Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 629
uter air has driven back the fluid. Inext fill a goblet with water up to the brim, and cover itwith a sheet of paper which touches both the edge of theglass and the surface of the water. I turn the glass 66 GASES AND LIQUIDS. upside down, and the sheet of paper prevents the waterrunning out,… … Pressure of the air. basin, so that, in case of failure, the water is not spilt.Having obtained a vase and a bottle, both quite full ofwater, take the bottle, holding it round the neck so thatthe thumb can be used as a stopper, then turn it upsidedown, and pass the neck into the water in the…
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