Secrets of wise men, chemists and great physicians (1889)
David, Wm. K. (William King) · Chicago : Wm.K. David · leaf 98
eing seen by reflecticmfrom a glass. This phenomenon may be varied to infinity, so to speak.To cite only a few examples, there may be produced by the same processa decapitated person who talks; a decapitated person who holds hishead in his hand, and a Judith and Holofernes, the head of the… … FIG. 1.—THE SPEAKING HE.U>. when I was surprised to hear myself called: Monsieur! Monsieur! * * *I discovered that the voice came from a tin trumpet, which was held inthe mouth of a negros head made of wood, and suspended by a smallbrass chain from semicircles of iron supported by a wooden…
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