The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 353
ring in his girdle, he planted his feet against the post ai,B, and raised himself from the ground by the rope, asshown in the figure. He then suddenly stretched out hislegs and broke the rope, falling back on a feather bed atc, spread out to receive him. Fio. 3. … 3. In imitation of Firmus, he laid himself down on the|7round, as shown in Fig. 3, and when an anvil a wasplaced upon his breast, n man hammered with all his force THE MAGIC OF STRENGTH. 337 the piece of iron b, with a sledge hammer, and sometinaestwo smiths cut in two with chisels a great cold bar…
Magic tricks
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