The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 175
. CAOUTCHOUC BALLOONS. Put a little ether into a bottle of caoutchouc, close ittightly, soak it in hot water, and it will become inflated toa considerable size. These globes may be made so thin asto be transparent. A piece of caoutchouc, the size of a walnut, has thus beenextended to a ball fifteen… … • Scting is believing, so the sages say,io prove this false, hear lue, my friends, I pray,And very soon you all will be agreeing,That nought is so deceptive as our seeing.—Martin, Optics is the science of light and vision. Concerning theuature of light, two theories are at present very ably…
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