The model book of dreams, fortune teller, and epitome of parlor entertainments (1864)
Temple, Henry. [from old catalog], Ottley, Cordelia M., [from old catalog] joint author · Cincinnati, J. R. Hawley & co. · leaf 245
hem. Immersethem in a glass jar about a foot in height, nearly full of water,and then tie a bladder fast over the mouth. When you wishthe figures to go down, press your hand closely on the blad-der, and they will instantly sink; and the moment you takeyour hand off, they will rise to the surface of… … 242 LEGEEDEMAIN. it, place the palm of your left hand flaton the paper, and press it closely down;then take hold of the foot of the gob-let with the right hand, and invert theposition of the glass, still pressing thepaper close with the left hand. Holdit in this manner for a minute or two, and then…
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