The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 102
hemin order to attach the zinc to itself; andthis process will continue until the wholeof the zinc is taken up, or the whole of thesilver or lead deposited.Again, many animal and vegetable substances consistfor the most part of carbon or charcoal, united with oxygenand hydrogen in the proportion… … 86 THE magicians own book. Borae of this acid on a lump of sugar, or place a chip ofwood in it, the sugar or wood will speedily oecome quiteblack, or be charred^ as it is called, in consequence of theoxygen and hydrogen being removed by the sulphuric acid,aud only the carbon, or charcoal, left.…
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