The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 147
alls, and connected at igHHijI another by a joint which is fixed ^^■il| to the end of a glass handle, and ^^^_^HM| which, acting like a pair of com- ^^■^^^ passes, allows of the balls being separated at certain distances. When opened to the proper degree, one of the balls is made to touch the… … EXPERIMENTS IN ELECTRICITY. 131 DAXCING BALLS AOT) DOLLS.Get two round pieces of wood, a b, and coat them withtin foil, or two pieces of metal plate ; attach one of them tothe prime conductor by a chain, andlet it hang about two or three inchesfrom the knob. Place some pith ballsU})ou the bottom…
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