Soo, Chung Ling, 1861-1918, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York City : Munn & Company · leaf 157
hough, of course,in the present instance, it is built on a mammothscale. The magician now goes on to say that he will provethe old assertion that love is lighter than a butter-fly to be absolutely true. He introduces a littleboy dressed as Cupid, with wings and a bow anda quiver of arrows. When the… … a, 6 bo it on the opposite pan, which immediately descendsto the floor, at the same time raising the pan withthe Cupid high in the air. If he takes the butterfly SPIRIT SLATE WRITING. 145 off, the Cupid descends, and every time the presti-digitateur replaces the butterfly, Cupid is raised offthe…
Spiritualism · Magic tricks
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