Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 275
salt and water, tie it to a ring, not larger thana wedding ring. When you apply the flame of a candle to it,though the thread burn to ashes, it will yet sustain the ring. THE FASCINATED BIRD. Take any bird, and lay it on a table ; then wave a smallfeather over its eyes, and it will appear as dead,… … 246 boys owk book. THE WONDERFUL REJLLTJMINATION. After having; eihibited the trick of lighting a candle bysmoke, privately ptit a bit of paper between your fingers,and retire to one corner of theroom with a single candle, andpass the hand, in which you holdthe paper, several times slowlyover the…
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