Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 281
TION. Stick a little wax upon your thumb, take a by-stander bythe fingers, show him a dime, and tell him you will put thesame into his hand; then wring it down hard with yourwaxed thumb, and using many words, look him in the face;suddenly take away your thumb, and the coin will adhere toit; then… … THE AUTOMATIC CHESS-PLATER. PHILOSOPHY CHEATED. This feat is really an excellent one, and has astonishedcrowds of spectators in London and different parts of theUnited States. It was one of the favorites of a latepopular professor, and is now first promulgated. Beforeyou perform it in public, you…
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