[Clarke, William], 1800-1838 · Boston, Munroe and Francis · leaf 159
T A CANDLE BY SMOKE. When a candle is burnt so long as to leave a tolerably large wick, blowit out; a dense smoke, which is composed of hydrogen and carbon, willimmediately arise. Then, if another candle, or lighted taper, be applied tothe utmost verge of this smoke, a very strange phenomenon will… … 166 LEGERDEMAIN. THE WONDERFUL RE-ILLUMINATION. After having exhibited the trick of lighting a candle by smoke, privatelyput a bit of paper between your fingers, and retire to one corner of the room with a single candle, and pass thehand, in which you hold the paper,several times slowly over the…
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