The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 152
aken 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 a few of many experiments which may be madoby the young experimenter, who is fond of science and baaany ingenuity; but… … EXPERIMENTS IN GALVANISxM. 1. Place a thin plate of zinc upon the upper surface of thetongue, and a half dollar or a piece of silver on the underBurface. Allow the metals to remain for a little time in con-tact with the tongue before they are made to touch eachother, that the taste of the metals…
Magic tricks
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