The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 355
xhibited his strength in twisting into a screw a flat piece of iron like a, Fig. 8. He first bent the iron into a right angle, as at b, and then wrapping his handkerchief about its broad upper end, he held that end in his left hand, and with his right applied to the other end, twisted about the… … THE MAGIC OF STRENGTH. 339 give a minute explanation of the mechanical principles uponwhich these feats depend. A few general observations willperhaps be sufficient for ordinary readers. The feats No. 1,2, and 7, depend entirely on the natural strength of thebones of the pelvis, which form a double…
Magic tricks
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