev4 ,w4 ,r4 ,,clark1 ,m4 ,a41 ,vicar of ,taunton4 #dto1 cloth1 full of curious ,illustrations1 #cs4 #f;d4 ,a most amusing ,present for a child4 ,it is an exact facsimile of the autobiography of a boy between six and seven years of age1 as written by himself in his copy-book4 ,,flagellation and the ,,flagellants2 ,a ,history of the ,rod in all ,countries1 from the ,earliest ,period to the ,present ,time4 ,by the ,rev4 ,,william ,,cooper1 ,b4,a4 ,with numerous ,illustrations4 ,thick crown #hvo1 #abs4 #f;d4 ,,the ,,rod ,,in ,,the ,,church1 ,,convent1 ,,monastery1 ,,prison1 ,,army1 ,,navy1 ,,in ,,public ,,and ,,in ,,private4 ,illustration ,,the ,,birch ,,in ,,the ,,family1 ,,ladies' ,,seminaries1 ,,boys' ,,schools1 ,,colleges1 ,,the ,,boudoir1 ,ancient and ,modern4 8,a very remarkable1 and certainly a very readable volume4 ,those who care for quaint stories of the birch will find much matter for reflection1 and not a little amusement1 in ,mr4 ,cooper's #8,flagellation' ,book40--,daily ,telegraph4 ,the ,,englishman',s ,,house1 from a ,cottage to a ,mansion4 ,a ,practical ,guide to ,members of ,building ,societies1 and all interested in ,selecting or ,building a ,house4 ,by ,c4 ,j4 ,,richardson1 ,architect1 ,author of 8,old ,english ,mansions10 c4 ,second ,edition1 ,corrected and ,enlarged1 with nearly #fjj ,illustrations4 ,crown #hvo1 #eej pages1 cloth1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,illustration ,this ,work might not inappropriately be termed 8,a ,book of ,houses40 ,it gives every variety of house1 from a workman's cottage to a nobleman's palace4 ,the book is intended to supply a want long felt1 viz41 a plain non-technical account of every style of house1 with the cost and manner of building4 ,mr4 ,,hotten is enabled to afford most material and important assistance to all interested in ,genealogical ,inquiries1 difficult ,pedigree ,researches1 or in the ,compilation of ,family ,histories4 ,he has the following ,,family ,,histories ,,for ,,sale3-- ,,forster ,,and ,,foster ,,families4 #dto1 #cas4 #f;d4 ,,baird ,,family4 ,roy4 #hvo1 #ajs4 #f;d4 ,,chichester ,,and ,,raleigh ,,families4 #dto1 #bas42 with ,arms ,emblazoned1 #cas4 #f;d4 ,,washington ,,family4 ,preparing4 ,,millais ,,family4 ,with ,etchings by ,millais4 #bhs4 ,,cole ,,family4 #es4 #f;d4 ,,stuart ,,family4 #hs4 #f;d4 ,,chichele ,,family4 7,contains ,pedigrees of many other ,families47 #ags4 #f;d4 ,,handbook ,,of ,,family ,,history ,,of ,,the ,,english ,,counties3 ,descriptive ,account of #bj1jjj most ,curious and ,rare ,books1 ,old ,tracts1 and ,ancient ,manuscripts4 #cej pages1 #es4 ,illustration ,,the ,,best ,,handbook of ,,heraldry4 ,profusely ,illustrated with ,plates and ,woodcuts4 ,by ,,john ,e4 ,,cussans4 #hvo1 pp4 #cfj4 in emblazoned gold cover1 with copious ,index1 #gs4 #f;d4 ,best ,guide to ,reading ,old ,,mss41 ,records1 c4 ,,wright',s ,,court ,,hand ,,restored2 or1 ,student's ,assistant in ,reading ,old ,deeds1 ,records1 c4 #dto1 #ajs4 #f;d4 ,,lists ,,of ,,roman ,,catholics ,,and ,,recusants ,,in ,,yorkshire41 temp4 ,james ,i4 7,a4 ,d4 #afjd47 ,with copious ,genealogical ,notes1 by ,,edward ,,peacock1 ,f4,s4,a4 ,small #dto1 #aes4 ,,roll ,,of ,,caerlaverock2 with ,arms of ,knights present at the ,siege in ,scotland1 ,a4,d4 #acjj4 ,in ,gold and ,colours1 #dto1 #abs4 ,,magna ,,charta4 ,,exact ,,facsimile of ,original ,document4 ,,arms ,,and ,,seals ,,of ,,barons ,,in ,,gold ,,and ,,colours1 #es4 ,framed in ,carved ,oak1 #bbs4 #f;d4 ,a full translation1 with notes1 price #f;d4 ,,roll ,,of ,,battle ,,abbey3 ,list of the ,normans who came with ,william the ,conqueror1 and settled in this ,country1 ,a4,d4 #ajff-ajfg4 ,,arms ,,of ,,barons ,,in ,,gold ,,and ,,colours4 ,price #es4 ,of great interest to all of ,norman descent4 ,framed in carved oak1 #bbs4 #f;d4 ,,warrant ,,to ,,execute ,,charles ,i4 ,exact ,facsimile1 with the #ei ,signatures of ,regicides1 and ,seals4 #bs42 by post1 #bs4 #d;d4 ,,warrant ,,to ,,execute ,,mary ,,queen ,,of ,,scots4 ,signature of ,elizabeth1 and ,great ,seal of ,england4 #bs42 by post1 #bs4 #d;d4 ,both warrants1 carved oak and glazed1 #ads4 #f;d4 ,,john ,,camden ,,hotten1 #gd ,,and #ge1 ,,piccadilly1 ,,london4 ,hotten's 8,golden ,library0 ,,of ,,the ,,best ,,authors4 ,a charming collection of ,standard and ,favourite ,works1 elegantly printed in ,handy ,volumes1 uniform with the ,tauchnitz ,series1 and published at exceedingly low prices4 ,the ,new ,volumes are-- ,,rochefoucauld4--,reflections and ,moral ,maxims4 #as42 cloth1 #as4 #f;d4 ,essay by ,,sainte-,,beuve4 ,,shelley4--,poetical ,works4 ,from the ,author's ,original ,editions4 ,first ,series1 ,,queen ,,mab and ,,early ,,poems4 #as4 #h;d42 in cloth1 #bs4 #b;d4 ,,holmes4--,autocrat of the ,breakfast ,table4 #as42 cloth1 #as4 #f;d4 ,,the ,,clergy4--,the ,book of ,clerical ,anecdotes and ,pulpit ,eccentricities4 #as4 #d;d42 cloth1 #as4 #aj;d4 ,,charles ,,lamb4--,the ,essays of ,elia4 ,complete4 ,both ,series4 #as42 cloth1 #as4 #f;d4 ,,dickens4--,life4 ,by the ,author of the 8,life of ,thackeray40 #bs4 ,,dickens4--,speeches upon ,literary and ,social ,topics4 #bs4 8,his ,speeches are as good as any of his printed writings0--,the ,times4 ,,artemus ,,ward4--,in ,london2 with the 8,,punch0 ,letters4 #as4 #f;d42 cloth1 #bs4 #f;d4 ,,tennyson4--,old ,prose ,stories of ,idylls of the ,king4 #as42 cloth1 #as4 #f;d4 ,,disraeli',s1 ,,gladstone',s1 ,,and ,,bright',s ,,speeches in separate vols41 at #as4 #d;d42 cloth1 #as4 #aj;d4 ,comprise all the ,important ,speeches of these ,statesmen during the past #be years4 ,,carlyle4--,on the ,choice of ,books4 #as42 cl4 #as4 #f;d4 ,should be read and re-read by every young man in the three kingdoms4 ,,holmes4--,professor at the ,breakfast ,table4 #as42 cloth1 #as4 #f;d4 ,,leigh ,,hunt4--,tale for a ,chimney ,corner1 and other ,essays4 #as4 #d;d42 cloth1 #as4 #aj;d4 ,,hood4--,whims and ,oddities4 #hj ,illustrations #b ,series1 ,complete4 #as42 cloth1 #as4 #f;d4 ,,leland4--,hans ,breitmann's ,ballads1 ,complete4 #as42 cloth1 #as4 #f;d4 ,j4 ,ogden and ,co41 ,printers1 #agb1 ,st4 ,john ,street1 ,e4,c4 ---------------------------------------- -------------------------------- ,,transcriber',s ,,notes #a4 ,silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling4 #b4 ,retained archaic1 non-standard1 and uncertain spellings as printed4 #c4 ,enclosed italics font in underscores4