Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 848
and all objects of similar color, lose theirnatural tint, and look spectral. The contrast ofthe wan and ghostly hue with the smiling lips andwhite teeth of those who look on, is most amusing.The effect of this experiment is heightened by dis-solving some common table-salt in the spirit, andstill… … THE BREATH OF LIFE. mantel-piece. It should not be less than eighteeninches high, and eight or nine inches in diameter.Provide also a common dish, sufficiently large toallow the bell-glass to stand well within its raisedborder. Then procure two little wax candles, three 8l2 PARLOR MAGIC. [October,…
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