The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 140
EXPERIMENTS IN ELECTRICITY. … 1.—Lay a watch down upona tal)le, and on its face balancea tobacco-pipe very carefully.Next take a wine-glass, rub itquickly with a silk handkerchief,and hold it for half a minutebefore the fire ; then apply it near to the end of the pipe,and the latter, attracted by the electricity evolved by…
Magic tricks
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