Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 78
re the Compression of the Air by the ^foiith. Fig. 5 I, mouth downwards, and bring it within about aninch and a half of a lighted candle. Loose the thumb,and permit the compressed air to escape from the bottlethrough an aperture as nearly the same size as possibleto the opening through which the… … Fi^ 5t.--MocIe of holdin^; the Bottle in order to extinguish, or hlow aside, the Flame. speak of those which refer to the compression of gases.Let us recall the experiment of the bag, full of air, whichis broken by a blow of the hand. The com.pressed air bursts the bag, and produces anexplosion. 62…
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