The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 151
upon ; c is the sportsman ; g his gun. To put this operation in motion, the Leyden jar is to becharged with electricity, by affixing a chain to the bottompart of it, and connecting it with an electrical machine inthe usual manner, or by applying it to a prime conductor,when the birds will fly off… … .he other, a report will be heard, and the birds will falldown as if shot, in consequence of the electricit}^ havingbeen taken from the Leyden jar. There should be a com-munication between the sportsman and the jar, formed oftinfoil, or some metal, as shown by the dotted line on thestand. Such are…
Magic tricks
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