Wehman Bros.' new book of one hundred and fifty parlor tricks and games : home-made apparatus (1905)
Wehman Bros, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · New York : Wehman Bros. · leaf 75
pint of spirits and, having warmed it, put ahandful of salt with it into a basin; then set it on fire, and itwill have the effect of making every person withm its influ-ence look hideous. All other lights in the room must beextinguished; it is good for a dark stance. 70 TRIOKS A Burning Coal on a… … damaging the handkerchief. The reason is this: the metal,being an excellent conductor, absorbs all the heat developedby the combustion of the coal, and as the handkerchief hasnot absorbed any of the heat, it remains at a lower tempera-ture than that at which it would be injured. TRIOKS 71 Varieties…
Magic tricks · Games
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