The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 168
AIR IN THE EGG, DESCENDING SMOKE THE DESCENDING SMOKE. Set a lighted candle on a plate, and cover it with a tallreceiver. The candle will continue to burn while the airremains, but when exhausted, will go out, and the smokefrom the wick, instead of rising, will descend in dense cloudstowards the…
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